Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-30
SATURDAYS RACES.
Hardwood, Tom Nolan and
BeuIah Carry Off Honors.
Most Of Heats Close and Fast and
Excitement Runs High.
Fine Weather. Good Track and Good Crowd
Add to Success Of Meet.


had genuine entry of % horses and
there We're 16 PAGERS and trotters out
to contest for the money. They fur.
nished rare sport for the race lovers
present. several hundred, but not SC
large a crowd as the quality of the
game played warranted.
Music was furnished by two bands
the Augusta Cadet and that which
played in the exhibition tent of Gentry's
circus, just across the fence toward
State street. The one that was hired es-
pecially for the races was rather the
more entertaining and served to make
the waits between heats less tedious
There We're IL of them and it was a
long afternoon, from until $50, but
lit was an interesting program through
out.
1t was 4 perfect day for test of the
capabilities of the bike pullers. The air
was warm and dry, exhilarating for a
horse that is trained in the racing
game. The track was fast also and
some of the naSs got around rather
sooner than their owners wished. A
brush and sprinkler We're used to damp
en and smooth the stretch, laying the
dus t. Many women We're present, show
ing that they still like the sport and
excitement.
Five heats We're run off in the 229
trot and pace before any horse was
landed a winner. Hazelwood. who was
the good thing" Won because he could
plug every heat. start out fast and re-
peat every heat. He was steady as a
f,la oil Il al
fought every heat in superb style. This
race was grand good show in itself.
The first heat was unsatisfactory.
Sammy w. had the pole and they got
away fast. They We're punched and all
worked for advantage on the turn.
Stub Wilkes Went into the air, swerved
into HaZelwood and both went down.
1t looked as though Keel CroiX would
go over BOTH but kept far enough away
to get around. HaZelwood finished the
mill with one Wire sulky wheel twisted
and bent. merely to stay in the race.
Meantime Hattie s. was showing the
way for the rest and Golde was doing
the hang-on business at her wheel.
The finish was close for the chestnut
mare in 2.27l2. Sammy w. was third;
Keel Croix fourth.
The accident was ruled unavoidable
and all started in the second heat which
was a crack-a-jack. 1t was a killer
from the word and it locked as though
there must be let up when the
watches showed the half in liz fiat.
Hattie s. was at the fore and Goldie'S
feet paced a merry tatto only a length
behind. every step of the way. AT the
close of the back stretch the chestnut
mare gave it up. She had been carried
too fast to suit her and Goldie glided
up in her place, with Hazelwood locked
on just "abaft her beam" 1t looked
a sure thing for the mare but the boy
came along on hair raising drive for
the heat at the wire by a nose. Both
animals We're sent to win all the way.
Stub Wilkes was third and Hattie $.
fourth. The Lawrence horse, Hazel
wood. took mark of 2.25A.
Goldie gave the spectators another
treat in the third by the great finish
she made after being second in the
bunch from the start. They swept
around the turn and down the stretches
at good speed and without skips or
Jumps. The black mare and the son
of Haley came down to the goal under
the whip and each driver used all his
skill and ingenuity to get there hrst,
1t was the mares by a nose. her first
heat. and she made the mile in 2.27A
Hattie S. could only get in third
Lawrence's horse was hard and
strong. however. and came back the
next heat with the speed to win. Goldie
was in a position to negotiate for the
heat at any stage if the South Gardner
gelding should make mistake. but
she left her stride once and was OUT
| of it thereafter. finishing second. III
| was as fast as the other heat, 2.2IA.
Goldie was after him all the way the
fifth heat. but found it was no use anC
let Hattie S. take him home in 1904
in a long race. full of hard drives and
uncertainties. good horses all of them
| Fl. III. Lees Tom Nolan had the
requisite speed to go ahead of the field
three straight heats in the ESQ class
Emma T.. was looked upon TO go ai'el
him and she did, but he came along
fast to the wire, each time. IL was %!
good training from the distance IN tha'
he won the first heat, as mistake
cost him three lengths which ne made
good when he came steady.
The race was between him and Inc
black mare and she was driven Il
head him off but he was fast enough
to win all the time. Bertha Wilkes
one of the handsomest little bay trot
tiers was third and won the admlra
ltion of the lovers of beautiful horse
flesh present. She is young ana un
Trained but a sweet driver ana prom
iises TO he fast. Butcher Girl was uh
steady and was shut out. William /
land Tony Belmont were never danger
ious for the leaders.
Beulah was the good thing in tn
L. 20 class and won three straight heat
like breaking sticks. George L. ant
Morning News essayed to give him
Irun for his money but he was there al
1.-THE time Halo. a full brother TO Heel
wood was a bit rank but is made
good materiaI
1t was a nice meeting ana Lee
Jishness will run another one, Aug. u
with 9. 20 and 2.25 classes and a running
race. c. S. Dority was starter. sat
urdav and Charles +. Trask, q. A
lAmes and d. F. Moore. judges; j.
Nichols and d. F. Moore. timers; +
iN Bond. clerk. The summaries: