The Portland daily press., 1897-08-10
NEW ENGLAND FAIR.
How the Navy and Army Will Be Enter
ta1ned-ihe Route of the Great Parade
Meeting of City Committee on Fair.

The city committee on New England
fair met at the city building in the
mayors office yesterday afternoon. There
were present Aldermen Mcdonald and
Leighton, Councilmen Brown, johnson
and York. On motion, his honor Mayor
Randall was added to the committee.
Alderman Mcdonald is chairman of the
committee and Councilman Brown was
elected secretary.
Superintendent Farnham Of the New
England fair was present.
The committee met specially to consider
the matter of entertainment of the officers
of the North Atlantic squadron and Troop
r, U. S. cavalry, while in Portland. The
two days on which the two branches of
the service will especially be the guests OF
the city will be Wednesday, August l8,
when the grand parade of the forces will
be made, and on Thursday the 10th,
which is Governors day.
1t was voted to invite Gov. Powers and
staff to be present and assist in the review
on Wednesday.
The cavalry-Troop F, U. S. cavalry
marines and blue jackets, will form on
Pearl street and promptly at 10 a. M,
march over the prescribed route.
There will be no state troops in line,
and no marshal of parade, the United
States officers having full charge. The
route of procession will be as follows:
Pearl to Congress, to High, to Danforth,
to State, to Congress, to Vaughn, to
Bramhall, to West. to Pine, to State
where the reviewing stand will be erected
and the parade reviewed by Admiral
Sicard and staff and commanders Of the
war vessels, Gov. Powers and staff and
New England fair officials and invited
guests-to Deering, to Mellen, to Cumber-
land, to Franklin, to Congress, to Pearl
and disband.
Mayor Randall, Alderman Mcdonald
and Councilman York were appointed a
will see about the arrangements for a
lunch to be given the governor and staff,
officers of the fleet and cavalry on Wednes-
day after the parade. Alderman Leighton
was appointed committee to arrange for
the Bramhall and another electric car to
take the distinguished guests to the
Union Station after lunch and to secure
a special car to be attached to the regular
2 p. m. train to convey them to the Rigby
races and to bring them back to the city.
On Thursday 1t is probable that other
arrangements will be made for the
of oy,fa toi rrp ohaI
dinner will be given to them, to Gov
Powers and staff, city government, New
England fair officers and invited guests.
Another meeting of the committee will
be held at 4 p. m. today.
Messrs. Raymond and Chandler have
begun work upon the apparatus for Con-
gress street Examinations by electric
lights during New England Fair week.
Capt. George Brown is to decorate
City hall and the auditorium for fair
week.
President Tuttle of the Boston &
Maine, has rendered the use of his pri-
vate car to President Mckinley should the
chief magistrate of the nation decide to
visit the New England fair, and there
are indications that he may reconsider his
former decision.
Either Bickford or La Roux will mount
on Lamson's air ship at Rigby.
There are sure to be from eight to
twelve starters, and perhaps more, in each
racing event at Rigby next week; and
very few easy things are in sight of any
horseman.
THE RACES.
The managers of the New England Fair
have issued list of the trotting and
pacing entries for the week of August
16 to q at Rigby. The following Maine
horses are in the list:
MONDAY, AUGUST 16.
800 Glass, Trotting.
Ola Westland, b m, by Westland, Philip
H. Doyen, Knightville.
Spaulding, TO G, W. A. Small, Port
land
Commander, b h, by Wilkes Pruden
Tarratin, bl h, G. H. Nelson, Water
vile.
Arthur Cleveland, b, by Alcantara,
Ira. P. Woodbury., agent, Portland.
In the 213 class on Monday there are
no Maine entries.
TUESDAY, AUGUST II.
2.i5 Glass, Trotting.
Dexter K, Oh h, by Maine Patriot, P.
Kane, Deering Centre.
234 Glass, Pacing.
Robert R., b g. by Bay Fearnaught, W.
Small Portland