Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27
AT UNION PARK.
Rain Calls Off Races of
Saturday.
First Heat of 2.29 Glass Won by
Lucy Patchen.
The 2.20 Glass, With a Good Field of
Horses, Couldn't Start on Account Of
Muddy Track-PittsfieId and Water.
Wills Couldn't Play Ball.

Pittsficld, Me-, June 26.-(SpcciaD.-
Saturday afternoon, large concOursc
OF people gathered at the Union Trot-
ting park to witness the excellent pro-
gram of events arranged by the pro-
prietor, w. G. Morrill,, which consisted
of 2.29 class. trot and pace, purse,
500; a go class, trot and pace, purse,
$50; and ball game between the Hol-
lingsworth & Whitneys of WatervilIe,
and Pittsfield baseball teams, a COM
bination which promised an afternoon
OF cXhilirating sport.
But the weather kept changing from
bad to worse until it began II heavy
downpour of rain, accompanied by Il
thunder shower which lasted three
quarters of an hour, after one heat of
the 2.29 class had been pulled off, with
the result that the track WAS rendered
unfit for trotting by Il couple inches Of
mud.
a large majority of the audience got
pretty well drenched by the diSagreca-
bic doWnpour, but they would gladly
have forgotten ali about this if it had
b'til lbOSSlDlc u Will inc races.
Before it began to rain the bell sum-
moncd the 2.29 class and six starters
drove up to the wire. Winnings 'IIazl"-
wood, Cool's Robert "; Cleveland's
Miss Archer; Richardson's ILula
Patchcn"; Gilman's, "Dyspcpsa Cure
and George Dustin's, Lucy Patchen'
comprise the field. on the third trial
Starter Dorrity yelled Co and they
did go, too. 1t was a pretty heat. 'Dys
pcpsia Cure" had the lead the first half
mile, but just after passing the stretch
George Dustin, with Lucy Patchcn,
cut off and took the lead and was able
to maintain it, winning the heat and
the race because rain made any fur
Their trottiug impossible.
1t was a disappointment to the crowd
not to see this race finished, as "DyS-
pcpsia cure" and Robert Y" who won
second and third places in this heat are
known to he fast and reliable and it is
thought they would have been apt to
split things up some had the race con-
tinueI.
Perhaps the greatest disappointment
of the day was because the 40 class
couldn't start. Starter Dorrity voiced
the sentiments of The entire crowd when
he remarked: Il did want to see that
go race, it surely would have been
Il hot one
The horses which would have started
in this race if it had been trottcd We're
Richardson's. Earl F.; Palmer Bros,
Faith NJ; Allen Rocks, "Mctiinty
IIumc's, "Dcacon"; and Southards,
"Nettte w"
Du.tins 'IIarvard' and Hcald's
winnie Wilkes were drawn.
"I;hodie West the spotted Arabian
mare by Tom West" owned by Lat
yerna Booker of Pittslicd. was found
| to have been suspended on account OF
the non-payment Of entrance fees at Il
trot. Sept. 20, 1903. by ellis, who was
then driving the mare and consequently
she would not have been allowed To
start.
Mr.. Booker. who about three weeks
ago, purchased the mare of IL. w.
Hammond of Bangor. didn't know any
thing about the mare being suspended
and was considerably disappointed
when he found that "thOdi" West
wasn't eligible to trOt. He stated that he
would Immediately pay the bill as soon
as word could be obtained stating how
much was due to clear the mare. Mr..
| Hooker and others know the st"cd, say
she is Il lively proposition, and the OWL
or is anxious to get matters adjusted
en- thot she can begin to do her stunts.
The IIollingsworth & Whitney base
boII foam came over from Watcrvillc To
| c,oes b,ts with the PittSlicldS on the
Park diamond. but the weather was
IN a
ment.
The Pittsfcld 81 Regiment L. r., Is.
of Z. Band was in attendance ana WAS
about the only feature on the grounds
| that the rain didn't put out of business.
| The band kept the people cheHr"d up
somewhat by discoursing popular mol
odics during the shower.
| nh, complcmcnt of officials in the
| stapd. Saturday, was as follows: start
or. C.. :. Dorrity, Boston; Judges. +. IL.
| povden secretary of the Monro" Fair
| ,ssociotion: DR.. r. n. Drake, Pittsiicld;
- Dorrity. Timers, w. A. Gc"rish.
1-,ity. +. r. Munroc FoXcroft; Wilbur
n,;,chcl, Fairfield; clerk, V. c. Bow
man. assistant clerk, Herbert Shat
.ucll. marshal, George L. Ball. Exeter;
weichcr. II. S. Nickerson.
| The summary:
> 70 CLASS, TRoT AND PACE. PURSE
| - Sl00
uozlowood. L m, by Woodbrino, +. n.
| yiuipU
Robert Y. blk $. by Eolus; " +; Cool :
| Miss Archer, m, by All -. n NJ.
/ ND q
| Ia patcben. A. Richardson. Jr. ......
I,,cv Patchen George Dustin ........-. i
dyspepsia Cure. m. by Wilkes, Percy
| Hii'A Time, 2.et.4.