The Portland daily press., 1900-10-13
Two Good Races in At
ternOOn.
2.19 Unfinished With Two Heats
For NeWmarCh.
ESPECIAL TO THE PRngs.l

ESPECIAL. TO THE PREsS.1
Topshan, October 12.-After three days
of an incessant downpour Of rain in
which the grounds and track were COM
pletely drenched, preparations were made
soday to begin the Topsham fair. All of
the officials and many friends of the So
ciety got out early this morning ana
went to work with will to have every
thing IN as good shape as was possible.
This work was carried out IN splendid
style and the lahors were we'll rewarded.
Last nights strong wind and the clear
weather that started in this morning aid
ed very materially in the plans so that by
noon nearly everybody was heard to
comment that better day could hardly
have been chosen. Tbs is the 10th an
nual fair of this society and it gives
promise of being one OF the best that
the Topsham people have ever enjoyed.
There was an attendance Of upwards
5000 people on hand today. The fair will
continue Saturday and Monday
The president of the society is B. M.
Patten OF Topsham; the vice presidents,
Il. Il. Skoiheld OF brunswick, l. II. Pur-
linton OF Brunswick and S. l. Holbrook
OF Harpswell; the secretary, W. 5. RoR-
ers Of Topsham; the treasurer u. e.
Smith Cr brunswick. Deputy Sheriff
Hartman Of Bath was the marshal Of
During the rain Of Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday, the days originally
scheduled for the fair, the exhibitors lost
no time in placing their articles in the
hall so that there is more than the
10 her 1IfQn.
sils set out for admiration. The cattle,
swine and poultry exhibits are also very
large There is an abundance OF the
merry-g -go-rounds, while the side shows
drew big crowds all day.
The races started at few minutes
past two O'Clock with two contests on
the list, 30 class for which purse of
$3.50 was offered, and 2 10 class, for
which there was Ii purse OF 500. Isaiah
Il Morrill, of Brunswick was the starter;
Charles F. Aver of Portland, W. A.
Whittier OF Old Orchard and 1, Y. Nc
Kenney of Auburn, timers, and George
A Woodbury. of brunswick, David W.
Scribn Of Topsham and L. H. Purinton
OF Bowdoinham, judges. All OF thsm
Officiated In capable manner, the drivers
finding no cause for complaint.
The 2 80 class was the first to be called.
After scoring half 8 dozen times 1.-The
WORD was given. Maud E.started out with
promise, but soon went up into the air,
as did Butcher Girl. They did their
best to recover, but could not land them
selves and both were distanced. Capt.
Half came under the wire with a dozen
feet to spare. Laura b. and Little
Glimmer had a great race all the way
round, the former winning by only the
slightest of margins.
In the second heat Capt, Hail held the
lead from the start, and Laura b. and
Little Glimmer were, respectively, second
and third, all the way around.
Again 1t was one, two, three In the
third and deciding heat. Capt. Haf and
his driver came IN for no little praise
Tor their fine work. The summary.
S.S5 Glass; Purse $3.50.
Capt. Half br G, (Wheeldenl, III
Laura b., blk m, (BurriIl,l 222
Little GIimmer, b 6, (Smart), 33
Maud E., br m, (Estesl, dis
Butcher Girl, b N, (Brown,) dis
Time, 2.29 1-2, 229 IA, 2.29 1-9,
There was field of four good horses
in the 2.19 class, and some very pretty
racing was done. Scooter broke badly
in the first heat and this allowed the
other three to fight 1t out by themselves.
Alice Drake took the best advantage of
every point and by brilliant work landed
the honors.
Much scoring made the crowd tired be-
fore the second heat had begun, and
Starter Morrill, was obliged to warn the
drivers with lines, After this the field
got the word and dashed of In good
positions Newmaroh won the heat by
a great spurt, The stallion also captured
the applause for coming IN leader in the
third heat. Alice Drake came up from
fourth position to second. BY this time
darkness came on and it was decided to
finish this race tomorrow. 1t will be
started at IL 80 o clock sharp.
s.19 Glass; Purse $500. (Unfnished.)
Newmarch, S, (Gerald,) 211
Bay Dean, b G, (Reynolds,) 323
Alice Drake blk N, (PattengalI, 2
Scooter, b 6, (Wheelden),
Time, 2 20 IA, 2.2O 1-2, 2.24 IA
The races tomorrow are the 2S class
and the 1856 class
Between the heats the Bath band dis
coursed music. Mack and Mara, Yankee
character artists, also gave a pleasing
exhibition, as did Prof Leach Of Ray
mond, with his trained oxen, and a
young bicycle crack Of Leominster, |
Mass.
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