The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-21

The Three-minute and 2.24 Pace Were the
Faces Yesterday--susie 7. and Little
Jack Were the Winners-Today's Pro-
gramme.
The 59th annual fair of the Cumber-
land County Agricultural and Hortlcul-
tural Society il now in progress at Mar
ragansett Park, Gorham, and If the wealth
er holds out good rs it was yesterday
there is not the least doubt but what
the success will he marked.
All of the exhibits are upIto.the stan
dard of excellence, while theshall exhi-
bition surpasses that of any previous year.
In their usual place in the hall Hooper,
Son & Leighton have their handsome ex-
hihits of household furnishings.
An immense display of butter is the
exhibit OF Mrs. Ada McKenney of South
Buxton.
Frank H. Emery and Mrs. Ira G. Otis
have exhibitions of millinery. Quite
number of ladies are interested in
large exhibition of fancy needle work,
quilts, etc.
Nute's shower bath and fountain
brush combined, the exhibit of E. 5.
Kilborn of Woodfords, occupies its usual
place in the hall.
Rare work of art is to be found on the
upper floor where large cases are filled
with decorated china and paintings.
Miss Carrie e. Maxwell Of Portland
has some handsome water colored china
and oil paintings. Mrs. N. W. Edison
has a decorated punch bowl for which
she asks $50, and all who saw it say that
it is we'll worth the price.
Mrs. N. T. Worthlay's collection in
oludes a fish set. coffee set, beer set,
punch bowl, fruit plates, platters, jar
dineire and large centerpiece. Among
the other exhibitors of decorated china
are Mrs. Frank Cloudman of Cumberland
Mills, Miss Elsie ellison of Portland and
Mrs. ]. w. Warren of Westbrook.
Mrs. A. e. McKenney of South Buxton
has an exhibition of cut flowers.
Several collections of artistic and anna
teur photographs are exhibited.
Mrs. G. a. Leighton of Westbrook ex-
hibits a specimen water color 46 years
old.
Mrs. Charles E. Clapp of Portland has
an exhibit of water co1ors.
A large assortment of preserves is the
uroperty of Mrs. Louise D. Henderson of
South Buxton.
| Beneath the hall there are the usual
large exhibits of farm produce, poultry,
game, etc.
The midway is filled up with tents
and buildings and a good business is
done there.
DRAWING MATCHES.
The judges of the pulling contests are
Richard Willis of South Windham, Alvin
Marean of Standish and Charles Chaplin
of Gorham.
The contestants and the results were
as follows:
James G. Deering, Scarboro, II feet,
Rohert Meserve, North soarboro, s5
Frank Soammon, Saco, feet, 6 inches.
Charles r. Bean, East Hiram, 4 feet, 10
| inches.
VIM. Marean, Standish, 20 feet, 10 in
ches.
inches.
The contests created lots of excitement.
BORSE RACES.
The horse racing was all that could be
desired. Much interest waslmanifested
in the races. The track was in fine con-
dition and considered satisfactory. The
officers of the race were as follows:
Starter-E. E. Wentworth, Springvale
~
| Clark, Ira Woodbury..
Timers-Fred Bibber and Geo. NJ. STAN
wood.
Clerk-Chares a. Leighton.
The Presumpscot bant Of Westbrook
was in the band stand and their lively
music served to warm the chilly atmos-
strong northwest wind blowing. The
grandstand had good showing of inter-
ested spectators in it while along the
track there were hundred or more car
riages filled with people, the most of
whom were from Westbrook.
| Three Minute Class-Westbrook
OF the three races arranged the three
minute class. known as the Westbrook
race, was the race of the day. The field
was made up of six Westbrook horses
| and they made a good showing. The
starters and their drivers were: Lady
Westland, b m, VIM. Herman; Bobby,
Oh g, George Barbour; Billy Westland,
b q, Levi Westcott; Susie g., m, G.
p. SAWYER, and Little Jim, Oh g, E. l..
| Hawkes..
The field after small amount of scor-
ing. started off with a cheer from the
spectators, which was more than doubled
at the finish. Hawkes. horse, Little
Jim, won the heat to the time OF z AZ 81.
Susie g., was second and Billy Westland
third. Susie q. went under the wire
first in thu second heat, but she was set
back on account of foul driving and
considerable running. This gave Billy
WestIand the heat, splitting up the race.
Little Jim WAS second and Bobby third.
The time was just the same as in the
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