The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-06
BANGOR AND LEWISTON FAIRS.
Events of the Closing Day of tho show.

Maine State fair came to very success
full close today with an attendance Of
about 1000. The races were interesting,
the running matches being especially SO.
In the half mile run, consolation race.
as the horses were making the turn at
the lower end of the track, being well
punched, one Of them crowded Allah.
The two horses came together and Allah
fell heavily. His jockey, Frank Carey,
was thrown violently to the ground and
was taken up unconscious. He remained
unconscious for about an hour. No bones
were broken. He received scalp wound.
In the same race, John ITurpiD, jockey
| of Uncle Dudley, was disqualified for
foul driving. The one and one-half mile
run was novelty race. The winner of
the first heat, Lodi, went to the stall,
two were distanced and Sandal was left
alone. He cantered over the track and
took second money. The summaries:
235 Trot; Purse $3.50.
Robin Bird, b m, N W. Weston.
Ks ssSwbsf 4. II. Lee, Augusta, dis dis
Scooter, b m, J. B. P. Wheelden,
| Bangor, 655
Selky, CHI t, CHI. Nelson, waterville, s 3 8
Whitefoot, b m, w. +. Webb, Au-
! gusta, 742
Don Thompson, blk s, J. J. Har-
Bradford s B., g. 8, H. H. Woodbury.,
Portland, " sa4
| Time, 2.2S IA, 2.31: 2.31.
Half Mile Run, Consolation; Purse $3.50.
St. Lawrence, CHI g, Il. G. Eaton,
Naugatuck, Ct, II
Atlanta, m, Phair & McNeill, Fred
erickton, N. B., SO
Miss Hannah. b m, Arthur Mason,
Hamilton, Mass, 70
Spinning Jenny, br m, Chas. Mason,
Hamilton, Mass, 81
Hadarada, oh, Joseph Nash, Brook
line, Mass, 40
| Uncle Dudley, b g, John Turpin, 2 d
Ajax. br b, r. Sanford, New
| York, 8 d
Violet s., blk m. Walter Haley, Ais
ton, Mass, "a
Dick W., b g, Roy A. Burr, Spring
field, Me-, IS
Time, s.53; 50 1-2.
2.1s Glass, Trot or Pace; Purse $500.
Dnstmont, br 8, g. G. Andrews,
Silver Street, b m, G. H. Nelson,
Waterville, 333
Eben l.. blk gid. Boody, Brooks, 44s
bury, Portland, 2s4
Time. 2.lS1-4, 2. 20 "a, 2.p41-2.
Novelty One ana one-half Mile Run,
Purse $3.50.
Lodi, oh G, E. W. j. Timmons, Man
chester, Mass,
Sandal, b h, Arthur Timmins, Bos-
ton, 81
Bronx, brs. W. H. Murphy, Jr..
Campaign, Oh g, Hugh o'Neil, Mays
vile, N. B., d
Time, 2.l9.
Troop f., United States cavalry gave
a new programme of rough riding which
was very daring and skillful; 1t included
fighting with wooden sabres, wrestling on
horse back, hurd1ing, charging from one
horse to another on the run, sabre
charges, vaulting upon the horses backs,
troop will remain in Bangor until Tues
day when it will leave on march to
Waterville and Augusta. This evening
the non commissioned officers and pri-
Yates were entertained by Co. g., N. G. S.
| III VI tAlo SlpyJ Ny q CO4ldulOA az bL6
armory.
BISMARCK AND GYPSY M.
The Statesman Won Their Matched Race
at Lewiston.
Lewiston, September 4.-The Both an
nual fair of the Maine State Agricultural
society closed here today. 1t was an
unqualified success both financially and
from the point of view of the exhibi-
tors. The feature today was the racing,
the particular drawing card being the
and Gypsy NJ, which was won easily by
Bismarck. Trotting began at 1915, the
unfinished 2.45 and 1881 classes of Friday
being trotted off first. In the afternoon
the 2.22 pacing the 2.27 trotting and the
so pacing occurred, ell being closely
contested. The attendance was large.
The summaries:
2.45 Glass, Trotting; Purse $500. Gun
finished Friday.)
Ola Westland, m, Westland-
AlInont Ledo, (Stanwood), 1891
Arthur Cleveland, br s,Alcan-
tara Thos. Jefferson, Wood
Alex 4, b IN, Rumor Gov.
Sprague, MCCOY, 3a1658
Harry p, CHI G, Nelson-Fear-
naughty, (Waite), 9 5744
King Wilkes, bl s, (Tilton). 6 5 8 r
Jake, CHI G, (Fisher), 4 4 67r
Patty, b m I Crooker,) aero DIR
Emma Wilkes, b IN, (Witham), 8 Z DIS
Time, "a. % IA, 2.26 IA, 2.sS IA, 1898 IA,
2.27 1-2, 2.25 ga.
23l Glass, Trotting; Purse $500. Gun
finished Friday.)
Pilot Wilkes, bl G, Wilkes Black
Pilot, (Crawford), 1921
Lila Wilkes, br m, Wilkes Gen.
Withers, (J. Woodbury., Ali 8
Calcandra, b S. (McCoy), 24324
Mary Mac, oh m, (Watson), 8 8 2
Wellington, G &, (Williams), 584S5
Mildred H., Oh m. (Jordan), s 5 6 6
Pillsbury. b G, (Yeaton), 6 876 s
Regal Nelson, b S, (Gilbert), 1871
Kenelm, IN G, 8 dr.
Time, 2.25 IA, 224 1-2, 224 10, 2.25 "a,
| 2.25 "a.
Match Race; Purse $500.
| Bismarck, BIS, Bayard Wilkes. Glen