Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-22
TROTTING SEASON.
TnVT TTTNW VIHVVN,
What Augusta Horses Have
Done on the Track.
A Dozen Local Trotters That Have
Been Winning Money.
A Summary of What Each Has Done
This Year.

The races at Topsham fair, last week,
wound up the trOtting season of 1903.
and now the steppers are all back in
their stables while the bike sulkies
which they hauled many a fast mile,
are stored carefully away, awaiting
the time when they will be back on the
half mile track again.
There have been lots of good races on
the Maine circuit, the past season. and
lots of good horses have raced. Track
records have been lowered and a num-
Der of horses have got marks which,
while perhaps not electing them to the
400 in horsefiesh, have at least made
them eligible to the genteel set.
And by looking over the score cards
of the race events at the different meets
on the circuit, it will be noticed that
Augusta had a representative or two at
the majority of them. When it comes
10 counting noses there are quite Il
number of speed horses in Augusta. and
all have given a good account of them
selves, this season.
The largest string of Augusta horses
seen on the circuit was that of H. f.
\
the list at the Breeders meeting at
Bangor, under the guidance of that
skillful driver and track general, Wal
ter +. Webb, but sold two OF them be-
fore the meeting was over. The re-
naming horses went the rounds of the
races, to Pittsield. Waterville, Bangor
fair. Lewiston, Windsor Pennington,
Readfield, Danariscotta, Freeport and
TopSham, and got Il share of the coin at
nearly every place, being only twice
behind the money-at FreepOrt and
Waterviile.
In all they started in % races, and
went up against the best horses in
Maine. including the ringer Noah r
The individual record of the horses is
as follows:
Lon Wilkes started in eight races
and won second money once, thipd foul
times, fourth twice and was once be-
hind the money, this time being in d
race with Noah R.. when otherwise he
would have won some of the purse. Ii
two races where he won third money il
was on account of split heats. .....
l.. j. b. was in six races, and came
out with four first moneys, one second
and one third.
Nellie Bly, started five times. winning
second money once, third twice, ant
fourth twice. She won fourth at Wa
terville with Noah r., in 2.1SR, ant
| was second at Lewiston with sucl
| horses as Written Wilkes, Hector ant
Auburn Girl, in the PIG trot for $500.
| Helen Gould's record was eigh
races. She was second four times
| third three times, and behind tn
| money once. She was awarded thir,
| money twice on account Of split heats
when she finished second. A peculia
| feature about the little trotter's worl
was that she would-b be second in a rae
in $50. and then second in 2.26
Mr.. Cummings sold two of hi
horses, Ned w. and Rosie N. at tn
| Breeders meeting at Bangor.
! Frank Hewitt's black mare, Gusta
| main, under the able handling o
Frank Best, made a showing that win
| for her a place among the front roy
! races and in four Of these she slid un
| der the Wire ahec # the bunch
! Aside from that she won second, thir,
and fourth money once each.
]. NJ. Nichols, who is perhaps tn
most thoroughbred horse man in tn
| city, and who never misses race if h.
can get to it, had two horses in the lis
-Hossie N. and Jim S. The horse
were ut Waterville, Bangor, Windsor
| Readfeld, Damariscotta, Pennington
Freeport and Topsham, and John Met
calf handled then. MIR. Metcalf is ;
master of his calling, and landed Jim
a winner once, with also two seconds
and one third money. Rosie N. wa.
second four times, third twice, ant
| fourth four times.
| w. S. Malcolms we'll known mar,
Gwen p, started six times-at Pitts
! field, Waterville. Lewiston, Readfeld
| Damariscotta and Topsham, and wo,
| first money twice, second once, and wa!
| three times behind the money, one o
| these being at Waterville, in q race
with Noah r.
| Another of Mr. Malcolm's horses
Rosie Wilkes, started four times, ant
| won second and third money twice
each. Mr.. Malcolm drives his owr
horses n great deal, and can do a gool
trick on a sulky seat.
Geo. w. Wadleigh's mare, Mollie
Wilkes. completes the list. Mollie
was at Waterville. Lewiston, Windsor
and Readheld, and started in six races
She won second money in two, third
in two. and was twice behind the
money
Generally speaking, the season has
been very satisfactory to the owners
OF trotting stock. The horses have all
got slice of the purses which We're
offered. and demonstrated their fitness
to perform in fast company and the
owners have had barrels of fun while