Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-23
M EET is OVER.
Saturday Finishes Up Season Of Racing
at Rockingham.

Salem, y. H., July 22.-The 81 days
Of racing at Rockingham park. marking
the initial meeting of the New Eng
land Breeders Club, terminated Satur-
day afternoon. \ crowd of upward ~
5000 turned out to witness getaway
day proceedings and to see the seven
races constitution the principal pea
ture of the days program.
The race of the day was the Exc
ter Handicap, run as the middle con-
test of the card, Grapple, from the
Drake stable, made his appearance up
on the track for the first time since
the opening day and was installed a
warm favorite with 126 pounds over
Tongorder. in at los, and Palette, who
carried 106.
The Newcastle stables. with which
President Miller is identified. siGnaliZ"d
the closing day by running the OPEN
ing race for 2-ycar-olds with NOmcu-
tum. a red-hot favorite, having better
fortune than the stables had at Bright
on. whcr they started in the first race
Garrantua. Momentum easily held
his field safe all the way and when he
dashed under the wire had won his
fifth race of the meeting. Tanager ran
SeCOnO ali the way.
Duenna had many admirers for the
second race. for 3year-olds maidens,
although she had vet to do anything
to warrant so strong play. The pub
lie apparently overworked the real good
thing in the race. big lanky Arlington,
who has been improving with every
race. 1t is extremely doubtful whether
Duenna could have won under the most
favorable conditions, but whatever
chance she may have had was lost
when she was az good as left at the
post. Redstart and Water Thrush set
the pace for the first half of the dis
lance. 1t was killing pace. too. ana
enabled Arlington to come up ana
catch two very tired horses. Rerstart
hung on well however, and finished
second. but Water Thrush was 80
lengths back in fourth place at the
finish.
The third race saw the defeat of
red hot favorite in Slickaway. who ran
his first furlongs today in the Coors
Of Trainer Haynes. Slickaway won two
races earlier in the meeting for w ).
Young, but on the eve of Youngs
departure for Fort Erie two weeks ago
| the colt was bought by Trainer Haynes
| at a reported price of $500. His former
races led to the belief that he could win
| again, but Trainer Hynes has appar-
emily yet to get the hang of him. LOT
the best Slickaway could do was to I'm
| ish third. The winner turned up I'll
Society Bud. a filly that had failed TO
fully come up to expectations IN uti
previous Rockingham starts. Meme
Burn lasted just long enough to keep
second place away from Slickaway.
! With the three best horses scratched
| New York, Rebo and Brait all out the
| fifth race deteriorated into pretty cheap
| affair. Of the three starters Afric JeWe'
| was the best and Garner brought he'
| home a winner after trailing the leaders
for six furlonGs of the mile 5ournsF'
| When Garner got ready there was noun
| ing else to IL.
| Pohgenie Belle graduated from tins
maiden class in the sixth race when SUI
| finished. tired but in the lead. in the s""
time of liz. Closing in upon her WIZ
| every stride came the Newcastle staoe
| Carlist, who was the really GOOD thii'
| in the race. Garner had the mount w
| Carlist. and jockey rather than MOI
was responsible for the lowering OF t'''
| Newcastle colors. Garner rode wal''ns
race, only he waited too long. earns.
came lp from the rear like cyclone anu
with 4 half dozen more strides Wou'u
have led easily. Pongenie Belle rompe"
out in the lead all the way. Miilstons
was well up but lacked the class of carr
| ist.
The last race of the day and meeting
was hunters race in which VI" LII,
horses came out, but as ANNE r.uss
positively refused to parade ana ~
ceeded in unseating Mr.. Baker. her rue
only two horses went off WIN 'he va
, rier. They were Eumshaw and feroe''"..
The latter carries more than L years -"
his shoulders and is hardly rs true 10 ~
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