Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-03
asz a4HEEfcE RACES
First Meet Of the kennebec Driving
Club Proves a Success.

It was clean footing, on glare Ice,
perfect winter day and good crowd OF
sports, from Gardiner, Winthrop ana Hai-
lowell, watched the horses perform until
late in the afternoon on the occasion oil
the first ice races of the Kennebec Gen.
trail Driving Club Wednesday Paul
Boone, 2.193, the Boone pony, from Gan
ton. driven by Mr.. Dunn, won the Tree
for-al. Sylvia Swift a local mare, MADE
him go the first trip in 81 SECONDS anu
the next one in 32s to win.
Bayard NJ, 2.25s, was not expected u
beat these two, but he was near enough
at the finishes to show the spectators
that he Is to be reckoned with before the
winter is over
The race for no record PAGERS went
five heats. In a way it went six, for az
Ter Halle IT.. who had won two heats
and had fallen on the ice before the fin
ish of the fifth, Phoebon B. and Bonnie
Belle went over the course, the geldlng
winning. Objections being made by some
Of those interested to calling that per-
formance q heat. it was decided by the
indpes 70 call 1t finished at the end of the
afth. giving Phoebon B. two heats. Hal
lie H. two and Bonnie Belle one.
In this race the drivers acted so badly
that Mr.. Lee, the starter, refused to act
further for them. Mr.. Albee Of Granite
Hill finished out this race and H. H. Nc
causland of Winthrop did the starting
in the trotting race.
The outcome of this last race was a
great surnrise. DR.. Stirling, j. NJ. Mich
OILS new trotter, was supposed to have al
most a. walkover in this class, but Mr..
Albee's brown mare had her trotting
clothes on and beat him on her merits, by
close margin to be sure, for two heats.
While she was doing this, the gelding won
won two. When they started for the fifth
it was any body's race. The gelding made
a break about half way down, but cor
rected the error handily. Approaching
the wire he left his stride again and out
finished the mare by good head, but as
she had trotted fiat quarter the judges
awarded the heat and race to her. This
was by far the most interesting race of
all.
Different tactics will have to be adopt
ed by the drivers in the future or they
will not be able to get anyone to act as
starter, judge or timer. 1t would be well
to remember that our club is a gentle
mans driving club.
At our next race Frank c.. and Irene
P will start in the free-for-all, and E. E.
Marson has bay mare by st. Croix, 2.14a,
that will make the trotting race of more
interest. We have reason to believe that
E. P. Hussey will start his brown trotter
in the latter race one week from today
The judges and timers were w. Will
kins, Winthrop; J. W. Towle, Winthrop;
Charles Chism, Augusta. Starters, H. H.
Lee of Augusta and H. H. McCausland of
Winthrop. The summary:
CUP RACEs-QUARTER MILE HEATS
-FREE-FOR-ALL PACE.
Paul Boone. br G. Elder Boone
dunn, Canton) .....................1 l
Sylvia Swift, b m, Alvin Swift
B aMeifalf r., Blk g, COMA bona
(Springer- Harrington .............3 8
Time-313, .324, .33.
GREEN PACE.
Phoebon B., g, Phoebeson
Halle H.; blk m, Hal Rhea
Bonnie Belle, Oh m, Merrill. = ,
2.101 (Anderson) ..............3 4 2 4 l
Ora Stirling, blk g, Stirling
Time~3$aa. .$sa, .ssi. .s5i. ISL.
GREEN TROT.
Lulu Girl, br m. son Of Allen, ,
wood (Albee) ...................2 l l
DR.. Stirling, blk g. Stirling :
S Time@'s7s, .ss. IS. 81. 81