The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-22
new ENGLAND FAIR.
1t Will Open at Rigby Park and
City Hall Today.
THERE WILL BE GREAT ATTRAC.
TIONS AT BOTH PLACES.

The Entries Thus Far Received Promise
One of the Largest Exhibits Ever
given-Yesterday Special Trains Were
Carrying Horses and Cattle to the
Park-A Busy Day Saturday at City
Hall.
will be held in connection with the
Maine Mile Track Association at Rigby
Park and City hall, commencing this
morning, August %, and continuing
Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday
and Saturday. The hotel accommodations
in Portland and at surrounding summer
resorts are excellent and easy of access.
Rigby park is within the yard limits Of
the Boston and Maine railroad, and trains
will be run to and from the grounds at
short intervals. The officials will have
an Office at Rigby Park, where informa-
ton can be obtained.
The City hall exhibition of the New
England fair this year will be far ahead
of any previous year. For the past week
decorators and exhibitors have been busy
putting everything in readiness for the
opening night. The interior decorating
has been done by George E. Brown Of
Portland. Mr.. Brown certainly did q
good job for the decorations are better
than at any previous exhibition.
In the reception room men were Satur-
day busily engaged in hanging up the
pictures and arranging the chinaware and
To-, h ID orfry, ttora
have already been about 500 entries and
with those that are yet to arrive the list
will reach 600. Last year there were only
346 entries.
In the main hail work has been going
on for q week, and Saturday night yuany
of the exhibits were already up. They
are all prettily arranged, in fact, much
better than last year. afe
During the week d variety company
will play each night, giving change OF
bill daily. sq
This part of the fair is under the direct
supervision of A E. Perry. Miss Bertha
o. True has charge of the hall as usual.
-Four of the class events arranged to
supplement- the New England fair stake
races aIled, SO that the programme of
light harness racing includes IS classes,
the stakes and purses of which are $1,000
each. esoe
They will be run off in this order:
today, $40 trot, 2.l9 pace; Tuesday,
2.1s trot. a.29 pace, 2. 10 pace; Wednesday,
ale trot, 2.s9 pace, 2.Os pace; Thursday,
2.s5 trot, ale pace; Friday, 40 pace,
2.24 trot, 2.16 trot.
The total list of entries in the Is classes
is 1876, and it includes most of the best
known trotters and PAGERS in the coun-
try. The 2.05 pace did not fill. It was
hoped that Roam Wilkes and Searohlight.
the two stars of the last Rigby meeting,
would come together again this week,
but the roam is ton much of q favorite
and takes too kindly to Maine tracks for
his rival to undertake to dethrone him.
The fastest class in the entry is the 2.0s
pace. in which these horses have made the
final payment: Dan @. Courier Journal,
Silver Chimes, Kefina, Barney, Passing
Belle, Sundaian Belle and Anaconda.
The Meriden horse, Favor, which recent
ly died, was also entered in this class and
his entrance fee paid up.
The bicyclists will have their day at
the park on Thursday. Three events
are down on the card, mile open, ~
mile handicap, and a two-mile open,
race. In the mile open the prizes are
S35 diamond, a $25 diamond and O.
pair of field glasses: the handicap, $50
diamond. $40 gold watch, split second
timer and bath robe; in the two-mile
open, $35 diamond, $25 diamond, a
SIS watch and $40 dress suit case.
All day yesterday the Park was crowded
with people, and cars on the Cape electric
and on the Boston and Maine were doing
great business The popular horsemen
sent in long strings of beautiful horses
while choice herds of cattle and swine,
iocks of sheep, and aocks of poultry were
making themselves evident by their
peculiar barnyard noises. The fakirs were
setting up their stocks in trade, and the
intending occupants of the Midway were
getting their shows in order.
This will be today's programme:
The superintendent. will receive
animals and articles for exhibition. Elk
hibitors are requested to be prompt in
getting exhibits in place. At 500 a. m.
the managers office will be open at
Rigby park for the transaction of bust
ness Exhibits for City hall must be
taken there and referred to the superin-
tendent of these departments. At one
O'Clock and continuing through the after
noon, horse races, balloon ascensioiis,
parachute drops and other special attrao-
tious will be given. Band concerts Will
be given at the park in the afternoon and
at the hall in the evening.
NOTES.
President Appleton will open the fair
with his annual address about D. IN. to-
day, 1t will be delivered at the park.
All the horses from the Old Orchard
races came in yesterday afternoon to the
mark. and the side tracks for long
distance were covered with stock cars
| Tents and decorations were fast aettino