Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-09-24

. been much worse. In the second hal
on the back stretch the horse Protectun
, stepped into his boot, throwing himsel
and driver, and the mare Elizabeth ID
Wilkes, coming at full speed close be
hind went into the mix-up, throwing ne
driver. Both horses were quickly caugh
and no serious damage done except T.
one of the sulkies. In this and the fifti
heat the horse Sico came to the front
but in the sixth heat, and after most o.
the audience had left, Echoliene succeed
ed in winning the race. 1t was goo6
race, but the best part of 1t came tot
late to be seen, except by few near!
frozen" people who waited until "tht
shades Of night were falling fast"
sss cLAss.-Purse sl5O.
Echoliene, b. M. Jack. 49,; -.....b
Lady Macbeth. Oh. M. by
Gladis Bell b. m, BY Ensign.
s,co, b. bpIg e.. 81 wessiand Nelson, II
Protectnm. b. g., by Protector, -,
Elizabeth hs II. wilkes, 81. M, "
by wilkes. Doyen. ...,;.-...A 9 8 8 DIS
bot wilkes. Hastings, ....-.s dis
Time, Q 20 IA; 2:95 81; 22s IA; 23sl.s; 2Ss l.2i
2S3.
An automobile race was sandwiched
| in between the heats. Two entries.
One of the autos broke down however,
upon both trials, and the other Won an
easy victory.
FRIDAYS RACES.
OF FRIDAYS races it may be said that
the As class was fair, the 10 class was
entirely uninteresting and the '27 class
was one of the best races ever seen on the
track. The 2:45 race was run of in the
forenoon with four starters and was won
in straight heats by green horse, ALI
Wilkes by Abbott Wilkes. This horse
is owned by Persian Everett of Hebron
and was driven by Al Russell. He had
no record but made one here of 2:34 IA.
In the second heat Starbird's Robinson
C. came in second but was set back for
fouling in the stretch.
2A5 CLASS. PURSE sloO.
All Wilkes, by Abbott Wilkes, Ruseell,..-l ] !
Robinf on c., by Robinson D., Starbird, 80 1 2
Jim Dandy. bl; g., Jordan, 2 8
Chick c9 Zine s 9a 50 IN;
The 2:19 class carried off the largest
purse and returned the smallest amount
of entertainment. 1t was the most ut
terly 1928 affair that could be imagined.
The horses never changed the positions
they drew, and chased each other around
in as regular order as those on the
merry-go-round across the way. 1t was
gratifying to hear the starter announce
that the fourth money went to the
society, as after witnessing the race, we
were under the impression that the
society had been "distanced."
els CLASS. PURSE ESQ.
Banker, b. g., by Cuckoo, Woodbury.....l !
Joe Hal, bl. g by Tom Hal, Ireland. 2 2
'e''0 "'' I Time sas s Is IL; 9:as; 99iis.
But, say, the race of the fair was the
2:27 class, with seven starters. 1t was
a full fedged horse race from start to
finish, "all wool and yard wide." The
horses drew starting positions as fol-
lows: Stranger /, Hube 2, Auburn
Girl 8, Jack Leo 4, Margery 5, Kite 6,
and Leighton I. 1t was case of the
last shall be first and the first shall be
last" In the first heat Jack Leo got
the pole and lead for the first half mile
when he broke and Auburn Girl came
to the front and landed the heat with
Jack Leo and Leighton close after her.
In the second heat the horses were well
punched and when they reached the
home stretch every person in the grand
stand stood up to see whether Hube,
leighton or Auburn Girl would reach
the wire first. 1t was Hube by only a
few inches and a record of 2:24. In the
third heat Hube made losing break but
finally closed the big gap by a tremen-
dous burst of speed and chased Leighton
under the wire in 2:26 IA. 1t was
another exciting finish. The fourth
heat was one of the best ever seen on any
track; up the back stretch Hube and
Leighton were yoked up so that one
blanket would cover both horses, but
the grey son of Jay Bird shook off the
black horse and landed the heat. The
fifth heat was won by Leighton more
easily. Leighton is owned by DIR. Smith,
a Portland dentist.
s27 CLASS. PURSE $500.
Leighton. gr. g., by Jaw Bird, smith, ! ! !
lube III. < by Erwin ~. Ircland,..6
Auburn Girl, b. M. by Tarratine, >.
Jack Leo. br. g., by Midnight, Mel: ,
Kite, br. e., jordan. u our