Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-07
A QUIET FOURTH.
Augustus Celebration Was
Nice, but Not a Noisy One.
Horse Races and Band Concert in
Afternoon Prove Successful.
swe Fights Disturb The Otherwise Orderly
crewd-A Fine Warm Day.

The day for celebration passed quiet
ly in Augusta, as quiet goes. Yet
withal. everyone seemed to enjoy TIL,
day, and it was holiday of a peculiar
description, when one comes down t
look 1t over in that while there were n,
very demonstrative events on the pro
gramme. the day has left behind man,
pleasant memories. There was nois,
enough in the way of fire crackers ant
cannon crackers. and in the evening
there were some individual displays O
fire works which represented Augusta:
patriotism, combined with certain
fascination in watching the things *
off,
The morning was quiet and the sud
den hot weather gave the salmon
peas dinner the call over all others
Milford sat on his piazza in the shade
thereof. and smoked his cigar watch.
ing the youth of the town fire theil
ct cetera. After accumulate
ing sufficient energy, he. perhaps. tool
a trip down street and ordered the din
ner. He didn't stay there long, how
ever, as it was most unquestionably
hot. Once home. he was pretty sure
to remain, unless, perchance, his
wife got after him for something h
had forgotten. So far so good for TIL,
morning end Of it, which. beginning
with a hullabalco of horns and explo.
sions like the proverbial lion that came
out like a lamb.
The afternoon for the stay-arounl
homes was social interchange Of calls
upon the neighbors with exchanges o.
compliments in the way of fruit punci
and fire crackers, with discussions, per.
cracker, of course.
The Horse Races.
AT 100 the grand stand at the Driving
park was nearly filed with people, in
Guiding many ladies, to watch the horse
races. They started promptly, ard il
may we'll be said to the credit of those
in charge, that every effort was made
to have them a success. II. II. Me-
Causland of Hallowell, who ran things, =
was all over the lot, his genial counten-
ance expanding as the afternoon Wore
away and it became evident that the
crowd was generally satisfied. There
never was a horse race that there
wasn't some kicking, and Monday $
was no exception, several, With no little
cause, either, being disappointed at the
failure of the $50 class to start. All
bufFred NJ. and Nellie D., for one rea-
on or another had become incapaci-
tated There was lively rivalry between
these two, and. during the latter part
out, Nellie d. winning in three straight
heats with a mark of 2.32.
class In that there was some sharp
work, the last heat especially, the
crowd actually getting excited in spots,
as Twilight Wilkes and Alta Rose,
which had both finished one and two,
kept that position ali the
way around, winning money in that
order, with f. Hanks young Starting a
good third, a promising animal. which
has been worked but little. II. X. Lish-
ness is proud enough of his Twilight
Wilkes, which handily took the three
straight heats. The time, as will De
seen. was remarkable for so carly in
the season,
There was some hot work in the 2.31
class, Vera Wilkes taking the first heat
in 1851. She met with an accident,
badly cutting her nigh quarter. This,
of course, handicapped her, leaving
the race practically to Charlie Wilkes,
owned by S. Currier of Hallowell.
formerly by C. S. Hichborn of this
city) and Sammie w. owned and driven
by Charles Chisham of Augusta. fl
took six heats to settle, the fifth prov
ing the most exciting of the day, with
the two neck and neck as they crossed
the wire.
The special between the two Halo
well horses in the $50 class We're UNI
attractive excepting to those particT
larly interested, the gray mare, Nellie
D., doing good work, and bringing
great joy to her owner, George Per-
kins, who drove her for all she was
worth. The races were delayed at
times by evidently unavoidable cas-.
ualties. The results were such, how
ever, to warrant some racing later on,
!, nd ano,,ph jealousy mas been kindle1