Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-10-17
HORSE RACING.
Frec-for-A1l Furnishes Good Race at
Wyman Park.

Frec-for-A1l Furnishes Good Race at
Wyman Park.
| For the first time in several years the
gong at wyman park rang Tuesday to
| call the horses to the wire. The track
was in good condition fast, and the
thought uppermost in the minds Of Els
worth people present, and many OF the
visitors, was that it is too bad not to have
fair and races here every year.
| P. II. Mcnamara, of Bangor, who was
starter for the day, and who knows every
track in eastern Maine, said yesterday
that he considered the Wyman park track
remarkably good, considering the little
attention it had had in recent years. He
spoke OF the easy turns as well as the sur
face of the track, and said that yesterday,
at least, it was just as good track as that
at Bangor.
The hope was expressed many times
| that out of the revival of interest in
horse racing here may grow another effort
| to make the Ellsworth fair an annual
| feature.
The free-for-all race, which came over
until this morning after four heats had
been trotted, furnished a good race be-
tween High Point and Chapel Bells. The
2.26 class was spoiled by fragrant ''pull-
| ing" by the driver OF DIR. JEFF, which
easily had speed enough to win the race.
! There were three races on the card, but
the $50 class did not fill. There were
only three starters in each of the two
races trotted. That there were not more
is due to the failure of the Maine Central
railroad to furnish car to bring horses
from Newport. There were four horses
there which were entered in the races here,
and the railroad company promised to
have car on the morning train to bring
them here. The horses were taken to the
station at O'Clock yesterday morning,
| butwhen the train came in the promised
car was not attached, and the horses were
taken back to their stables.
| The 2.26 race was won in straight heats
| by William Cummings, of Bangor, with
his bay gelding "Crescsnt'. The time
was slow and the race uninteresting. 1t
was apparent to all that DIR. JEFF had speed
enough to win if allowed to go.
The free for-all was horse race, and
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cheney of the 2.26 class. The contestants
for first honors were G. H. Leland's
High Point and William Cummings
Chapel Bells. High Point took the first
two heats handily The first half of the
second heat was trotted in 1.0SR, I'll
clip, and the first quarter of the third heat
in "a seconds, a 2.16 pace.
Before the third hea there was consid-
erable jockeying, High Point, the pole
horse, not coming down to the wire on
even terms with the others, and after re-
peated warnings by the starter, the horses
were finally sent away with Chapel Bells
leading High Point half length. Leland
lost the pole on the first turn, and Chapel
Bells was never afterward headed. The
fourth heat was taken handily by Chapel
Bells. 1t was too dark to trot another
heat, and the race came over until this
forenoon.
The third horse to start IN the free for
all was DR.. L. The horse was lame, but
made game race. During the scoring in
the third heat, the horse fell in the stretch,
and the driver, Herbert Jones, of South
west Harbor, was thrown but not injured.
After getting another saddle, the only
thing broken in the accident, the horse
was sent the heat, but was drawn in the
fourth.
The final heat of the race trotted this
morning was a good one. The horses
were sent away with Chapel Bells leading
by half length. Up the back stretch in
the first half it looked like procession.
with High Point trailing by dozen
lengths. The second time up the back
stretch, High Point caught the black
horse, but went off his feet on the upper
turn. Coming into the stretch, Chapel
Bells was leading by four or five lengths,
but in driving finish High Point won
out by nose. 1t was fitting climax to
one of the best races ever seen at Wyman
park.
Following is a summary of the race:
| Free for All.
Long Point, ch. g., by Hill Boy,
C. II. Leland, Ellsworth ....... / /
Chapel Bells, by Chimes, William
Cummings, Bangor ............. 1
DR.. L. br. g., S. R. Clark, South
west Harbor r.................... DIR
Time: 2.24a; 2.25; 227; 2.25; 2.24
| 2.26 Glass.
Crescent, b. g., willlism Cummings,
| Bangor Observation-Disclosures. l
Dr. jeff b. 6, by Baby Wilkes, R. W.
Burrill, Bangor =. ............ ...... 2 2 :
Orianna, br M, by Leavitt, j B Wis
we'll, Ellsworth h....................... 8
Time: 2.s4l; 2.s53; 2.ss.
The officials were: P. H. McNamarah,
Bangor, starter; John E. Clark, Bar Har-
bor Roscoe Holmes and E. K. Hopkins
. Ellsworth, judges; j. T. Clark, Bangor
| II n Traox, y II Mason ElIsworth h