Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-13
Race and Exhibition Ijorsec.

At noon Tuesday 100 race horses from
various sections of the STAT" With a
few from out of the state were in the
sta bles at Topsham in readiness for the
racing program, which Will be fully
equal of that offered by any of the
larger fairs. Ray del Diable. Dorothy
p, Croydon, Northland Richard
Whisper and onward Grafton of the
Pressure Isle Stock farm string are all
here. G. Rurril of Ashland has a
string Of good actors, among them
Queen IneZ, Rather G., Bells Early
Col, Direct, Constantine Jr.. and Baron
Sidnut. Gurth ard Dandy Joe are here
from "Blly" Nelson's stables at Lew
iston ard COB Waite has Bcnone.
knoxic f., and Bob Patch. all of whom
will he looking for their share of the
money Burrill of Bangor has seven
horses that are entered for the races:
Macquon, Doctor Jeff, Clorinda, Har-
old j. HaWker. Earl F., Lady Bcll and
Barney Il. Alton Richardson, Jr.. is on
hand from Clinton with Black Velvet.
Mercer c., and Junior Wilkes. f. K.
Hall comes from DamariSCotta with
the two Lincoln county faVoriteS,
Brushy Mound and Tommy Rogers. E.
| c. Hunter of Pittsfield has Molie
Wilkes in training for the race in the
2 40 class on the opening day and l..
J. Winslow of Nobleboro expects that
Dot Hastings, who captured one race
at Damariscotla in 23S and was sec
ond in another will give d good account
of herself at Topsham.
A nice string Of Augusta horses that
| is likely to be heard from during the
races is that of H. 3. Small, inclu,:ing
Stanley G.. Frank c.. and Tad G., Syl-
via Swift, q clever bay mare owned bv
s. r. Stillley is entered in the 220 class
THURSDAY. Byron G. <imball Of Havcr-
| hill, Mass, has string of Massachu-
| sets horses with which he expects tt
| take a piece of the money out of the
state in the races for which they are
| entered. They are Beverage 21SI.
| Bobby Nyc. 15A. ard Katherine f..
ppm. S. =. HuntrcsS of South Ber-
wick is here with Frank Mack that
| has been making them go some ovcr
| in York countE. 4. G. Dunn Is on
| hand from Canton with Paul Boone.
2.1914, and Pottle & Wiggin of Port
| land have string of good perform
ItES, iilclullHS AlilSSll1uS, Lou roster
land Crcmona. J. II. Jenness of Pownal
is here with Roland Axtell and c. \
Smith of Portland will start Nclnor
and Frank r. H. in the races.
| STAN b. and Lady Stanford are two
clever ones from the Pleasant Hill
! farm. South Portland, that are likely
to make things interesting in the races
for which they are entered. Horace
| Cnenery of Belfast has string of the
best that old Waldo county can afford,
| Mendolita. 2.0112, Edgemark's Gift
2.24A, Ann Hesper. 2.21A, John Ward
| 2.o5a. Emily Gail and Blanche B. oil
both of whom took first money at
| Windsor. are on the ground and would
like to repeat the performance at Tops
| ham. Take them all together they
are the hest lot Of racing horses we
have ever had in the stables at Tops
ham, said Daniel Brown of Rich
Imond, the superintendent of the horse
department to Journal reporter Tues
idav afternoon in discussing the out
| look for the races Wednesday, Franz
simmons OF Rockland will start the
horses His services as a starter have
been emincntly satisfactory at the
other fairs in the State, where he has
officiated. J. L. Lowell of Lewiston will
act as clerk OF the course and the 9th
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