Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-17
GREAT RACING.
Stanley Won the free-for-All
in 2.21 Flat.
Payson A. Won the 2.45 Class in Five
Heats in 2.30 -.
I've Ysar.ol cs,t Rses usa b ng ~ 10
It's 80
Another spleniid dAy.

Another splendid day.
Free-for- all won in ave heats By Stanley;
best time, s-2i.
The Gas race won in eve heats BY Pay
son A.; best time, s.So 81.
Two-year-old colt race. hAlf-mile heats,
won by May Day, best time, i.l9 S.
The sree-for-all Vas the grandest exhiei-
ton of speed and good, honest trosting
ever seen on the track. With the sxeep-
ton of the wonderful mile in s.is Ia by
Edmund in the 2.ss class, Tuesday, the
time Of the last heat vas the fastest ever
made over the track.
Time after time every heat trotted vas a
case for guessing between Louis T. and
Stanley. They fought out the race on iss
merits and the victory vas splendid one
for Stanley.
The .. as race, won in $50 IA. Was
sbou, As handsome bit Of trotting ever
seen for tina, class. Five heats were neees-
sary and the slow est WAS in 2.S4 IL. Vic
tor, Jr., made a gallant struggle for first
place bu, Payson A. was little too fast
and took the honors. The race vas
beauty and seldom has Maine audience
seen q better 2.45 class finished in faster
time.
In the col, race the 2-year r-olds did nobly,
Nav Day doing the last half in liz 81.
Fisher Boy showed half in 20 81 and
the other heats were both in Lei.
Clondy skies and cool breeze during
a few hours of the day doubtless kept many
people away from the second days races OF
the August meeting at the Augusta driving
park. yet by the time the first race was
called there was much larger crowd in the
grand stand and about the grounds than on
Tuesday. and people kept coming through
out the afternoon.
ttwas n lovely afternoon when the 2.i5
race was called. The same officials that
handled Tuesdays races were in the judges
stand, TO the evident satisfaction of the
crowd.
The track was in splendid condition, bet
ter than on the day before, the shower of
the night and the work on it putting it in
great shape for speed. twas dragged be-
tween heats and kept IN good order.
The track officials were kept hustling to
keep the crowd back and succeeded
better than the day before. The
crowd was estimated at least q half
larger than Tuesday.
Cu.hnoc, the old veteran, owned by John
II. Grant. was shown on the track during
the afternoon and given a quarter. He
broke on the back side, but did the quarter
in ss. With broken leg it was = grand
performance and showed what the noble
Old horse could have done had he not been
injured. lie was literally spplauded by
the crowd.
The Judges were Charles S. Dorrithy,
Boston, starter; Charles Milliken. j. +.
Alexander, Augusta. Timers, G. X. Whit
I n, Augusta; +. A. Creamer, Wiscasset.
Bicycle Judge C. II. o'Brien.
Once again Fred Brown waved the dis
tancc Tag at the stretch.
The band was promptly on hand, and
under Prof. Hall gave some excellent
music between heats.
Who says interest in horse trotting is on
thu wane in this city:
TIE crowd soon disappeared after the
las, heat of the free-for-all, but still there
Is quite number to see the finish OF the
c DIT race.
Starter Dorrithy again performed the diff
4 .uIt duties of the position with general
satisfaction. Some dissatisfied parties
nsde themselves conspicuous. but no fault
vas found with placing the horses or the
other decisions. Mr.. Dorrithy has made
many friends in the city by his efficient
y ork and will always be welcome on our
trotting park.
One Of the happiest men in town is Supt.
W. p. Hanks of the Augusta Driving Park,
and well he may be. Mr.. Hanks has been
untiring in bis efforts TO make the track
second to none in the country. The an
4ouncement thst the track record had been
lowered from 2.23 l-2 to 2.l7 IL brought
many congratulations. and MIR. ii. has
reason to feel proud of the result bis efforts
| ave been largely instrumental in accom-
| ,Iishing.