Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-15

| tary and general manager, Harry II
Lee; treasurer, f. w. Lee The real
! owners or promoters Of the repairs are
Harry r. Lishness and Harry Fl. Lee.
They have expended over $1,000 on the
| repairs. and if they only have good
weather they will more than get il
back, for the races which they will mt
up will be tirst-class.
! 1t is the present intention of the
managers to run at least four meetings
at the park during the season. There
will be the meeting on July 4. then one
| during August, one on Labor day
which win be for local horses mostly.
| as the Maine State fair will be in
progress at that time, then there will
| be a grand October meet. At the La
Dor day meet it is planned to have
bicycle races and other attractions
Then there is a probability that there
will be a race arranged between sew
eral Frenchmen of this city and
Waterville. 1t is proposed to have a
| matched race on the same day should
the latter race be held. The people of
this city and vicinity can rest assured
that they will see some excellent racing
| through the summer, and as long as
the park remains under The manage
ment of the present company.
Mr.. Lishness is very well-known
young man, and is the landlord of the
Farmers hotel of this city. He has always
been more or less interested in horses,
young man Of the State who has owned
more horses for the number of years he
always has a number of fancy drivers.
racers and team horses. Last spring
he won Il great deal of praise for a
daring ride he took up through Water
street on a heavy load of lumber with
the horses on the dead run, having
been frightened by the breaking of a
stake coming down Sand hill. He had
chance to drop from the team and let
the horses go, but rather than risk the
lives of the large number of people on
the street he risked his own and clung
to the reins. The lumber was flying
round over the wagon. but he man
aged to maintain his footing and
guided the team through the street
without any damage being done. He
is fearless and is just the man for the
manager Of the track. when associated
with Mr.. Lee.
Mr.. Lee is also a young man, ana Is
one Of the most enterprising young
merchants of the city. He is the senior
partner Of II. II. Lee & Co. grocers.
which do a large business. He is al
ways ready to buy or sell anything.
He has owned a great many horses.
and has driven some good ones on
Maine tracks He has, like Mr. Lish-
ness, always number Of good horses
young men more fitted for the position
Of managing the park than these two.
They took hold Of the park when ii
was earning but very little obtained
from some of the local horsemen who
trained their horses on the track.
They have laid out a great many dol
lars on it and if, as has been said be
fore, they have good weather they are
sure to have as successful season as
last. 1t will doubtless be more So for
with the improved condition of the
grounds more and better horses viii
come here to the races. They will offer
big purses, with the hopes of secur-
ing the best horses in Maine and sur
rounding states for the races. They
already have the promise of a number
of good horses for the first meeting,
and Mr.. Lee went to Somerset county.
this week. to secure more horses, and
Mr.. Lishness went to Lewiston and
some Of the down river places. Such
enterprise should not fail to be sup
ported by the Augusta people, and t is
sure to pay in the long run.
Many improvements have been made
in the stabling facilities. The old May
stables in the northeast corner Of the
park have been thoroughly overhauled
and four additional stalls put in. The
old shed just south Of the May stables
and adjoining, has been repaired and
four stalls made here. The whole has
been whitewashed so that it presents a
very neat appearance, in marked con-
trast to it's former condition.
The track stables on the south side
of the track on the turn have been re-
paired as well. They did not need
much work done on them, but what
has been done has placed them in as
good condition as any stables at any
trHting park. These have also been
Whitewashed.
over in the southwest corner of the
park where the stables We're burned,
some weeks ago, there has been a
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