Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
LAST OF ICE RACES.
Frank c. and Doctor Sterling WIN
Races-Sonnie Bell Goes Alone.

RaCsS-Sonnle 6ell Goes ATONE
The last OF the seasons ice races
under the auspices of the kennebec
Driving Club was held Saturday fore
noon upon the track above the Ken
nebec dam. Frank c. was the winner
in the free-tor all. Doctor Sterling in
the green trotting class and Bonnie
Bell went Over the course alone III
the green pacing class.
The weather was ideal and the track
was fairly fast. although it WAS hard-
~ safe in places. The races We're
somewhat delayed in starting owing
to q controversy over the entries IN
the free-for- all class. Two horses We're
entered from Frank Wellman'$ sta
Bile in this class. Bayard NJ, sld
Frank c. and two from Manley Mich
OILS stable. Paul Boone and Bonnie
Bell and the dispute was finally set
tied by allowing but one horse from
each stable to enter. reference having
been made to the National rules, which
allows but one horse to enter from the
same stable in any race unless pre-
viously announced in the published
conditions.
We're Frank c. and Paul Boone and the
race between these two was a lively
contest. which required four heats TO
settle Frank c. Won the first heat in
As seconds while the second was taken
by PaII Boone in 4212 seconds, tine
fastest time made over this one thit,d
mile track this season Frank c. Won
the third heat IL 4712 without difficulty
Paul Boone threw a shoe in the last
heat when about one third of the way
down the course and Frank e. came
home in 4524.
Nichols chestnut mare Bonnie Belle
was the only horse to race i'll the green
pac" and in accordance with the rule
OF tn" club. which when one horse on
ly appears in any class allows the
horse TO 20 "a course and he credited
with the heats went over the course
alone. She made the heats IN AZ, .45&
and A.. Stack poles Phoehan e.. which
alreadr had fiv" points To the good.
did not appear to race. and tn" result
left him two POINTS ahead.
The race III the green trottine class
was between Doctor sterling and Lulu
Girl. All three heats We're lively
brushes and Doctor Stirling was
obliged to go 4 jog To capture them
The last heat was trotted in A. sec
onds which WAS the fastest heat for
that class this season The summarizes:
FREE FOR-ALL. GLASS A..
Frank G. cg by Nelson CSmalD 1 / 1
Paul Boone hg by Elder Boone
dunn anderson >
Time: .45. AZ. Al. 49,
GREEN PACE CUP. GLASS b,
Bonni" Bell en- by Merrill
webb 1
Timc. ~. 90. Is.
GREEN TROT CUP GLASS -
Doctor Sterling BIZ by Stirling
(Webbl ! I
Lulu Glll blu tAlbeet :
Time. IL. Az. A.
The Judges were Harry Llshness, S.
T, Stilkey and Charles Chisam. and
these three gentlemen also acted as
timers Frank Best ofiiciated in a sat
isfactory manner as starter. The
award Of the cups will be announced
at a special meeting of the kennebec
Driving Club called for that purpose.
The fact that two horses got into
the river Sunday, one of them near
the finish of the race course and che
other just where the horses drive on
from the shore. would seem to indicate
that there wa; considerable more of an
opportunity Cor an accident Saturday
than those who were racing imagined.
Manley Nichols bay mare M0llie went
in above the dam near the tinish of the
course Sunday forenoon and it took the
combined efforts Of Nil. Nichols. :. r.
Stilkey and Oscar Anderson to get her
out OF the the water. The wagon was
pulled out of the water by Come Lii
7otte. who was on the bank at the time
and saw the msllap. Frank WeIlman's
mare Nellie NJ. went into the water in
the afternoon about 30 feet from the
shore on the east side of the river and
in this case also Mr.. Lizotte assisted
Mr. Wellman and Howard Small, who
was with him. in getting the mare out
of the water it being found necessary
to use a rope for that purpose. In both
cases the horses managed to keep their
heads and fore feet out of water, 9TH
erwise their rescue might not have
been so easy.