The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-13

farming implements generally, in charge
OF their Mr.. W. 1. Hacker, who is right
at home at the business.
Oren HoOpers' Sons were unable to
make a proper exhibit for lack of space.
Frank @. Harding of Gorham always
works hard to have a large and fine ex-
hibit, and he always succeeds. His general
farm exhibit is all right. He has besides
this a collection of Al varities of apples
and display OF all kinds of fruits and
vegetables,
0. S. Osborne, Gorham, G. W. Booth
by, Standish, Robert Meserve, South Cor
ham, Q. H. Bachelor, Gorham, and M.
V. Jose, South Buxton, were the other
exhibitors of farm produce. Frank Har-
low and James B. Ridgeway OF Gorham
had collections Of many kinds OF
apples.
The poultry ana pigeons are exhibited
in several of the stalls.
S. Tracy has one of the best exhibits of
cattle on the grounds. j. IL. Gatehell of
Gorham has several fine focks of South
down sheep and lambs, which ara we'll
worth looking land Charles w. Chaplin
or Sebago Lake, has another fine flock,
II. B. Meserve of Gorham has a number
of fine Oxford downs,
THE MIDWAY ALMOST COMPLETE.
The midway Is almost complete. There
are a part of the usual personages on the
grounds but some faces are missed by the
sporting element. Five or six gamesters
hung about the grounds until after din
ner and spread out their cloth once but
they put 1t out of sight in short order as
they saw a familiar figure approaching
at about that time.
DRAFT OXEN.
There was considerable interest IN the
pulling match for two classes of draft
oxen which resulted at follows: Six
fest, ten inches and under. Hamilton,
West Scarboro, first; Charles W. Martin,
West Buxton, second; Simeon Tracy,
West Falmouth. third. Seven feet, two
inches and under: @. r. Bean, East
Hiram, first; o. f. Deering, Gorham,
second; Eli Stone, Windham Center and
Albert Meserve, third.
COMMISSIONER CARR INVESTI-
eating.
Insurance Commissioner Stephen Carr
Of Augusta was present at the fair yester-
day ana spent the day investigating the
incendiary fire which destroyed the main
exhibition building last week. He is
closely following up the clues of which
he has several important ones and 1t is
not at all unlikely that arrests may
be made shortly.
HORSE RACES.
The horse races in the afternoon were
called promptly and three races were
reeled of in fine style with Mr.. K. T.
Wentworth of Springvale as starter. The
judges were Charles f. Aver, Portland
and Alonzo Libby, Westbrook. E. w.
Hunt of Portland and A Libby, timers.
Charles II. Leighton Of Westbrook was
clerk of the course.
PA TROT OR PACE.
, The first race was the IA trot or pace,
for a purse Of $500 There were five
entries, but General Mac was drawn.
3 The first heat was won by Rex Wilkes
in 2.23 1-2. Harry L., was close secon i.
J The heat was a fast one and was closely
contested the entire mile.
} The field did considerable scoring fol
the second heat and had to be threatened
} with fine by Starter Wentworth before
) they would come to time. With a good
start ttr finally got away IN fine shape.
but Harry L., went to pieces on the first
turn. This heat was also won by Rex
Wilkes. TIE time was one second slower.
Hex Wilkes won the third heat and
race. Delano drove Harry L., aad took
the pole from Rex Wilkes at thu fl rst
quarter, but lost it at the thres-quarters
pole and went under the wire last.
$40 TROT OR PACE.
In the three-minute trot OF pace fol
$780, six starters were drawn for posi-.
tIons but when the race was called
Kalanos ana Bessie Wilkes were with.
drawn.
The first heat was captured by Edge
mark, Jr., in 2 81 1-2. CatIin was dis
tanced, leaving three horses In the field.
While scoring FOR the second heat a
wheel on Delano's sulky collapsed, caus-
ing a delay. The second hsat was secured
without much dinicuIty by Edgemark,
Jr., the time being bettered by three sec
onds.
Edgemark, Jr., took the race in straight
heats, getting a mark IN the third heat
Of 2.27 IL.
WESTBROOK-GORHAM RACE.
The three minute race for horses owned
in Mestbrook and Gorham, was called
last. This pleased the crowd more than
the faster horses. There was consider.
able talk about Iottie May befno al
lowed to participate ana it looked as
If there would be only two starters, but
1t was found that Lottie May has been
owned In Westbrook within 90 days and
was eligibIe for the race.