Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-21
Daily kennebec Journal
READVILLE RACES.
The Grand Circuit Has a Great
Opening, Monday.
Annie Burns Takes the Blue Hill Stake,
$4,000, in Five Heats.
Gyp Walnut, Gentry's Treasure and Major DEL
mar the Other Winners.

of the Grand Circuit meeting at Read
vile track this afternoon, for the
weather was superb, the going very
fast and the big field in all four races
made the heats very lively. The large
crowd. therefore, thoroughly enjoyed
.he sport. although two of the favor
ties lost but the winning Of the big
stake. the Blue HILL by Annie Burns,
and the fast pace by Gyp Walnut
evened up matters and the day ended
satisfactorily.
Neither Burns nor Walnut had an
easy thing in their respective events
for il took five heats to decide the Blue
Hill. and four the pace. With these two
out of the way, the talent looked
about for more good things, but wer2
disappointed The 2.1T pace went to
Gentry's Treasure, in straight heats
although Fred S. Wedgewood was look
ed upon as having the race well in
hand. while in the 3year-old trot, I.
W. Lawson's Dreamer. the hottest ia
vrite. was distanced in the very first
eat.
The interest of the day naturally CEN
tered in the big stake race. the Blue
Hill. in its fifth renewal, and II horses
faced the starter All eyes, however,
were on Annie Burns, the little gray
mare from Rushville, Ind, and she full
filed the expectations Immediately by
winning the first two heats. although
pressed hard in the first by Middle
may.
With two heats to her credit there
was a long groan when in the third.
lust after the start, the mare Went in
- he.
field we're an eighth of mile away
and ii became race between the ia
vorite and the distance flag. In the
meantime, DillOnite, which had been
pushing up through the field, took the
lead, and although pressed hard by
Oracle Onward. captured the heat. The
horses We're held back a bit in the last
half. so that Burns just managed -
escape the flag. The first sprint, how
ever. told severely on her. so that Dill
lonite had little difficulty in winning
the fourth heat. practically jogging
under the wire. with Burns in third
place.
The fifth heat settled matters, for
while Dillonite took the lead at the
start and held it to the three-quarters
Annie Burns was right at his wheel
and easily passed him at that pOinT,
winning the heat and race. Oracle on
ward passed Dillonite at the wire.
After winning the first heat in the
2l2 pace Gyp Walnut fell to the rear
in the second by bad break and fin
ished in last place. He had little diff
Guilty, however, in taking the next two
heats and the event.
The surprises Of the day came in the
217 pace and the trot for Swear Odds.
In the former. Gentry's Treasure. a
worthy son of a great sire who had
been almost overlooked. won in straight
heats and in the very next event the
talent was badly upset over the dis
tancing Of Dreamer.
Fred $. Wedgewood was the favorite
in the pace and although Garnet took
the lead in the first heat the New York
horse was a close second. At the half,
Gentry's Treasure. who had been jog
ging along in sixth place, suddenly
came through the field like A whirl-
wind and was never headed. Tho other
two heats We're almost repetitions, for
in each the Gentry horse allowed the
others to make the pace until well
through the half mile, when he seemed
TO have marvellous amount of reserve
speed, easily winning.
The last event Of the day was that
for 3-year-olds and the start in the
first heat was a good one. just after
passing the quarter pole, however, the
Lawson horse went into the air, with
two others. and none got started again
until the field was too far ahead to be
reached. Emma Winter won the heat.
but Major Delmar although finishing
third. seemed to have considerable
speed and at once became the favorite
He took the next two heats without
being very badly pressed. At the close
Of the racing, today it was announced
that The Abbot would try for the
worlds gelding record. The summary:
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