Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-18
2.22 Glass.

Three beauties came out to compete in
the first heat of the 2.22 class. They were
| Tozier's Bird, a black mare from Gardiner.
Halle, drab mare owned by II. NJ. Lowe
of Fairfield, and G. II. Nelson and his
brown geding, Fred Wilkes. But one vain
| attempt at start was made and then
Starter Pompily sent them off together.
Bird started to take the lead but broke
pushed forward hut dropped back at the
quarter which was passed in 3G IA seconds.
Then they came fighting around the turn
and under the wire in | .lG l-2, Bird in the
lead and Wilkes beside her, Halle in a
pocket behind, having broken twice. They
20 around the turn into the back stretch
and by the gravel bank in l.52,
the game little black mare still
leading, though Fred Wilkes is pushing her
hard. As they swing around and come into
the stretch Nelson can be seen urging his
gallant gelding. Then Halle comes out
around and makes noble effort to lead
but in vain, as she goes up" and they go
under the wire in 2.25, Bird leading. Fred
Wilkes very close second and Halle third.
The heat is given to Fred Wilkes on having
tro,ted clean mile while the others broke.
Oae false start and then of they went on
the second heat. Fred Wilkes went to the
front, then broke and fell back. The quar-
ter was in 35 "a sec, Bird leading but
| with Halle a close second. Wilkes came
| up hard but broke and fell back but came up
with beautiful rush but not quite enough to
in .l3 1-2, Halle and Bird neck and neck
| Bird forged eighty TO the front and i;
| looked as though Halle was quitting when
| the three quarters were made in Las. Then
Nelson rushed Wilkes again, Bird, the
leader, broke second time, Halle broke.
Wilkes broke. Each got into the strike
quickly and they passed under the wire in
2 26, Ialhe first, Bird second and Wilkes
third. The Judges gave the heat 10 Halle
| Wilkes second Bird third.
i The third heat was rafting good one
Halle winning cleanly in 2.23 2, The
three horses went off on the first score, Free
Wilkes broke on the first heat and gauu
Halle forged well to the front. A ho
race was made to the quarter poll
which was passed in "a 81 seconds
| -. 81, 4fsh
first time they came. Fred Wilket
and Bird closed up but broke at the stand
which was passed in LII. Bird crawleC
up on the leader at the three-quarters bu
Halle was game and led when the grave
bank was passed in IA. They swung int
the stretch all working. Bird under tn
whip. But the little black mare could onl.
land second to Halle, Fred Wilkes, third
The time for the mile was 2,23 l2.
The third heat was a good one and tn
result pleased the crowd, for the favorit
! Actor won. Pilot Morrill, Actor and Ira
salgar forged to the front from the rear i
the order named. Pilot broke aul Acto
led at the quarter pole, which was passed /
81 seconds. As they came in the stretch
Actor ran badly and lost, an1 as they wen
i, under the wire in Il8 I-2, Pilot Morril
/ Trafalgar and Actor were punched in tn
lead, with the other three fighting hard i
:, the rear. Then Trafalgar broke and ra
, to the front, but fell back into third. Acte
t led at the three-quarters pole, which wa
: passed in ! "a 3-3. They dashel into th
'. stretch. Pilot Morrill, trying hard to bei
out Actor. They went under the wire
2.3G l-2, Actor in the van, Pilot Morril
second, Trafalgar, third, Rock lslan'
fourth, Echo, fifth, and Matchmaker, Jr
: last. The judges set back Trafalgar to la
: place for running and the crowd cheere'
:, Thi. gave Rock Island third, Echo, fourt
h and Matchmaker, Jr., fifth.
C The fourth hea. of the 2. 40 class saw
!, good race for first between Actor, Pill
J. Morrill, and Trafalgar, Actor winning u
heat and race amid the plaudits Of Il