Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-06
Best Racing Ever Seen
There, Friday.
Calvin Swift Wins 2.22 and
Dyspepsia Cure, the 2,32.
The o.2O the Hottest-Fairview Chimes,
Dccima Dean and Isabelle Had Two
Heats Each When the Racing Was
Closed for the Afternoon at Sunset.

Pittsficld, NJ, Aug. J.-(SpeciaD.--,
No such racing as occurred at Union
Trotting Park, to.lay, has been seen in
this section for many day. There was
Il big crowd of people present from all
over Central Maine, and great en-
thusiasm ana excitement prevailed dur
ing the entire afternoon. one old gen
tlcman Wh"n asked how he enjoyed the
races voiced the sentiments of the en-
tire crowd when ne said, "Oh, first rate,
it was srIcn;lid."
Each race was Il grand struggle for
mastery between noble and intelligent
animals ana even the horses seemed to
catch the spirit of enthusiasm and were
keyed up Ia do their best work.
Tn" go stake was the first race call
cd at : O'Clock and the field was conf
Iusrd ur seven horses Is follows. iis-
h,"'s ''Eccima Dean" J"hnson's Day
Etrok:" Humphrey vill"'s "Fairview
thimts:" IiurriiIs "BlanChe p Rich
ardsnn'S Earl F." Bonnallic's 80"
Hedge" and isabelle" of the Pearl
I:ronk Stock Farm.
This race was the hottest race ever
seen at til" Pittstirld track. Isnl"ll'
,@ipturrd the first two heats with Far
view chimes Il clos" second in the h"c-
nnd heat In the third and fourth heats
FliryicW Chimes secured first place
while lsab lie. dropped back to second
ana third places respectively. In the
fifth heat affairs took il now turn hnh
fn1.traI .tllp.I1 AND
III heat ana the sixth one as wen.
Ipnv Brook. of the Calais stock Farm
string. .lrivcn by Mayor Johnson him
l, If. went lame i'll the fourth heat ana
had To- hr drawn. At tn" close of tn"
sixth heat of this race ii WAS sunset
ANA aS 80 races can be started after
suns, mt. tt" race will be finished, to-
div. At one o'clock. Great interest IS
mauif St"d as to the outcome OF this
race. as al three Of tn" horses now
have an even chance for victory.
The 49, class WAS another interest
in: rrc, and five heats W"r" required
IL .It,.ruinr the winner in this event
Th" ny.. hurscs which started in this
r:,c" .,rrr: Dustim's "Iiarvarl; Book
WIZ ~Ern ii" West" S"uthard's met
tic w" Hrald's "Wiuni" Wilkes" and
I:icn's "calvin Swift "Wimnc
Wilkes wen the first two heats with
"IIarvul in second rlnc" in tn" first
heat md calvin Swift second in the
second meat. "Calvin Swift" then cam"
f., tn" 'front.' aud demonstrated tina; Sh"
ma ,u,nr speed ana staying qualities
hv winning the next three heats. Will
ME. Wilkns'' WIS awarded second mon
ana "N"ttir W. third.
The, came the 81 class which WAS
,"ci Iod in four heats. TIL" six horses
i'm the ich were: Grinnclrs Mira
Mnntl;" Whr"lcr's "Warrcner Boone"
Giman's "pyspcpsia Cure" Bartlctf3
-II.irv Miller" Hudson's Lula Pat h
IN md IIJlrS Snip -
".Inip -" won the first heat with
'nysIrp-il Cure" at his snlky wh""l
M "Wlrr"ucr Eonn"" in third place.
II wnr very evident. however, both to
tho iud-,s and to tn" audience that
Mr.. Gilman was holding "DySpcISi1
cure back. when she might easily
have had tirst place and 50 h" was
fined ANA Woodbury. was ordered to
drive the rtIrc to VIM The driver obey
~ orders ANA easily took the next h"It.
Mr.. Gilman then cam" forward nn1
stated that he would drive to win if
they would lot him drive his horse
again. and. the request being granted
he secured tn" third and fourth heats
thus Winning the race.
II WAS a rattling good day Of sport
and todav'S program will also be Il good
ono plus thc finish Of yesterdays 80
stake which will be trottcd at l l.. NJ,
today.
Tnday's races will be the 3-minut"
stake. trot and pace. purse $500: tn"
frcc-for-all. trot and pace. purse 500.
and tn" 90 class trot and pace, purse
500. The summaries:
80 CLASS. TROT AND PACE. PURSE.
Sl0.
Calvin Swift. h s. by FctaSky
tNNlHl -........-..... .t.'o a
Winnie Kilkcss b m. by Wilkes
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