The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-09
SCARB0RO FAIR.
Cold Weather Kept Many People
Away.

Away.
Toe Horse Racing Was Spirited and Inter-
es.fng-Mrs. soeley Won the Ladies'
Contest-The Premiums Awarded.
| Yesterday was cold ana disagrseable
day, but the Scarboro fair was we'll at
tended, although many people were I'M
doubtedly kept away by the rather I'M
comfortable weather The feature of the
day was the horse racing, which was
very fair, considering the heavy track
and the cold wind which greatly inter
ferred with the making of very fast time.
In the forenoon occurred the ladies'
contest in which there were four entries.
This contest. always Of great interest re-
quired the ladies to harness a horse to
suiky, mount and drive mile and I'M
harness again. at starting point. Mrs.
Seeley harnessed her horse in remarkably
short time, drove mile and got the
harness off and hung on peg In four
minutes twenty seven and one-half
seconds This gave her the first prize.
Mrs. Douglass performed the feat in four
minutes, thirty and one-half seconds and
captured the second prize, while Miss
Mabel Gilmans time was four minutes
fifty EIGHT and one-half seconds, and took
the third prize.
The contest was witnessed by q fair
sized crowd, ana each OF the contestants
were loudly applauded IN their efforts to
win.
The Races.
The races were called at little after
two O'Clock. q. NJ. Stnnwood of South
Portland, oficiated as starter, and the
judges were Thomas J. Garland OF Port
land, Edgar Jordan of South Portland
and e. N. Greedy Of Portland. The clerk
was j. L. A. Jordan. There were only
four starters in the 2. 40 trot which Julia,
| owned by C.. N. 1refethen took In three
straight heats with little difficulty. Billy
Almont owned by S. Leighton. finished
good second in every heat, while g lad
stone, owned by DR.. jerome and Frank
Y, ownod by S. A. Regan. trotted out
spirited race for third place in every
heat. The summary follows:
8. ~ LASS-TROTTING- $50. 1
Julia. m (Ramsdsll) l. II
Billy Almont, br Z, (Leighton) . 2 81
Gladstone, &, (Jerome) 4 81
Frank Y, g. (Regan) Al
Time-aa.39H, 2.3714, 2.42L.
In the racs for the society purse there
were only four starters. Riverton, owned
by G. 3. Jose. captured the first money
easily and without being pushed very
hard. Lady Elnise trotted steadily and
well and landed second money. while
back once or twice by the judges, and
as on ~ able to land third money. The
| summary Is as follows:
FREE FOR ALL IN LIMITS OEl
SOCIETY-PURSE $50.
Riverton, g. (Hawkes) 1 l i
LADY LADY ElO i ,h B M h.la Dyer) g 2 z
Sadie Wilkes, b m, (sprague) 4 8 Al
Time-2.4i, lbs. 2.32A. i
During the day the following
premiums were awarded:
GRAIN AND VEGETABLES.
Best collection. Frank A., Dyer, first;
N. b. Lane, second.
Traced Indian corn, Howard Sawyer.
first; W. II. Roberts, second
Best bushel of beets, Howard Sawyer,
first; George Robinson, second.
Best bushel of potatoes, Ralph Robin
son. first: P. W. Jordan. Second.
Best Hubbard squash. N. I. Sawyer.
first, H. q. Lane, second.
Best six cabbages, N. B. Lane, first;
P. W. Jordan, second.
Best bushel carrots, a. @. Lane, first.
Best six Hubbard squash, M. Sawyer,
first; b. W. Jordan. second.
POULTRY.
White Leghorn, John II. Bragdon, first
n. W. Hannaford seco nd.
Buff Coohins, Mrs N. /. Sawyer, first;
N. B. Lane, second.
Single Comb Leghorns George e. Gil
man, first and second.
Lang Shangs, John E. Bragdon, first
and second.
Bantams, How ard Sawyer. first; N. B.
Lane, second.
HORSES.
Best three year old gelding, N. B.
Lane, first.
Best mare and foal, N. B. Lane first.
Best stallion, r. B. Pickett, first.
Free to all draft Oxen-First prize, j.
W. Hamilton; second, B. s. Larrabee.
The fair will continue today and Satur-
day and the horse racing promises to be
extremely interesting. The entries for
today are as follows:
$50 Class-I.ady Eloise, m, VIM.
Dyer; Dixey. g, H. E. Dyer; Frank
Y, g, 8. A. Regan; Ola Westland, b
III
George A. Fisher; Julia, m. 9. N.
Trefethen.
ABS Class--T. T., blk m, W. W. Hues-
ton; Elank Y, br g, 8. A. Regain Billy
Almont, br q, s. Leighton; Ola Vest
land. b m, p. H. Donye; Lady Eloise,
M. w. K. dyer; Gladstone, Big, Dr.
Jerome: Dixey, g. HE. Dyer; Chester,