The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-14
NEW ENGLAND FAIR.
Getting Ready For the Great Event OF NeA'
Week at Riaby


There are lively times now at hlRp!' CIV
City Hall, and at the Auditorium p,o
pairing for the great event of the year. 'iie
New England Fair that will be held next
week
AT Rigby there are already very
large number of arrivals of blooded slocA
and it is estimated that there Will Do oV'i
thousand head Of cattle, sheep anu
swine when the gates are opened A1on
day The exhibits of cattle, horse, sheep,
swine and poultry comprise the largese
and choicest lots ever seen in TINS couh-
try, the most distinguished representative
OF the most noble families that have long
held the leading positions on the pages Oh
trottlng registers and herd books. hA-
tenslve as the display has been IN years
past it will be exceeded this season. Inc
great stabling facilities will be taxed to
their utmost. Hoods tents will again
whiten the field over his world-famed
stock, and there will be many other noble
exhibits to keep him company.
There will be SIS 900 given in the trot-
ting and pacing events, and it is expected
that the two minute mark will pc
reached this season. The display in City
Hall under the superintendency OF Miss
Bertha True bids fair to be an immense
success, especially in Horticulture, hortl-
culture, dairy products, China painting.
needlework, and art. Mr.. Perry, at the
Auditorium, will have capital exhibit
OF mechanical and manufacturing indus
tries.
At Rigby will be seen the crack cavalry
corps of the United States, Troop f, Cap
tain Dodd, Sd Cavalry, which will probab-
ly arrive this afternoon. Then on Fri
day there will be the National Racing
Circuit. A thousand dollars is offered in
prizes and competition will be sharp be-
tween the fastest riders in the country,
men like Cooper, Kiser, Bald and Nc
Duffie There will also be interesting BIZ
cycle races at the park each day, besides
the other attractions. Lee Richardson,
champion trick bicyclist of the world, will
give daily exhibitions.
The Firemen's Convention, to be held
at Gospel Mission Hall Thursday will call
together all the leading fremen in
Maine, and on Friday there will be over
a thousand men in line for the great a.
rade, and contests.
In the Auditorium there will be many
attractive features, the best troop o.
trained dogs ever exhibited, and strik-
ing and unique act in the line of amuse-
ments. Professor Wormwood's monkey
theater, on the boards of which forty
trained monkeys will enact plays and
impersonate their human cousins, while
other trained animals will take subordi-
nate parts.
The finest bands in the country will be
heard at the PARK, Hall and Auditorium,
including the Sd Cavalry and Salem Ca
Diet.
In the harbor the superb North Atlantic
Squadron will lie, and Wednesday over
1900 men will take part in the parade.
Yesterday President Appleton of the
New England Fair was i'll town. and,
with Superintendent Farnham, met
the city committee. 1t is understood that;
the review may take place from the steps
of City Hall, and the lunch served in the
council chamber, where also the banquet
Thursday night will be served.
Portland will have one of the gayest
weeks in all her hundred and Todd years
of existence.