The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-08-16
or the Reporter.
TRoTVINc AT FAIRFIELD.

August I'll and 10th, on account of bad
Weather were postponed to the 10th and
It'll which proved to be a wise decision.
IN Friday, the first day, long before the
inc for the racing to commence the peo-
ole IN carriages and On foot came pouring /
in from all parts of the country and when
The bell tapped for the first race there
must have been nearly three Thousand
peoplc ON the grounds.
There have been improvements made ON
the park the present year. \ grand stand
has been erected with roofing over the
same, having a capacity to seat quite a
large crowd which adds greatly to the
comfort Of the spectators. a bicycle
track has also been built just inside the
pole, over which grand parade of wheel
men took place. In buildings. there is
quite Il large stable and numerous sheds
which furnish ample room for all horses
entered In the races, so that those who
wish to participate in the popular sport of
the day have only to attend the meetings
at Fairfield Park
The first day, when the bell rang to
call up the Green Horses there were in
the stand as Judges Messrs. +. l.. Nor
cross of the Fearnaught farm at Man
chester. j W Withee Of Pennington and
] y Z. Wheeldon of Bangor, besides
several reporters for different papers
throughout the state. The Green race,
which WAS first on the programme, WAS
ealled a little past two in the afternoon
aud Wa> won IN three straight heats by
fhc gray mare, Mary S . owned ny Geo.
SAckpole of Watcrvile, sired ty Gray
Dam
The entries 10 the 2 IL class were TWEEN
ty-onc and when the race was called there
appeared on the track fourteen horses, a.
large field of horses, think, az ever
started in one race in the State of Maine.
The large number Of starters made it ex-
ceedingIy tircsome for the Judges; how
ever, after scoring several times they got
away with pretty good start, the first
heat being won by the Skowhegan horse
| Deceiver 1t took seven heats to decide
this race, and it was finally won by the
bay mare lluldah. owned by w. ID. Haley
of SO. Gardiner She was sired by En-
peror William, record 2.27 II.
In the 234 class there were five start
ers, which race it took five heats to de-
eide, Black Crook coming off victorious
in the end He Is very fine looking
horse, and we believe was sired by Gen.
Knox. This and the 242 record had to
he postponed until the second day as
darkness came on before they could be
finished
Next came the running race Of hall
! mil, with Ct a A Gliuht
accident occurred in the race 1.-THE broncho
Dick F., when near the quarter pole
threw his driver and jumped the railing
however both escaped uninjured. This
closed the races of the first day.
Saturday, Aug, | !, the postponed races
242 and PA classes, were called at IL
A. NJ. prompt. At 9 in the afternoon the
3-minute class was rung up and nine
passed under the wire at the word go.
Three straight heats decided this race anC
first money was won by Alice Oates. Ii
this race was the three-year-Old stalion
Courier, owned by Hilton and Courier OF
Hartland, which took second money
driving the winner out in the second
heat in PAL l-2 This colt showed re
markable trotting qualities and bids fai
at some future day to drop into the 2.3C
list.
When the judges called out "bring W
the 30 HORSES it was very perceptibl,
that there was deeper interest mani
tested than had been taken in all tn,
other races combined The starters wer,
Tommie, Elmo, Kate, Lawrence ant
Maud r., and it was thought before TIN
race commenced that it would take wis.,
head tn pick the winner, but after tn,
Hru, kna . rAurnHnI I'm
was to win the race, which she did il
three straight heats The first heat wa
accomplished in rather moderate time. TIL,
winner making a bad break on the star
and not overtaking the stallion Lawrenc,
until they struck the home stretch. II
the second heat Maud X. got away fast
going to the quarter pole in 80 seconds
and TO the half in | the second quartz
in 81 seconds, az lG gait, coming home il
227, making the fastest record eve
made on Fairfield track. Lawrence
close second with apparently some spec,
in reserve. In the third heat Maud II
went the first half in LIZ -, doing TIN
full mile in go, the other horses as pc
summary. Maud Il. VAS bred by the lat
Ira S. Rogers of Norridgewock, Me, ant
was sired by Cunard, by Won Moltke, dan
y "'i no9' =" VA" w Vi" "e'''o'
ell
The 2.3S race was won in five heats b
Maud NJ, a daughter Of Victor by Gen
Knox. The noted. stallion Gideon wa
exhibited at full speed back and forth OF
the home stretch. He is % years oil bu
maintains his vouth To a remarkable dp
gree. He is the sire of several In the 23
list. Mr.. Gerald also gave his stallion
broadway. an airing to wagon. attractin,
onnsiaaro,lo attention