Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-08
a:fal Paee-s5oc-stake Mo. II.

FIRST HEAT-Sent up five abreast
Cheerful Charlie, Hal Nnthurst, Nat
talie. Mercer c.. Susie NJ. and Ellis
worth r.. Pollard Wilkes. Cecelian
Belle Orfa. cabel and Cecil Bryan
and The Builder trailing. Wiltshire
spoiled the first attempt. according To
the starter, by going to sleep be
hind Ceoilian Belle Mercer G. prov
ed bad actor and had to be turned
by her sulky and led up the stretch.
Cheerful Charlie went into the lead al
the start and kept to the front well
into the back stretch in the back half.
Mercer C. WAS going strong at the
half but appeared pocketed. Into the
back stretch the Augusta horse held
third aud pulled TO the outside at the
upper turn. In the stretch. Metealf
by a fierce driye. passed Cheerful
Charlie with Hal Nuthurst and Pol
lard Wilkes at her shoulder Wilkes
pulled away from Nuthurst at the
wire. Cheerful Charlie came in good
fourth and the other finished: Cecil
BRYAN. Ellsworth r.. Cabel, Orta, Nat
traIie, The Builder and Ceeilian Belle,
without sulky or driver. Natalie
broke in front of Ceeilian Belle, in
fourth position, throwing Wiltshire vio-
lcrtly and swapping a shaft on the
Wiltshire sullSy and allowing Ceciiian
Beile to clear herself. Wiltshire. be-
xoud a shaking UP, was uninjured.
The horses after consultation among
the judges. were placed as follows:
Mercer O., Pollard Wilkes. Hal Nut
hurst. Cheerful Charlie, Susie NJ, The
Builder, Cecil Bryan, Ellsworth r..
Cabel. Orfa, Nattralie Cecilian Belle.
SECOND HEAT-Mercer c. was
again intraetaHle, causing considerable
delay. Beachey's Dip OF death alsaF
held up the start for moment. They
were away with Cecil Bryan in q
break Pollard Wilkes took the lead
and Was unheaded under the wire.
the first time around. Mercer c. erept
up In the bacS. stretch but was un-
able to pull by Metcalf continued UNI
fortunate Ia the next round ana came
into the final sprint with no chance.
The decision of the Judges after long
consultation, was reserved until after
the third heat of the 2.iS Trot. Then
they were announced as follows: Susie
NJ. winner. Hal Nuthurst. Cheerful
Charlie. Pollard Wilkes. The Builder,
fllSNOIt L., ANeltbihliS, 4hNtNNi ~ w
Gillian Pelle. Cabel Orta and Cecil
Bryan were distanced.
THIRD HEATING horses We're
given the word with Hayden far in
the rear and whining. You're gem
tieInan, / can say that for ynui" SUI
sic M took the Lead and continued to
the half unheaded, but broke on the
turn and dropped back hcpeiessly.
Nathalie ard ELLSWORTH r.. side by
side. took the upper turn with good
lend over their field. Hayden drove the
race of his life and swung around for
I a second. amid wild cheers from Steve
Loyejoy, an Auburn blacksmith. Ce-
Gillian Belle captured fourth and Mer-
Ger c.. fifth
FOURTH HEAT Nathalie on the
pole took the lead but was displaced in
the back stretch by Ellsworth r., who
was in turn headed by Nathalie. Nath
allie remained in the lead to the up
per turn, when Cabel came from the
rear, passed her at the head Of the
stretch and went under the Wire an
easy winner, Hayden laughing as at
q good joke. Cecilian Belle way a FAIR
third and Susie NJ. had to be satisfied
With fourth. Hayden came To the
Judges stand TO be roundly a2plauded
by the appreciative crowd. The time
-- the fastest thus far in the race.
2.1sts.
flryrH IIEAT-The Builder Pol
lard Wilkes and Cheerful Charlie were
drawn. ON the first attempt Cabsl
broke and they We're scnt back. Mer-
Ger c. refused to score but after re-
peated attempts, was taken far up