Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-26
Good Races at ReadviIIe
and Rochester.
Wind Prevents Fast Time on
ReadviIIe Course.
Bishop in Free-for-AlI Lowers Track
Record at Rochester-Major DeImar
Will Attempt to Make New Mark,
Today-other Events.

Readvil1e, Mass, Aug. 25.-AlmOst
gale of wind swept across the track,
today, making fast time impossible at
the grand circuit meeting.
Major Delmar was booked to go
against the worlds record trotting of
2.O2A without a pacemaker in the lead.
but owing to the wind the attempt was
postponed until tomorrow.
The racing was very interesting.
however and the Judges added to the
excitement by insisting that certain
drivers go strictly by rule. The Pom
kapoag" and early closing event Tor
trotters eligible to the 2.14 class, last
April. was the feature. 1t was counted
nv the turf followers that the Cali
fornia bred mare, Sweet Marie. would
carry of the honors and she did but
not until two heats had gone to Direct
View.
Smith, the driver of the favorite, got
the word trailing the opening heat. At
the half it was seen that he was go
ing to try for the heat. Slowly the
handsome trotter cut down the inter-
vening gap between her and the front
horses until in the home stretch she
had only Direct View to Overtake. She
failei to make up the distance, how
ever. and the stallion won by short
neck in 2.Os%. Sweet Marie was timed
the final half In 1.O2. Much to the sur
prise Of all Smith did not make an eff
fort to get the second heat.
When he appeared for the next heat
the Judges removed him substituting
Alta Mcdonald. Going away. Direct
View went to a break. and the mare
had little to do to beat the others IN
the field. After that DeRyder behind
Direct View was unable to make Sweet
Marie trot in faster time to win. How
the officials will dispose of Smiths case,
they will announce. tomorrow.
Day Book, owned by J. NJ. Johnson
Of Calais, Me-. was the favorite for the
218 pacing race. There was nothing
capa bile of making him exert himself.
The 2O7 trotting event was the sub
iect of considerable discussion result
ing in Driver Boone asking the judges
to let Ed Geers drive Mckinley. the
favorite. The request was granted and
the gelding won. 1t was Red Bird all
the distance in the 30 pacing class.
He sold over the field before the start
OF the race.
1t Is ANNOUNCED that r. F.. Smathers
Of New York bought Dr. Strong, EOS
after the second heat Of the Massa-
chusotts stake race. yesterday. for the
sum OF $4,000. The summaries:
THE PONKAPOAG-24 CLASS, TROT-
TING, PURSE $1,000.
Sweet Marie. m. by Mckin-
ney tSmith and McDonald)..2 : ! ] ]
Direct View. br h DeRyder)..1 l :
The Ratah. M(cCoy)........5 4
Lady Patchie. b m (Eckers)...4 5
Mary Gage. b m (Curry).......s no
JONI Time Mas soss. saio ise! sisl 2i;s. ai2l,
aIs CLASS. PACING. PURSE 5000
Day Book, blk e. by Refern GIumph-
Funston. (snow). .....................2 2
Nancy H.. br m HIudsono; ...-.......4
Lookout Hal. br h (Shank). -..........3
Gladbell. (Geers). ...................5 :
Inaho brk m (Speer). .....................7 6
Starlight. Oh h (Wilson). ..............S ds
Walter Keim. b Demarestl. DIS
Time. 2.0924. 2.10le-
2M CLASS. TROTTING. PURSE s15oo-
2 IN 8.
Mckinley. b g. by George st. Clair
(Roone and Geers) ..................3 ! l
Caspian. b (Shank): ..............l z
@ Time, eio,l, 2osl4. 2 II.
30 CLASS. PACING. PURSE 5000
2 IN 3.
Red Bird; h. by Chestnut Wilkes, -,
Garlic NJ. br m (Hudsom. :
Sadie Baron. CHI m (Snow). .............5
Dandy c., gg (Garrfson). ..............ds
Orin b. b (WoodS). ...................dS
Time. 2.O9%. 2OsA.