Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-25
A NEW TRACK RECORD.
Anaconda Lowers Own Record and Places
Keadville Mark at 2.O21-2.

Boston. Aug 24-The Grand Circuit
meet at Readville closed this afternoon.
with the notable feature of Anaconda. the
gelding owned by the Eastview Stock
Farm at Eastview, y. J., pacing a mile
in 2.o2is. thereby winning the 2.O+ class.
and defeating by very narrow marsin
pre- breaks the Readville track record Of
zo4l4 made in race, lowers Anaconda
record by II. seconds, and with the exhibit
ti0n mile by Star Pointer Of l.5gA places
Neadville at the head of fast tracks. The
new record was Unexpectedly made and ii
was entirely due 10 the desperate efforts
of Golden and Mccarthy to outdrive Nc
Henry because of a very close first heat.
Anaconda was the favorite but the public
heavily backed Frank Bogash and Search
light 600
III which Arion, owned by j. Malcolm
Forbes was brought out OF retirement
after six years and sent up against Char
ley Herr. the gamey winner of the Mas
sachusetts stake. last year, and Grafton
Boy. the great horse from Macon, Ga.
Arion was speedy in the first heat, but
fell down badly In the second and then
Charley Herr to fight out a royal battle
Charley nerr to fight out a royal battle
in which the Lexington horse won.
" These two events furnished enough
sport in themselves. but the PIP trut and
2.l4 pace gave equal satisfaction, despite
the fact that the latter Went in straight
heats The az class was split, but in it
the remarka BILE driving OF Geers brough;
him a grand ovation. York Boy. owned
in Reading. Pa. won the event, due really
to the unfortunate breaks of Temple
wilkes and Onward Silver, the supposed
favorite, Dollade Wilkes. having no show
whatever. The PA event went to the New
York horse. Stacker Taylor. with COM
parative ease, for 1t was shown that this
PAGER Is a good deal faster than the
class.
The summary:
204 CLASS-PACE-2 IN 3-PURSE $500
mare by Alguna. (McHenry) ........ / /
Frank Begash. br. h.. by Atlantic
searchlight, br. H.. by Darklight.
Chehalis. blk. h.. (O'NeiD ............ I
Time. 2.0i1r. 2.o2l2.
EOS TROT-2 IN 3-PURSE $500
Charley Herr. b. h.. by Alfred c.
Bessie Huntington. (kellp) ...... /
Grattan Boy, b. h.. by Grattan,
(Miller) Observation-Disclosures. . .
Kingmond, b. G, (Marshj ........ 3 /
Time. 2.osi4. 200 2io. ''''''' : -
/. 2,li PAGES IN 5-PURsE $1,000.
Stacker Taylor. b. H.. by Capt.
Cook-Etta Wilke4 (Macey) Ill l /
Fred W, oh. g.. by X. wilkes. Jr..
Dan n0l Was,land b. g. Cook - 3
VIM. II. Moody. ch: h.. palmer 5
Prince A.. br g. (Tyson) .......... 5 8
Faith b. m, BRADY .............. .
Maize Sidney. b. m. tDrinkwater) 5 dis
Robert Il. b. g, tSpeaD .......... dis.
Time, 2.l0 2.l0, 2.13.
PIP CLASS-TROT-2 IN 3PURSE $500
York Boy, b. 6. by Wilkes Boy
daughter of Robert McGre-
gor. tcommings) ............... ! |
Temple " likes. b. &, by Ken
lucky Wilkes lGolden) .... 3 2
n Al oh, h h,-h v
ward (Geers) ........,........ 3l2 8
Ed: Lock b. g. CMcDonald) 49,. 2 4ro
Dolliade Wilkes. blk. m,
tHyde) Observation-Disclosures. ) Gro
Elfrida. b. m, CrhomaS) ........ 6 5rO
Don L., b. &, forshner) $3.50. 6 DIR
Temper, b. m. tMcHenry) 80. dis
Time, 2.lli4. 2.ll3.. 2@&. 2lla.
A small slrdine factOry at Eastport