Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-01
WATERVILLE. III!
RACES SET AHEAD
At Central Maine Park,
Account Of the Rain.
Attractions Are All Ready for
the Big Crowds Coming.
Fast Horses, Expert Ball T0ssers, Good
Actors and Others on Grounds.

TIL" entire program OF Col. w. CT.
MOrrilfS August race meet, including
the baseball games and side attractions.
We're set ahead, Monday afternoon, for
one day. 1t was hoped, ut that time,
that the weather conditions might be
such as 10 warrant an anticipation of
the races which are now billed for
" c,in"sday, Thursday and Friday, i'll
stead rs FER advertisements.
If there is a unique gathering of peo-
pie in the city of WatcrVil!e, there is
surely OH. at the Central Maine park.
About ~. horses ara III the stables,
ready to start iii the Sc races. Seventy
five drivers, some OF them of repu-
tatioH which has spread beyond the
boundaries Of New England, are there
collected lni nave made acquaiiItance9
with those Of tneir profession whom L
few days ago they had never met
There is naturally much impatient
speculation as 10 when the track VIII
be i'll Il tit condition for the work which
has brought them here, bus for the
most part. thc lGen lave become recon
ciIed and are loIling about under the
Few piaz@as i'll hammoc!ls OF curled up
Oh their several hunks reading or writ
ins nome.
There Is no little curiosity IN the mind
OF the avtrag, citizen which will not be
satisfied until lie understands how il IS
that such !: collection of celebrities in
the way of horsefesh could have been
brought into this remote New England
town. 1t was this feeling that prompted
the writer to ask Col Morrill, in what way
~ bnI M MGR
riIl said in answer to the question: Il
hardly know myself how it has all come
about 1t seems like Il dream to me. In
fact, / have rever seen before IN all my
experience 50 many noted drivers as hay"
come to this track from all over New
England and even from Baltimore. There
is no doubt that We are preparing the
greatest horse event which mas exc come
into the STATE 81 Maine. l Thought. ne
went on III an animated way. that al dd-
yertiSe ment of $1,000 purses would be the
right kind OF drawing card. and. Il you
Will please notice, there was never befort-
in this country a meeting of this nature
held Whrr, th,r Was more than one $io0J
purse offered. am expecting that the
records Of the state OF Maine are gong
to be broken. the weather permitting. pc
fore next Friday night.
He then added 4 list Of horses which
would BE- particularly attractive. 5. y.
Fowler with Phrhon w. ana with a rec
ora oil Z.ti't, WHO StdIIeu III lttC'ss ItSt
summer aEd lost but one which WAS raced
lately at S,iugIis; Tine Roam Wilkes. the
fastest horse which waa ever owned in
the state al Maine, IL IL" coloneI$ est
nation would MAKE Il record (Which WoatG
StarIlc the attention Of horscncn through
out this part of the counlry-.t.Ii thAt
could lIc relied upon.
Thr fr".fnr-al rLceS will be a:.i"nG tbs
chief attractions of this event. Colonel
Morrill, thought that the most likely can
didatc 70. the 500 purse OF this race
would IL The HiShop, which mas 4 rec
ord Of 2.Q6 ana is owned by G. +. Whit
ney of tie Hciin;s$worth & Whitney co.
This State rAs horse travels in = hnr
horse pliac" car Mi!ch is !tuW oh one al
III. eidrtIac!lS 1T the station.
AnOnG tiio~,' famous hOrS"ncn who
h;v" been attracted 10y the Ejrgr>t pur>>
which has rEyr been o3erc,! for the -.
and 10 stalks is Walter Cos, Il hOrSe
owner and driver of national reputation
There will y" great interest manifested
when he drives the Argonaut and Willars
tor the ~ ara 30 stakes. respectively.
He has lately arrived III the cltN ana IS
bound to b" the center Of admirirG eyes
on more occasions Than one bcfur. hc
leaves.
Everything IL ready for thr races with
the exception Of TN track. We are all
waiting in expectancy.