The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-07
GOOD WEATHER AT LAST.
Bic Crowds Turned Out To SearbOrO
Fair Yesterday.
FULLY THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE
ON THE GROUNDS.
First Days p. ogramme Was Presented
Yesterday and Fair will Run Ov er Int O
saturday-Two Good Rae ing Events.

Yesterday and Fair will Run Over Int
Saturday-Two Good Rae ing Events.
The fates favored the farmers of Scar
boro and Cape Elizabeth yesterday, for
the sun never shone through clearer
autumnal sky, there was a cool invigorat-
ing atmosphere, and with these gladden.
ing conditions from two to three thousand
people made their way to PLEASANT Hill,
where that ancient and honorable exhi-
bition of the Farmers Association of the
two towns is now in full blast.
In truth, yesterday might be called the
first day of the fair, and most success.
full one it proved to be, and If only good
weather shall continue today and Satur-
day the 23d exhibition will be recorded
as the best and the biggest ever held in
this neighborhood.
Teams were lined up along the long
fences and hitched to every available tree.
People young and old crowded the grand
stand, moved about the grounds, filled
the exhibit hall. and everybody wore a
satisfied look, for the day was full of
fun and the managers were congratulated
on the signal success which crowned
their painstaking efforts.
The officers of the association this year
are: President, B. F. Carter, Scarboro;
vice-president. N. /. Sawyer. Cape Eliza
beth; treasurer, G. W. Cash, Cape Eliza
beth; secretary, N. B. Lane, Scarboro
All these gentlemen have 1abored hard.
notably so Mr.. Lane, upon whose should
ers falls heavy burden of hard work
/. The Ladies' Aid Association have. done
most commendable work and they have
been ably seconded by the different in
tlividual contributors, notable among
whom is Miss Etta Collins of Scarboro,
who displays case of needle work, sofa
pillow, watch stand, sable covers, !. etc.,
which are praised on all sides. Mildred
Brazier of Portland, an eight-year-old
girl, has made sofa pillow SO handsome
that a special premium will be awarded
her.
Among the field sports yesterday was a
game of pase ball between the South
Portlands and Scarboro High School nine,
which resulted in favor of the South Port
lands by score Of 80 to IL Pat Nugent
was umpire, and the batteries were Lar.
| kin ard Larkin for the Scarboro boys and
Robertson and Woodbury. for the South
| Portlands.
PULLING CONTESTS.
| The first exhibition of strength was be
tween oxen feet. 6 inches and under,
with drag weighing 5ol9 pounds The
| result was as follows: Oscar Deering,
South Buxton, first yoke. 142 feet; Oscar
| Deering, South Buxton, second yoke, lie
feet; +. s. Libby, Scarboro, first yoke,
40 feet, 5 inches; E. S. Libby, Scarboro,
second yoke, 25 feet,5 inches; Henry Nor
rison, Scarboro, 40 feet.
For oxen fleet, inches and over;
| Oscar Z Deering, rs feet, 10 inches; E.
S. Libby, 81 feet, inches; Henry Morri'
son, 90 feet, inches.
Next in order was the pulling by draft
horses, 240O pounds. less and over weight.
| In the first class, Chas. Robinson, Scar.
boro, won first and second premiums.
| In the second class, Frank Seaman was
first; A. +. Moulton, second; II. M. Car
ter, third, and George Place. fourth.
TRACK EVENTS.
| About Q O'Clock the crowd gathered
around the judges stand and in it were
Addison Buck, Scarboro; L. j. Nichols,
Freeport, and g. NJ Hatch, Allen s
Mills, who acted as judges, while the
watches were held by Robert r. Stan
| wood, South Portland; Frank A. Stanoth,
| Soarboro, and J. Fl. Jenness, Yarmouth.
| The people knew there was to he horse
| racing from start to finish, for it could not
| he otherwise when the reins are held by
such well-known experts as Scott Jordan,
Barrett, Ramsdell and Ed Dyer. They sat
behind the steppers in the first race and
when the word ego" WIS given, Eloise
had the pole, but Riverton soon took it,
| Eloise and Mildred making bad breaks.
Riverton was in the lead as they passed
| the first half closely followed by Lucky
Roy and maintained it to the finish.
| In the second heat they got off in a
Lunch, Riverton in the lead with Lucky
Roy doing good work. In the last hall
Mildred Fl. made another bad break.
Lucky Roy gave Riverton the hardest
kind of struggle down the home stretch.
1t was a close finish, Riverten winnin g
by neck.
In the third heat Riverton continued
his lead, at times crowded by Lucky Roy.
| In the last half Mildred Fl. made a. break
which sent Lucky Roy off hisfeet.a He
soon got himself together and down the
| homo stretch made a fine burst of speed
| but too late for Riverton. who had moved
as steadily as watch during the whole
race. crossed the wire ahead, taking thu
| heat and race.
In the g. 40 class, there was field o
seven horses and they got of in goot
shape. Lulu W. was withdrawn on &C
count of the mark she made at the Cor
| ham fair. Jobie and John Il. had thing
their own way, and the spurts between
them in each heat were at times lively
| Rex and W. H. N. occasionally showed
I'D we'll, but it was after all good dea