Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-17
PlTTSFlElD RACES.
Three Thousand People Attend
and Enjoy the Sport.
Vichmont Wins 2.30 Race and Marion
Takes the 2.35 Stake.
Starr KIM Minis Ont the 2 al Race in Sly
Starr King Mins Out the 2.40 Race in Sb
Hot Heats.

Fittstlcld, Aug. 16.--(SpccaD.- The
second day of the races at Union Driv-
ing park. Saturday, was success in
We're in attendance. the day was just
right for weather. everybody was good
raturcd the track in the best possible
condition, the horses had been thaWed
out and Col. Morrill, was happy. Ru-
ius Burns, the genial boniflce of the
Lanccy House, wore a tired look and
turned out a crowd of horscmen in the
morning. iiy the way Rufus is cred
tied with being "all right" even to a
couple of degrees beyond perfection
this was indicated by the admirable
manner in which he handled the flow
ing house Friday night.
In the forenoon the races were of the
so and 80 classes. trot and pace.
There were ii starters in the 80 class
Nichmont, was the favoritc at the
opening of the event with Gipsvy Boy
Twilight Wilkes and Maud Pitcher
claiming some attention. Lady Echo
drew the pole at the start. Nichmont
drew seventh position. Maud Pitcher
was in third place. Twilight Wilkes
ninth. At thc word they were we'll to-
gcthrr. Lady Echo was a Little cratic
lost the pole. Maud Pitcher taking il
on the second quarter 1t was here
that Nichmunt's sprintins ability
showed up clearly. Like a flash he
passed the five horses heading him and
at the entrance of the last quarter his
nose was opposite the wheel of Maud
pitcher ON The turn he caught the
fele horse neck and neck and beat her
down the stretch winning the heat
Time in quarters. %; III: 1.5l: 30.
Tho leaders in the second heat We're
Nichmunt, pole; Maud Pitcher next
Harry G., ,iipsey Boy. Col. I. and Lit
tie Alice in their order. 1t soon be
came nip and tuck between Nichmont.
Twilight Wilkes and Maud Pitcher.
The Augusta horse giving the OId
Town racer hard drive down the
stretch. Nichmont won the heat, TWi-
light Wilkes and Maud Pitcher in order.
Time. SO: 1.13: 1.J01a; 22914.
Nichmon won the third heat and
race. Gipscy BOY being second, Twi-
light Wilkes third and Maud Pitcher
a'uith iliil'' ''i2' i'i'' l'''' 49, A.
hc Su'iiii'ai
30 CLASS-THoT AND PACE
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Town ......................... /
Maud Pitcher. b. m. by Thack-
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amhoy L. H.. Gcnther BclfaSt :, +
Gipscy Boy. b. =. by charley
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field .......................... 3 = .
Little Alice, b. m. g. y. Mute,
raS7el ~,
VI. s TwolnhlV. Dexter ......... > 6 g
j. Q. c., =. g, c. NJ. Phillips. Gar
di'ltT ''''''''' -, ~
Little Nellie. h. m.. by Simnon,s
horse, Or WD. Farnham. Rock
iand II "
!, r. Kick rson. South Norrid.,r-
wock ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 91l II
7,bo y Al class had eleven starters
u ,,as rnncnded that thn race ,ynuId H..
hotwr.n s,ar KING Maud " ana
>arnn ~. q - Nnlsnn II rao,jired six
,,l',te ~ i,,ina ,l.nnt . victn,.v star
1-ina cat , i'm off his feet in the
mia f,n,tb and 6ftb heats which did
not look at all necessary to the spec
49,. aff t,,-n o.,,c. Win nnn qtrinp
l"7 On 'No sam. w." ,I. ..,.,. ,'..,-.
Nll'H IL NdS hh'N II til''' mum We
going up hot Is to and any old way
-. ,,tio far star KING. ia settle back
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into seventh place IN the louffh neat
and sixth in the fifth OF course
Nraudn " was Ionllpd IDon as q good
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one ana hef iileiuS h"'i ii7"' ="
bank money on her. bat tnat rae
mich. h,vo been won i'm three straight
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ErAlS ana 'Hc 'l""" W'",N i,a -
an earlier dinner. Maude W. - Il
vo,., ,r,ttv worker i'm a race and can
...1;uti... , e.,,,aa1o q ~
ElFe the hittlcH "Hu
Nelson drew the pole III the frSt neat
landed second and went to T. S > in
''''' $780,. ,,,<ir.. tho fftb he,t
the fltAl ihiot' '"Ni'is'
himself and landing second IN the last.
If was = little tircsome to those who
= :, ~, 1.., l-i,,cr should have ,vou
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