Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-10
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Exciting Antics Of Horses at Com
bination Pafk--One Driver Hurt.
Some Fine Racing in the Chilly Air and On
Heavy Track.

| Combination Park, Mcdford, Mass
Oct. 9.-In the PIG class, today, wher
scoring in the fifth heat. Halo tossed
her driver and made dash around tbs
track She tried to leap the inner
fence. striking up against it, Chang
ing her course the horse dashed
through the gate into the crowd, which
scattered right and left. ON sped the
| trottcr through the main entrance over
| Hicks avenue and out to Main street
where she slackened her speed and was
caught with only a few flesh bruises.
| At the start of the last heat of the
| day, in the PIP class, Baron Dillon
made break, ran into the fence at the
pole, and jumped to one side This
crushed off the wheel and tossed the
driver, Fuller, to the ground. The
piucky fellow, although he could not
rise, held to the reins. His horse got
on MS feet and only for a steady hold
on the ribbons and the calm voice Of
the driver. would have dashed along.
Fuller was taken to the Medford police
station where ii was found that his left
leg was badly fractured He was later
removed to the Massachusetts General
Hospital
Maple Valley was disconnected bv
the jump of Baron Dillon and the two
sulkies were locked for n moment, and
Driver Otherson took fall
AS "a rule the day was bad for IA
Vorites. In -four finished races three
were beaten. The most exciting event
on the card was the attempt of Joe
fatchen to beat time, his previous
record being 2.o5A. The track was
heavy from continual rains, ground
cold and air chilly yet the noble black
went half in lo2A and the mile In
2'V6$4. remarkably good time all things
being considered.
In the 215 class Sirock was the favorlte
AZ the start. but under Hagy's guidance
he lost the first two heats: Cheney wae
then placed on the sulky and the third
neat was easily Sirocks. The closing
heat was nip and tuck between SIrock
ana Hifda s. ana the latter won BY M
Ieast possible margin. In the 2ls race
Architect was the favorits
The 2l5 trotting, purse 800. Hlda s.. b
m, ny STEAMBOAT, dam Kinda, tNoblel
won IN -four heats: sirock h. T.. fBaggs
and Cheney second; Miss Fullerton. b
M; fFarleyl, third: best time. aga
The go trotting. purse $500 Castietou
b. K. by Chimes. dam Almont tDemor-
ESTE. won in three heats. Lille Simmons
DIX m. tknighD. second; Billy Lyman
~ g ~ I'm thitd' pest TINE, %--tAa
Ihs 22a pacing, purse s5f9, Random 4
&, by Tom Bayard, dam Fannie l..
iBowie). won in four heats Young Cloa
D. e. tAvery and Pickle, second CarrA
v. b. m. tColliusi. third; bestine 2lsz,
The > n pacing purse s5oo Rohinettc. oh
M. by Enright. dam Nettic. &C.. Speari
won in iiVe heats. Architect h. & BY Al |
mont. Jr.. dam Jersey Lily. CAicDonaldl |
second; Tom L.. h. &. tSterling), third |
best time. PIG.
The 2-years-oll colts, best two IN three I
Protector won in two heats: Prohibition !
second. best time 227it
The 2i2 trot,ing. purse 500. (unfnishedn |
Rensselaer, Wilkes. d. H.. bv Alcantara |
dam Nena. a.. McDonald Baron Dillon |
b. h.. by Baron wilkes, dam Matte Nut |
wood. H'UllerD. and Silver Plate. & H. hy |
Silver Cloud. dam Lady Graham. tRath- |
hurn).each won one heat; best time. 2l5is |
by Rensselaer, Wilkes