Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-13

Before the largest crowd that was ever.
seen on the ice track at Lewiston, four
good races were pulled off without acct
dent Friday afternoon.
Trixey, 2.16 Ia, bay mare by Stirling,
won the firsts, second and fifth heats
from the unbeaten speedway horse Arius.
ZIG IA. g, by Garnet Wilkes. The story
goes that this horse has won 10 straight
races over ice and snow, the handsome
Stirling mare being the first one to take
his measure. The mare broke a forward!
shoe in the third heat and in the fourth
team driven by some very careless
person (to say the leasD pulled suuarely
in front of her, about half way down,
and collision was very narrowly avert
ed. In the fifth it looked as though she
was beaten. but she finished her mile at
a clip that made the gelding look cheap.
winning by half a length.
Fred Perkins of Augusta drove Trixey
5. in mastery style. AL Russell of Lew
iston. one of our best drivers, steered
Arius for two heats, then Frank Hayden
took him. Had Ed Geers been there the
result would have been the same.
Rather G., 223 IA, owned by Harry
Coburn of Lewiston. won his race handi-
ly. Driver Waite took his mount out in
front and the result was never in doubt.
The Augusta contingent was greatly
disappointed by the showing made by the
chestnut mare Nelsonita, 223 Ia, owned
by ]. M. Nichols of Augusta and driven
by Oscar Anderson. She did not have
her speed-that tells the whole story, and
Rather G. was in perfect form.
at ole
Mr.. Nichols, had all the speed he ever
had but was unsteady, much to the sur
prise of his admirers. FL Captain, bay
gelding, by Alavolo, 2.25 IA, owned by
George Fogg of Lewiston, was full of
trot went good gated, and finished
strong. Hayden handled him as only
Hayden can.
Bayard NJ, blk &, by Colma Dona own
ed by Fl. M. Springer of the Capital City.
won the first, third and fourth heats
He was driven by Augustus well-known
driven, W. F. Webb. Hayden drove Char
lie Herr, Jr., owned by George Bonnallie
for three heats but he made expensive
breaks in two of them and his owner
tried him in the fourth, but he broke and
the race went to the Augusta horse Bon
nal1e's horse does not wear the straps
and is a very fast young horse.
The Lewiston Driving Club royalty en-
tertained the visitors from the Kennebec
valley. They are whole-hearted sports
know how to do the right things, and
whom to get to do the honors Charles
Dorrithy, the popular starter, took the
visitors in hand, piloted us to the New
Dewitt for dinner, where Mine Host Pat
tee. president Of the Lewiston and Au-
burn Driving Club, supplied the hungry
with sumptuous dinner. No club was
ever more handsomely treated than the
members of the Kennebec Central Driy-
ing Club were by the Lewiston and Au- |
burn Driving Club
Horsemen of note from all over Maine
several from Massachusetts and other |
states. witnessed the sport. The time |
does not appear to be fast, but the track
was far from fast and they raced against
the wind. One week from next Thurs
day their horses will meet ours over the
Hallowell course. The summarizes:
OR-ALL-ONE-THIRD MILF
3 IN 5. i
Trixey s., ZIG IA, b m. by Stirl-
ing, Perkins ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1 % +
Arius, ZIG II, g, by Garnet