The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-17

being worked out and thu surface put in
shape for the opening races. Of the fair
today.
The company of trotting and pacing
horses at the track is magnificent one
and includes many of the finest racing
favorable there will be some exciting oon-
tests and very fast times made this week.
Thousands of people visited the stabling
quarters of the flyers yesterday. discussed
their racing qualities and speculated as
to probable winners. Up beyond the
horse stables the cattle sheds had their
full quota of curious visitors and the
display in this department. is going to be
"a great one.
The poultry exhibit will also be found
in this locality this year and the display
of feathered beauties is always of especial
interest.
Among the most striking exhibits that
Will be seen at the fair is that of
tho Page Woven Wire Company.
In order to show that they have fence
buffalo bull strong, elk high and bear
tight, they have brought along enough
of such animals to make very interest
ing geological park. There is a large
brown bear; three elk, two males with
splendid antlers; three full grown deers
and beautiful fawn; two oayotes, and
sold Ben," real buffalo bull of the
kind that once roamed the prairies. "Old
Benz is parted off from the other ami
NAL, which live us happy family. The
boar maintains dignity, allowing none Of
the others to como near except the fawn.
This delicate little creature has.oomplete-
ly won the BEARS heart and IL even al
lowed to eat out of his food dish.
The agricultural implement exhibits,
which are at the western end with the
animals and the cattle stalls, are getting
into shape. The Adriance Platt Co., A.
w. Gray & Sons, Kendall & Whitney, and
the Buckeye, were moving into their
ents Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. ID. W. Clark's herd of ten fine tho
roughbred Guernseys had come in from
his South Portland farm, and were being
established in their stalls.
20 head of Devons, at the head of
which were the bulls Champion
and Defender, glorious beasts of lofty
lineage. The horns Of this beasts in this
herd were being carefully polished and
scraped by their keepers.
j. Hooper Leach, bluff and hearty
farmer of Bridgewatsr, Mass, is on
hand with splendid herd Of eleven De-
yons. Bour four year old COWS and the
bull, Bill John, are noticeable in this
collection. These Devons were recently
imported from Holland.
Philo Leach, also of Briugewater
has in adjacent stalls handsome
herd of Ayershires, five in humber.
The chief of this herd Is the fine two
year old bull Clarewood.
Of ]. H. D. Whitcomb of Little.
ton. Mass. There are 16 in the herd
and the king of it is the magnificent
great four-year old bull, Sir Netherland
Soldene Clothild. This bull is white as
piece of satin, except for q few spots
which ars black as a ravens wing.
A herd of "a thoroughbred Jerseys,
which attracted much attention, are the
nroperty of Stoughton & Burnham of
Montyille, Mass The little calves in this
herd are particularly attractive.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME.
Grand opening of the Fair.
Opening Of the Midway.
Opening of the exhibitions.
Band Concerts
Balloon ascensions and Parachute
Leap.
Yearling trotting purse, $500.
21S pac ng, purse $1,000.
2.32 class trotting. purse $1,000.