Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-10
MEADOW PARK RACES
Batter Weather Calls Beitsr
Crowd for Better Races.
Haii0well Industrial schools tiris Given
an Excursion by Payson Tucker.
Especial to the KEssEBEc JOURNAL

Especial to the KEssEBEc JoURsAL-i
GARDINER, Oct. 9,-Ths second day'i
races Of the ksnns bee Valley Farmer
and Horse Breeders Association vefe more
successful than the first days. Nearly
dsubie the er0sd was 10 attendance and the
gate receipts were enlarged proportionxliy
A. B. Booker, Fred Harmon and Hiram
rozisr. all Of this city. oficiAtsd IS JUICES
and Albert Newell acted as marshal
marred by considerable uucslled for kicking
| on the part OF some OF tie drivers. The
Track should be put under National rules
before another race Is trosted. Another
Objectionable feature 10 that Of allowing
men TO work she'll games and other gam.
bling schs mes on The grounds. Many
CT mp ants we're hesfd sgainst them
The decisive heat In the 2 32 class was
called at 2 o'clock. The horses did con
siderable scoring but finally got tbs word
HAIRY le.dic = infs. The quarter was
NOTED N 80 at the half Harry j. still
led in liz. The three quarters pole wss
/ passed in 53, the leader breaking badly.
At the stretch Almont Ps:chsn led by bali
lengfh incfe ssipg 'le lead . uifle until he
passed under tie wire Q winner In 2.36 and
tho race. jack. the plucky little Say
geldng who belorgs in the 40 class sud
simply .fotied here in erder to start the
race, irotted handsomely and proved him.
| SELF possessed Of tps ed which with proper
handling will lat him in ss fast q clsss ss
bis competitors in the 32 class. In the
bird hest Of the 2.32 race Wednesday,
Jack led the fis ID to he half and uotted as
spsedy . half mile as any put upon
the track. IL was the opinion of
coed judges including DR.. c. E
Pickering, the o~Ief Of Aimon. Psschsn,
that jack would soon trot q mile in 2 30 or
tees.r. Jack is owned Dy Will A. Hanks
Of Augusta. The green horse race. post
poned frc m Wednesday, was won in the
fourth heat by w. II. Merrilis mare.
Bertha L. Mr.. Thomas Kelley Of White
Geld showed . handsome, 6ne acting year
ling by J B. Hay es's Nelson colt, l. X. L.,
d. m Dorchester mare. Mr.. Kelley claims
the name Of Kelley Boy for tbs youngser
aud Tom McGok.n trotted the colt 3 half
in l42.
2.40 Class.
Jack took the fret beat Of the 40 class
in fine shape, pulling away from the field
at the turn and holding the lead for the
IN ire NILE, Speedway trotted we'll and
won secoud posiiion. Jack trosted smother
handsome heat ~ithout slip in the second
aud won hcHs Of fisnds for himself and
owAer. Speedway and Battalis were set
ba1 K for running and second position sven
to PHO, Victor, rhe Gardner horse. The
latter tro.ied lqusre. handsome mile.
Jack cs ptured the 1ird heat and the race.
BY a mist1k ke on The pat of the judges the
hoIaes teing gwen the word WIN Bsttaiis
not ready to 60. Despite this fact Bsttslia
came in in ,hird position. Tasker's stallion,
rilot Victor. was handled finely by Lee
Moorss ard uotted round the circle withou.
a break. IL was an exciting race.
Summary.
MEADOW PAES, OCT. g. z.40 class. in S. nle
ri OF Victor bls =, y D rasser Gardirer.. 2
:, eedAp ay. woodtide. eabattis.......
Bsttai', b =. a G trost, East Wales 3
Jac..xgW Lamson. AuRnsta, ...::.... /
Gray Victor. 81, } AcGusip, No Pitts
Fremont Knox, blk =, hi T. Blenn, Dfes.
df dfu...........---..,.. .,.....-.,..-....-.--.. b o
TINE.
Enst beat -3ss4, i.ia. 90, 1914.
nSe ond hett 80, IN IL. 5s IL, 239l.4.
! bird hest-40. q, i-5g, ~.
Free For All.
Fores. Pstchen and Lucy p. fss! repre-
sentatives Of Gardiner and Augusta, con-
ts sted in the free for al. The fret heat
vas .rotted out ty Forest Pstchen in the
10 ad, the mare not leading him for the mile.
TIE resuit of the second hest served to
give, the race he excite mept it needed to
make it interesting, as Lucy P. turhed the
tables on he Gardiner horse and pulled out
he heat 10 81. A bad break by Forest
Pstcben near he three qua sers pole lost
him the heal, although he made noble
rally snj came under the wire well-Digh
n. ok aud D.ck with the PAGER. Forest
Pa chen =, "a: tro ted he Augusta msre in
he third G.st, s,thoush the latter msd, the
I'd csmpaigner lie, himself ont a little to
vim The fourth heat aud the race went
10 F.rest Patchen in an easy manner.
summary.
Same day and trsck. Free for all, in 5. mile
heats.
Forest Patchen. b &. P A Hoult ban, Gar
GiueI. ..-'..:,.-...... ...- .-........'''''' :
Lucy r, m. W s Lsmson, Augusta...... ?
TIMB.
First h. at 80, III ~, 55 IL, 2.s5.
ecoud keat-3e, u, l,56, 2-}7.
Third heat rs, III, i56, 2.56.
Fourth hsat-3s -, u, 81 l-2, 2.ss ?.