Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25

w. WHM&4 49, 49, 49, s~@ -
vas nov % fuliy occupied that thers
vas not tine for the meeting. Ths
amendment WAS defeated on rirs rcee
vote.
NJ. J.r. King then moved 70 amend
The same article By striking out the
clause providing that nothing else shall
be laid down on ths programme tor ono
hour except this mceting. lie explained
that when the races wcrc not started
until Z O'Clock lt made them very late
about finishing, and he thought U cd
vlsabls that they shoulh b started at ]
O'Clock. Some opposition was mani
tested. The vote resulted II In favor To
n opposed, only part Of those present
voting. "A two-thlris vote 10 required
20 carry an amendment, 70 was Loot, and
the article stands without amendment.
TIE meeting adjourned.
srRiruous xArrgRs.
Deputy sheriff Bsssett Monday night
seven gallons Of liquor at the
Norway station, and somebody's cello
brxtIon Vas lntsrfer~d With. :.
levi frost of Norway MAS arrested
Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff Garland
TOR lntoxication. ~ the hearing Thur
day befors Trial Justice Davis at Paris
NH, he pleaded guilty. and = nne OF
500 and costa taxcd 1t ell.I Was I'm
posed, which he paid.
TmE RACES
The races this year, while not charac-
teri,ci by a. manv close aud exciting
finishes ~ sometimes were very
good and gave excellent salts
faction To tho audience. The con-
testing horses were almost without ex-
ception well bred and sound animals--in
fact the hIgh-clAss brcedlng OF the
trotter In Maine for the past ten years
4. making itself manifest everywhere
that races are given and the "skate" s
nov the the rare exec ption-as he ought
to bc. There Was evidence on the part
Of the drivers Of Q disposition To win,
until Friday, when "pulllng" seemed 70
prcdominate. The great American public
pay their money 10 zee the horses driven
Instead Of held.
The Judges were A. II. Merrill OF Dan
sers, Mass, John u. Robinson OF Ox-
ford aud Charles Crosby Of Norway.
Timers, John Pierce aud II. q. Fletcher.
We understand the timers wanted Met.
OILS time hung out a. II MAS made. MI.
Merrill acted AZ starter, and right here
let us say that Mr.. Merrill was decided
success asA starter. lie VAS prompt
aud decided and allowed no "monkey.
Ing" In the scoring MP process. lie Got
OF large fields of horscs promptly and
satisfactorily. lt IL . difficult task TO do
this. Mr.. Merrill has unQuestioncd iit-
meas for the place and We hope To see
him In the judges stand again.
The frat race called Tuesday vas the
z q. class With sixteen entries aud nine
starters. IL WAS big field. but Mt.
Merrill got them OF In good shape with
out tedious scoring. lou Seer by The
Seer Got the pole aud Young BROTHERS,
Patience, by Maine Jefferson wen, 70
second place at the hrst turn and these
two KEEP, their positions to the hnish.
leaving the other horses vel punched
.ome distance behind. In the second
heat there Was some rubbing OF hubs at
the first turn. The bay mare Donna, by
Nelson, came out Of the bunch ahead
taking the pole aud holding II Ia the
finish with Patience q good second. ia
the third heat the horses we're pretty
veil strung out. Donna wAs not headed
but I'd. Thayer drove the black mare,
Belle wilkes, by Allecius, owned by
Melcher 4 smith of Andover, uP. "a
.econd place aud showed that che had
lots Of speed. The fourth aud deciding
heat Was . great race from start "a
nnish between the AndoSer mare and
Donna, the spcssiy daughter Of "thc
Northern King" lIelle wilkes MAS very
clo.e after the Nelson mare for the whole
route aud crowded her down the stretch
and under the wire In a:52 IL, the
fastest heat of the race. lou Seer, win
ner II the first heat became unsteady
and Was dlstanccd In the fourth heat
giving first money to Donna, second "a
Patience, third To belle Wilkes and
fourth To Roxy.
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Patience, bL m. by Maine jefferson,
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rriscs.. Nelson. by Nelson. Yates.
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Nellie rraii, en- m. A. D. Ra.ssii. Baea'
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The second race Tuesday Was fof
thrce-year-olds, best two In three. -Four
starters appeared-Cornellus by Griiiln,
Emma westlsnd aud lou westland, both
BY westland and Victor y. Cornelius
drew the pole and kept II until the
second round when J. y. Bsrrctt's lou
westland passed him and won In
81 -. THIS heat gave us q pretty
race up the hack stretch between Victor
4. and Cornelius. The second heat Was
an easy victory for lou westland In 2:Ii
she being goggei under the wire. The
two year-old Emma wcstisnd got second
place In this heat, beating Cornelius
down the stretch.
rnHls i1AE oLp cLlss-ruRsn go.
Lou ws.,land. by we.,lani. }. f.har ,
Corssiia.. by anma. smith. An.lo,sr. . 4
kmma westlaBi, by we.ilAnd. Pair View \.
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Time ., 10: itl.
SECOND DAY RACES.
The races OF the second day were Wit
messed by great audience and were
very good. Five horses started In the
3:t5 class snd i've heats were required
to decide the race. The principal con-
test In this class Was between the bay
stallion Sldnut, BY sidney, dam by Nut
wood, owned by II. weisey Ilutchins Of
Auburn and the hay stallion PHILIPPE, by
Nelson, owned by smith Brothers. llanoy-
er. There Was some "scrnpplng" for third
position between Crooker's bay gelding
DIR. H., and Fox's chestnut mare, Mamie
withers, In which the former Was most
successful. PHILIPPE won the frst heat
In 2 40 IL With Sldnut . close second.
In the second heat Sldnut developed con.
siderable more speed, winning In , ~ IL,
With PHILIPPE . good second. In the
third heat Slduut had the pole and Was
not headed but Was forced TO fast mile
by the sou Of Nelson, being pushed
under the wire In :: II ~. The fourth
heat WAS q great rxce between the sons
Of sidney and Nelson. Sldnut made
bad break near the second turn and the
driver Of the Nelson colt took good adj
vantage Of Il to drive PHILIPPE TO the pole
and get long lead. when Sldnut "sct-
tied" he made great burst OF speed on
the hack stretch, gradually closing the
long gap and demonstrating bis ability
to Win the race. SO fast did Sidnut close
the gap that the two stations came Into
the home stretch nearly together and
great interest prevailed ss to the result,