Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-08-23
AT MOUNTAIN PARK.
Trotting, Base Ball and Bicycle Rae
ing at Bluehill.

ing at Bluehill.
BLUEHILL. Aug. is Especially Thursday
dawned bright and clear, and all rejoiced.
for there was to be a trot at Mountain
park-a track which has the enviable rep
utation of always furnishing good races.
The boys persuaded the directors to have
ball game in the forenoon, but 1t was too
late for it to be announced. The contest
ants were Eastwards VS.. Academy. The
score by innings follows:
Eastwards, 2 6 l O1 % x-12
Academy, / o o o o O.
Batteries, f. Leach and Robinson; Lit
tlefield, Merrill and Long and NJ. Hinck-
ley.
The game was too one-sided to be inter-
esting.
As early as l O'Clock crowds began to
pour in, and soon nearly every seat in the
grand stand was taken. There were 500
people present when at 30 sharp the gong
| sounded for the first race-the three mi :
| ute class.
There were five horses in this race,
Wilkesnaught drew the pole, with Hosea
second, Agnes B. third, Allen Wilkes
| fourth and DR.. c. fifth.
Agnes E. took the lead on the first turn
and held 1t through the heat, with Wilkes
naught second, DR.. C. third, Hosea fourth
and Allen Wilkes fifth. Time-2. 40b.
! In the second heat Wilkesnaught chal-
lenged Agnes B. on the back stretch, car
ried her to break, went by and took the
pole. Before they got to the end OF the
stretch Agnes B. rallied, passed Wilkes
naught and kept the lead for the heat
The places were the same as last heat
Time-2.37A.
In the next and last heat, Allen Wilkes
was drawn. Agnes 3. was not headed,
and won in 2.42
People in the grand stand thought
| Wilkesnaught a sure winner in the second
heat, but were disappointed. DR.. c. made
fine showing, being a green colt and
never hitched to a sulky until the morn.
ing OF the race.
In the 2.30 class five horses faced the
starter. Aaron first, Maud B. second,
George H. third, vinalhaven fourth, and
Harry P. fifth.
| In the first heat Vinalhaven headed
Aaron, and took the lead before he got to
the quarter pole, and won in 23S, with
Aaron second, George II. third, Maud b.
fourth, and Harry P fifth.
In the second heat Vinalhaven won in
2.3l, and started on the third heat looking
like sure winner. The second time
round on the first turn from the judges
| stand the tire came off the sulky. Never
| theless, Ninalhaven landed third, with
George II. first and Harry p. second In
Pa
In the fourth heat Maud b. was drawn
George II. won in "a.
In the fifth heat Aaron was drawn.
George II. went the half in l Is, and I'm
ished the mile in 81. He could have gone
the mile in 30 easily. George II. acted
finely for a blind horse, and after he got
the lead it would have taken good horse
! to beat him.
SUMMARY.
400 Class.
Agnes L, m. by Dawn Il, |
WIlkesnauSht, b :. by Henry wilkes, 2
DIR {, Z. by satan, 5 8
! Hosea. blk =,
Allen Wilkes, b ., by Henry Wilkes, dir
| Time io's, s71.. 2i!
| $50 Class.
George II, :, by John gentry, 3 Sl /
| Ninai Haven, b Z. by Jake Patchen > ,
| Harry P, Z. by hyronemous, ) ) s
Maud b, M by Black sporter. DIR
Aaron, ) Dir
| Time IS, 81, 81 81. b!
The judges were George W. Reid. c A.
Arey c 5 Snowman and W. j. Creamer.
The timers were E. +. Chase and a. +.
| Narnum.
| Between the heats there was bicycle
race. There were three contestants -
| James and Albert Stock bridge, OF Els
worth and Rob Hinckley, OF BluehiH
| In the first heat James Stock bridge
! started, and was not headed for the half
| Coming down the home stretch Hnck ley
| looked winner, but fellow ran across
the track in front OF Hinckley and stopped
| him. Hinckley was given the heat with
} Stock bridge second and A. Stock bridge
| third Time-1 p.
In the second heat J. Stock bridge was
| first. Hincklev second and A stock bridge
third Time l 70.
| In the third heat A. Stock bridge was
! first, J. Stock bridge second ahd Hinckley
| third.
The purse, q, was given to Hinckley.
| During the civil war, as well as in our