Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-06
GOOD RACES.
The Opening Meeting at the
Augusta Driving Park.
Rain Caused Postponement and Two
Races Finished Wednesday.
J. 0. C.. Mia Rosa and Ned O the Winners
The Bicycle Races.

| The opening races for the season Of
| 1899 We're held at tn Augusta Driving
park, Tuesday afternoon, and but foI
| the rain that fen late in the afternoon.
they would have been pronounced a
| Sreat success. As it was the people
enjoyed themselves as long as they
We're present, ana one If the races in
/ particular. the 2.22 class. was especial
" exciting. Naturally the race goers
were disappointed when the heavy
shower interfered with the carrying
ont Of the full programme. but no one
was at fault on this account.
It was hot and thus an ideal day for
trotting horses. The crowd was a
little late in gathering. but when they
We're all there it showed the people
either had curiosity To see the spick
and span new park or they We're out
for sport.
II was a pretty sight compared with
what the people have looked upon in
The past few years. to see the white
washed fences extending all about the
track. and % see lhc Way that every
thing has been improved. The track
on which 81 much time has been spent.
was pronounced To be excellent 1t is
still a.Hittle soft for speed, but as w.
n II g 4.
xcnlNnt for the working out If horses,
ana h is to bring his string Of horses
t. the track. this week The constant
care that the track is getting will soon
work it DOWN to speed. All the horse
men are delighted with the work that
Managers Lee ana Lishness have
caused to be done on the track and all
about the park.
The grand stand was packed with
people whom the races started, and the
estimates made Of the crowd was be
tween 1000 ana 1900 people. 1t was
surely a great success for the first
meeting Of the year. and it viii give
the management the courage to 80
ahead as they inttl.d II do. and ar
range for other ovefts that will equal.
if not surpass. those given Tuesday
and Wednesday,
Another thing that was pleasing was
The manner in which the track was
Kept clear Of people. At no time dur
ing the races We're the people allowed
upon the track. and it was indeed 4
sight worth seeing, and something that
has not been noticed here before. to So"
There was no dust to bother a+ the
sprinkler laid all at the start.
1t was o'clock when Starter j. w
Of Canton, announced the
FIVE starters in the 30 trot. Manager
zee said this event was to be a horse
race. ana he was not far wide Of the
mark In the first heat Lady Jedwood |
and Alta Rosa had a collision that put |
them out Of it for the heat. while Baby |
s. took the heat easily The second |
heat was almost dead one between |
Baby ana Alta, and in the third Alta |
won. This was growing interesting. |
ana when another Richmond horse an
peared in the field in the shape of Lady |
JrGWond. the fourth heat was extreme /
IL exciting. ana was declared dead |
heat between Alta and the Lady. The |
heavy shower made the track 50 very |
muddy that no more heats were trotted |
in this lent. which was like the 2.3'
trot. POSTPONED to Wednesday after
noon.
The go trot was the only one that |
was completed, and this went to J. Q.
C.. A speedy Gardiner horse.
one heat was trotted in the 2.37
class. and Of the six starters Ned O.,
driven by II. II. McCausland of this
ritv. took the heat easily. Some of the
drivers called for an Identification of
the horse that made so good an APP
rcarance, and Mr.. McCausland said he
bought him Of Massachusetts, man,
vino guaranteed he had no mark tina.
would bar him from the three minute
class. This satisfied the Judges.
Throuehout the afternoon little