Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-03

FAR weather IS all that IS HStutu
now to make Hanks race meet, which
will start next Tuesday. a success in
every way. The horses, owners, driy-
ers, "swipes't and all the following of
the racing game are here, or viii be
here BY Monday. The Midway of Cap
ital Park has already begun business,
the hotels are full to the caves with
requests for reservations being hourly
received. All places of entertainment
for man. beast and automobile are
making preparations to handle a rec
ord breaking crowd and the weather is
all that can prevent this city from
witnessing the greatest race meet and
the largest crowd ever in New Eng
land for an event of this sort.
Eden Hanks has been busy man
for 1he past six weeks and naturally
his duties increase as the time ap-
proaches for the meet to open. Already
upwards of 200 of the finest race horses
in the country have assembled at the
track, two score more will arrive, to-
day, from the meeting at Waterville
and over 100 are en- route and are ex-
pected to be on the ground by Monday
forenoon. In all. there are q races on
the program with an average entry
list of % horses. nearly everyone of
which viii come to the wire for the
word. This is without doubt the lang
est number of horses ever assembled in.
New England and the lovers of the
racing game viii have an opportunity
for seeing the fast ones in action.
Other Attractions.
But there will be other attractions
besides the racing. OF course the Mid
way will be in fun swing for the open
ing day. Monday, when baseball will
be in the iimelight and eight represen-
tative teams of the State will contest
for the championship and substantial
purses. ON the Midway win be all the
attractions whic hthe followers of fairs
have seen and some new ones in this
city. There will be attractions for the
young folks. as well as their parents
IN the Ferris wheel, the merry -go-
round and other novelties. Eating
booths without number win be in read
3Tess 20 serve anything from a hot
frankfurt To & fun seyen-ecurse dinner
by peon, today. so that people can
come in the early forenoon to witness
The baseball games and stay on the
grounds until the last heat is trotted.
While the racing program for eaeh
and every day viii offer great attFae-
tlens, the chief interest for the follow
ers viii he on Wednesday and Thurs
day Of the first week ON Wednesday
The great 2lS pace for the $4,000 will be
heid and the other two numbers on the
card Will well be worth the price of adj
mission. The first of the final series of
The baseball. tournament win be NAV
ed Locust Jack, 2.0eH, will start 10 heat
Inc nan mile track record for trottsrs.
Lincoln Beaehey VIII make geversl
nights; Dora w. Yoigt of New Jersey
VIII drive the black trotting stallion
Isaac b., two half-milc heats, each heat
te be close to one minute. Fully N aoo
people are expected 20 lie present FOR
Thursday, there will be the great Free
1or-all stake for $4,000 and for this ,bar,
are entered some Of thu fastest horses
On tne American track. today Two OH
er FAST races and the second ,ana l.,
the final series of the baseball tom
nament win complete the attractions
Condition of Track.
The track viii be in the hest 20
condition. II has been narrowed nlan
ed, scraped, brushed and finally on
application Of graduated calctnn,
chloride made This last win assure
on the hot. dry days. an absence of
dust. especially along the homestreteb
where the scoring and finishes take
place This is something new for
tracks in this State. but the company
furnishing it states that the process
viii do away with the dust, which is
a great discomfort at most race
tracks
Ihat the races viii be run off on
uine ana In the best possible manner
Is assured by the secretion OF the Of
hciais in the grandstand. For presid-