Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-09-04
LABOR DAY RACES.
Coron Boys of Brunswick,
Carry Off the Firsts.
The Track Record Broken by the
HorseIess Carriages.
Long List Of Attractions Furnish Good Sport
for Big Crowd.


Of sport.
1t was the greatest attraction
of the afternoon and in consequence the
grand stand was filled. In addition to
the entertainment on the card Messrs.
Lee and Lishness had provided enter
tainment for the time between the
heats The Augusta Cadet Band was
present and did its share to make the
afternoon pass pleasantly. The chief
performers were the Dulcy family from
East BroOkline, in their vaudeville acts
| Many clever performers have done
turns at the track but these proved to
he worthy of being placed among the
best. Both their singing and dancing
were Of the star order and they showed
themselves worthy Of the favorable
notices they have received.
The first race on the card did not take
place as advertised. but for all that fur
nishcd no end Of amusement. This was
the automobile race between COL. r. w
Soule Of this city. ana Lawyer &. w.
! Husscy of Watcrvlle.
/ Mir. SOulc's machine gave out. early in
the afternoon. and there was some de
4 lay. What was thought to br serious
break proved only a ruptured connect
| ing pipe. This was repaired. but not
| faultlessy and when the race came off
Mr. Husscy had the best Of It, So
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repair lh' damage.
An accident was the principal diver
sion in the first heat of tho mile uro-
fessionaI hjrvcIa racn Loon +ooI, tbs
lead ana John Mason or Auburn. aI
! lowed him to act as pace maker. On
| the stretch at the end Of the first lar,
| Mason started to pun out hv. but Loon
swung over ana struck Il p1st Al M.
polo The race was between Wool
uarth ana Coron. The two came, down
the stretch neck and neck and finished
81 close it was hard T. decide which
was the winner Coron took the heat
Time, 2.29@i.
Tn" first heat in the half-milc anna
| teur bicycle race was won by Joseph
| Coron, Brunswick in 1l1. The race
was procession from tho start. The
men finished. Joseph Cor.n. Chester
Burns. \. toron.
i looked as though Mason Of An
burn, had cnll thing in the first heat
If IN" half-milc professional, but Cor1n
simply used him as PAGER Until the
! stretch was reached Mason held tho
/ lead. but when 20 yards from tho tame
Coron pulled uut If the bunch ana fn-
jshed first with Mason second ana
/ Loon third. Time. 112H
| Chester Burns. an Augusta boy w,9
| the second heat IN thr haIr-miIc ANA
tour bicycle race Burns showed HI.
good EcneraIshlp by holding back IN
| til on the stretch H then pulled ont
and won. He earned tho heat. how
| ever. for every part of ii was hotlv
| contested. on the finish onc blanket
! would have covered All. Joseph Corou
! finished second and \. Cpron third.
| Time, liz
An an additional attraction. Il half
/ mile running race was but un the card.
| The starters were Dot. owned by Ed
| White. Augusta. and Tasco, owned hy