The Portland daily press., 1896-09-03
COUNTRY DEPOPULATED.
People We're All Out TO Buxton.
Hollis SFaiF.
RORSE PULLING MATCHES CHIEF
FORENOON ATTRACTION.

A Ball Game Stopped Because "Empire,
Wasn't Fair-Lady Cushnoc Takes First
Money in 2.4O Glass and EIiaI 1. in .. 30
The second day OF the Buxton and Hol
lis fair was attended by larger mum Der
than Tuesday, the opening day. In spite
OIL the oola, threatening weather the
country round about was partially de-
populatedaand the society reaped the ben
eft.
Two horse pulling matches were the
chief forenoon attraction. There were
two classes. Those of horses over 1900
pounds weight each and those under.
Ernest Roberts of WATERFORD owns the
winners of the former They hauled
S205 pounds. Judson Roberts team
was second. In the lesser class Charles
A. Thomas of Bi1deford had the win
ners who dragged 5514 pounds. Seth Mes
.erve of Dayton was second with his.
Those were about all the events of the
forenoon
In the afternoon ball game was
started between the Buxton and team
from Biddsford and.Saco. Both were
scrub teams and the game, on the rough
grounds, was played with frequent errors
but remarkable oloseness. During the
Biddeford baserunner was declared out
on third" His assouia ties kicked and
the captain said he'd be- well, bowed
If he play any more unless they'd change
the 'empire.'' They wouldn't and the
game was done Herewith.
The track today was all dust, three
to six inches deep.
w. U. Whittier will act rs starter to-
morrow as Mr.. CARL is going to Lewis
ton.
Good music is furnished by the Aeolian
band of Biddeford.
THE RACES.
Six horses came out to take the word
in the $40 class and 1t was 2. 10 when
the first heat was started. A. J. CARL
of Saco was starter and W. A. Whittier
of Old Orchard and J. H. Miles and D.
J. Foley of Saoo judges and timers. On
the second score they went away and
three of them broke on the first turn and
Halle Rollins took the lead but on the
back stretch Lady Cushnoo went around
the bunch from the rear like bullet
and took liberal lead. She had no
trouble in keeping 1t all the way. Lady
Cushnoo was fast enough to win the
second heat in 1888 IA. Baby S. was
second to the three-quarters pole when
she broke-and Halle Rollins moved up.
Student was distanoed by long margin.
1t was straight heat race for Lady
Cushnoc had the speed necessary to w.n.
Baby S. made drive from the start for
the heat and on the drive home was
only neck behind at the, wire but Lady
Cushnco was being merely logged.
Hallio Rollins, assured of second money,
took it easy.
The summary:
2.4o CLASS, TRoT AND PACE
PURSE 500.
Lady Cushnoc, blk m, by Wood
brine, S. F. Ham, Dover, II
Halle Rollins. b m, Mahlon Jor-
dan, Saoo, 2 8
Baby s., b m, R. o. Jordan,
Buckfeld, Q
Dele Wilkes, m, W. w.Huston,
Portland, 5 4 4
Student, b 8, Harry Ridge, Cor
nish, 8 dis,
Time-2 IS 1-s, 2.Ss 2.3e1 Ia.
Only three started in the aSa trot
Elial l., Victor e. and Charles A. 1t
was fast and handsome trio The pole
horse made the mile soonest, closely
pursued by the other two. Victor E.
tried to beat out the Hambletonian but
failed by length. The soft track was
responsible for the slow time. Time,
g 81 1-2.
A novel expedient was tried on Elial I.
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