The Republican journal., 1904-08-11
THE pIrTsF1ELD RACES.
Elm Bud and Henry liter Among the Wi
ners

ELM Bud and Henry liter Among the Win
ners.
A four days meet opened at Union Park,
Pittsfeld, Aug. Sd, and the honors went to
Belfast horses. In the 2.29 trot, purse $500,
Elm Bud won the third, fourth and fifth
heats and race. Frank Rice won first and
second heats and second place. Eola third;
Dewey Guy was distanced in the first heat
Six others started. Best time, 2.2O4.
In the 218 trOt, purse $500, Henry liter
won in straight heats. Decima Dean, sec
Snd; Park CampelIo, third; Bay Dean,
ling also started. Best time, 2.17a.
Henry liter, the winner of the 2.1s race,
is seven years old and is owned by L. L.
Gentner of Belfast, and has a track record
of 2.174. He was driven in the race by Mr..
Gentner's son, Henry, IS years old, who
track. This horse has SO far entered "a
races, winning % first moneys, and one Sec
ond
August 4th the 2.24 stake race was won
by Tom Phair in three straight heats. Best
time 2.1S.
During the second heat of the 3minute
class slight accident occurred. Just before
reaching the stretch the first time around,
| one of the reins with which young Gentner
was driving "Bobby Wilkes" broke and he
went over backwards from his sulky in a
very lively manner. 1t happened so quick
ly that it surprised the young man consid-
erably, but luckily he escaped without be-
| ing injured beyond slight shaking up.
The horse ran around the track ahead of
| the bunch of horses that were in the race
and was secured after the close of the heat.
| The judges ruled that it was an unavoid-
| able accident and the horse was allowed to
| start in the next heat with Holmes acting
as driver This same horse, although at
the tail end of the procession the first two
| heats, proved that he was good one in the
| last heat and made a sensational finish in
third place, thereby, winning fourth money.
| The horse is speedy animal and is a stay
| er, and had there been another heat with
| out doubt would have made big bid for
| first place. Following is the summary for
| this race:
Wilson, b g, by Bayard Wilkes,
(Boggs);; ....;.....:;.. ! !
Nelsonita, cb m, (Bartlett).. 8 4
Robby Wilkes, oh g, (Gentner and
Holiness. ......................6 3
Elsie Snow, m (Chenery).. 4 5
| Dewey Dumas, b m, (Kyle). 5
Time, 226a, 2.25aa, 2.26.
| Thursdays races were exciting and big
crowd was present Only one Belfast horse
says:
The 2.2O stake was the first race called at
O'Clock and the field was composed of
seven horses as follows: Bisbee's 'Decima
Dean Johnson's "Day Brook" Humph-
F banebs F1 kehsTds camsE r BuFF Bon
nallie's "Joe Hedge;;" and isabelle of
the Pearl Brook Stock Farm. This race
was the hottest race ever seen at the Pitts
| field track. Isabelle captured the first two
heats with Fairview Chimes close second
in the second heat. In the third and fourth
| heats EairviaW 'bimaS SaanrQd first nlaao
while Isabelle dropped back to second and
third places respectively. In the fifth heat
! affairs took Il new turn and Decima Dean
| forged ahead and won the heat and the
sixth one as well. Day Brook, of the Calais
Stock Farm string, driven by Mayor John
son himself. went lame in the fourth heat
and had to be drawn. At the close of the
sixth heat of this race it was sunset and as
no races can be started after sunset the
race was postponed.
The first race Saturday afternoon was the
| final heat of the go stake, which was post
poned from Friday night, with Isabelle,
| Decima Dean and Fairvew Chimes each
having won two heats. Isabelle, the hand
some bay mare from the Pearl Brook Farm
| North Belfast, was the successful Steed and
won the race after scrappy miles contest
with her two opponents, who proved by
Friday race that they had an equal amount
of speed. Richardson's Earl F. was award
ed fourth money.
Elm Bud captured the 3-minute stake
race in three straight heats. The Water
vile favorite, Dyspepsia Cure, who won
the 2.32 class, Friday, took second place
each heat, and Rich's Frank Rich and
Frank Chase's chestnut horse, Frank G.,
held:thrd and fourth places, respectively.
The fastest heat was trotted in 2.204.
Only four horses started in the free for
all. Fred Warren's bay mare, Helen r.,
which halls from Springhill, n. S., won in
| three straight. Gilman's Dan O. was right
out for business, but the best he could do
was to keep his nose even with Helen RS
ssulky, in the first and third heats, taking
fourth place in the second heat. Early
Bird, Jr., was third and Mildura fourth
On account of the heavy track the fastest
heat was . 1911
The last number on the card, the 227
class, was cancelled by the mutual consent
OF all those who had horses entered, both
! on account of the late hour of beginning
the races and the heavy track