Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-04
Awake Boy Asgotlates
CAPITAL lIlii Track 10 lis
Some Of The Finest Races Al.
q. gusta Park Ever Saw. -
Eighteen Heats Wednesday, Every
one Close and Exciting.

. Ideal weather. a crowd of over 2000
people, a new track record and some
of the best races ever seen IN Angus
ia, characterized the second days rae
ing program, under the management
of Eden w. Hanks. Everything went
smoothly as per schedule and all hands
expressed entire satisfaction with the
meet. Starter Harry II. Lee. whose
work throughout the meet was high
class. kept things on the move and
the unfinished races of Tuesday were
all cleared up and had it not been for
the splitting Of heats in the 2.30 pace
and 2.21 pace, Wednesdays races
would also have been completed. AS
it was IS heats were trotted between
the hours of ! o'clock and 7 o'clock
and that is doing pretty well.
Wednesdays card included free
for-all a 80 pace or 2.2I trot ana a
2.2l pace or 2.1S trot. 1t required four
heats to finish the free-for-all and the
other two races were unfinished when
darkness put a stop to- the fun. In
the 230 pace, Earlyson and Maid OF
Pines have each won two heats whlle
in the 221 pace Black Velvet has two
heats. American Chimes two heats ana
TONY Nelson one heat. These two
races will be finished this morning at
10 o'clock. when admission to the park
vii! be free.
A feature of the day was the break
ing of the track record of 2l1 q made
bv Edmund, which has stood for over
- wears. by Awake Boy in the first
heat of the -for-all. Awake Boy
"a. -
son of Webster. Mass. He took the
lead on the first turn and was never
headed, coming under the wire IN ia
fiat He made a bad break IN the
second heat and landed sixth. then
came back and took the third ana
fourth heats in record time.
The 2.21 pace was the most warm
w contested race of the day and the
horses trotted five heats without de-
cision. After winning the third and
fourth heats in the 2.30 pace. Maid OF
Pines broke badly and Earlysoh won
under a pull, giving each of them TWO
heats. The summaries:
oo5 PACE OR I'D TROT-PURSE $l50-
oTHRET; HEATS TUESDAY,
Odd Fellow. CHI h lWells). ....2 ! ! !
Muster Hill b h Holmes)....l !
Dora L.. blk m N.ibbey)........
Don Boy, b & OPelletierl. .......4 =
Queens Council. b m (Rowan)3 I :
Frank TAYLOR oh g MorrilD..S J i
S Berry N yen n m h tRe esfrry':s Gar
Charles n Van Trump. blk g ~
Tim "l.,a a., 2.35i 2.25i. 22222,i,, pa
e2s TROT-pURSE s2O9-(TWO HEATS
TUESDAY,
Higgins. br (Richardson). .........1 | ]
Ill, fal
General Direct. b (MorrilD. 3
Lee Wilkes. blk (Rowam. ........4
Earlyson, b g (Skillings). s......5 5
Time-224a, 225!, 225
300 TROT OR PACE,PuRSE ISoI
Roam Bird. m lRichardson)......3
Flora B., oh m (Rowan). .............3 )
Time-235i, 2.a6l. 2.32.
FREE FOR ALL-PURSE $500.
Awake Boy. ch Mathewsom. ! !
Lou Foster. b m !Pottle).-"".2 ! 3
Tony D.. b < urray).......-...6 3
Fernando. blk h (SmalD.. ..........1
Bessie Barnes. blk IN tJacksom 3 g
Mendolito. b m (NeVenS). DIR
Time-2.15, 2.16l, 2.l5a, 21s1.
80 PACE OR 2.27 TROT-PURSE $3.50
UNFINISHED
Farley son, b (Prentiss). .........1 .
Maid of Pines. IN m Uacksom...3 | l
Gold Bug, b tSprague). ..........4
Col. Direct, b & Qreland). ........2 3 3
Time-2.3ia. 2.291. 2.26,, go
22l PACE OR us TROT-PURSE 500
UNFINISHED
Black Velvet. blk m Orchard
SOM .....:......... ....,.::..4 l l
American Chimes. b g tJohn-
som ...........*. -.... ..........3
Tony Nelson, ch m POmer
leau) .:...l y . D
Mercy G.. b m (Reynolds).....2 ,
Silvia Swift. b m CWebb).......7 6 2 4
Constantly, CHI m Jackson)...5 3 3
Roland O.. b & Pottle). Cdr
Tme-22Oi, 2aOl, :. 2aa.,, 30. 2.24.