Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-23
Daily Kenrebec 3ournaI.
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
AUGUSTUS SPEEDERS,
The Long List Of Horses for The Ice
Racing.
IhIs Week Will Be the Lively One Of tht
Year.


the ice and with the snow makes one of
| the finest racing surfaces one could ask
for. 1t is far preferable to the track
| that they used before the storm for many
reasons. one of them is that now they
have the whole river on which they can
| come down the stretch and a dozen can
play wcll as one. as the gambler at the
fall races ANA fair tells us.
Whcw, won't there be some lively
brushes this week. 1t will make the man
in love with a horse wish to be up on
he ice from morning until night as long
as the racing continues 1t is really
something that is wonderfully interest.
ing tp see the horses coming down the
river neck and neck with every muscle
on the alert. There is something III il
YOU know 50 very different than in the
| summer racing. 4 horse will stand it to
he raced for a whole afternoon with no
stops for rubbing down, and at the end
he will come out feeling as fresh as
daisy. The mir seems to inviGoratc him
ana rs in all sleigh racing he is feeling
It his best If the speed could be secured
in the summer that is found in the win
ter. the city of Augusta would not want
for outside horses for racing. They go
up there on the ice ana begin to brush
ana soon there are a dozen in it. 1t is
seldom that race is prearranged. though
often they go to the ice looking for GER
tain ones in order to get 4 chance to
wipe IN the earth" with them.
Frank Burgess PAGER John made
reputation. last year. that was decidedly
astonishing. The PAGER would go up and
down the river like shell out of a Il
:,..t
sport. but in the summer when business
was brisk ana he had little time to de-
vote to driving. he sold the fast horse.
Again this winter Mr.. Burgess has con-
tracted the ice racing fever ana he has
! rerurchased the pretty horse. Then look
out for sport when he reaches the ice for
everyone has a friendly grudSe against
| the little horse, and if a race is possible
| they will engage in it with Mr.. Burgess.
IIc viii have to hustle along some though
! in order to beat the field he is up against
this season. The oats for john Will have
1 to be ii extra fine quality and as stimu-
lating and exhilarating as champagne
! upon man.
| Augusta has an exceedingly large lis,
| Of ice horses. During the summer we
have but few race horses. comparatively,
! but in the winter many appear who can
| 20 III less than three minutes. Men who
would not think of preparing their horses
for the race track in the summer. will g
To the ice with the intention Of racing for
/ sport OF the thing ard occasionally will
enter into race for the sake of knowing
that their horses are capable Of keeping
| up with the best of them.
| Warren Malcom will he there with the
I Al
a record of 2.2S1a. She is undoubtedly one
of the fastest. Whether Hal Rhea will
be raced by Charles Guild or not II not
certain. This stallion is one that made
record on one of The mile rings. last
summer, and lie is about as fast as any
| thing in this part Uf the country. The
horse is seen out about every day, and
| is iii excellent condition. He will make
them step along some if he enters the
, races.
Peter Coro Will appear with Won Hell
| Tern ara Stub Wilkes. Both arc fast
ones rs any cne who know them can tes-
tify. Harry Iishncss has Halo a young
one that has never been raced to any cX-
! tent, but is ono of the best.
| J. Manlcy Nichols has speed to burn in
| Molly ana in Parker, 2.l9ll. If he is seen
| coming down he viii be well at the head
of the bunch or it can be depended upon
that the horses are not feeling in condi-
| ton.
| VIII Allen has a horse BY Early Bril-
that is showing up well. lie is good
gcntleman's driving horse and can step
along well. Charles Guild has tn, black
pocer Ben, by All 50. This horse has
| showed 2.25 on the track though he has
no race record. He will keep them busy.
Among others are several horses owned
| by the French people and it is understood
several of them have been matched for
a race They have some exceedingly
good norses. 20 it Is said. ana the races
will be good ones if they are pulled off.
! Henry Rines has a black PAGER by Ar
rival This animal is large one and
he Is possessed Of good amount n
speed. Hiram Erann always has good
horse ur two. lie knows a good one
when he sees him ana likes To have one
! to keen UP with the head of the process
sion when 4 little burst If speed Is be-
! ing shown. This year he has chestnut
PAGER. Esmere T.. He disposed Of the
greater part of his racing stock, last
summer. on account of i'll health ana by
the advice of his physician. but this lit
tle animal he has for q pastime.
&. +. Cummings has secured several
very promising horses during his trading
this winter He makes n speciality more
of draught horses, but when trade is IN
sight he will take fast one. Waiter
Webb Is driving these ana he Will eXer-
else them on the ice. Possibly if any one
of the racers come his way he may toll
low down to see what his animals are
made of. John Sheehan has horse that
i said 10 be a good one.
Strange to say, Charles \. Jones or>
chelsea. who is familiar figure in ice
racing. as on the race track in the sum
mer. will not be seen this winter unless
he takes the racing fever and purchases
one for the season. He has sold all the
Fast ones he owned. He in this respect
resembles Harry Lee who has nothing IN
the speed line. the first time in many
vears that anything of the sort has hap
nened to either of them.
Arthur Parrott's chestnut mare Mabei
is Looked upon as one of the best in the
oit,, and +. H. Langston has little bay
nacer that is also pronounced winner.
There are others, too, and they will pc