Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-12
CdvalCade a Handsome Sight,.
AppIauded by Great Crowd.
Spirited Races Won by Bump, Fainiew, Jr.,
Lady B. and WhiGomb's Horse.


tinee races of the Watcrvillc Driving
most brilliant events of Il local nature
which have ever been witnessed by the
pOpulace of this city and surrounding
towns. The management Of the club
deserves great credit for the prompt
regularity with which the long pro-
gram of the afternoon was SO success
fully carried out. The day itself was
one of those which even the month of
June can rarely afford and the liberal
display exhibited in the Cavalcade to-
gcther with the trotting attractions at
the Central Maine park will remain an
everlasting credit to the people of
Waterville.
While Halls orchestra Of Il pieces
gave 10-Or Commute concert on the
green in front of the Elmwood, the
Cavalcade had formed for the march
and. at 1.3O o'clock, the largest process
sion which mas ever filed the Main
street Of Waterville began it's move by
way Of Silver street, Western avenue
and Oakland street, to the park. 1t
was in charge of the marshal of the
day, w. Ii. Pollard, assisted by Frank
l.. Merrick. Clayton Weeks and Carl
Jones as aids. The procession was led
by four members of the police force
and Hall's Military Band, behind whic!
came the North and South End ball
teams, and the Judges carriage and
the exhibitors. The Cavalcade was
made up of the following hitches:
DIVISION NO. /.
Double Hit"hes-Dr. +. c. Thaynr,
Dr. q. w. Abbott, Or. g. G. Rancourt,
j. J. Pray, DR.. A. Jolly, w. A. Gleason,
VIII Stohie, Charles Nigue, G. c. Small.
DIVISION NO 9.
Single Hitches Driven by Ladies'
Mrs. \. II. Smart, Mrs. Frank Hanson.
Mrs. John Strong. Mrs. Silas Small,
Mrs ". r. Soule. Mrs. Grin Jenkins,
Mrs. NJ. S. Goodrich. Mrs. S. X. Full
Ter. Mrs. Geo. RarrOWs. Mrs. a. E.
Sawyer, Airs. Tr1 Mitchell. Mrs. Frank
Gardiner, Mrs. Emma Strong, Mrs
Orin jenkins.
DIVISION NO ..
Single Hit>.hcs Driven by Gentlemen
VIII NJ. Hagcr. Charles Dorighty.
ELL Worthinec, +. l.. cove. G. f. Miller,
CHARLES II. simpson. Robert Clark, o.
NJ. siiblcv. Leroy Butler, Webster Will
liams. Will Wood.
DIVISION NO. 4.
Ponies Norris Wrbher. Russell
Davis. Miss White, Miss I;ourke. Miss
Stohic. Ralph Edison Arthur Greeley,
O. Libby. G.. Libby. Charles Gilman.
As the procession crossed the Messa-
To- I,,.iyI I.r.,
ceiVrd into special cars which had been
ordered Tor the uurnose. The teams.
beaded by the double bitches. one by
one breaking into Il trot, separated the
distance bet WcCn itself and the one fol-
lowing until Il g.tily advancing troupe
extended in a line about a half Il mile
in length and prancod up Oakland
street. provoking expressions Of admi
ration from the spectators which lined
each side of the street.
After trOtting around the race track
the teams were marshallcd into the
enclosure and the work of awarding the
prizes began. The Judges of the exhibit
were Hon. r.. :. Clark" of Bar Harbor;
DR. ". s. Lord of Portland. and l.. III.
Sopcr of Watervillc. The prizes We're
awarded as follows:
Double hitchcS-First prize. Silver
cup--W. II. Stobie of Winslow, first;
Dr. f. c. Thayer. second: DIR. c. G..
Eancourt. third, and j. J. Prey, fourth.
Single hitches-Gcntleman drivers
C. II. Simpson.
Sweepstake priZe-Silver cup-First
money, William Wood: second. Charles
Dorithy, Oakland; third, Vilroy Worth
ing.
Sngl" bitches driven by ladies
Emma strong. first; Mrs. Ira Mitchell,
s, cond. Mrs. a. II. Smart. third.
Pony hitcheS-NOrriss Webber of
Watarville. first; Miss Florence S. Sto-
hey of Winslow, second and Mildred
Brown of Fairfield. third.
Eut what drew the thousands to the
park was not the parade. The first
races of the year and the first i'm the
history of the Driving Club. which in
cludes in it's available horses the best
horse blood i'm this section of the State.
we're what the crowds Travelled along
the dusty roads in the expectation of
seeing.