Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-01
PAIRFIgLD RACES.
Auolte' DJy Of Fast and El.
citing 1ro'tlrg Given.
2farklla ald Xsldo County Races Ii.
laet Large Crowds.
Another burglary at Richmond
4 Schooner Ashore,
Especial to The KEssEnrc JoussAL !

Special to The KEssEBEc JouasAL
FAIRFIELD. Sept. So.-This has been .
'indy. dissgfeesb!e day, and to this cause
doubtless /. due in part the comparatively
sm all attendance As the park. While there
we're many more teams here today than
Yesterday. there were less people on the
grand stand. 80 that the sggregsse attend.
ance was probably about he same on both
lays. The proprietor. Mr.. Hartford, has
worked indestriously to make . success of
| these faces, arc as races they have certsinl,
been successfui and satisfactory to those
sho have st.e nd7d them. General regret
is expressed that the attendance va. not
as lsrse as va. hop-d for.
The 3 90 ass for PAGERS did rot fill but
/; took snres tea,s, ard they were sll god
cnss, TO settle the 2 40 cIsss in which ,he
first two heats we're trolted yesterday, and
this virtual added anotuer race TO the list
as orig nei!y advertised for today. In trot-
ting off This race, Baf quo had the pole
on the third hes-, but fell hack 20 third
position, Combination holding the leading
place until the home stretch was reached.
when Ltule H-d passed him and came in
about length ahead. The fourth heat
was marked by an exciting episode which
made the people hold their breath for an
instant. The driver of Lcngsay. immedi-
ately after getting III. word, pulled hs
horse towards the pole so that hi, sllky
hooked oa to ths' OF Banquo, and in less
time than i. takes 10 say it ali four we're il
collision. s versl spokes were broken
mt hnf IN Ill
continued on With but little delay of course
for the h. at WAS rro'ted in ~. 1t w,ss
fight and old hJsssmen said il Longway had
had been hsndl BY one Of more expert
rnca he wcud have won the heat. The
judges did not believe tha, his driver in
tended to do wrong in pulling him in IS he
did, but set him back to learn him to be
more careful and gave him some good ad
vice in pleassn! ~sy which he accepted
in the fame spirit. On tie fret quarter OF
the 9Th heat Lille Ned and Bsnquo went
together 70, about Is rods 50 il they we're
hIched d It was one Of the prettiest
sights seen durirg the race. Little Ned
finally made gain On Bsnquo but at ls.l
quarter they were together again and i! |
was fight down the home stretch but The |
horse from B-ocke came in ahead. The
purse of st25 wss divide d As follows Little |
Ned ls; {, mbination %; Bsnquo Sd. |
summary ss follows:
Little Ned, J H Gates. broot.... ? , II
Combination. G. r. Wellington,
Albiun...-...-...-- ...- ......... | 3 2 3I
Banquo, Geo. a Alden. wstcrviie ; II
Prince Ona Ha, n. l. Perkins, Fits.
Frank q nj, rai Held. 5 ! ! dis
Echo, A, II Rice. oas land. 6 DR.
Time, 2.i3, Zi2i, ~, 24i 2 4Ot.
The fret hs al If the 2 "a class was de |
VOID If any special interts. 7 ere was
good trota <, but tha horses were ali |
strung Gu. IL q prcc, s,ion. The secoi |
nest was ~oh without any great struggle by |
Duster, ard Gray E,gle and Ted Jefferson
Dsrrowly escaped beirg ds.anced. The
third heat Sas OF the same proc ssionsl
character as tn. hf.t The purse OF Sl50I
vas thus divided: Duster, lJ; C.stle
Dare, %; Gen. Hancock, 81. Summary
IS follows:
Dexter. A, X. Perkins. Skowhe gan. ,...... / II
yast!e Daf". Il. A, rus-ey. Unity,...-..- 2 Il
zen. IL .ncock. { B. oilman, ateryille. ;
Ted }. he' son, I'd Geichel, ,-............. ! I
tray Eagle. Ii, +. featon Augnsia,...... 5 s
Time, 49, z.a6 l-a. 2.J6 a.
Much to the oissppoiatmen Of the peo-
de- neither Van Helmont nor Resolu;e wa.
tsrttd 10 the 27 Glass. Van Heimont's
iriv.r clsimed that horse WAS somewhs
anne and not in condition otherwise. On
he first quarter Maud Nj who started ii
uurth p,sce, went to second, but lost 1t o..
be last half and went back TO fourth
1t the end of the heat The positions
Il alt the horses Re IN sined NJ chan xed. Oa
he last hail OF the 'econd hest, Volunteer
yeut ahead Of Miss Led,, who made
'resk and came slmost to a standsnll. II
he last heat Miss Ledo recovered the Sec
md place and came under the wire close
ipon Fred NJ. Miss Ledo is very speedy,
nd If she could keep her fsei ind trot all
he way round. there are few horses 10
iaine that could best her This race vas
good one righ. through. The purse of
1850 wss awarded thus: Fred M, lst;
diss Ledo, I'd; Volunteer, 30. This is
be summary
red NJ. C A Msrs'on, Skowhegan........ / II
fiss Ledo u A Alden, WatervIle........ 2 3 I'll
olunteer, W Berry, Augusta,.,....... 2 81
laud VI, n C James, Watervie.
Time, 2 3! ! , 81, 23l.
Freeman, sitter Fred Boone, was driven
y his owner, Nelson W. Jones of Fairfie d
ENTER, to beat his record of 2 AZ. by which
e won the three year old stallion cup st
be Maine State Fair. The time which he
lsde by quarters was 80, 117, 90. 2 404,
nd had be ro, INSIDE bad break his mlIt
Tould have been a. least two seconds faster
nd some think three. Freeman is trotter