Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-15


very much to blame. The crowd was
content as there was nothing like the
boasts which were given on the previ-
Gus day. The races We're good and
close finishes marked many of them
Excitement ran high for some time in
many of the races and it would not be
safe to bet on them. Several heats
were not decided until the horses went
under the wire for the rear horse
would make a squirt and finish a part
of a nose ahead.
The first heat called up was the I'M
finished 2.35 class from "Wednesday.
Some of the horses had left the track
and others said they would not trot
with the same judges in the stand.
Ned o. had two heats to his credit
and he easily took the heat and race
in 235. 1t was pretty heat but at no
time was there any doubt as to Ned
Us. ability to winning the race.
The next race up was the 245 class.
This brought out six starters and from
the looks of them it was easily seen
that there was to be a fight Stub
Wilkes was the favorite and he went
around very prettily for he knew he
had the sympathies of the crowd for
his hard usage of the previous day. He
made one little skip but nothing seri-
| Gus. Vindictive made long break in
| this heat but it did not seriously inter-
fere with the money as she was not in
| it with Stub.
The next heat of this race was an ex-
citing one. Stub went away and took
| the rest of the horses down over the
| toboggan. slide in fast time. KEEL
| Croix. Hal c.. and Lestress went off
during the heat but none of the breaks
were long or gaining breaks and it was
one of the prettiest drives to the wire
| of the afternoon. Stub finished well
| in the lead but the other positions were
hotly contested for.
| The next and last heat of this class
| was a pretty one. They all went down
over the slide in a pretty bunch and
We're not separated until Hal @.
skipped on the foot of the hill. He
quickly regained and started after the
rest of them. Vindictive and Kell
Croix's two breaks helped him to come
up among the leaders and by hard
driving Giles landed him under the
wire in third position by just part of
nose ahead of Vindictive.
| The free for-all was where the fun
and excitement came in. There were
three of the best horses in this part of
the State Ia come out for this race.
Merrill, A. L. S. and Rowdy. 1t was
expected that Rowdy would be shut
out and for that reason distance was
waived. The horses We're slow about
going away having to score nine times
before receiving the word They might
have been sent away on the third time
down but We're not. owing to a slight
difference between the pole and outside
horses.
The horses We're out to break the
track record of 2.22 made by Halye.
last summer. to receive the special
purse of $25 80. Merrill took a good
lead and the horses went at furious
pace down the slide. Merrill and
Rowdy both made breaks. but not long
ones. They went the half in 109h. and
excitement ran high for never before
had such trotting been seen on this
track. Merrill came around into the
stretch ahead with Rowdy and A. f. s.
fighting for second place. When the
time of 2.19la was announced Young
Merrill. who drives the celebrated
ished second, but was set back for her
break
The next heat was about the same
as the first. both A. f. S. and Rowdy
breaking. but they We're about the
same length so no account of them
was taken. The third heat developed
the surprise. On the turn for the half
Merrill went out on the edge of the
track and Rowdy came in and took the
pole. A. F.. s. claimed a foul. saying
il was intentional to cut him out Of
second money. The judges did not see
it and consequently did not allow it.
Merrill made a hard drive when COM
ing into the stretch and it was as SEN
satio1al a finish as was ever seen on
this track. There was not more than
two inches between them, but as Mer-
rill is claimed To have made two
breaks he was given second position
In this heat he struck his near front
knee and it was swollen almost double
its size when he came out for the next
heat.
The WagerS were many as to who
would win. many not thinking Merrill
would be able to on account of his ac
cident. After scoring down five times
the horses received the word and it
was a pretty go. They made very
pretty race. but A. +. S. was too much
for Rowdy and came in little ahead
but not more than half a head. Mer-
rill had the race with ease.
There was considerable delay in
starting the go class. as at first only
two horses came out. Won NJ was
persuaded to come out and make the
race interesting. In the second heat
he was outside the flag. but distance
was waived, and in the next heat he
pushed Ned O. almost to his limit for
the half. but on the mile could not do
anything.
The summary:
2.55 CLASS MIXED-PURSE s10l-UN-
FINISHED.
Ned o.. b. e. II. II. McCausland.
Dewey. IL. L. ID. r. Hood Weyne, > .
Fanny Wilmington. b. m. w G..
Reynolds. Winsow ............ 9 ,
William p. b. &. w. b. Wood,
Gardiner Observation-Disclosures. I
Whitefoot. b. m. Peter Corron.
Sidney .......................... )
Put. b. s.. d. b. Ellis. Oakland . s
Tony Belmont. b. .. Fl. p. Brann.
Augusta ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3dr
Rolfe Cary. b. $. s NJ Farnum.
Dr. Richmond. b. $. 4. l.. Foss