The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12
ENDED VERY HAPPILY.
Gorham Fair Winds Up With Good
Crowds and Races.

Gorham Fair Winds Up With Good
Crowds and Races.
Three or -Four Thousand People Were on
the Grounds-Jack Wyman Wins the
Free For AiI-One Uncompleted Race.
The last day of the 9th annual fair
and horticultural Society opened yester-
day morning under conditions pointing
toward q most successful closing of one
of the best fairs ever given by this So
ciety.
The 945 train from Portland brought
In several hundred persons and the tLir-
teen cars on the noon train were loaded,
80 that by the time the races were called
off three or four thousand people were on
the grounds. A large number arrived
In teams
LADIES' COMPETITION.
During the races and just before one
O'Clock the ladies' competition for speed
in Harvesting and driving horses came
off on the track. The premiums were
$40, SIS, $40 and S.. The competitors
were Mrs. Douglass, Miss Annie Gilman,
Mrs. Abial Lamb, Mabel Gilman, Kate
Seeley and Mrs. Hawkes.. The first two
to make the contest were Annie Gilman
and Mrs. Douglass, the latter winning
She harnessed her horse in 5711 seconds.
Her time for Harvesting, driving the half
mile and embarrassing was three minutes
and two seconds.
Mrs. Lamb and Mabel Gilman were
next. The former came in first and I'M
Aal messed, having been three minutse
and IS seconds.
Kate Seeley and Mrs. Hawkes. wer
last. The former won, making two
minutes and 50 seconds. Mrs. Hawkes.
had to stop at the quarter pole to get the
dirt from her eye. the horse having
kicked lump into the air which struck
just right to blind the driver.
The result of the race was: Kate See-
ley, drst money. time 25s; Mrs. Doug
lass socond, 300; Annie Gilman third.
B14; Mrs. Lamb, fourth, 3.1s. Mabel
Gilman's time was 1892.
The contest was an amusing one and
provoked much merriment In the grand
stand.
Mrs. Lamb m AIDE a skillful jump from
her carriage while it was in motion when
coming in, receiving loud applause from
the spectators.
HORSE RACES.
In the afternoon the track was in per-
feot condition for the races. The Ameri-
can band of Westbrook 1ivened things up
by playing an excellently arranged con-
cert programme during the races. The
covered grand stand was comfortably
filed The races were all that could be
wished for.
The $50 trot was postponed after three
heats on account Of the darkness until
this forenoon at 10 O'Clock.
THREE MINUTE PACE.
The three minute pace, continued from
Wednesday, was finished first. 1t re-
quired four heats more to decide the
winner, making seven heat race.
The fourth heat was a fast one. Hattie
Rollins. the pole horse, led off and held
her place over three quarters of the mile
AT the last turn Hattie Rollins dropped
ont and Hocus Pocus went ahead. When
fifty feet from the wire Hocus Pocus I'M
avoidably was leading and Julia, who
vas following close, broke Hoous Poous
went under the wire first
The fifth heat was won by Hocus
Poous. Julia set the pace to the three
quarters pole when Hattie Rollins took
the lead. AT the home stretch Hocus
Pocus was given the lead and won the
heat.
A sixth heat and there were only three
in the field. Hattie Rollins broke at the
half and Baby S. led and won the heat
This was Baby s. q second heat, tina first
having been won Wednesday.
Baby S. led the seventh heat at the
quarter. At the last turn Hocus Pocus
went ahead with B ,by S. second and
Hattie Rollins third, going under the
wire In that order
FREE FOR ALL TROT
There wsre five starters. Dexter K.
took the pole flom Silver Street on the
start and held the lead for three-quarters
of the mile. At the last turn Silver
Street quickly went ahead winning the
heat.
In the second heat Halle, who went
Under the wire first, was sot back to fifth
place on account Of running. Jack Wy
man got first place, having beat Silver
Street ont on the home stretch.