Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-13
RACES CALLED OFF
At East Pittston, Thursday,
Owing to Alleged Ringer"
Two Good Races, 2.35 and 2.2O,
Assured for Today.
More Of the Awards as Announced BY the
Several Committees.

ciaD.-Thursday did not prove very
good day for East Pittston fair. but a
god sized crowd was present. taking
al into consideration. All the events
postponed to Thursday on account OF
the rain. The morning daWned not
too favorable and the sun tried hard
to set through but without success.
There We're many who planned to at
tend but owing 20 the unfavorable con-
Gitions did not.
During the forenoon, there was little
20 attract ones attention except the
booths and fakirs. These We're liber
ally patronized. At noon. good sized
crowd had gathered ana for two hours
there was some good pulling by oxen
and horses.
Y side purse was placed for pulling
horses and this was entered by James
Whealen and Frank Thompson. Mr..
Thompson won the money and his
pretty pair of white horses called for
much praise in the able way they
worked.
Following this, the pulling oxen and
steers were started. AS all the events
we're not completed, the full result
cannot be given out. The judges made
the following awards:
-year-old drawing steers. Fred
$. King, Whitefield. list; steer calves.
trained. Clarence Moody. Whitefied,
Isl: feet. . inches and over c. +.
Peaslee. Alma. LIST and I'd; over feet,
J.
Pittston. LIST; feet, 9 and under. Will
Shea. list: c. +. Peaslee, Alma. "a: 8
year-olds. G. P. Thompson, Pittston,
ist and I'd.
At little after O'Clock, the judges
called for the 80 trot. This was an
svered by but one horse. Milton.
owned and driven by Fred Perkins OF
Boston. None of the others would
come out and the race was declared
Of. The call by the 2.29 class resulted
in the same way, only Milton answer
ing the call.
At the stables it was learned that all
the others who were on the grounds
would race if this horse Milton was
rot driven. The horsemen did not
know what the horse was ana as he
came from Boston, they would take
no chances in race with him.
AS the owners of the other horses
lad notified the secretary of the aSso-
citation on the previous day OF their
intention Of not racing against him.
there was no other move to be taken
ana il was absolutely necessary TO call
the race off.
The committee then arranged Tor
special race. This proved to be very
good. though the time was not fast
and il was won in three straight heats
by Hat. All trotted a very pretty
race. there being hardly skip during
the whole of it and the horses were
punched the most of the time. The
summary:
Hat, b m OW. b. Wood Henry, ,
Leon Wilkes. CIV. f. Webb, W.,
F. Webb. Augusta ........... ......- .
Gwen p. m q. II. Potter. Arthur, =,
clint r'tNF B.. b g Nv. S. MalcombD H., ,
II. McCausiand. Augusta .......;.4 1
Jimmie L.. br g Games Leonardo
Time. 2.51zz. $50 2.5l.
During the race. Governor Paterson. a
very handsome stallion owned by X, n.
Sturgcss of Riverside. was exhibited rms
is very handsome animal i.,, ana is an o""
brother to Messenger Wilkes
During the races. the DreSden paul ,
gave some very good music which "h!leu
away the time The exhibits at the aSFi-
cultural hall attracted considerable atteh-
ton as they are very fine ana many vi
them. . -. ;,.
If the weather will permit, the far VIII
close TODAY There will be the linlshihE
of the drawing oxen the examination OF
the hall exhibits. examination OF COTS
and horses. and it is expected that by
o'clock all the committees VIII have re-
ported On the track. in the afternoon:
there will be a race in the 30 class ana
, 20 class. The committee have been as
sured of a race and the 1olioWing are
the entries as made.
2.S5 CLASS-PURSE 500.
Jimmi L.. Games Leonardo, VIM
Harp. Halowell. r,..
VIM. P. CIV. 3. Wood, Harry
Wood. Gardiner. ;, 7,
Clint B., b CIV. S. MalcolmD. Ii. H.
McCausland. Augusta. ;,
Lon Wilkes. g CIV. F. Webb. W. +.
cray Bird. CIV. F. Webb. ". r
Webb. Augusta.
Dusty, e (H. Fl. Leo II. II. Lee. Au-
Milton. Cred Perkins,, II. II. Lee,
Augusta. =,
| II. Lee. Augusta.
go CI.ASS-PI'RSE $l25
Maud NJ, b m CIV. A. Milray). W. A.
! MilrOy.