Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-08-21
READWLLE RACES.
A Wet, Soggy Track but
Plenty Of Sport.
Audo5on Boy Steals 2.24 Pace from
Favorite--Best Time, 2.06 ga.
Geers Drives Shadow Chimes Tor All He's Wcr,h
But Is Beaten.

Readville, Mass, Aug 2O.-The
plenty Of rain which came to the Grand
Circuit park was not good for the
track, today. IL was soSgy and lacked
hrmness, nevertheless, the crowd
which was larger than yesterday had
some fine sport watching Audobon Boy
steal the Pa class for the Norfolk
stake " $1,000 from Shadow Gaines,
the biz tavorIte, Who is owned ana who
was uriy IN. today. by +. +. Ggcrs Of
Louisville, ny. Iirc Blue Grass horse
had 10 be oobteHtci with he third
neat me first Ana the last TWO falling
t. AULui.nn ioy. tie son Of i. j. Au-
dCb.n, ana another Kentucky PAGER
dl itcu 10y tEe owner. Scott Hudson.
Audubon i:oy paced the first heat in
1.JGai. I'!r -'cIi lcit happy when New
iti,hnond, \. " :;ichmond's horse,
took the second heat. but after that
the heat Winle. vent 70 pieces II was
a dramatic stlrggi@ between t;tcrs ana
Iiudaol. nut AuG"Don E.y w. too
fast. rhird Eioney went To Cinch. the
Athoi geldinG and fourth To Daisy
Queer.
IA the 2.l0 class trot. Toggles Cali
fornia gelding. held by G. Il. Clark of
Fresno, was the choice of the talent
and the race went to him in a walk
over, bis best time being 2.l1A. In this
event second place went to Little Dick.
the New Jersey geldinP. and third to
Temple Wilkes of Medford. who gave
the favorita a fast run for the wire in
the first heat.
Fifteen horses were in the field for
the start Of the 2.l9 class trot and there
We're several attempts to get off before
the word TO go was actually given.
Betting favored Sallie Simpson. n
Kentucy mare, which marched away
with The first two heats. Leola took
the third. While vic Shelter left the
bunch easily in the fourth and won the
heat. This event was unfinished.
Admiral Dewey, the son of Bingen.
and descendant also Of Nancy Hanks.
was the winner of the trot for foals of
1905 The colt is one of j. Malcolm
Forbes promising horses and, today,
showed what he was by winning the
race in two straight heats with his
best time. 2.14h.
The last and deciding heat of the
unfinished 2.25 class trot. Of yesterday
went handily to Alberta d., one Of the
favorites. giving him the race, with
Mariuue second. Bingen. Jr.. third and
Easter. another favorite, fourth.
i3y far the best thing OF the after
noon, was the way in which Audubon
Roy ran out with the first heat for the
Norfolk stake The grand stand
watched Geers all the time. until on
the home stretch Hudson drove Audu-
bon Boy fast at the pole with Shadow
chimes and Louise c.. up to his nos
tliIs 1t was nip and tuck home
Suddenly Audubon Boy drew away
speedily. but with Gecrs by no means
Il trailer.
Ii looked as though Geers would so
under first in a fash. but the hearts
nf his followers sank when 20 feet
f,cm tie wire. Shadow Chimes went
into the air Audubon Boy bettered
His class by racing the mile in 2.0sal
After that event Shadow Chimes
Held high position in the pool which.
10y the way. was the largest since the
oncning of the meet. McHenry re-
placed Benedict in driving New Rich
mond in the next heat. The gray horse
walked away from the field at the
three-uuarters mark and came home in
easy style. with McHcnry looking
around at thc procession.
In the next neat New Richmond's
stock collapsed. He broke at the half
and the bunch passed him. Geers had
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