Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-27
r! TSFIELD RACES.
Both of fridays Races Taken
in Straight Heats.
DrusiI and Baby Mack Show Other
Horses How to Travel.
The Rest of the Program Will Be Con-.
pIete,!, Today.

Pittsfield, Me-, June 26.-(SpeciaD.-
The races scheduled for Wednesday at
and will be concluded, Saturday, when
some hot work is expected. The
weather, Friday, was fair for racing, be-
ing trife too cold for the horses, but
it did not seem to affect them any, as
there was some fast and exciting work
in all the heats. There was very good
attendance considering the conditions
and a much larger crowd is expected.
Saturday. Every one was well salts
fled with the sport furnished them.
Two classes were trotted-the 3-min-
ute and the 225 and both went in three
straight, and in good time. But the
contests were keen enough to make
them interesting even if two horses did
win all the heats.
The first class started was the g.
minute and there were seven starters
out of the 10 on the card. 1t was a
good heat, the horses being well buched
throughout. Considerable difficulty
was experienced in getting the field
away and there was lots of scoring in
the first heat of the 2.25 class. Every
horse on the card came to the wire for
the first heat and this made a pretty
field.
Baby Mack took the lead on the first
turn and had altogether too much
speed for the rest of the field. In the
first half the others trailed with Laura
B. putting up game fight in second
place. In the second half the two
leaders forged ahead on safe lead
and the others punched better, coming
we'll on the finish. Baby Mack eased
up on the stretch and landed an easy
Winer in 2.24A.
The second heat of the 3-minute was
hot one, all but three being in a
bunch all the time and going steady.
The first three pulled away from the
others in the second half and came I'M
der the wire we'll together Little
Mary, the fifth in the first heat, went
good mile in the second, landing an
easy third. This heat was a little
slower than the first, the difference be-
ing in the last quarter as the others
We're faster. ...
The second heat of the 225 was red
hot from wire to wire. Baby Mack
took the lead at the start as in the first
heat and Laura B. Took second. But
on the first turn DR.. Wilkes came up
and after a pretty fight took second
away from Laura 3. Then Maud, the
other grey in the race. came up and the
made d handsome fight for second
place, close to the wheel of Baby
Mack. This heat was by no means SO
easy for the winner, but her speed
seemed to be too much for the bunch.
She skipped little just after passing
the wire and just too late to do dam
age. Dictator Maid and Maud B. were
drawn by consent of the judges at the
close of this heat.
The feature of the third and last
heat of the 3-minute class was the
finish which was as hot as could be de-
sired Drusil won out all right, MAX
ing it three straight, but Faith M,
fifth in the second heat, made is mighty
hot with Nancy J. close third. 1t was
a pretty finish for good race.
Most of the horses were green and
out for the sport so there was some
thing doing all through.
The officers were: Starter, S. M.
Hatch; judges, I. w. Pottle, j. M.
Nichols and w. A. Gerrish; timers, w.
A. Gerrish and w. F. Mitchell.
The following is the summary:
3 MINUTE CLASS-TROT AND PACE
PURSE 800.
Drusil, CHI g, w. j. Furbush, West,
Newton, Mass. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l
McGinty. b e. Young Nelson, Allen
Rocks. Bangor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS : b
Faith NJ, Mountaincer, Alton Rich
ardSOn, Jr., Clinton .........-.......6 2
Nancy j., gr IN. Label Dudley, ia
cob Bros, Pittsfield northumberland )
Little Mary, ch m. Griffin. Jr., A. III.
Bragg. Fairfield .....................5
Ethel Fuller b nj, Wilkes. +. b.
Nestella b m. Nelson. w. r..
Brown, Skowhegan ..................7
Time, 2.29A, go, 2.29A.
2 .25 CLASS-TROT AND PACE-PURSE
800.
Baby Mack, b m. Gov. Benton, w.
w. GrilliS, Bangor ................,.1 l
DR. Wilkes, &, Mambrino Wilkes,
Barnes Il Mayo. Bangor ............3 2
Laura b., blk m, Eolus, Chas. Dus-
tin, Pittsfeld .........................2
Robert Y. blk S, Eolus, W. +. Cool
Pittsfield ........................... 5 4
Dictator Maid, h m, Dictator Chief
c. S. Hume, Shawmut ..............5 DR.
Maud r.. oh m, French Sporter. w.
Time, 24A 2.23A, 2.23Ia.