The Portland daily press., 1900-07-30
IN YARMOUTH.
Saturday Was Lively in
the Ancient Town.
Local Flyers Battle on the Half
Mile Track.
The National Game Ad-
ded to Excitement.
Other Items of Interest TO
Yarmouth Folks.

Saturday was lively day in the sport
ing circles of Yarmouth, the occasion be-
ing a matched race between the gelding
Chester, owned by Mr. Ansel L. Dunn Of
North Yarmouth, and "David Babcock, -
owned by DIR. G. W. Gerow of Yarmouth
In addition to this race, which occurred
at the half-mile ira * of the Yarmouth
Driving club, there was an interesting
race for horses OF the 2 33 class.
Horse racing was by no means the
star attraction of the day. A lively ball
game was played on the OLD Portland
street ball grounds, between a nine COM
posed of players that were on the cham
pion Yarmouth team of the year 1885,
and the regular Yarmouth nine of 1900.
In the matched race for horses the purse
was for $50 side. The race was won
by Chester in three straight heats. In
the first heat there was an exciting fin
ish. In the second heat David Babcock
broke at the first quarter and went to
pieces until near the home stretch, when
he made a pretty squirt and came in
close behind the winner. In the third
heat the race was more exciting. Ira
L
Babcock in this heat, the animal making
an excellent showing, trotting prettier
than in the previous heats. The heat
was holly contested, but was won by
Chester. The time was 1,18 "a, 1.l8 1-2,
III 1-2.
In the 2 80 class there were but four
horses to start out of the six entered. The
purse was so bushels of oats, so per cent
to the winner, % per cent to the second,
10 per cent to the third; 10 per cent TO
the fourth. The race was for the best
three heats in i've, but six heats were re-
Qu1red to finish the battle, The race from
the f1rst was fight between Charles o.,
owned by Ger0W of Yarmouth, and Mol
lie Wilkes, owned by Mr.. Douglass In
each heat the horse scored more frequent
~ than is common before they got the
word to go, and owing to the fact the
race was not finished until nearly q
O'Clock Each OF the heats was closely
contested but in the sixth heat the ex-
element ran high. The horses got start
ed we'll and held together for the first
quarter, after which Charlie q. and Mol
lie Wilkes shot ahead and had the race all
to themselves. The finish was exciting
as both horses came down the home
stretch neck and neck. When within 80
feet of the wire Mollie Wilkes was lit
tie in the lead Ira Woodbury., who was
driving Charlie g., realized fully the sit
uation and urged his horse forward
enough to force him under the wire about
the length OF the horse S head in advance
of Mollie Wilkes. The race was won by
Charlie G., with Mollie Wilkes second ;
Nelmah, third, and Troublesome, fourth.
The summary was as follows:
Charlie G., (Gerow,) s1182
Mollie Wilkes, (DougIass,) 442
Nelmah, (Huntoon, 3 2 3
Troublesome, (Iichards), 134 4 4
Time 1912. 1.15I-2 1l2. lib 10.
1.13 1-2 lib.
The officials were G. NJ Hatch of the
Turf, Farm and Home, of Waterville,
starter; II. S Coffin, Freeport, Mr.. Childs,
Cumberland; Q. e. Aver, Portland,
judges; N. w. Fogg, Hreeport; Mr.. Hunt,
Portland, time keepers.
The bail game on the Portland street
grounds between the YarmOuths OF 1885
and the Yarmouths of the season Of 1900,
was an interesting match The Var
mouths of 1885 were, in their day, star
team. 1t was not expected that they
would retain much of their old time
vigor, but the reverse proved to be true.
Numbered among the players OF the 50
team are several men who have attained
prominence in business and professional
circles. Wilson, the pitcher, is profess
sOr IN a school at Worcester, Mass MOul-
ton, the catcher, is q practicing physician
at Cumberland, while the other players
are equally as well known in business
circles. The YarmOuths of 'S5 proved
themselves stronger at the bat, but were
trifie weaker in their fielding, The
game resulted in favor Of the Yarmouths
of '85 by a score of 10 to g.
The makeup OF the mines was as fol-
lows:
Yarmouths, '85-Wilson, p; MouIton,
c.; Dunn, ID; Gooding, 2b. G. Hods-
don, IS; II. Wilson, 3D.; ID Frye, IF :;
w. Q. Fogg, CT. w. Wyman, If,
armouths-McCartney p; Fitzgerald
c.; Ross, h.; Mitchell, 2b.; Peterson
SIS. Bennett, 3d.. Merrill, CT. Dunn, If
The score by innings was as follows:
Yarmouths, 49,, OO240401-18
YarmOuths, 0 OOO2 2 2 l. 9
The officials were Messrs. W. Good
ing Of Yarmouth and Blan char1 of Cum
berland Centre, umpires; Knight and
Taylor Of Yarmouth, scorers
AN OIL STOVE EXPLOD ED.