The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-29
GRAY'S LAST DAY.
A Most Successful Fair All Things
Considered.

Fully Seven Thousand on the Groun DIS
During the Week-A Driver Meets Sc
rious Accident-Vhe Races.
Gray, August 26.-The 18th annual fair
of the Gray Park Association closed
successfully this afternoon. 1t was far
more successful than last year. both
financially and in the completeness of the
exhibits and event. 1t is estimated that
fully seven thousand people were ON the
grounds during the week and of this
number large proportion came from
a distance.
The weather was perfect today and all
of Thursdays. events, which were post
| poned ON account Of the inclemepcy of
the weather, came off in number.
The Presumpscots of Westbroo k, who
were today to play with the North
Windham in the forenoon, did not put
in an appearance, as they were on the
grounds Thursday and could not afford
o make another trip, the association re-
fusing to pay the expenses.
In order that the crowd might not be
disappointed a nine composed of Gray
mel was formed and close game was
played, The North Windhams winning
with score to 4.
The exhibition of matched horses and
gents driving horses came off in the
forenoon on the track. There were sew
en- contestants for the premiums on
gents driving horses. They were won
by SIN. Farnham of Lewiston junction,
who drove Julia. first; and E. G. Chute,
General B, of Naples, second.
| The ribbons for the mat ched horses, Of
which there were three pairs, were car
ried off by g. E. Merrill of Gray, frs0
S. L. Adams, second.
THE RACES.
The horse races came off Mt D. m..
and were exciting throughout. AT this
writing they had not finished. Two heats
of each were trotted. 1t was some time
before the field of ten horses In the q 81
trot or. 2.40 pace could get off, for. they
did considerable scoring before they got
warmed up. butts when they did, Baby
Mine had the pole and set the paoesthe
entire mile, followed by Crusoe part of
the distance. They went under the
wire Baby Mine, first and Chester neck
behind. 5Eg
The 2.24 trot or 2.27 pace was undoubt-
eddy won by Carya, from Marrett's
stables, driven by Delano. She had won
two heats at this writing. In the send
off Slide was leading, but at the half
| Bismark. who was really out of condit-
ion today, was in the lead, closely fol-
| lowed by Carya. Slide was IN the van
| The last two horses, General Mao and
Slide, who was distanced, came in on
| the run.
| In the second heat of the first race
Baby Mine was off her feet at the half
and Chester went ahead, but on the
home stretch Long John pushed them
close and went under the wire, win
ming the heat. Fred G was second and
Baby Mine third.
| At this time mile bicycle race was
ridden on the track by Earnest Chapman
and Harry Haskell of Gray, O. L. and
W. D. Leighton Of Falmouth. 1t was
won by Haskell first. and Chapman Sec
ond. o. L. leighton came In third and
W. D. Leighton fourth. The prizes
were a sweater and pair of bicy ole
shoes. E. L. Clark was the starter and
the time made was 2.45.
| While the first class was scoring for
the third heat, Baby Mine lost the shoe
from her forward right leg causing
delay of several minutes while her own
or nailed 1t on again.
ACCIDENT. PERHAPS SERIOUS.
1t would have been better if the horses
had remained beneath their blankets
and the race had not been finished. The
horses were on the track again, had done
their scoring and had received the
word Ego" from the efficient starter,
Mr.. Ponipllly, when a bad accident to
driver SWEET occurred.
The first turn was being made when
Swett's horse, Long John. was following
Baby Mine, who was in the lead, and
| Cyclone was in the rear of the bunch.
| He took it into his head to cut I'D some
dirty workssand seeing an opening broke
loose. Jordan could not hold Cyclone,
who was making bee line forssLong
John. A cry of warning was given, but
it was too late. Cyclone. in front of
Swett's gig, caught his lag in the harness
of the other, tanning it SO that he tripped
and fell beside the fence, throwing Jor-
dan over the fence, unhurt. 1t was not
SO fortunate for Mr.. SWEET. Cyclone
went down in front of his horse and
| SWEET WAS thrown into the course while
Long John made break for the out
| 81 de fence. That he cleared with a
bound, but the gig striking the fence
,ebounded and caused the big horse to
| fall to the other side. She was quickly
caught by "A bystander before any
further damage was done.
| Mr.. SWEET lay on the track covered
with dust and bruises and when he
was got on his feet be could hardly
stand. AS he was leading the race sew
en- horses had to pass him. Two or three
| of them went over him besides the
wheels of about all the sulkies. 1t is
feared at this writing that, he was in
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