The Republican journal., 1892-09-08
The Eastern State Fair.

| In the races at MapleWoou Park Aug. 81
| Nelson's ch Maud Banks won in the foals
of 1889. Best time, 2.31. Five heats We're
trotted in the 234 class. W. G.. Marshall's s
Wilkesmont was second in the first two
| heats and took the three last heats and race.
Best time, > % 1-2. The & Louis F., Guy
f. Edwards, Waterville, won in the 2.24
class in three straight heats. Best time,
223 IL. The great event Of the day was the
| fast mile by Nelson, i'll which he again low
| cred the world s record for half mile track
| The weather was unfavorable for extreme
| speed and Nelson started the stallion for a
| fast mile, but not to beat the record But
| he did beat it under all the unfavorable con
| dltlonS existing, which makes it, indeed, a
wonderful performance. He made the quar-
ter in 30 IA the half in los IA; the three
quarters III 40, and the mile in 2.13 "a
Thursdays races We're interesting and we'll
contested. Miss Myrtle Peek drove Silver
Ial With running mate IN 10 The stall
lion Nelson was shown on the track but did
| not trut. In the 40 class, Bangor horse,
Conllling, took first, and the ch & DXmont,
owned 10y g. f, Haley, Searsmont, second
money. Lanes King PIN was in this race.
Best time, 2.;6, The b'm Silver Street, Sill
Yer Lawn stables, Watervile, took first
money in the 2.31 class, the Bangor horse
Naumkeag second, Marshal's Haroldson
third. The br Erwin NJ. E. b. Melvin,
South Exeter, won in the free-for-all for
PAGERS in three straight heats, w. r. Mar
shali's Patrol second. The b & Why Not, H.
f. Haley, of Monroe. i'll this race. Best
time, 2.24 81.
No such race was ever seen III the State as
that of the free-for-all pacing and trotting
event Friday. There We're SIX heats, three
below 2.20, and all in 2,21 or better. Quite
sum of money changed hands. j. B. Rich
arUSOO sold the fdVOrlfe Int only got
fourth position in the race. The PAGER Bum
co, Jr., Went a mile in lib IA, the quarters
being 81 II, 10y, 1.43, 213 IA. This is the
fastest time ever made by PAGER over half
mile track. The Maplewood track now holds
the hall mile track record OF the world for
both PAGERS and trotters. DR.. I. e. brakes
stallion Early Bird was driven a quarter in
the afternoon in "a II seconds, 2.1s gait
The 2.37 class race was unfinished. Nine
horses started and the roam stallion Sultan
clevely won the first heat in 235 IL Then
the Belfast gelding Nicwa took the next
two heats in Pa IA ard 2.;3} When darkness
came on.
Eight horses started in the 3-minute class
and it was about dark when they got away
for the first heat. The gelding Golden Boy,
owned by H. G. Foss, of Auburn, trotted a
wonderful mile for green horse, capturing
the heat in 2.31 II, and nearly distancing
the field.
Saturday morning the unfinished races
We're trotted off. The 2.37 class was first
called and there We're only four starters,
Nicwa Fred Wilkes, Bay Dick and Sui
tan. Three heats of this race had been trot-
ted Friday Nicwa having Won two. Fred
Wilkes however came to the. front Satur-
day and took three straight heats Nicwa
second Best time 22g II
One heat of the : minnie class WAS won
Friday hV Coldeu Boy and fIte race was
trotted off Saturday, when Golden Boy took
two more heats and the race. Best time,
~ ID
LOCAL EXHIBITORS.
Miss Winnie b. Rollins, Garland. and Miss
Ada MAY DYER Winterpurt entered for the