Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-07
THE RACES.
Interesting Contest at Driving
Park Friday Afternoon.
Chestnut Burr Wins the 2.25 Race,
Lon Wilkes the 2.40.
Nellie Wilkes Captures the Half Mile
Colt Purse.

There was good racing at the Au-
gust Race track on Friday afternoon.
and there was a good crowd of people
present to witness it. Perhaps there
have been larger crowds on the grounds
on similar occasions in the past, but
there never was more orderly and
Well-behaved body of men and women
than that which gathered on the
Fourth of July at the Augusta park
There must have been 1900 people pres
ent, perhaps more, and they We're deep
ly interested in the contests for race
track supremacy from the beginning
to the end.
For some time H. H. Lee has been
assuring the lovers of horse racing
hereabouts that he was going to show
them some lively bouts at the Fourth
of July meet; and he. kept his word
The races were fought for all they
were worth and the best horses Won
Harry Lee has made a record for him
self IS manager of horse racing, and
he ought to feel we'll over the success
he has achieved. He succeeded in
bringing together as good a string OF
horses as appeared that day on any
track in Maine. Not only did he Sc
cure a splendid lot of racers, but he OBJ
tanned the assistance of as good a
coterie of officials as ever stood in n
judges stand. For the starter he had
G. NJ. Hatch of the Turf, Farm and
Home of Waterville, than whom no
better posted horseman lives in Maine
The judges We're Forrest Z. Ware OF
Whitefield, Peter Coro of Sidney and
d. F. Moore Of this city. Each of these
gentlemen is a perfect encyclopedia
of information concerning horses and
horse trOtting, and the decisions rem
dered We're based upon right and JUS
tiCe every time. j. NJ. Nichols was the
timekeeper and Eugene E. Randall
was clerk of the meeting. Willis A.
Pinkham was marshal, and was a fine
looking one, too.
Mr.. Hatch kept things moving pretty
lively, and on the dot of o'clock he
called out the horses for the 2.25 race,
the first on the list. Five horses
trotted and paced five heats in this
race before the winners could be
named. II was q well-contested race
from start to finish. although a good
many people thought Stella. the chest
Powers, ought to have won it in three
straight heats. But she didn't do it;
for Chestnut Burr, a Nelson offspring,
owned by H. T.. Lindsay of North
Monmouth. pushed the mare pretty
| hard in the second heat and then took
the third. fourth and fifth heats in
rapid succession, thus winning the
race. The result was hailed with
| cheers from the grand stand, for Chest
nut Burr had many friends among the
| spectators. Stella won second money
in this race. Maud NJ. third and Doris
| fourth. The best time was made in
| the third heat, which was taken by
Chestnut Burr in 2.22H.
SUMMARY.
| 2.25 Class-Purse $3.50.
Chestnut Burr, 2.24A, CHI.
| gldg. by Nelson, 200; III. E.
| Lindsay. N. Monmouth. 5 / l
Stella. CHI. m. 227A, by Haley,
| 2.17; Chas. Jones, Powers.
Ruby Wilkes, b. m. by st.
Croix. 2.14%.; r. L. Cum
| minis. So. Paris. 4
| Doris. b. m. 2.2614. by Wat
son; J. A. Campbell, Linn
| eriCk NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5 u
Maud NJ, b. m. 2.29A, by
! Eayard Wilkes, 2.11A; H. r.
| Lishness, Augusta ..........
TIME.
First heat-Quarter, So: half, 1.10A
quarter, las; mile, 2-29l4.
Second heat-Quarter, So; nalf, Liz
three-naurter, 146ia; mile. 2.24A.
Third heat--Quarter, S6A: half, 1.11A
| three-quarter, 1.47: mile. 2.22A.
Fourth heat-Quarter. SO; half
1.14H: three-quarter, 1.50; mile, 226h.
Fifth heat-Quarter, 35A; half, LII
three-quarter, 14S1s: mile, 2.2S.
The 2.40 race was also well tough
out, it being necessary to have fou
heats before the winner felt sure of tn
victory. Five horses started in thi
race. but one dropped out after TIL
third heat. Horsemen said this was ;
/ bang-up good race for green horses t.
put up and it was well worth seeing.
Sir Roger won the first heat, but h