Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-23

Stella Wins 2.25 AID Sammy W. the
2.35 Trot Ind Pace.
Each Event Won After Aaoiher Horse Had
Taken 10 meats.

race OF the PftfSOn 1a1r was undecided.
Four heats had been tfotted and had
been evenly divided between the two
fast horses. AS the equines, tired by
exertion came walking on the track,
DR.. Pickering in the judges stand
turned to his companions and said:
Come. now. the man doesn't live
who ever saw better horse racing in
Maine than We have seen here. today.
Include Rigby if You went to but am
telling you that eve:s Ina: isn't in 1t.
H turned to the track and continued,
Hustle now boys, day is gone and
night is coming. try and get the word
the first time" They got it, too.
The starters short speech to the
judges had set them to thinking and
on glancng to their score cards they
all at once awoke to find that they had
been judging sorrc of the closest, gam
lest, and most sensational racing Of
their lives.
There was a time in former years
when the horsemen of the older class
would wait till dark and after the
women and children had gone home
pull out their purses and race for pri-
vate purses. That day has gone by
but the racing part of 1t was dupli-
Gated at the fair grounds. this even
ing. Many had gone. only a few of
the large crowd, remained but those
that did saw the horse race Of their
lives.
The 2.25 Race.
To take it in order four horses came
to the wire for the word and drew
the following positions: Lady jed
wood. first; Lackawana, second; Stella,
third; Twilight Wilkes. fourth. They
went away together and down the
track they sped. all in a bunch.
At the turn Lady lockwood went to
the head, Lacka wana followed closely
and when he broke he sent the old
mare Off her feet. She was hauled
down after some difficulty and when
she struck her gait had The speed
Of the lot. she went up the back
stretch line like a fox with pack OF
hounds at his heels. - rs !
Stella gained on the back stretch
and right then and there more than
one horseman saw that this young
mare had the reserve speed Of the
bunch. Stella then did something that
she never did before, she broke. The
hard track had hurt her feet and off
she went. All the horses broke more
or less and it was a question whether
the winners should be set back or not
but considering that it was a pretty
even thing the heat was awarded as
the horses finished.
But the fight down the stretch. 1t
was handsome. They all came under
the wire in a bunch. AS pretty a fin
ish as one would wish to see. The
heat was awarded: Lady lockwood.
first; Lackawana, second; and Twi-
light Wilkes. fourth.
The second heat went the same way
as the first. but again it was shown
that Stella had lots of reserve speed,
for she passed the field on the back
stretch and then let Lady lockwood
come in for first place. 1t was quite
plain that her game was to show her
strength later in the day.
Lady lockwood went to the front rs
soon as the word was given in the
third. At her heels trained the young
but fast Stella. On the corner, Lady
JedwOod again went in the air and the
gany chestnut went into the lead. The
Lady rum long and well. for which She
afterwards received punishment. Twi-
light Wilkes fought hard up the back
stretch, but he was in too fast com.
pany, and do his best he cOuldn'e take
the position away from the chestnut.
Stella came in first with Twilight be-
hind. and then Lady and Lackawana.
The fourth heat went much the same
way as the third, but it was a deal
more exciting at the finish, they again
being punched. Stella came down the
home stretch like a Kansas cyclone. A
neck behind was Lackawana making a
great fight for the heat. "A length be-
ed Lady lockwood. who was showing
the result of the fast clip that she had
set in the first heats.
Then came the last heat, the one
above referred to. AS has been said,
they went away the first time. On the
turn the gray Twilight pushed into
second place. Lady lockwood fought
her way up the back stretch i'm grand
style but she didn't have the staying
qualities and the race was between the
other three. Now Twilight was of his
feet. then Lackawafa was in the air.
But still forging to the head was the
gamey young Stella. She had her
ears laid back. Straight ahead she
forged with the steadiness and deter
mination OF the old race horse The
others had seen more races but i'm her
blood was the victories of others and
She had the trick with her.
Around the four went, all together Up
the back stretch they again fought it
out. First this one and then that one
went up to try Conclusions with Stella.
On the turn it was bunch. Just 4
little in the lead was the Haley colt,
going like the wind. paying no atten-
tion to the others. They swung in on
the ZONE stretch all in a pile and then
they Strengthened out, from the rear
sped Lady lockwood, but she was too
far behind and could not overcome the
d.starce. Stella'came in a neck ahead
4 Continued on page 81