The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-20
Results of the Pulling
Contests.
j. l.. B. and Nelmah the Horse
Race Winners.

bright and pleasant, but trifle chilly,
and continued good until after the close
OF the races at 4 p. IN.
The carriages began to arrive from all
directions in the forenoon and when the
races were called there was one line Of
them on both sides or the race course.
The grand stand was packed to It's ut
most capacity with people only about
half OF whom We're accommodated.
The exhibits In the hall are not so
numerous this year as they usually are,
but there is fine display. The SO exhi-
bits are of special note: Preserves, Mrs.
b. +. Carter. Mrs. Charles S. Hill, Scar
boro; bed throw, Mrs. Benjamin LARA
bee, Scarboro; bed spread, Mrs. George
Topper, Cash Corner; knit slippers Mrs.
w. III. Hatch, Cash Corner; Miss Annie
Gilman Scarboro; Eva Hatch, Cash Cor
ner; sofa pillow, Eva Hatch, Cash Cor
ner; crochet shawl Mrs. w. ii. Hatch,
Cash Corner; knit gloves, Mrs. Mary A.
Plummer, ScarbOro; Mrs. Plummer is
80 years old andsmade them unassisted.
Crochet Infants sack, Miss Leslie
Sweetser. Cash Corner tidies, Hattie Dus-
tin West Scarboro; Mrs. &c. B.Carter,
Scarboro; table mats, Mrs. Cyrus Rob-
erts, Cash Corner; tray cloth, Mildred
Barbour, Portland; fancy handkerchief,
Mrs. e. b. Carter, Scarboro; hand knit
hose, Mrs. b. +. Carter, Scarboro; cen
tire piece, Mrs. e. b. Carter, Scarboro.
This is IAN extremely beautiful work.
Iidies, Mrs. e. b. Carter, Mrs. Mary A.
Plummer, Scarboro; sofa pillow, Mrs.
George Upper, Cash Corner; fan tidy,
K A. Barbour, Portland; collection doiIies,
Mrs Susan Newcomb; toilet set, Mrs.
Samuel Neweomb, Cash Corner; tray
cloth, Mildred l.. Barbour, Portland I;
rose tidy, e. A. Barbour, Portland; CEN
ire piece, Mrs. Susan Newcomb, Cash
corner, quilt, Mrs. -. f. Carter.
A work OF art which is we'll worth
looking at is quilt made entirely and
unaided by Mrs. Mary A. Plummer in
three months, lacking three days. 1t
was finished on her Goth birthday, March
81, 1900.
Another quilt attracting much atten-
ton is one Jade OF 7l0l pieces, each one
inch square, by John r. Rename OF the
National Soldiers Home, Togus.
An exhibit OF more than usual merit is
the cooking display by the president OF
the Ladies' Aid association, Miss Annie
Gilman, Cash Corner. The show in
cludes bread, pies, cheese, cakes. etc.
Miss Gilman's cooking is noted for its
excellence. Fruits, apples, Benjamin Lar
iabee, Scarboro; pears and apples, G. p.
Trickey, Cash Corner.
The midway was augmented yester-
day by the addition of two "sweat
boards" several small refreshment
booths and fruit stands. Dinners were
served In tent which was made an an
mex to one side of the exhibition hall.
The pulling contests yesterday resulted
as follows:
Draft oxen, seven feet and under, J. A.
Libby, first and third; e. S. Libby, sec.
ond.
Best team working oxen, First. +. S.
Libby, Scarboro; second, J. Augustus
Libby.
Best single pair working oxen. First,
j. Augustus Libby; second, e. S. Libby.
Best matched and fat CATTLE First, Is.
Scott Larrabee, Scarboro.
Best two year olds, 3. Scott Larrabee.
Best three year olds, Robert McCleIIen,
Scarboro.
The committee was Messrs. George
Moulton anu VIM. S. Larrabee.
A fine poultry show is one Of the feat
ures OF the fair. and line display of
farm products forms. another interesting
exhibit.
An ovhsbg+gor ho~o ~, -
played yesterday forenoon between the
Brooksides OF Dunstan's Corner and the
Scarboros, which resulted 9 to 0 in .avor
of the Scarboros, on account OF the
Brooksides contesting a decision OF the
umpire and refusing to continue the
game. The umpires were Henry Burn
ham and Patrick Newgin.
The teams were made up as follows:
Brooksides-C. Champain, c.; George
Little, /; Robert Green, ID. Edgar
Cummings 2b.; Clifford Libby. 30;
Clifford Hall, S.. Rose oe knight ri. |
Henry CHAPMAN, CT Thomas Green, |
Scarboros-Turner 0 Alvin Larrabee. |
p. Scott Larrabee, h.; Jack Burnham. |
3D.. GRAHAM, 3D.. Walter Libby, SIS :
Nines, 81. Geo. Burnham, OF. Newcomb, /
The two horse races for the day were
he 30 class for $50, and the 2 80 class
or $780,
DR.. j. K. I. Rogers of KnightvilIe ex-
libited his horse, George K. on the track
between two OF the heats, and was pre.
ented with pumpkin fully two feet
ong and 10 inches in diameter.
ho
Keats. The only accidents of the day
we're the breaking down OF several suIlxy