The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-22
CROWDS AT GORHiM.
County Fair Enclosure Packed With
Ptop'e.
ANOTHER BIG TURN OUT LOCKE
FOR FOR TODAY,

M. G. ID. Wins the Three Minute Trot,
| the 2.3S-2.42 Glass is Unfinished-A
Midway Feature Compelled to Move.
The fair of the year is now in progress
at Narragansett park, Gorham, where an
immense crowd gathered yesterday to en-
JOY the divers events of the day.
1t is estimated that fully eight or nine
thousand people were on the grounds.
Fully Thousand carriages, the most of
which were double, were packed around
the track From these the occupants had
a fine view of the races.
| Yesterday WAS the day that the country
people turned out, and Judging from their
at5endance.they did themselves proud.
They came in all manner Of carriages. and
brought their dinners SO that family
picnios were very conspicuous about the
park at noon time.
| This, together with the almost perfect
weather called out crowd as large if not
larger than that of the second day last
| year.
| Today's record is sure to eclipse yester-
days and the crowd may be even double
as there is to be another race for West
brook horses. Now when the Westbrook
horses trot there is a large interest mani
tested. The citizens of Westbrook,
especially those who love to see their local
horse flesh contest for supremacy, will he
on hand in round numbers.
| A half dozen young men appeared on
the grounds at noon dressed In duck suits
with yellow neokties and plug hats upon
| whose badges was the information that
the Worlds Fair would be held at Scar
boro shortly. Realizing that Gorham fair
would have SO large an attendance tho
management of Soarboro fsir decided
wisely to use Gorham as good advertis-
| ing medium.
| The Presumpscot band was on the
grounds and rendered lively music during
the afternoon and will be in the band
stand again today
The entertainers spoken of in yester-
days PRESS were present yesterday and
| Gnolr acUS Wero AuuCu dOMlrSu NY OAo
spectators
| BICYCLE ACCIDENT.
Howard Dow of Standish and Milton
Jack of South Buxton were in bicycle
mix up on the track late in the afternoon.
Young Jack was riding swiftly along the
track toward the judges stand in front Of
which there was crowd of people when
his chain broke and he lost all control
over the pedals. He rang his bell but the
| crowd did not clear soon enough. He
| struck Dow, who was on his wheel just
| amidships and forthwith Immediately
| there was general mix up of bodies.
legs, wheels and dust. Dow's front wheel
was a wreck and he got severe clip on
his knee. The other hoy escaped injury
except fol few scratches.
The numerous judges and committees
were at work yesterday examining the ex-
hibit and late in the afternoon COM
msnced to award premiums.
KILLED THE COON.
The negro who offered his head as a
|
had mix up with the police yesterday as
a result of which you cannot have three
chances to kill the coon for five cents"
today. One of the spectators managed TO
| hit the coon three times in succession
| and for this bit of craftsmanship the
barker had offered to pay two dollars.
| The accomplishment of the same "killed"
| this gentleman and the coon escaped in
| jury. He refused to pay the amount. One
| of the large and efficient force of police
took the affair in hand at the request OF
the young man and offered to compromise
for dollar. This suited the fellow but
the coon kicked vigorously. They were
then notified to pull up their stakes ana
get off the grounds Immediately. They
were also forced to pay their land rent,
wnich amounted to three dollars, before
they left.
| HORSE RACES.
The horse racing occasioned much in
terest and many were the loud applauses
given when some favorlte won heat.
Twelve heats were trotted in four hours
thanks to the able work of Starter Went
| worth of Springvale.
The only accident that has occurred
during the fair took place while the field
| was scoring for the first heat of the 2. AZ
trot. June Sherman while turning to
come down got mixed up with the otheE
horses and got caught in her boot. In
this way she was thrown to the ground.
She was held there until liberated from
the gig when she got on to her feet and
was found to be all right.
The summaries were as follows:
Three Minute Class-Trot or Paoe-Purse
$100
M. G. D., by Buocaneer, dam
Wicktield by Gen. Benton,
(Foss) l