Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-18
WATERNILLE.
Good RACING.
Maine 1roiteTs Step Fast
at Contra! Maine Park.
Good Fields Start and Do
Quick Time in Three Events.
Sunlight Picked for a Winner But Still Has
Hot Battle 10 Fight.

| ing not less than 2GO0, attended the
races at the Central Maine T:otting
| park Friday afternoon. The best feat
| ure of the crowd was that it was mrdc
. III, largely of hOrscmen who are capa-
BILE and apprccittive Judges of good
| horses and the best feature of the races
| was that horses We're driven along the
stretch with such skill and responding
with such noble action that the most
| colI-bloodcd observer could not re-
strain his excitement.
At o'clock 4 field Of eight starters
swung into view ana scored IN the
| first heat Of the 80 stake.
THIS race was so holly contested thatI
the five hours between starting time
and sunset was not sufficient for Il DC
| cision or ctcn to form amy confident
assurances of the prospective winners.
Four heats We're trOttcd in the 2.%i
stake and there is It good prospect for
four or five heats moro before the race
is declared finished. The prospects at
the present time, judging from Fri'lay's
records, are il favor Of Outcas+. s. \.
Fowler, LEWISTON; Nick Freeman. J.. L.
Crntncr. Belfast; ana May H., Il. 2.
Waite. Lewiston. The most interesting
fact to he considered With toGIy's fin
AZ. is that Sunlight, the property Of
IfunGcn & Sons. WHO hY common con
s.ut has b-'"n riclZcl 10 win. still has
his battle to fight. 1t is h"T"d that he
will l,r in lighting trim today; II he is.
the race will hH 4 RATHER.
Tn horses took Tie word IN admir-
able fashion and Si.rang forward with
q tensity Of muscle which mace tn"
spectators strain every nerve. a. they
r.I, t..-+ l.,
Mantle Was not equal e. the strain q
tie start ana broke badly. All but dis
qualifying her for the heat. II was
NJ ciz-anG-nnck race lctT'enn outcast
and Lew Foster resulting in favor Of
the latter. Outcast, however, with the
outside of her Disadvantage and con-
testing resource and kept steadily mt
her best throughout each heat of the
race This beautiful gelding ~ al
ready stan!red upon the mind of the
hprse-loving public as promising
horse and general favtritc.
In the second heat, Lou Foster was
extremely unfortunate in starting and
broke 50 badly around the first quarter
that she was really fortunate III COM
ing sixth under the wire. OutcaSt ~ I.
though starting with last position com
lined perseverance with natural ;tpii-
itv ana won the heat. The remaining
heats of this class show practically the
same relative ability OF the starters as
seen in two.
The only accident worth recording
was the throwing Of shoe from out
cast which delayed proceedings after
the first heat for nearly q half an
hour.
Pavlinn Of the 2.19 class disappoint- |
I'd his Watcrvillc admirers by failing |
10 make all appearance. The race was |
exceedingly well-matched the moneys |
being divided respectively in order Of
winning positions between Bobble
Wilkes. L. l.. Gentner. Nancy =. {. = |
Rowen and GOldie Wilkes, =. L. Little |
field.
The pleasure of this beautiful con- |
test was somewhat married by the in |
ability of two Of the drivers 10 curb |
their speed during tho scoring. y
serious agGravation. it was. I" the |
Judges ana fines were threatened which |
would have certainly b2cn inflicted had |
not two Of the drivers declared their |
inability 70 do any better.
In the first heat If this class, Goidic |
Wilkes took the pole and kept in the |
lead for the mile. Bobbe Wilkes act
ed badly at the start ana when she |
rounded the last turn almost dist2nc-
ed, IL appeared from the judges stand. !
as if she had gone lame. He was Ger
tainly indisposed this trip. but captur 4
10 the three with an case and Il grace
which was wildly applaudod. This
may BE- explained, possibly. by the fact
that at the close Of the first heat tho
driver was called tn the stand and told
that he must drive n win Or pull out"
When in the second heat he started
from the wire tho third in the process
sion. the hopes Of his best friends We're
shaky. When. however. in the last
quarter of the heat. he "straig htened
out" and swept steadily by his fore
runners. overcoming their lead with
out 4 break. the crowd fairly went
wild.
The thrcc-minutc class was really
the surprise of the day The moneys
were won respectively by Northern
spy, II. W. Burril; Miss Edith. Il. ].
Kirkby; Hello BIZ, W. T. Webb; ana
Doris B., Reynolds & Cove
The four-year-old gray gelding.
Northern Spy. sired by Vassar. owned
by r. w. Burrill. won the love and adj
mration of every enc present who adj
mired horse elegance. His weight was
given at $50 and considering this.
coupled with tender years he proved
himself to be not short Of a wonder.
Although being gifted with the last
position he won three straight heats
BY such sensational bursts of speed as
have never before been recorded at this
park. A splendid specimen Of form and
action, he would leave the wire with a
gay toss of his main. always last but
not least, full of confidence and ability
which showed themselves when finally