The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-10

closely punched. Tommy again took
the lead, but made another bad break,
Down the stretch the youngsters came
neck and neck, Tommy being winner
at the wire, neck ahead of Don Pedro.
White protested the heat on account Of
Tommy's breaks, but the judges regard
ed them as losing breaks, and gave the
heat, race and first money to Tommy.
Diamond J. won second money, and
Don Pedro third.
The matched race between the two
fast PAGERS, Miss Stirling and Nettie W,
announced, for want of a better name,
as "the 2.l9 class" developed some
pretty racing and close finishes. The
wind and weather were not conducive to
record-breaking time, but the mares
struck fat clip at times. Miss Stir
ling was never headed through the race,
but at times was hard pressed for her
position. In the first heat, Days mare
was an easy winner, Nettie W. breaking
repeatedly. The second heat was much
more holly contested. AT the quarter
pole the horses were neck and neck, and
at the half there was little to choose
| between them. On the back stretch Miss
Stirling again took the lead and held it
to the finish. Nettie w. showed a fine
burst Of speed at the wire, losing the
heat by a nose. The fourth and last
heat was another close fight. At the
half the horses were again neck and
neck, but Miss Stirling showed her
superiority by taking the lead on the
back stretch and winning out at the
finish by length.
Following is summary of the races
Colt race--half mile heats-best in5.
Tommy, (Ben Steward) u l
Diamond j., DANES Nuttng) 2 3
Don Pedro Charles Whitej 8 2 2
Time: 1883, l3l, 1.2s, 100.
Matched Pacing race-mile heats-best 8 in s.
Miss Stirling, b. m, tChas. Day. l l
Nettie W., b. M, IF. E. Southard) 2
Time: 2.93, 2.32, 2.2s.
The foot races were hard fought COR
tests in every instance. They included
half mile run, hundred yard dash,
and fifty yard dash. In the first event
there were five starters. Hubbard of
Madison took the lead at the start and
held it to the finish. Levi Thomas made
hot fight at the end of the race, but
stumbled and fell within ten feet Of the
wire. He came in second, with Carl
Powers third.
The hundred yard dash was easy for
William Maxim, Madison boy, who
came In winner In 1917 seconds; Guy
French second. In the 30 yard dash
French turned the tables, winning by a
narrow margin; Maxim, second; Carl
Powers, third. In the half mile bicycle
race there were two starters, N. <.
Reed and Willie Shattuck. In the first
heat the two were so close at the wire
that 1t was declared dead heat. In the
second heat Reed won by few feet.
The time was 1.3S.
During the afternoon Hiram Berce
exhibited his prize II months stallion,
Phineas. This handsome colt was
warmly applauded as he stepped off
down the stretch. The we'll known
stallion Nelsonee, owned by Benjamin
Gaylord, was given an exhibition quar-
ter in 80 seconds.
interesting as were the track events,
the center of attraction was the baseball
diamond mhoro tu,n yo,,oe ,,ora rlavod
during the afternoon. The first, be
tween the Somersets of this town and a
picked team from Madison, was an easy
proposition for the home boys, the score
at the end of the game standing 10 to 1
in tt cir favor.
The second game, between the Madi-
son Athletics and the Skowhegan regu-
lar team, proved an entirely different
proposition, and from the standpoint of
the crowd was one of the best games
ever witnessed on the Fairview diamond.
The home team took the lead early in
the game, the score remaining to 0
until the fifth nhning, when the Madsons
found Hamilton for succession of hits,
running in ak scores In the fifth and
sixth innings. Skowhegan scored once
In the sixth, and when they came to bat
in the last half of the ninth the score
was to In favor of the visitors, a lead
ordinarily too large to overcome. A
base on balls, dead ball and hit In
rapid succession changed the aspect of
affairs. The Madisons lest sight of the
ball, and before they collected them
selves Hamilton had crossed the plate
with the winning run. 1t was one of
the most thrilling ninth inning finishes
imaginable. A good sized Madison con-
tingent had been cheering vociferously
while their team was Ia the lead, but
their commotion was as nothing COM
pared to the din which arose from all
sides OF the field when the winning run
was Tailed for the home team. 1t was a
rafting game, and while not by any
means free from errors, abounded in
brilliant plays and sharp fielding.
In the evening at 7.30, the band gave
an open-air concert on Water street in
front of Coburn Hall, followed By a
short concert in the hall. The grand
ball, the concluding feature of the days
festivities, was complete success.
Lees orchestra of eight pieces furnished
the music, which was of his usual high