Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-06
THE RACES.
Coed and Exciting frottDe It
The Capital Driving PNk.
ihs Crowd Iuins Out Veil isd m
Amply Repaid.
July Meet Added to Q Loug List Of
eucsssfu Races.


The popularity OF Cspnot Diving Park
vss veil s'tsstef'by the crowds which
thfonast Il 81 the races On Saturday, de-
spite TIE fsiny fSrsho m and the very ua-
certain condition OF snsifs, even - is.e -
O'Clock IN the Afternoon when is was not
sure that races would take place on account
Of the condition Of the track from the fore
,o,c ,.,.. ANAL .ttsnd.res -. ,r,a.
en' - carry ~ ~ '''' Hhsa shower
occurred when almost rendered certain
that no rseing would take place; and. In
Ear, .,,, IN, nm, ali axs, H.. cs,v -
eve" !" hA.''si ''"' ".'uihsf' 'nAs the
races had been declared on This an
nounesment, however, was premature and
La, - ,,o,, ~. .
"'"'' 'A'
!" snecs 's 70 aeep many people avsy
from the track during the early part Of the
afternoon, And until auth y,ity wen. M,
,s o..
"-' VI" os' 4"N''-
sAtnsy, ana Succession Oh Bght spfihkles
between 2 and 30 o'clock DELAYED the
calling NJ thu frat race Thu e,ov. hs..n
= - a., ,--
W '"o''' II. "'"D'' 'Ns carriages !"
pour on, ana hnaily came the inspiring
nosss Of the band. somewhat late, which
hal . ,a,s sssc, Tn ,,.ck 90, Z, vsv
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s'o' o""p''"'' III" 'A'h u" NOV IN urea H.
e1d u had been brushed Just enough 10 dry
IL ~ we'll. Drivers said there was one
soft place At the upper turn on tbs back
stretch, but it va. upon the whole in bet
ter condition than il wa. on Friday. a. ALI
hor'emen know the Augusta track will
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h,,.,, o., III, - sa,,, ~, ,ha .,,arnaan
80 ,ha -hais oooI "a 1900.
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,ho,..nd nsonIa nnon ,hs o,oyna .nd b,s
Tho vs.,bs, ~ The ma,n,ng hsen nIs,,.ot
The nail ,ouId have contained the l.,gs.,
.s..mhi.gs in n. b;.to,v Inn. .bov;,g
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inc i, .li ming, i. a,.t cl.s. And /. .u,e IN
bs ,n.;n,.ina5 M bst,s, yn.,,ntea a,
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nsed.d
"' A minute S"ss
The fret race called was for the three
minute horses and it wssa quarter 10 3
when DIR. Pickering struck the bell. There
were nine entries IN the class. but the race
brought out but four CON petitors. Some.
thinking there would b. no races. had sent
their horses home in the forenoon one
or two wers unwilling to trot as the track
vas thought 10 be too heavy for them to do
we'll upon it, and other circumstances kept
some out. The horses appearing were
Young Wstchmskct. BY Matchmaker, Ir
owned by r. @. Hastings, DAmarisco,ta;
Jack, owned BY Noel Power, Of Gardiner,
driven by Leland Moore: the youpg Fear.
nauabt stallion. Sidney. owned by w @.
Ballard. West Sidney. and Charles D.. BY
MATCHMAKER, Jr entered BY Lon MELON.
AID. East Pittston. At the drawing Sidney
GOT the pole. with Charles ID. second, Jack
third and Matchmaker outside. After
much scoring the word was aiven, Jack
taking the lead at once and getting the pole
on the Hrst turn; Sidney breaking badly,
and Charles u who started we'll. falling
10 the rear. Before making che first qua
ter Jack acted badly. Matchmaker going to
tho lead, and Charles d., who had gained
from his break, taking second place.
Passing the h.lf.mile Matchmaker did
some rood ,au,re trottiug. and leading the
neId with Charles ID. still keeping second,
Sidney third and jack in the rear. In this
position the heat was finished.
Al the commencement Of the second heat
there was a gres. deal of scoring. the blame
for which seemed to be mostly charged u
Jack who acted badly; his driver, however
appearing TO 10 the nest ne could 70 seep
To-. nj. vb;,a NOS. wall mn /, tho al, .rd
"S Us ""e "ose "er Wy :" 81 So
was hAru ON tHe o'' rinAiIy a'er u'e UT
Hs scores the coils got away JACK
tho poie. which he took from Matchmaker
at the lover turn; but the latter gained on
him despite bis running and both passed
Sidney and Charles D. some ways in the
lime. in ihi, heat, in Consequence of which
-, y. w.,ohn.he, w,,,, s;dnsH ,h;,1