Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-08
EASTERN MAINE FAIR.
Nelson TIOts in 2 10 IA, Beat
iDg the Worlds Record.
Successful Close Of a Successful Week---
Premiums Asaidsd.
Beautiful Weather Immense Attend
ance ard 4 First Claze Fair.

BAsGoE. Sen,. crowd Of . 0G0 feo-
pie "a, drawn 10 Maplss COL by the eveat.
Of the sfiernoon tlr great at riction being
the effort Of TIE Maine bfei Nelson by
Your Rolf. 10 bower the worl.s record
for Aha'f mile track. Jeha Haints, Nell
son trainer, was GU, with a fast running
horse ia ,n'ky psy at tie heal OF the
stretch waiting to join lh- record breaker.
Nelson IA -. led f0xn the stretch once
and then jogse.l ha X. A- he came down
20 The wire tor the @grd he dIi rot seem TO
be tfotting any here near 4 three-minufe
. an none of the watching thousant.
expected that the trial was about 70 com
ms nee. bBt his owner lot kcd up at the
iuige-, nodded for the " prl, snt sh)uted
'Go for your lfe.' The beautiful bay
seeinpd 10 fully understanI what was said
t. iini for hls ears straighteGei back ana
hi. stride lengthcued Ike a piece of
mas hioery be ROUNDED the sharp turn and
went up the back stretch. Coming intI the
hslf mile stretch he wa, going like the
wind, and here the running horse joined
ian de IN the rear, ard had 70 hustle to
keep up. rs he fl,s under the wire the
timer shouted o.
As he Rounded the lover return he lost
his feet. long drawn "Oh' escaped IT,.
lips of thugstuds for they bad never before
s,rn or heard Of Nelson making A break.
It vas only tro or three seconds before
b. vas ir0t ing again and ith mary ellous
speed The crowd knew that he would
make i grand mile. hut hardly expected
af cr the break that he would ever touch
Tie record H. made the last ha f wonder
fully fat, however tini-hing in 10 ~.
Then the admirers of the stallion inve .ti-
gated the cIu-e of the break On the turn
II was found that the Ir4' bal not recoy-
cred from tia eiec's of Fridays rain, but
there was lltic place very muddy and
-iil pcty la the middle that the stallion
foot had. struck, slid aud caused hun tu
bretk
Mr.. Nelson's face vas pale from disap-
potuimeft a. he came into the judges
stand, but be tirmly SAID "gentlemcn in
lst 30 minutes will Try that record again
aud Nith even far conditions the stallion
VIII break II Tor a dc'd certeittv."
lie Was s. good ~ his word for in hslf
aH hour be wa' on the track again aml
Stun iog cheers from the vast crowd.
THIS time hr had no running pace max r
hut The c1ud,ttns we're had. II was after
> O'Clock and thltle shower SCENE j
immipe lt, the air being dull a1d heavy.
Chauc, were u1questIonsbly against the
S.sliion
Ills CWuer occupied no tune in warming
bnI up but sett him almost rs so1n As he
reached the track Without skip or
break liz made the mile and II magniti-
cent rate Of speed lhund .rou- Applause
greet, Il the finish. hurdt,I watches
saii t.. but the judges were con erss-
tv- ard announced l. IL
The record had been braten and squarely
bea'cn As thy stallion came back to the
stand there were cheers from il muffin 'e
inI the ar was fu | of waving hasdtcr-
chiefs
Tie stallion hsd beaten 'he record which
.ss mnl, by The famous jag Eye See OF
-ume Nc-i,ra track. and it wa, ~ good rs
, 4 on mile track. The two heats were
ven morr wonderful un ler the existing
.ol di iou,. M ih- horsvmrn marvclied as
h,, raw hm on iheir sc,rr card ike this
qo.,,cr muf. ausf,cr.. 'S't, Mic.
i i l,a'. S,a.' - - 10: 10: 10 - 3i5 5i5i
Thl track aud ,tr weathsr lauics pped
ne @''l "ii thi'N wv" :" ''ii'' n" i"toM
ng are tue sumntrc, Of the afternoons
.,r.s
i'e'
fr'r tot All
rrottip., b,r.....h..ts mile heats. pn,-.
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