Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-12

>N-NSi W e'' NG HoSoCu lIlIi, Willie
Dimple K. took the lead and came
nome an easy winner The second heat
was tame. the race being entirely be-
tween Dimple X. and Thomas j., both
of the Gerow string, with Stanley c..
third. Considerable excitement was
furnished in the third heat over the
fight for second place between Thomas
j. and Stanley c., the latter forging
ahead in the last quarter and coming
In second under the wire after it look
ed as if Thomas J. had that position
cinched.
Col. Direct took the lead on the
quarter in the first heat of the 2.4O
class and kept it all the way around.
Katherine Kohl behaved badly at the
start anG fell into fifth place but
Cum Burrill made splendid drive
with the mare and to the surprise
of all, in spite of the handicap, came
in under the wire in second position.
Col. Direct led to the three-auarter
turn in the second heat when Beatrice
took the lead and kept it until al
most under the wire, then Ireland
drove Col. Direct in ahead by a neck,
while Katherine Kchl finished close
behind the two leaders. The third
heat was a dandy, one that brought
everybody in the grand stand right
up on their tiptoes. 1t was a horse
race for the three leaders all the way
around. Neck and neck they came
down the stretch and landed under
the wire barely six inches apart with
Col. Direct in first position, Rather
inc Kohl nose behind and Beatrice
less than that behind they bay mare.
Ten starters came to the wire for
the word in the first heat of the 227
class Steele led to the quarter in
the first heat when Upper Dyke took
the lead and kept it to the half. From
then on it was a race between the
two. Steele landing first under the
wire by less than quarter of a length
ahead of Upper Dyke. Steele led to
the quarter in the second heat with
Upper Dyke, Benone, Dandy Joe and
Mollie Wilkes well punched behind
him and far enough ahead of the sec
ond tier of horses to avoid the col
lision which occurred just around the
turn where clouds of dust were rolling
up and binding the drivers and an
noying the horses.
In some way. nobody knows just
how, Harry LeClair stumbled and
threw his driver. "Clum' BurrilI
Down upon the bay gelding came the
rest of the field. May Wanda. Maine
Pointer. Matthew Vassar and Emily
Gail. Every driver was thrown in the
mixup and every sulky was wrecked
except that attached to May Wanda
Perry, who was driving Emily Gail,
was thrown high in the air and land
ed square upon the back of his head
on the track, raising a great lump
upon the back of his head. rendering
him unconscious and requiring the i'm
mediate attendance of a physician.
Small, the driver of Maine Porter.
received some bruises but was able to
drive his horse in the next heat and
some Of the other drivers received
minor injuries.
May Wanda ran to the wire rider
less and was stopped there by Holmes,
who lad been driving in another race.
and the colored jockey mounted the
sulky and rode May Wanda around
before her driver Pendleton, had ex-
tricated himself from the wreckage
down around the turn The other
horses were all led in except Emily
Gail and it was noticed that Harry
LeClair, tie cause of the collision.
limped badly AS he came in. Emily
Gail also received some injuries and
neither of the horses started in the
next heat The accident was deemed
unavoidable by the judges and the
horses after the first five were placed
as they were brought in.
Steele won the third heat in walk
with Upper Dyke second and Dandy
Joe third. The heat was the fastest
of the three. the time being 2.20 IA.
The summary:
217 CLASS-PURSE 500.
Dimple X, Oh m, by kenton, ,
Thomas j., b tPottle). J
Stanley G., b z (Willard). .............5 9
Nancy S. m &C. Rowan.
Fernando. (Holmes). ..............4
The Time by Quarters
First Second Third Mile
s Ers mile me g. 1S "s5 h 1ss, s s1s5
3 third mile l'e . 81 los s i.is' us.
40 CLAsS-PURSE 500.
Col Direct, b e. by Direct ureand)1 |
Katherine Kohl. b m Or. BurrilD...2 )
Beatrice. oh m (Gerow). ..............3
Nina Bell. m fHolmes). ............5
Bryant, b F'ogg). ...................4 D
The Time by Quarters.
First Second Third Mile
First mile ......S5 Ill III 223,
Third TIdTio mile i,s' ..S5s lii la 222,
81 CLASS-PURSE 500
steele, C &. by Ashland Wilkes Dire
land) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. /
Upper Dyke, (Evans)..
Dandy Joe, blk tNelson. ..........3 4
Benone, Oh g Waite). ....::: :..-.;."-.a
NAV Wanda, blk m (Pendleton).....6
Voilie Wilkes. b m (Hunter).
Maine Pointer, SMALL. .........I I !
MATHEW, Vassar r G lamb. .....9 9