Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-13
The Races.
224 CLASS (FIN1sHED) PURSE 5000

z24 CLASS tFINlSHED) PURSE 5000.
\ great deal OF interest conferred in
the 2.2i race. of which four heats were
run off. Tuesday, going to Ginger.
Meader Boy, Ginger and Denmark.
Waveland. who had finished in the
t.eAth. fourth, seventh and fourth no-
sit!ons. was drawn. as was Bradford b..
leaving six horses to start, Although
announced that the race would be
postponed till 1890, today. it was .
O'clock before the horses were ready
to score. But the Brunswick banl
helped pass the time.
Meader Boy had the pole, Ginger,
second: Nellie Eaton. third; Laundry
man. fourth: Denmark, fifth; and Ntl-
lie Bly,, last.
Denmark shot by Meader Boy ami
took the lead. with Nellie Eaton fore
ing him to his best clip, and Laundry
man close up. The race was betwee Il
these three. Clear around, again they
went nip and tuck between them clear 20
the home stretch. when with a splendid
burst Of speed Nellie Eaton forged
Iahead in the prettiest finish of the race
and went home a winner 10y a length,
amid cheers. Time 34A, 1.0SA, 1.44H
2.20A.
The skilled performers on the parallel
bars did their act and Pref. Litz put
his trained dogs through their act.
Starter Dorrity announced that a
special lace between Rena K, Tack
hammer Morrill, and Bradford B., had
been arranged. and would next be
started. This pleased the crowd which
had been fearing that they would see
but little racing outside the 2.24 race.
While waiting for it Prot. Burnett
gave mis- celebrated disrobing act on
the trapeZe.
In the sixth heat of the 2.2l, Nellie
BLY, and Laundryman We're out of Il.
and but four horses came for the word.
Nellie Eaton went off ahead as pretty
as bird. Denmark made a long break
and fell to the rear. Ginger let out a
notch but never headed Nellie. though
she only had a length to. spare at the
,, wire. Time. 561z, Liz, 1.4134, 2.23A.
The stage was then the scene Of
man and woman tumblers, AL in their
act.
The seventh heat of the 2.24 found
the air chilly. but the crowd full If
wait. Nellie Eaton took d good lead
with Granger close behind. On the
turn for tne second trip around Mel
| lie went all to pieces and Ginger came
| hcn in a canter, Nellie Eaton second,
Denmark third and Meader Boy fourth.
Time. 1914. 1.1oA, LATE, 2.261a.
Prof Cyclelini, the bicycle expert,
gave the best exhibition of trick work
seen around here for many years. Had
the crowd kept back he would have
done still bstter.
The eighth ard last heat of tie ever
lasting 224 was called at 4.25, with
two heats each to the credit OF Ginger
and Nellie Eaten. Threats of fines
were necessary to keep the other horses
| Lack With Ginger. Nellie Eaton took
| the lead. Denmark was close by but
| broke and took the usual rear place.
| Nellie led Ginger at the half by two
lengths. and held her lead to the wire,
winning by three lengths, the heat anu
race Time, 1854, Liz, 1.47A, 224A.
| The trained horse then gave another
! fine exhibition of what he knew and
could do.
He brought down the house when ne
picked GU. the stars and Stripes and
refused to have anything to do with
the yellow flag of Spain.
Special Race.
Rena K. drew the pole, Tackhammei
second, and Bradford b. outside. III
was a splendid start. but Rena soon
lost the pole to Taekhammer and enei
went behind Bradford B., who cameo
rapidly, being but length behlhc
\ Tackhammer al the half. Bradforc
broke on the last turn and Iackha3li'
mer came home a length ahead OF Rena
K, evidently not as fast as they migh