Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-04
F asst Racing On Opening
Day Of August Meet.
Elm Bud Wins the 2.29 Stake
and Henry liter the 2.18.
Two Holly Contested Races Pulled OF.
Wednesday Afternoon-Track in Ex-
celIent Condition and Heats Were
Fast-C. S. Dorrithy Was Starter.

The opening day of the big August
stake meeting at Union TrOtting park
was attended by excellent weather,
which couldn't have been any more ia
Vorable if made to order, and the good
sized crowd who witnessed yesterdays
races, saw some fast heats and some
races which We're holly contested from
start to finish. The heats We're not any
"cut and dried" affairs, but the driv-
erS were all out to secure a share of the
liberal purses offered and the horses
We're sent over the course with this
end in view. The track was in excellent
condition and the heats We're fast.
Ten starters came up to the wire
when the 2.29 class was called by Mr..
Dorrithy at . O'Clock. The horses We're:
Hurnham's "Uataian''; G. Dustin's Hi
ram Wilkes; Aliens Tonic c.; Geo.
Dustin's Lucy Patchen"; Phair's .'Eo-
Ia, Beams "kassali"; Evans ELM
Bud; Nelson's "Sprag que NutwOod"
Rich's "Franck Rich; and Warren's
dewey Guy"
Because of the large number of
horses considerable scoring occurred
each time before the word could be Civ
en-.
Dewey Guy" seemed to be rather too
fast company and was distanced in the
first heat. The contest for first place
was between Frank Rich" and ELM
Bud" The former won the first two
heats and then the latter secured the
race by winning the next three straight.
ELM Bud" the winner Of the race,
grcss the first two heats with Evans
driving and Hill was substituted, after
which the mare did much better work.
"Eola' was good for third place and
took it easily. The Dustin brothers,
Charles and George, near the rear of
the procession, made considerable sport
by their good natured efforts to beat
each other.
Humphreyville. the driver of "Eola,"
filed request for the Identification of
Frank Rich" with the clerk. 1t is
thought by some that the horse is a
ringer. 1t is reported that Il complaint
of the same nature was made at the
Calais races recently.
In response to the bell for the Els
class. eight horses came out. The field
was made up as follows: Davis bay
Dean: Eurrill's "Salinus": Virgins
"Genevieve"; Gentner's Henry liter;
Hisbee's "Decima Dean; CARPENTERS
Miss Sterling; Warren's campbell
To-" and Ireland's Faith NJ
Henry Titer," driven by young
Gentner. who is just beginning the
work Of driving this horse in races.
easily captured first money. Burrill's
'Salinus" is a very speedy animal, but
had an off day and acted badly. Miss
Sterling was rather unsteady also
''Decima Dean" took second money
without much trouble, and Park
Campbello" third.
The officials We're: Starter, Chas. s.
Dorrithy. Boston: judges. +. III. Bow
den. Monroe: C. S. Dorrithy and
Chas. Simpson, Waterville; w. A. Ger
IRISH, Unity; and F.. V. Weymouth
Pittsfield; marshall. George r. Ball,
Exeter: veigher H. S. Nickerson; num-
berer. Fl. s. Shattuck.
The summary:
30 STAKE. TROT AND PACE, PURSE
$500
Tatalan, h s. by Intact NIilD..7 . . ) 4
hiram Wilkes <. by Baby
Wilkes Chas. DuSiin). 8 & dr.
Tonic D., b <, by Quad
(HolmesD ..................J dr.
Lucy Patchen, b m. by Patchen
Wilkes Geo. DUSTIN. 6 1 5
Dewey Guy. by Warren Guy
tNarren) ..........:..........d S
Eola. b m. by Delmarch
NIumphreyvlle) ...........2 , G ,
kassali b s. by Kremlin (Bean'6 3
Frank Rich. CHI &. by Nutwood
Elm Bud br m. by Red Elm
EVanSl ........................-2 l
Spra que Nelson. oh (NelsOn,.f ) DIR
Time 2.23. 2.2l. 22r4. 22.lI. 2.212..
21S CLASS. TROT AND PACE, TURSE
500.
Bay Dean. h Davis. A ?
Salinus. b G. by Donum (BurrilD,...3 I
Gentvieve. hr m. by Guy Kohl
Fair NJ. nreland ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8 )
Henry liter oh &. by Emperor
Wilkes tGcntne) ...................1 / !
Decima Dean. b m, by Johnny
" likes tRean) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. b
Miss Sterling, by Sterling MAX
Park Campbello. by Parkside (War
iei) Observation-Disclosures. - D :
Time, 211l2. 219. 3D..