The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-25

RICE THREE CENTS.
Till announced postponement and led
the way across the muddy course, every
judge carrying off on his boot-taps
enough clay to make whole brick.
The racing today will begin as soon as
the track is sufficiently dried out. There
is no possibility of finishing the races be.
fore Saturday. The summary:
213 Glass, Pacing; Purse $1,000. UJn-
finished).
Norvin, g., by Norval (Bow-
en), 8 81 q
R,15;.,s B: b. 70 E; &, {, sweealks4rl, eas4sl,,
Ada p, m, (BalD. 2 5 8dis
Evolutio, oh g. (o'Neilj, dis
Time, s.1o IA, sIO IA, eli 1-2, a.111-4,
2 12 IA
2l9 Glass, Trotting; Purse $1,000. Gun
nnished).
warren TSd,..s Guy, brs, by Princeer.
Philip E., g, lGolden), . q
Ben H., ch g, (McDonald,) So
Suzette. b m, (Gilbert), 8
Eleanor W, oh IN, (Gatcomb), 35
Neva Wilkes. br ~, (Boyce), 8
DOCTOR, G. Dore), q
Ellert, or g. (Van Bokkelen), o 8
Marston c., b S, (Hyde), 10 8
Nick, ch g. (Woodbury), z d
Bright Light, br G, (Kervick(, dis
Time, 2.14 IA, 2141.4.
BICYCLE RACES AT RIGBY THIS
AFTERNOON.
Everybody who attended the bicycle
| races at Rigby last fall should be in at
tendance this afternoon, and everybody
who was not there should not let this
chance go by. There is no sport in exist
ence that furnish such exciting finishes
as dozen or more trained athletes on ths
modern bicycle striving to get ahead of
each other.
The bicycle path Inschine will go over
by gate this morning and every bicyolisu
should be in attendance.
G. II. HAYS & SON LOSE A
VALUABLE AYRSHIRE COW.
yesterday an Ayrshire COW, valued at
5000. She was five years old and one Of
the most valuable in the family. She hid
a milk record as a four year old of 5000
pounds of milk, and her grand dam took
first prize yesterday in the class of aged
COWS and her full sister took first prize in
the three year old class. The cause Of her
death was milk fever.
ACCIDENT TO MIR. j. W. MOSS OF
BOSTON.
Mr.. j. W. Moss of Boston. Mass, while
putting belt ON the saw which was in
operation in o tent on the grounds set
aside for the agricultural department at
the New England Fair. met with quite
severe accident yesterday afternoon about
three O'Clock. The saw frame got loose
and struck Mr.. Moss severe blow on the
left side of the head, bruising it consider
ably and somewhat stunning him. DR..
Rogers was summoned and rendered the
necessary medical attendance.
DRAFT HORSES.
There were five entries in the pulling
contest of draft horses and each pair was
called upon to pull drag weighing
two and one.half times their own
weight. The following were the en-
tries: c. L. Robinson, Scarboro, weight
of animals, one pair, 20s5 pounds; Sec
ond pair, 1850 pounds; F. A. .Skillings,
Cash Corner, weight 2630 pounds; Chas.
Roes, Norway Lake, weight, 1890 pounds;
f. L. Starbird, South Paris, weight $500
pounds
The first and second prizes went to c.
L. Robinson of Scarboro, whose horses
pulled the drag 65 feet, inches, and AZ
feet, inches, respectively. The third
prize went to Charles Roes, distance 43
feet. The judges were b. f. Castis,
Richard Welles and T. q. Reynolds.
SOCIETY CLASS.
When !, the pulling contest between
oxen in the society clas, was on Officer
Craig, q representative of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami.
mails, appeared on the scene, and said
that no goading or brading OF the ami
mails would be permitted, but he was
assured that they were being treated
humaneiy.
The drag wei ighed 7OOs pounds and
the oxen were feet and inches and
under in girth. The result was as fol-
ows: VIM Marean, Standish, first prize,
ldistance pulled, 10 feet, inches; Oscar
Deering, second prize, distance, IL feet,
inches; S. Il. Bean, third prize, dis
tanoe feet, s inches.
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES.
A very interesting item which few stop
to think of is how much the premiums
given New England fair week ainoant to.
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