Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-17
TOPSHAM FAIR
Lads The Whole State ior
Good Races il 1891.
fhe Attmdsnee md Receipts Well Up
10 the General lIslaga.


Especial 10 the KxxxxBES JouxsAL-
TorsHax. Oct. I6.-Beantifui wsasEs,
started the extra day Of Topsham Fair
occasioned BY the stormy Tuesday, AID Q
good old fashioned crowd improved tha
opportunity and attended the World.
Fair" Of SagAdahoc,
As many If not more people were present
as on Mondsy. The grand stand had good
crowd in the seats, ard the fences we're
well lined up with people and teams several
rows dep.
The entries for the sew .ral races were
ass-,lass, the 2 27 having seven; the 40,
6ftsen; and the two-yea,-old class, five.
Word was received by telegram 10 the
MOI ming that Lee Moores Of Gardiner, the
jr.ver mat was mi ired ia Thur sdsy's races,
was feeliog much bsster and would be On
his feet il few days.
| The 227 class was called out first, but
the owner Of ST La~rsres prote tted the
| starsing Of Fed NJ, owned oy G. A. Mars
ton Of Skowhesxu, aud Van Helmons.
osnel by J. ?. Tash, Fair 1eld, till their
legal entries wets shown, Eii accordingly
the Q 40 clsss was stArts d first. This
occssioned s,me delay in getting the races
under way. The result wss that Van Hell
mont and Fred M. did not start
Broadway, owned by c. F. Peterson Of
| Bruins wick, was started between heats TO
| beat three minutes. He trotted wi.hou. =
| break and made handsome mile in All
the quarters being 4 / A l % 1-2, 81 =
24l3-4
The judges we're Isaiah P ,mpilly, Lew
istop, starter; G II. Nichols, Bath, aud L.
V. NJ Kenny. Auburn, Timers; F II.
Wilson. Brunswick. Frank Reed, Bath
| clerk. N. s. Purrinton, Bo~doIn.
St J .sn the Baptist Band Of Brunswick
| enlivened sbs waits between heats with fine
| musii from the grand sand.
Tie receipts for Friday were Si355. a
remarkably good showing for postponed
dsy Of the fair.
The races were postponed till S gturdsy
.ftern Jon ct 2 o'clock. on sccount of
| dsrkoess, Ave heats having been trotted in
the 2 27 a1d 2 40 races. The twoysar-old
col. race was not started. Admission free.
2.27 Class. Purse $500, Di,ided-Four
Starters.
Four horses came GU. for the fret heat
out Of seven e1tries They go good
start, Sc. Lawrence leading on the bsck
half, with 81. Lawrence second, Miss Ledc
lhird and Volunteer fourth. This order
they followed to the three quarters. the isst
stretch beiug q good one, Miss LIDO CON-
ing under the wire, under the W hip, shout q
nose behind Black Nathan, Who rook the
aeat In 2 SO IA. 81. Lawrence took second
place, Miss Ledo third, VoluuN er fourth,
Ihs faish WAS grand ore. the fight being
great between the tive lesders, ore or the
best ever seen on the grounds. Time, 36f
la. l.50, 2 29l
la the second heat the drivers of Miss
Ledo and S. Lawrence paid $40 each for
coming ahead Of the pole horse. Tha start
vas good after this discipline. Mrs Lido
led on the half, with st Lawrence & close
second The finish was IS pretty as you
c juld vish to gszs On, and the appisuse
from the gran stand was A
The last half was . closely contested
race, Miss L do finishing at the lead on 8
loose rein. though ST. Lawrence WAS handy
20 her on the finish. Black Nathan was
third and Volunteer held fourth place.
showing up we'll.
Tim, 80, Is, l.54, 2 30t
In the third heat Miss Ledo t0ak the
lie ad and held it to the finish. The heat wss
exciting throughout, The horses being we'll
tc gether, the leaders struggling for the
anlsn. Miss Ledo proved too speedy for
her c,utestants and toox tue heat in 2 81
Time, 37i ia. l.53, 23l
Miss I.edo left her feet on the fret turn,
ST Lawrelcs going 10 the front along the
back On the fitsi turn down the stretch
BIssk Nathan went ahead. On the back
Miss l. do and Black Nstsan broke but
Mus Ledo settled and took the lead Down
the stretch came the quartet, Miss Ledo
| ahead, St Lawrence, second, Black Nathan
going back to third and Volunteer fourth.
The flush was good, the crowd showing
more enthusiasm than over any previous
heet The judges, however. noticed that
Miss Ledo. Black Nathan and s.. Lawrence
made four breaks each; therefore. the heat
wss given to St. lawrence; Volunteer,
second; Miss Lsdo. third; Black Nathan,
fourth Time 57i, LA, So, 2s2
:was growing dsrk when the fifth heat
Of the 27 race was called aud the crowd
had thinned out very much, though all the
enthusiasts held down their seats or walked
about to keep themselves warm. The
| horses came GU. at 10 and started in good
order The moon shown over the course,
bu. away they went for blood It wss too
dark to watch the back side but Miss Ledo
.ss abe I'd or the start. She broke on the
turn, Black Nathan going aheid. Down
the stretch they came in the gathering
shadows OF darkness, Black Nathan win
nins the heat. st Lawrence, second, Vol
uut ser, third and Mics Led1 fourth. Time,
| SO | q l IA; 81; 80
, q CLASS. PURSE $500, DIV IDED, UNFINISHED.
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