Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-08-25
,hIch never would otherwise have reach

which never would otherwise have reach
c,l there.
The result was anything hut sstis-
factory To the people Who paved tn ser
the horses driven Instead of held. ~
the end Of the first heat the audience be-
gan to talk .'tra.ie" aud az the end of the
second demanded In most energetic way
that the drivers b. taken 81 aud new
ones put on. This demand ~ss hec'ie'i
hut of 10 avail. Had new judges been
substituted perhaps u might have been
different. The third heat appeared tn
show beyond all reasonable doubt that
the ''trade" had been made and the
Judges sanctioned Il. Two charges are
made by the public. One that the Asso-
citation put up no hvc hundred dollar
purse as advertised hut that u hired IN,
owner. 20 Robinson D., kevstons, aud
Hack Nathan Ca drive their horses pay
log them nominal price Tor en- doing.
| Another charge IL that the Association
Was no party to the fraud but that "
vas q combination of the drivers sanct-
Ioned by the Judge. Ia steal i've hundred
dollars from the Association and divide
u.
whichever NAV bc the correct theory
u L. certain that the public did not get
what II paved for and the Transaction
which led Ia this deception WAS a dis
grace 10 whoever made II and an insult
10 the public that will not readily H.
| overlooked.
when horses With race records as low
NJ 2;ai are closely followed under the
wirr In the remarkable y time of i;h-
IL II look. a .winilc. IL looked an In
the fir.t two heats IL the ~ class. To
b. SURF new driver. dropped the time Ia
the last heat "a 2:?s l.. but this heat
vas th. most rank dccep,lon 81 all.
| Here L. what q member 81 the Association
In good standing says of u through hls
paper;
"irs Woodbury. drove keystone In this
heat and could have easily Won u had lac
been az inclined. Robinson ID. made .
had break on the back side and Ira pullc,i
HI. horse up .o a. not o. open too wide .
gap for Robinson II. Ia close In on Tor
thl. would hay. probably di.tanoci
| black Nathan. This would have broke
the deal. To make sure that Keystone
.hould nat come Ia ahead under the wire
Woodbury. very adroltly half trailc'i on
Il
stretch. Robinson u. slov~l up az be
n.sr,d the wire an q. M, Ia distance
black Nathan and Ira barely escaped
Iocking wheel. by pulling his hor.. Into
the position which be- would have taken
had be Intended "a have won th" heat
when he started down the home stretch.
Til. msncu,rring allowed Robinson ID.
Ia come under the wlr- ahead aud ssN-
III tho distance hag ca Black Nathan.
Nov. the full perfection ~ the deal be-
tween ~. ihrcc loCkry. waited the dcci.-
Ion of the Judges. The spectator. crie'i
th.m.elyr. boar.. In trying to max. the
Judge. announce that hcysione had Won
the heat. That II wss M heat Tia,
there was fraud between the drivers and
consequently M heat or tl-ai heat. Rules
we're quoted aud speeches w.rc made AMI
everyone Who was talking believed that
keystone .hould have the heat. When
~. decision was announced that Robin
.on II. had Won the heat and race, the
crowd groan~i In dcrislon and fully be-
lIcyed that the judge. wer- la collusiou
With the Jockeys In IN. deal.
We frankly say that their decision NJ.
the rankest ~ the Kind aud most unvar'
ranici that we ever ssw announced froul
Ia Iudg-s' stand. We know not ths
grounds az rule. on which u Vas based
bat N tho.. ihr-c men could not has,
SEEN the fraud aud colluslon between the
driver. ~ the two fast horses and thu
slow Que they we're not u, Ia Judge
race"
gn CL,s..-fuEsr go.
Hsiia.sn u. ~ ., y ". Iisy,ieh, Ill
/ ksyslsns, n q, y q. fuN, Ill
| HAL NATHAN. "a - \. Hn.-sn. "a
u@.-i MA. gnts. gFif.
M,ny good and handsome horses wcr,
shown during the mcctlng, among other.
the beautiful black stallion Owol.sa
- Ia ownci IL Massachusetts aud kcp,
IN lIcthsl.
| two-year-old lilly by Maine Prince
tro,toi full mile In ?;Ip -. She Il
owned by T.. q. Chute ~ Naples who
Ia. refused eight hundred dollars Tor
her.
secretary Wheeler deserves much
praise for hi untiring effort. Ia maks
TIL. meeting 81 III. Association a sue
C.ss.