Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-30
While OF Course the Immense Crowds
Interest Centers in the Racing.
$1,000 See Elm Bud Win The Els Trot Or
Pace and Crescent The 2.2| Trot

rum given over to the display of mer-
chants and manufacturers.
The 225 class trot and the 215 class
trot or pace We're the racing attractions
for today There were IL entries in the
former and six in the latter. The rae
ing i'll both classes was good. The track
was never in faster condition and 9TH
or conditions combined to make the
racing one of the features of the day.
There was a much larger attendance
in The grandstand than yesterday and
many people saw the races from the
side of the track.
There was plenty of amusement to
keep the crowd interested between the
heats of the races. Germans Alabama
TrouDadOrs. a bevy of lively colorcd
men and vivacious colored women, %
of them. help to keep things moving in
good shape. They do choruseS, break
downs, cakewalks and solos in Al style.
Cupid. Olive Swans dancing horse. and
monkey theater are other attractions.
Prof. G. c. Boenett makes balloon
ascension each day, with a parachute
descent. He does some thrilling trap
exc acts in midair. with his 1000-feet
whirlinG slide act as n climax.
The chief interest of the day seemed
to center in the races. Long before the
racing started the gr2ndstand was
filed until not another person could
get into it and there was such Il crowd
ranged along the track that an extra
detail of police wa; stationed at the
gate at the end of the grandstand to
keep back the crowd. which lined the
track 10 deep in front of the grand
stand and half as deep half way
around the stretch.
The first race, the 2.25 class trot for a
500 purse was an exciting one. After
some scoring the horses got away and
put up A pretty contest. In the first
heat Crescent. a Bangor horse. came in
first. with Harry Miller, owned by l..
4. bartlett of Belgrade Lakes, sec
ond. Ora Drew. from the Pearl Brook
farm. Belfast, was third and Druggist.
a New Brunswick horse, came in
fourth.
There were 13 entries for the race,
with seven starters. Jack Wiley, W. +.
Webb, Augusta; Zeletta, c. II. Nelson,
Watcrvillc; Trilby. ]. II. Johnson,
south Portland, Casandra. II. Hudson
&, Sons, Guilford. and Maud W.. f.. +.
ireland. Bangor. were scratched. Cres-
cents, time for the first heat was 3b12,
1.1214. 1.4S34, 2.26%.
between the first and the second
heats +. Carleton Doyle gave an exhi-
bition five miles in a Columbia touring
car. He covered the distance in So min
utcs.
There was more scoring in getting off
for the second heat. Crescent cast a
shoe and had to be taken back to the
stable, delaying matters still moro. The
bunch finally got away with Crescent
in the lead and the field well punched
close behind. At the helf the field
strung out and Crescent was hard
pressed by Carl c., who finally took
the lead and held it until near the end
Of the heat, when Crescent came to the
front again, beating the Waterville
horse by a neck at the wire. Druggist
was third and Harry Miller fourth.
Crescent captured the next two heats
Of the race in good shape, taking the
race Harry Miller took second money,
Carl c. third and Druggist fourth.
The second race was not finished be-
cause Elm Bud made bad break in the
third heat. nocessitating the running of
extra HGcSlS. 4ALltT Eli 'ui iicii iiit''~
the break Frank S. was the choice for
the fourth heat and the race, but he
failed to quality and the Judges were
Obliged to postpone the finish of the race
until tomorrow at l o'clock. The sum
mary:
a15 CIAss-TROSS OR PACE-PURSE
$3C0-UNFINISHED.
Elm Bud. CHI N (smith and, /,
Frank s.. b CHudsCn). .....4 ! | 3
Dccima Dean. b m (Eisbee) .......2 :
Nancy s.. b m Ulowan) .......-...3 4 ) re
Ti1ne-2.1S1s. 2.1S. 2191z, 2.2lA.
2.21 CLASS TROT-PURS0 $50.
Crescent b m (Comirs). ......-.-.I ! /
Harry Miller, b & Perkins). .........2 I :
Carl c.. Sawyer; .........-.5
Druggist, b III CHaley). 3 3
Max Wilkes, oh g BurrilD. .........1 ! 5
Togo. br G, tSmith). ;.:,...............b 3
Ora Drew, br m (Smith) ..............3 DR.
TiIne-2 26At. 2.2512. 2.27A
1t was nearly $50 before the last heat
was trotted. a great deal of time was
lost between the heats in both races
through n number of causes. There was
great deal more scoring than usual and