The Portland daily press., 1897-10-02
CLOSING DAY AT SCARBORO.
Good Attendance and Some Reluctant
Tr0tting.
The Fair Has Paid Its Bills and the Ohic
iA1s Are Happy.

Inc EaIr mas RAID HIS Bills and the OHc-
is1s Are Happy.
At the Scarboro fair the $50 class was
called first. Mr.. Alonzo Libby acted as
starter, as usual, but Mr.. E. N. Greedy
acted as judge in place of Mr.. Edgar Jor-
dan of Cape Elizabeth, who was unable
to attend
Three horses responded tt. the gong:
Ocean Wilkes, Lucy NJ. and sam. The
race was between Sam and Lucy M, put
Sam behaved so badly on the last quarter
that the reluctant Rathburne was COM
PEELED to win in time faster than he ap-
parently liked. Ocean Wilkes, although
he had drawn the pole, was not in 1t.
The second heat was a very pretty contest
between Sam and Lucy NJ, the latter
keeping hardly more than half length
ahead of the former during the entire
mile. In the third heat the conditions OF
the second were almost exactly repro
duced. Lucy M. won as before by not
more than length.
The summary:
$50 Glass, Free-for-All; Purse 500. Di-
vided.
Ocean Wilkes, S, (Huston), 33 8
Lucy M, Oh m, (Rathbourne), l l
sam, b 6, (Lewis Brackett), S2S
Time, 2.34 IA, 2.37, 2.57 IA.
800 CLASS.
In the three-minute class Nellie Moore
drew the pole, Sike second, and Nat
t., third. Lady Eloise, although she
DIR Nv fourth place, was soon seen to be
sound to win, although it was no easy
work, as the horses kept fairly we'll
blnched. At the half, however, Lady
tsloise had passed all but Nellie Moore.
1t was hard fight between the two, but
at the wire Lady Eloise was half length
a head. Time, 2.39 1-2.
Tn second heat was an exciting strug-
gle and the whole field were in it. AS
they went under the wire at the half a
single horse blanket would have covered
portion of each outfit. Lady Eloise and
Nellie Moore were close rivals for first
place, and so close was Nellie Moore that
a clamor arose and Clark was invited up
lnto the judges stand. He explained
that a stone flew into his face, binding
r''n and causing him Involuntary to
pull up on his horse. He showed a
.,.oody abrasion on his nose in proof of
what he said. So the judges did not
heed the cry of the crowd that Clark's
head be given them on platter. In the
& lird heat Sike came in half nose be-
hind Lady Eloise. ''Dead heat, Z" HE
Pulled were the cries from the crowd,
who were not any better pleased with
this heat than with the preceding.
The summary:
800 Glass, Purse $50. Divided.
L ,dy Eloise, m, (Dyer), III
olke, b g, (Regan), 8 2
Nat J. br g, (Brackett), 4 4 4
Nellie Moore, br m, CLARK, 2 2 3
Time, 1912, 2.26, $40 1-2.
RUNNING HORSES.
A running horse race was-a feature OF
the afternoon, four young men dressed
as clowns, riding four large horses. The
race was quite spirited, the half mile be-
ing made in go 1-2 seconds. "Bimmie"
Robinson, hero of the creased rig race,
won. The other participants were the
Shaw, Peterson and Durgin boys.
CHASING THE PIG.
The forenoon sports were of an uproar-
Gus description. The base ball game did
not occur; but the CREASED pig was there
in all its greasy glory. 1t was hundred
pound squealer from Frank Sylvesters
sty. 1t WAS we'll creased by Charles Rob-
inson, and then driven around the field
awhile in order to be well stirred up when
the chasers should appear. There were
five chasers, Larkin, Robinson and Syl-
vester being the most valiant. The pig
made gallant run, squealing vigorously,
and several who caught him found him
too slippery. Finally "Bimmie'' Robin
son fell on the pig and managed to get
winning grip. Robinson got the pig and
sold it for three dollars.
PULLING CONTESTS.
In the pulling contest for pairs of
horses, Charles Robinson's pair won. In
the ox-pulling contest, Oscar behring's
got first and second in the free for-alI.
Under seven feet two inches, Oscar Deer
ing won first and f. S. Libby second and
third.
SUCCESSFUL.
President Carter says the fair has TAX
en- in money enough to pay all its expen-
.es, and perhaps have little left. Con-
sidering that the premiums were not paid
last year this is very encouraging
PREMIUMS.
Butter-Granville McKenney first; Ezra
Milliken, second; Mrs. Clara j. Libby.
third; Mrs. S. B. Carter, fourth.
Fancy Articles-Center piece, Mrs. B.
F. Carter, first, Celia NJ Carter, second:
Fancy tidy, Mrs. Laura Sullivan, first,
Cora q; Googins' second; Worsted slip
Evelyn Larrabee. second; Sideboard scarf
Mrs. b. Carter, first; Tray cloth, Mrs
n B Lane first and second Crooha.