Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-19
NELSON'S QUARTER.
33 Seconds, a ZIP Gait, in a
ll6-lb Top Buggy.
Successful Closing Of Racing Season
Of 1898 at Augusta Park.


A splendid display of fine horses and fast
racing was what the large crowd at the Au-
gusta park saw "Wednesday,
From start to finish there was not a dull
minute. When the gallant flyers were not
fighting it out on the track, tedium was
avoided by the exhibition of one or more
highly bred trotting horses.
The sensational fight in the % class,
unfinished from Tuesday. WAS settled by
the favorite, Bird. capturing the sixth
heat.
Bess, an Augusta mare, won the last
three heats out of five in the 23i class.
which was begun on Tuesday, and secured
new record of 229 IA, putting her on the
list.
Mollie C. took the 227 trot and lowered
her record to 2.24 IL.
| Gipsy NJ. and Stanley furnished great
sport in the free-for-all, which the daughter
of Macbeth won.
Blu, the feature of the day were the Mel
sons, man and horse. Nelson, the stallion,
the great Northern King, wore shoes for the
first time since he trottei at Rigby, two
weeks ago.
| He was driven hitched to ll6 pound
top buggy and gave wonderful exhibition
of ,rotting. Dispite his lameness he gave
the finest exhibition of trotting ever seen
on the Kennebec. He was the embodiment
of speed and power. He Travelled with the
ease of the swallow and the speed of
bullet He was great. He was grand.
Lameness and all, in the buggy, on a cold
day against high north wind he easily
trotted a quarter in 80 seconds, a2.l2 gait.
He could readily have broken the half
mile track record.
| The crowd went crazy over him and his
work, and the great horse evidently appre
ciated their admiration and enjoyed their
enthusiastic cheers.
| c. II. Nelson also brought out Cylex, a
sorrel PAGER by Nelson, a promising colt
with a record of 2.24, and which, Mr.. Mel
son SAYS, he has driven a half-mile in
| .05 l-2, 2.ll gait. Cylex is the property
of L. X Smith of Augusta.
! Red Hawk from Currier & Nelson's Pine
Grove stud, and number of fine colts
owned by various local horsemen were also
shown.
The races were run smoothly and without
the least delay. Starter Pompilly was again
complete success, giving absolute salts
faction to all. He gave several of the pret
tiest send offs ever seen here. His firmness
was successful with the drivers and all the
horses were unmistakably driven to win.
Just as the races were closing, several
sharpers, who were discovered opening
| their shell game boards, were run off the
grounds by the police.
The following is the detailed story of the
days racing.
2.31 Glass.
The first heat of the day was the second
hot race. Three times they scored and
then they got off with Phileas running hard,
| a gait he kept up for the first half. Tom
Drew, the pole horse, took the lead. Bess
came up 1t was hot fight to the quarter
pole which was passed in 81. The fight
| was kept through the half which was made
| in LA.
On the back stretch Bess pushed up and
at the gravel bank led by length making
| the three quarters in ! 80. But she could
| not stand the pace and Tom Drew took first
| in 2 2s, with Bess a close third, hard fol-
| lowed by Lady Franklin and Black Max.
Pnileas and Gold Dust, through running
brought up in the rer.
On the fourth try of the third heat they
got of we'll Tom Drew and Bess at once
began to fight for the lead with Tom some
what in the van. 1t was neck and neck at
the quarter pole, which was passed in &c l2
seconds. Lady Franklin's off tire tore
| loose and she fell back. Tom Drew broke
and Pbleas forged to the front and made n
rafting race to the stand exactly side by
siIe with Bess, making the half in LIS.
The pace quickened. Bess broke. Phileas
| broke but took first again. But Bess beat
him out ard came in an easy winner. The
| three quarters were made in ! 81 and tie
| mile in 2.2o IA. This landed Bcss, who is
pretty trotter, in the 80 class. Coll
Dust was third to Phileas' second, with
Back Max fourth.
The fourth heat was good one. The
second try they got of and Bess went to
the front, never to be headed through the
heat. Lady Franklin made a good try but
broke and fell back. PhiIeas, Gold Dust,
| Tom Drew and Lady Franklin were punched
Just behind Bes'. The quarter was made
in So l-2 seconis. In the same order and
all fighting hard they made the half in i.15.
| Tom Drew had taken second when the
three-quarters were made in Isl a.d he
| kept a coming. He broke on the turn but
soon caught his stride again ard made
| furious rush down the stretch after the little
chestnut mare, but she led under the tire
by length, having trotted a clean mile in
2.29 IA. Tom Drew was second With
PAGER ri leas just behind and Lady Frank
lin a flying fourth. The striking thing
about this hest is that the time by quarters
was an exact duplicate Of that in the third
heat.
By tits time the 23l class had become
decidedly interesting. Bess, the chestnut
mare, by Elmo, out of Winthrop Morrill,
mare, and which was entered and driven by
W. s. Lamson, the popular young proprie-
tor Of the Park Louse in this city, and Tom
Drew. bay Ceiling owned by Chas. Cay
ford of Skowhegsn AMI driven by n. W.
Weston, had each taken two heats, and, By
the way had both landed inside the magic
circle. Philess and Lady Franklin hal
shown considerable speed, and between the
four the hea. was in doubt. II was race
for blood. They scorel only tsice ard
then got good ftart. Eess went TO the
from, having the Iole. Tom Drew fol-
lowed her. Up came Lay Franklin
and Phileas, but the former broke and fell
back. The quarter was made in 81 sec
onds, Bess still leading. Phiieas went of
her feet and Bess and Tom Drew went we'll
to the front. Tom Drew pushed his nose
in front az they made the half in Is,
Lady Franklin then made another spurt but