Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-08
MEADOW PARK RACES
fh. Fall Nee! Calls Out I
Good Attendance.
Tho Races Xsle Capitalization OF
fTo.Y1l-0ld Haty.
Dexter Park Has the First Days Bae-
ing for seven Years.
Especial to the Kzssxszo JorRrAL.

l5peciAl 70 The hzssEsEC JotRSAL-I
GAsDIsEa, Oct. THE keonebec
Valley Farmers and Sock Breeders Asso
cision opened their ocsobsr meeting this
afternoon q. Merrilrs park. West Gardiner.
The races we're called ., 2 o'clock. There
we're about 800 people on the groqnd. A.
NJ. Savage Of Lewiston. and A. B Booker
and Fred Harmon Of Gardiner, offici.ted IS
ju ises IN an impartial ard sstisfActoy
manner Th- track vas unde. the charge
Of a. Albert S-weil. ss marshal 1he
day Vas rather cold and raw dissgreesble
sind blowing the entire Atteracoa. This
did much to keep the people AWAY and II
was well riah impossible to work
the horses up 10 any fast tme-
lhe oriy ore Of ihs day Between
two Of the b Ais the t~oyenr o'f Ntisoa
stallion "H,.t," owqed ty W ID. Haley
Of River View Farm. sou'h Gardiner, Wa.
given an eI ioii,a half mile bV bis owner
He was timed for sn eighth on the bses
stretch and did i: in 10 Il seconds. "a
clip. He came down the home stretch ss
2 80 giis, according to z BOD ju iges lhe
CT 3wt received the r al with enthu ia'm.
II ,ley IS = hxrdsom clean gsltsd trotet,
and scted every inch the old horse. lie
is wonder for tw5-yesr old Tne n 81
event called was the race for horses in the
Three Minute Class.
Eight horses presented themselves for
honor in THE ass TIL q st h'st vas devoid
Of interss, outside of the fr-t four horses
- l.
Cushnoc j.. and MATCHMAKER Patchen near
ly ueck and neck. Lady A ard Victoria were
trs~n Of the end of the first heat. l 'h.
second hsat the PAGER Matchmaker Patchen
tlok the le 81 and led the fl-id until the dis
t.nce A,g was srpsched on the last half when
the SOL - Cushn &c pull. d in ahead ard
N IN 2 81 ghe ptrtr took second again
With Frer1ont Knox third. Cushnoc Jr
won the third heat aid race, trotiing the
mile in 2 81 Matchmaker Pstchen "as
good secord judge troe.ing into third place.
summary.
MEADOW PARE. Oct Z. '9l-3 miru;e class,
best three in five, mile h" t.
Cu,heo1. Jr. b. j. T, Mehusin. rth
wa chmsser Patchen. b. $ I. O. Track,
srem mt Kac \, BIS. " L. BrD7. Dresden
Judge. e h.. A Alden. Bo'ton, hass..'
KIT Q. b, m, Hemaa Ihayer; ;.....,..t 5
Vann-var, b. q, b burDham, West
Lad a. b m, N. Alexander. Jr,. Rich
vis'ofa HS%n M S campbci. Grrt'ntT DIR
lime. 2'i 81. 2s3
2.:t2 Class.
Almon, Pa,chep, Jack ard Harry J. were
the contestsns 10 lhls ever t The mrs.
heat was 4 pretty exhibit all three horses
proving good ones Harry J was h,r llv =
fsvoiite tut pu led the heat to his cfeoit
Aim mt P.schsr halt length behind aud
JACK n the rsa- Tine, 2@7 The
horses were well bu Lhtd a. the stsrt in The
second heat Jack msde big spuIt At the
'ura but dropped hehidd a. the quarter pole.
Harry j. held be pI'e for the full mile ard
came in a. wIunsr IN 2 81 2 The third
heat ess as frCn rg as sty ever seen on the
track The horses slrtrd in butcn ard
be d il for half mil, Harry J. in The lead,
Almort Pa,chan second, JACK third AT
the turn Jsck trohe ard fell b. bind. The
relativ" posi- ion remained unchanged un-
til tire h ,rses we're c mu'g dJsn the h)me
stretCa WHEN Plcseriugs s'IiAoa aimo0i
Pstc1, y grI ups big earrt ot fpsrd and
headed Harry ulder The sire, the c7oSd
chesrrg gully foTha Gardiner favorite
lime 2 81 III FOUR heat Was slmos'
exact rep ttion Of the III ri 1t vas any
body'- race for The dfs; half but a' 'he tnrn
jack b.oke bAdy. The two leaders kept
well Together, Harry j airt, IN tie lead
u7til tn hors-s came home, when Almont
Pstchen put up sn other burst of speed AMI
passed the stand a winner, Harry j. Only
nech bebi 1t was q pretty heat well
contested III. jasges t.Cldtd it was too
close for the mpletion " he rsce snd
the aaish vas p1stpoIed until 1hursdsy
forenoon at 10 o'clock.
summary.
SAVE DAY .su TRACK. 2.32 c'a7s, three in five.
mile heats
Harry j. b e, Leland Moore. Ga -diner.... / . ?
AImout Patchen, =, c Pijkering.
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