four o'clock in the afternoon
On the second day came the _ bona fide _ horse trots , of great interest to all owning horses troubled with that dangerous disease -- speed . On the third and last day , a young fellow with a cageful of dancing turkeys divided public attention about equally with a white-haired and long-bearded man from Newfoundland who `` ate glass tumblers , '' biting off and chewing up great mouthfuls of glass , as if it were a crust of bread . Afterwards this same old Blue-nose fought with his own large Newfoundland dog , using only his mouth , growling and snapping in such a frightful way that it was hard telling which brute was the dog . But the final and most exciting feature of the day , was the `` scrub race , '' which came off at four o'clock in the afternoon . In this race any and every animal was allowed to take part , except horses . Men , boys , dogs harnessed into carts and carrying their owners , cows , steers and goats , anything on four legs or two , could compete except the genus _ equus _ . The prize was ten dollars to the winner , meaning he , she or it , that first reached the judge 's stand .