Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-23

On account of the rather unfavor, bic
weather conditions yesterday few people
knew until the last moment that the
races scheduled TO take place on the Gar
diner ice track would be held, yet at least
500 persons saw the events. The appoint
ed hour was O'Clock. and shortly before
that time teams and pedestrians by scores
crossed the bridge to reach the track
from the Randolph shore. A dense fog
cnveloped the vale Of the kcnnebec. II
was impossible to discern even the larE-
est objects at Il distance of more than -
yards, yet many people stayed ON tn,
bridge and lined the Randolph water
from: to watch the races. From these
points, however horses. track and people
all blended into a haZy whole, and beyond
few yards from the finish Fnc nothing
could be seen. So vast majority of spec
tators descended to the river and stood
along the course. There was some talk
about the ice being unsafe for So great
n gathering, but only the most timid gave
heed to this There was plenty of ice
yet the top was Il trile too soft to give
the horses Il firm footing.
It was we'll toward ) o'clock when
Charles Dorrithy. starter. allowed w. 4.
Milroys Hardwood and the Unknown.
brought here from Massachusetts AMI
driven by Tom Holmes, to come over the
course for the first neat. Mr.. Milroy
drove his owr horse. 1t was not until tn"
horses were within Il short distance from
the finish that they could be seen by
those at the judges stand Iiazclwood
was the first to appear through the fog
and he crossed the line almost before the
Unknown came into sight. sympathy nat
urally was largely in favor of the local
horse and the first heat put the crowd in
a real cheerful mood. Yet in the consid
cradle time between the first and second
heats there were not many who accepted
the continual bets offered by the support
crs OF the Unknown.
The first heat Of the race between e.
c. Browns hnadinc and Frank Harrng-
tons Chub followed. When the horses
nearcd the finish they were neck and
neck. a squirt at just the right time
carried AnaGine across tn" lin" with
slight lead. 1T was pretty heat" said
the crowd.
"rhey're coming" yelled the spocta tors
as the second heat in the first race
started. Thcn there wis silence. Hazel
wood came l,isurcly into view and cross-
cd the finish line scarcely fastor than n
walk. .TIc ran into me aud smashed his
sullly," shouted Milroy. II WAS true that
somewhere away hack in the fog there
had been collision by which Holmes
sulky WAS disabled. Tho heat was given
to IIaZclwood.
Again Anadnc and Club raced side by
side. and again .tnadinc finished FIRST. It
was evident that the horses were NOR"
evenly matched than those in III" nther
class. ard tie crowd was we'll pleased
with the contest.
Some time elapsed before ali was in
readiness fer the first race to continue
and during this time strong efforts wer"
made to get Gardner people 20 pla""
their coin on IIazclwood. But the crowi
was still wary. A few bets were made
at large odds in favor Of tn" Unknown
At last the third heat started. Like
phantom tn" Unknown cleft the haze and
flashed hy tho judges. length and lengths
ohcaIs Of IIazrlwood. Its the beginning
of the end" said tho spectators. and they
were right
The third heat between Anadine an'l
club was Wen by tho latter. and a
change Of feeling regarding tho outcome
| Of this race was born.
In tho fourth heat of tn" first race. the
Unknown again Fitted by the judges
| while Hazclwood was still lost in tho
mist.
In their fourth heat Anadine passed
| Club with n spurt at tn" finish. winning
congra tulations and . bushels Of oafs-
Before the last heat between the I'm
known and IIazclwood. Milroy saw VIC
| tory scarcely could come to him. but he
| had no thought of quitting. The IN
known flew over the CourSc once morc.
and Milroy coming along behind shook
| his head sadly for the race was run. The
| purse was $40.
Then the people rushed ashore hnd
surgcd across the bridge. saving over and
| over again as they went: II told Won 50.
IIazelwocd is good horse. but people
! don't bring racers from Massachusetts,
/ l.