The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-16
York County's Big Fair at Saeo
Catches the Crowd.
A MILITARY AND CIVIC PARADE IN
THE FORENOON.
Capt. Dodd and His Regular Troopers Win
Plaudits of Sightseers-Two Good Races
Run Off-Flremen's Muster the Attract
ion Today.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.I


Saco, September l5.-The York county
fair is coming money with its remodelled
show. Today not less than 10000 people
passed in through the big gates-a big
ger crowd than ever before congregated
on fair ground between Rigby Park and
Rochester, n. H.
There was no lack of interesting feat
ures. In the forenoon occurred big pa
rade, and in the afternoon horse races.
trapeze performances, tumbling, dane
ing, japanese antics and a balloon ascen-
sion. followed one another in such rapid
succession that there was no sign Of o
wait. To keep the run of everything on
ing as watching a three-ring circus.
The military and civic parade was well
worth witnessing. 1t started on Graham
street, Biddeford, at 10 O'Clock and passed
through some of the principal streets of
both cities, its route ending at the trot-
ting park.
There was less attempt at decoration of
vehicles than in some of the recent pa
rades Biddeford has had on special days
in merchants weeks, but there were
more uniformed men in line and more
novel features. A platoon of Biddeford
and Saco police opened up the thorough
fares, and behind them marched the First
the First Maine Regiment was chief
marshal, and his aides were Col. Edwin
Parsons of Kennebunk, Lieut.. George A.
Anthoine, Lieut. Frank B. Harris Lieut..
John NJ Akerley, Frederic Greene and
Edward G. Luques. Capt. Dodd and his
troup of stately regulars" had the place
of honor in the line and they were hearth
ly cheered all along the way.
The procession had decidedly Pythian
look, for the Maine uniformed rank Of
that order bad contributed many of its
most stalwart members to help round
out the columns. The Bath company had
% men in line, Portland 20, Myrtle of
Kennebec, 2s and Dirigo Of Saco, "a men.
These companies constitute the third
battalion of the First Regiment of the
uniformed rank The battalion was IN
der command of Major Charles E. Rich
ardson of Kennebunk, Adjutant W. H.
Littlefield of Kennebunk, Assistant Sur
geon j. D. Cockrane of Saco and Surgeon
Fl. A. Weymouth of the First Regiment.
Mavoshen and Damon lodges, Knights
of Pythias, of Biddeford also had repre-
sentatives in the parade. Gen. Wesley G.
Smith, commander of the Maine brigade,
and Col. B. T. Chase Of Portland, assis-
tant adjutant general of the uniformed
rank of Maine Knights of Pythias, were
present as spectators and participated in
the banquet and reception rendered by
the Saco lodges, after the parade.
The Biddeford Light Infantry, Lynn
Cadet band, Laconia Lodge. ! fiOdd Eel
lows, Sheridan and Grant posts, g. A.
r., and Sqiuando tribe of Red Men were
tive advertising floats brought up in the
rear.
The fakirs were as plentiful at the park
today as on the opening afternoon, but
they occupied less conspicuous places,
they being assigned to shady plot out
behind the grand stand.
There was some exceptionally fine rae
ing crowded into the afternoon. 1t re-
quired five heats to find winner in the
2.29 pace, two Maine horses and New
Hampshire competitor pulling off heat
apiece. Gano Wilkes, a gelding driven
by j. E. Kent of Newmarket and owned
by Mr.. Wood of that town, finally succeed
ed in landing the race MISUNDERSTANDING
his mark. Baby S., owned by A. E.
Russell of Buckfeld, and driven by his
son, Charles, won second money, and
Ugo, owned by Geo. H. Huntoon of Cash
Corner, and driven by Ira Woodbury.,
got third place in the summary, but it
first heat.
The 2.32 trot went right off the reel to
Snyder Sanford horse whose character
was assailed at the Gorham fair, where he
won q liberal slice Of purse. Mr.. Porell,
his owner, is confident that he can salts
fly the proper authorities that Snyder is
just what he is advertised to be, in which
case the protest entered in today's race
will avail nothing to the competitors In
the race. But the others in the list had
the satisfaction of crowding the Sanford
wonder to low mark of 222 l-2 in the
first heat.
2.29 Pace; Purse $780,
Gano Wilkes, oh G. by Memento
Wilkes, (Kent), 41211
Baby s., m, by Albro, rus
selD, 53132
Ugo, Big, by Norway Knox,
Woodbury., 1884
Falcon, 70 S, (Pope), 2252 8
T. T., blk m, (Nelson), 34455
Dimple P, IN, (Smith), DIS
Time, &c IA, $50 1-2, sas IA, s.ss IA,
2.S2 1-2.
232 Trot; Purse $500.
Sydner, Big, by Ethan Wilkes,
(Tibbetts) ! /
Lillian Oddmark, Oh N, (Kent), 20 Q
Prince Whips, b G, (Stanwood). 81 7
Raven, b g, Woodbury., "A 3
Julia, b m, (Pinkham), 4
Mildred H.. CHI N, (Jordan) 5
Time, 2.22 1-2, 2.23 IA, 2.25.
Tomorrow the firenens muster will
take place. The horse races will include
a 2 "a pace and 2 35 trot