Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-30

The fields have been good sized in
every class, the time made in ali races
has been very fast. with the exception
of Tuesdays racing, the track pelhe
too muddy that day, and yet IN the :.
class Lady st. Croix got new RECORD
of .21al in the 9Th heat.
Again the. races have been deVoic
of accident. nothing of the kind having
! happened up to this time-the iast Gay.
The Augusta horses made sood
showing this year. Messrs- Wadieigh
&. Malcolm had two here Won then
race with the St. CroiX mare, then sol
| her for good, stiff price TO ". !
FURNISH of w Newton, Mass We
| will predict that he has bought as con-
sistent a race mare as ne could pos
| sibly have purchased
,rbeir other mare is Gwen p. by
Haley. 2.17. She got second money u
| her race and the judges thought Mr.
Ivehb could have done better. They
chilled him to the stand and statet
that If he did not win the third heai
| they would punish him severely. HI
did not win '-aIlee same and got
second money by very clever work il
the sulky.
NJ. and NJ by Bayard Wilkes, owned
by II. r. Lishness, put up a, good race
but Is in no shape to win, having beer
thrown out Of training some -four
weeks ago. Doris, h. M, in Mr.. Fol
SONS string. showed lots of speed, but
well. faster horses.
Mr.. Nelson brought the old horse
Nelson 200 here. lie was rendered an
ovation, and presented with silver
cup by President Real, as was Mr.
SanbOrn OF Boston, VINO made great
showing with his cOachers. They are
a grand lot of horses.
Reno X, by Kremlin, and owned by
Geo Woodbury. of Brunswick, Me, was
one of the few Maine horses that wor
first money. He reeled his race of
! in three straight, and took a mark o.
.17A.
Vermont Chimes. b. 8, the winner o.
the 40 class, is a good sized horse, wei
| bred and when younger was though
| to be good for Il mark of 2.05 or so, bu'
went wrong, and you know the rest
This is his sec ond start this year ant
he looks TO be the real thing. The!
made him go in .23A to win, anC
halves in 100, showing that to win IL
Bangor in 1902 you must be able &c
move along little.
Another feature of the fair is the
number of horses that were protested
and identification called for. 1t was &
record breaker.
There are points in racing laws that
are worth looking up. There are few
men in Augusta that have been in the
nd
some of the drivers more or less I'M
easiness. and were in the right OF 1t
resulting in several drivers being I'M
able to get money due them until one
or two points are cleared up.
L. A. Bartlett of Belgrade, had sew
oral horses and cattle here and wa
very successful in the way of prem1-
ums received. He always has good
stock.
The track is in the very best possible
| condition. Today's program was: 2.35
| class, purse $3.50, and Mr.. Beal offers
| consolation race for horses behind the
money in the go and 2.4O classes (the
| 2.15 class failed to filD, with no en-
trance money asked. This is a very
| liberal offer on his part.
| The judges of the meeting are MI
Wentworth a man of long experience
| Mr.. Withee, well posted in turf laws
! and 4 gentleman who has acted in that
| CAPACITY for several years, Mr.. Swazey.
| Mr.. CuIberson of New York, was the
starter.
| l was taking notes for the papers and
allowed in the stand during the entire
week. and can truthfully say that tbs
| time given was what the horses actu-
| ally made and the decisions We're o.!
! the square Had Mr.. Culberson a
stronger voice he would be model
starter He had good control of the
drivers and they got away to good
starts. all the week. But it is very
difficult for the audience to hear his
announcements. This is greatly to be
| regretted, for he is a gentleman who
does just exactly right.
| One incident is well worth calling to
| your attention. On occasions it has
been the custom of race-goers to show
| that they do not like some of the de-
| cisions of the judges, by hOoting and
| jeering. There was a good deal of this
sort of thing at the decision in the first
! heat of the 2.25 class.
One man was recognized called up
and fined $1C0. AS he was not an owner
or driver. | do not think they can col
! lect the fine. but he can be forced to
keep away from all races. never can
race horse until the fine IS paid, or
take any part in the racing game.
This is well worth knowing. as it
shows the power Of the judges in con-
| trolling the crowd and enables them
| to eliminate Objectionable features.
| Fridays Races.