Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-14
The Races.

! A better field of horses would be hard
| to find than came up for the green
| horses when that was called and the
| three which appeared for the 10 class
We're also better than usually appear at
| the small fairs. The horses for the 50
| class were all good ones and gave
promise of good races. The two heats
trotted were good ones and the crowd
was perfectly satisfied with the racing
as far as the horses and drivers We're
| concerned but they We're thoroughly
Disguised with the judges. 1t was about
as poor an exhibition as could be given.
! The management of the fair was not 10
| blame for the men have had some eX-
perence in trotting horses and should
have known better
A u. Horn of Pennington. was the
starter for the races until the 2.35 class
was called and then he went out and
drove Dewey. He is well and favor
ably known and gave perfect satisfac-
ton. The judges We're Charles Fair
brother OF Winthrop. Isaac II. Hersom
Of Oakland. W. +. Goodale of Winthrop.
The timers were ID. b. Savage of Au-
gusta. ". W. Wilkins of Winthrop. and
b. G. Torsey of Winthrop. was the
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was taken by Mr.. Wilkins.
The first race called was the green
horses Seven horses came out and
they were as good specimens as We're
ever seen in a race of this kind Ash
mont was the favorite. Queen, bay
mare owned by II. p. Brann of Au
guest. was one of the good ones in this
race. but owing to a mishap in the sec
ord heat was distanced and was out of
the race. she started in the seventh
place but worked down to fourth and
went the half in Ia She was sired by
Kentucky onward. 90. and has gone
trials. this season. in 2.2S
The first heat was very pretty and
was fight between several to the
three quarters for second place with
Ashmont way in the lead. Just before
the three quarters Stub Wilkes COM
menced to creep up and finished first
in 2.25. The heat was started very
easily the word being received on the
second time down.
The next heat was not started as
easily for the horses came down six
times before receiving the word and
then had t. be cautioned before going
away. While getting ready to come
down in this heat Queen threw her
driver. when another driver turned too
close to her. and tho sulky was broken.
This caused a slight delay but a new
sulky was soon brought and the horses
sent away Hattie May made furious
drive at the half and headed the other
horses. but broke on the back stretch
and the leaders finished III the same or
der.
The third heat was where the trouble
commenced Everybody looked upon
Stub Wilkes as a winner and he started
out in good shape. He broke, however
on the toboggan slide on the first turn
and lost. He went way back to the
last horse and everybody thought he
could never fill the gap. He however
crcpt up and with three breaks against
him and the other horses way ahead he
started out after regaining his feet and
closed the gap until at the mile he was
third. Hattie May MAS about 10
lengths ahead with Ashmont in the
center. On the back stretch Hattie
broke and went back to third position.
Charles Chisam. who was up behind
Stub Wilkes. made a furious drive and
came down the stretch several lengths
ahead of Ashmont. 1t was one of the
most sensational finishes ever made on
this track and everybody loudly cheer
ed the horse and Mr.. Chisam.
\ more surprised crowd Of men could
not be found than when it was an
nounced that Mr.. Lovett had won with
Ashmont. No matter what protests
were made the judges would not give
the heat and race to Stub but marked
Ashmont with Stubs time of 2.32 They
afterwards changed this to 2.34si. Mr..
Lovett has been driving for a great
many years and he says he never knew
of worse decision to be made and the
opinion of the other horsemen was the
same They could not understand ii
but had to abide by the decision.
The next heat was looked to decide
it. for everybody thought Stub would
go in TO win. but the judges thought
differently. Stub took the pole just
! after passing the half and did not take
it until several lengths ahead of Ash
mont. but the judges claimed a foul
and awarded the heat to Lottie
| Mowers. as Ashmont made a break.
| Even this could not kill the courage of
the little horse and she went another
heat and won it easily. although she
! should not have been compelled to go
more than three heats where she went
| five Horse1nen say it was the best
| work in the tracks history and the
staying powers of little Stub are Won
derful. He is certainly n good horse.
! for under such circumstances n horse
could not be blamed for quitting. but
he was game right through.
The 225 class was not a very close
race for at but few times did anybody
| have any idea that Hal Ithea Would hc
| beaten. Hal Rhea held back until at