The Portland daily press., 1896-09-02
ATTAINED It's MAJORITY.
Buxton and Hollis Fair TWenty-ORe
Years Old.
CELEBRATES THE EVENT In A BE-
COMING MANNER.

Yesterday Was Cattle Day-winners in the
Pulling Matches-Some Good Horse
Races Pulled Off-PortIaud Horse Wins
the Three Minute Pace.
The Buxton and Hollis Agricultural
society is celebrating its 2lst birthday
this week and is acting with becoming
pleasure in attaining its majority. The
president is j. ". Meserye of Bar Mills
and james s. Eden secretary.
According to the inyariable custom this
was '.cattle day" 1t was first class
exhibition of neat stock in these days Of
their waning popularity.
Chief of all the first day attractions are
the pulling matches.
Today Arthur Deering of Saoo won
the first money in the higgersclass, over
seven feet, and Frank Seaman second.
Elmer Warren's pair took the blue rib
bon in the lesser match and Horace Mar
rims pair SECOND.
There will be horses on exhibition to-
morrow for various kinds Of premiums.
The races will be the 2. 40 and 2. GLASS
es with good fields entered.
There are the usual number of refresh
ment and beverage vendors, fakirs and
exhibitors present. There is show in
the hall. Gfruit, vegetables, cereals, fancy
work preserves ard actually bread and
butter. Dances will be held in the hall
+ou,orrox, and fIbp,cdor y,irbfo
THE RACES.
The first race called was the 2. SO class
and it was about 2 O'Clock when the
starters began to score for the word.
A. J. CARL of Saco was starter and r.
O. Jordan of Buckfeld, ID. S. Foley of
SaCo and Orrin Boothby of WATERFORD
judges. MIR. CARL started here last year
and was re-engaged at once for this year.
Fred Weaver had the pole, then Eula,
Donald Franklin. Nancy Hackeut and
Ginger. When they got away the pole
horse made jimmy aud lost her place
to Eula OH the first turn. The bay mare
held the pole to the honestretch where
she was passed by Nancy Hackett. Both
horses were seemingly going slow and
neither driver used whip. Donald
Franklin was third Fred Weaver fourth
and Ginger fifth. Distance was waived
which saved the last two. Time, 2.3S.
A bad accident happened in the second
heat which made it unduly exciting. The
first time around Eula. driven by Mahlon
Jordan, and owned by 5. j.. Boardman
of Old Orchard. broke his bit just past
the quarter pole and Jordan found it out
at once, and, as the mare broke, lost
control of her. As she began to gain
Roadway, he tried to climb on her back
but that was of no avail as he had no
means of stopping her then. He was
abreast of Nancy Hackett then in sec
ond place. Mr.. Jordan gave signal Of
distress to the other drivers and climb bed
off the sulky at the back. The mare ran
away then with no weight to check her.
Her track training gave her the instinct
to keep clear of the others and she fin
ished the mile ahead of the others.
The mare went around third time
and vain efforts to stop her only added
to her speed. Her groom tried to catch
the sulky as it whiried by but missed it,
rhe last time she got to the lower turn
she jumped the fence like deer and
didn't hurt thing. Then she oiroied
around near the stables and nearly
cleared herself when she stopped in front
Of her own stall. She was only scratched
little and it was lucky she and her
driver got off so easily.
Donald Franklin won tho heat in 3. 40,
Ginger second, then Fred Weaver, Nancy
Hackett and Eula.
The third heat was another surprise for
the crowd. On break by Donald Frank
lin, Eula went around the bunch to the
pole and had no trouble in winning the
heat in 2.39 IA. 1t was pretty heat all
the horses being worked out and level,
keeping their feet for the mostgpart.
Fred Weaver especially distinguished
himself by finishing second and Ginger
too went a pretty mile while the grsys
had to stay back, Donald Franklin in
fifth place and Nancy fourth.
Hula tooksthe fourth heat in 2.35, being
driven in by Ginger and finishing
abreast. Donald Franklin was third,
Fred Weaver fourth and Nancy Hackett
fifth.
The fifth heat was won by Eula in
2.3s 1-2. She wasn't headed during the
heat.
just past the wire the second time
around Nancy trippsd and threw her
driver and sulky over her head and
made a somersault but didn't hurt any
thing.
The summary:
2.3S CLASS-PURSE 800.
Eula, IN. Mahlon Jordan,
Saco. 2 5 II /
Donald franklin, S, c. A.
:. Hill, Cape Elizabeth, 5 $