Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-27
The Mssdcw Park Racss.


Especial 10 the KEssEBEc JoURSAL.J
GARDINER. Aug 26 "A fairly good day
had collected quite crowd at Meadow
Park to witness the races, and with the
prospec. Of considerable excitement. At
little after they began to score for the
scrub races. Z. D. Tssker Of Gardiner.
A. T. Story, Halloweli ard James Merrill
OF West Gardiner. sctsd as judges.
In the three min ute scrub race there were
| seven starters, and after scorir short
! time the word to g, was given 10 the fol-
lowing order: Sidney, Victoria, Brown
Dick, Nellie G Prince, Van NevAr and
Rostler. Sidney took the lead and held
| IT we'll until the three-qusrter, when VIC
toria closed upon her and passed, coming
! in ahead, winning in 3 OIL IL
| In the second heat Victoria withdrew.
arc on the start-o ff Prince soon took the
| lead, with Sidney close. Prince broke and
Sidney passed and took he lead to the
| finish in 3 OF.
The third heat was practically race be-
tween Sidney and Prince, Sidney holding
| the lead most of the time, coming in O4
| On account Of the lateness the race was
postponed until tomorrow. The summary
stands:
| siduev, oh. 5. W. J. Ballard, W. Sidney. l
| yic oria rp u g. W Newell Litchfeld S
| Brown Dick, McGugin. n. Pittston ...... :
Nellie G <. m, o. S. Green, W. Gardiner
| Prince, b, g., W. +. Wharf, ". Gardiner
vannev,r, b. g, A. NJ. Burnham, West
| Ga diner .......,...........-.......
| Rustler, g, q. ". Newell, Litchf,ld ID.
1ime-3di.
There WAS little delay in starting the
| 2 so class a. Rustler threw a shoe. There
we're Ave starters, wi h Perley first, Jocco
second. Sidney. third, All Righ, fourth, Rue
| tier ifth. Perly kept his lead with Joccn
close, but Jocco made some bad bresas and
| Sidney closed in on him, but Periey came in
easily ahead ia 2 80.
In the second heat Perley first, Sidney
close, but All Right passed Sidney before
| the quarter and held second nearly to finish
| hen hs broke and Sidney came IN second.
Perley held a strong lead all the way. Fol
loving is The summary:
Perley, C. m. j. c. Cooper. Gardluer..... I
sinney. cb. $, W: j Bal ard, "; sidney" ;
| Rustic, .. q. G. W. Newell, Litchheii..... 3
Jacco, h. J. f.. Whelan. N. hi'eheid.. 5
| All Right, Chas Trask, Gardiner.........
In the ne xt clsss, through some di.sstis-
f. sctiop. Ivan was withdraw and the race
VAS PRACTICALLY finished, and the last heat
| was matter of form. Arrival did coed,
horest work not making SKIP in the whole
three heats. summary:
| Arrival, br. g. A J. Libby, Gardiuer....
| Ivan, Q. j. G. Cooper. ...-..........
| Gray victor, g. s., ,. I. Mcbueia, East
PIttHt0n -...s'...''ss' =
Zine, 2.3s.
There were but three starters ia the 2,35
| clsss-Arrival first, Ivan second, Gray
Victor third. Arrival took The lead in
| way which meant that he intended to keep
| it, but Ivan followed him close, but bre Ike
| Just before the quarter ard Lost, but soon
came up and followed clcss u der tire wire,
and kept close to the ftish in 2 3S Ar
rival trotted tquste heat without skip
| Considerable time was spent in scoritg IN
| The secord heat, but when the word to go
came, Arrival 10, k bis place at the pole and
made square deal to the finish in 40
| Ivan mad. good showing, but few skips
| lost time for him.
| In the races today a 2.3G class will be put
in place Of the free for-sll ss that did not
fill. Lady Franklin owned by A. T. Story
will be entered in this class. Some dissp-
| poirtment was felt by the friends of this
horse ihat they did not see her tro, yester-
day, for she was not allowed to enter during
the day.