Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-15
Auto and Moiorboat Races, Curtiss
Bi-plane and Other Features.

An interview with f. ". Hanks
Saturday revealed Il few Interesting
facts in connection with his great
race meet and exhibition during the
second week in August. lie has APP
pareHtly lost ne time in his efforts
to complete this bill and at this writ
ing is able to give d pretty good out
line If same. OF course the horse
racing will be the feature as was
originally planned Sixteen races for
stakes aEgreeating approximately
$1,000 will he competed for by close 10
200 Of the best race horses III Ne%
England and Canada. with records
ranging from 2.4212 10 5 minutes. The
track record, which HOW stands at
2.14H. VIII be Whitfield 10 at least III
and probably several seconds better.
IN Stake Ne. L. ia trot or pace
$1,000. it is predicted that there will
be IA starters. representing the cream
of New England race horses. The
Free-forall will have about 10 start
ers. all with records Under I'll and an
average record ii 2.0I or -.0S. Some
IF the finest stables Of race acrses
in the country viii be in evidence,
among them the ones owned by H. r.
Mclean. Esq. of ST. John. n. b.,
consisting of - high cllss racers
James Adams of Halifax, n. S; Z
H. Reed. Fort Fairfield. Frank Il.
HAYDEN, Lewiston, consisting of l.
with records ranging from 20413 to
green horses; Jonn a. Mckay, ESD,
OF Bangor; Percy Burnham. Kings
tor, Ont; Morrison Stock Farm, Liv-
ermcre Falls; Pearl Brook Stock
Farm, Belfast: Pope IcKinnon, Ban
gor; +. ID. Waite. Lewiston; /. L.
MorreIl, Esq. Brunswick; A. Rich
ardson Jr., Clinton; Walter Cox,
Dover, n. II. Chas. Mason, LYNN,
Mass: Sunnyside Farm. C. II. Nell
son. proprietor, Watervillc; F. II.
Wisgin. Lewiston; Irving Pottle.
Portland and scores of others repre-
senting every locality in the East
When it is known that Il number of
the stables carry, as many as a loz-
en- men it will be better understood
why stirring times are predicted.
y. II. Merrill Esq, of Dunvers,
Mass. the most prominent starter ON
the Grand Circuit. has been engaged
at q great expense to do the starting,
while Geo. Leavitt of Boston, one of
the foremost horsemen in America,
VIII likely serve in the capacity of
presiding Judge and will DC assisted
by Messrs. Heald of Portls nd. Hatch
of New Vineyard and probably Vim
ing of Hartland. all OF which means
the best horse VIII WIN, every horse
l.. LII,
given accordng to the actual time
made in the different heats. lhat there
will be no tiresome scoring and that
everything will he handled in a man
ner best suited To furnish clean en-
tertlinment to all patrons.
Much attention will be given to au-
tomobilee and during the week a hill
climbing contest viii be arranged; al
so duration road race of 40 or 80
miles These will be han He'd during
the forenoon and rich prizes will lie
awarded the winners in such events.
Ir the afternoon of Automobile day
long will be given at the track when
attractive prizes will be offered for
the finest decorations and ether fea-
lures hereafter to be considered
The committee on autos has been Sc
lected by Mr.. Hanks as follows: w. j.
Skehan, Guy +. Gannett H. w. Nor
cross, Chas \. Milliken, Percy V. Hill
and Chas. p. Kinsman. This committee
will have full charge of all auto events
Prizes will also be offered for motor
boats and it will be the aim of the man
agement to attract a fleet of not less
than 500 yachts from all points in New
England.
For the first time in the history OF
Maine a real flying machine will be seer
in operation. making two ascensions daily
from the inheld of the park a Curtis,
bi-plane has been selected for this event
one with a record of 10 miles duration