Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-29
Trssx DAYS RACES


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A more favorable day for the races t.an
yesterday could rss be desired. The
weather was jos, perfect snd the track ia |
excsllens condition. There vas 4 fs.s |
crowd In stssndsnes, the male fex eoas:iss-
ting large majority. though there we're 81
soodIy number Of ladies' present. Deans
full military bsad vas On the ground ready
to supply sny dsfcience. in The programme |
Mr.. g. Nichols scSd ~ starter, Mssgs.
W. j.. Haley and Fred z. Beanie we're
timers, Hssus. o. Nichols, W. u. Haley,
and J1A. DIV we're Judges, AID M. Y. A.
jones clerk.
3 90 Class.
ist best.--5onse after z s'eiSek the 3.
minute class xss called ard sefe gsyen tie
following posidoas Ben barr. Bssqso,
Jerry, John Lambsrt, Young Matchmaker,
Italia, G. ". r.. Snov storm. Phoebe.
Very sooa after tbe star. e. N. r. gsinsi
the pole All an s.gss:ase of several
lengths, bu. before the Era; quarter was
hardly patssi Ben DsFr dfev mp hard apon
him and By degrees passed him. though
every inch vas Disputed, and fasily son
BY about kalfs lsngfh, making Il vary
interesting hest. Phoebe, Baaqao and
Tails vera aiasneed. Chester L. AID
Actor did nyt sast.
% heas,--A very good start with Itlis
delay being made 90 account Of scoring.
Ben Darr broke Immediately sitter cross-
Ing the line bat gathered at once and soon
took the lead. retaining 10 throughout the
heat G. NJ. r, broke % the fr,t quarter.
but after that held steadily to the work and
even drew up 80 ciosely TO Ben Dsrr near
the close that the latter Won by Iit,ls more
than length. Jerry was taken CT at the |
end Of the first heat.
Sd hsst-fn this heat Young Watch |
maker and G. NJ. r. broke NJ the start, |
which vas rather disrsc'iag, and John
Lambert broke on the "a quarter. but sill
aeon settled isie ibsir positions, Watch |
maker, after breaking at the outset, held |
up steadily. gaining very gradually towards
the ia,t, and dsaily lacked little more than |
half a lsng h Of winning tae heat. Ben
barr vas gwen frat money. G. NJ. T. see
ond, Young Matchmaker third and John |
Lambert fourth.
SrHHAa1, 3 90 Class,
Chester L.. xg. NJ, s. Taylor.
Fairfield, In
Pbobe. tr NJ. =. Cunnir ghsm,
A0gasts. dis
Boa bar, eh z. Piper & Page.
Dama'iscot's. ! II
Snow Storm. sp m, II. y.
" khan. Hailowtll dis
Iaq 2. II. y. icaton.
Aug DIS
Actor. b 5, r. S. Forrest, Riy-
Italia, blk 5. c. W. Moore, Vas
ssIbofo. dis
G. NJ. p, tik =, Charles NJ.
Philips, Shawmut, e 81
Jerry, b Z, j. W. Estes, Au-
gusia, dn
Young MATCHMAKER, r. g.
Hastings. Dampr,seotm 3 3 2
John Lambert. b s. C.E Lane,
Brook. I Al
Heats. IL l.2 81 mile
First, 30 iloi2 237 - |
Second. 80 - / rs ~ 80 i22l3
Third, 10 l.l9 IS 3 I , 30 | 2 |
SO Class
ist heat--tn this heat there was consid- |
cradle delay in getting started owing to |
scoring which caused considerable uneas- |
ness on The part Of the spectators but il was
forgotten whsn ih' start was finally made. |
The horses were given positions in the fol- |
lowing order Cleveland Girl, Ilumberi,
Fred " . Dudley Buck ana Maud M, u. |
|. T. I'D no. start There was eonsiders-
bic bressiog but finally all ~, settled
down to business and IIumblrt won with
Ma1d NJ. claiming the second position.
~ heat Fred NJ. i, pIworful horse |
ard needed much restraining, and it was
with nuuh lttscal,y that his driver could
control him and Start be made. WEen |
that was finally accomplished 10 broke on
the erss quarter but soon settled down and
gained tie pole on the second quarter aud
held hrs, place through the heat, though
that pal lon w9s very closely contested hy
Clevelsni Gid. hut unfortunately she
broke at that j1nciure anil finally fell back
to the fourth place.
81 beat This was rather the most ex
citing heat of fha dny tIumbeu was TAX
Ing good erouI 4 at frat but fouled Cleve-
lind Girl at { g end of the seeood quarter.
Maud NJ. took tho LEAD in the dir quar-
,er shcn Fred NJ gained worry rapidly and
passed her witch he'd hardly been accom-
ph,hed when Msrd NJ again tuck the lead
hut iu't before crossing she line at the
close Frrd NJ made spur; snl Maud NJ.
broke. thus givn. the hes,to Fed NJ.
9TH heat.-Af,er several seorings the
word 90 wa. given. Fred VI. broke. bus
was ,oln checked Maud NJ. broke twice
ard Hun.hert cio sicd Dudley Buck Il
was quite an iatere,ticg h'at as they sill
kept quite near together and the contest
was quite close. Fred NJ. was given the
first money. Humhclt second. Dudley
Buck third and Maud NJ. fourth.
suxn,Rr or e33 Grass.
Fred NJ. blk 9. CA Marsten,
Skowhs gan.
M,ads NJ. br M, II. c. james,
Wstervile.
lIumbert. Big, Il l. Winslov,
Roeklsni, >
q ,vel,nd Girl. blk M r s