Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-16

job eluding the inshoots and outcurves
of embryo Johnsons.
For the man with the gamblers instinct
there are the wheels of chance where
one may win numberless cigars with only
a fair element of luck.
Just beside these wheels more aspirants
perspiring endeavors to knock down pins
which look surprisingly large at first but
which somehow or other seem to grow
smaller and smaller the more one throws
at them.
And there are shows, of course, chief
among which is the 'Grand Diving Exhi-
bition,' where for the small price of
dime one may see 'em "eat, drink smoke
and be merry-"all under water!
With peanuts and pop corn, fruit and
cigars, young and old found plenty of
pleasure within the streets of the Gay
White Way
Exhibition of Horses and Colts
The first event of importance on the
afternoon program was the judging of
colts, stations and brood mares, which
took place on the track in front of the
grandstand.
The entries were numerous and some
unusually beautiful pieces of horsehesh
were displayed
The results of the Judging were as fol-
lows:
Glass 24.-Draft Stations: j. B. Hayes,
Randolph. list; w. J. Mosher, Windsor
Vile, I'd.
Glass 25.-Brood Mares, draft: NJ. ].
Mosher Windsorville, 1st II. NJ. Swift,
Augusta, I'd
Class 26.-Colts for Driving Purposes:
3-year-olds, H. E. Cunningham, E. JEFF
ferson, list; J. H. Pierce, Weeks Mills ID.
2-year-olds, ]. F. Morris, Augusta, list;
A. W. Murray, Windsorville I'd. Year
Odds, E. w. Cove, Windsorvine, 1st: \.
w. Murray, Windsorville I'd. Sucking
colts. William Hicky, Whitefeld
Glass 27.-Draft Colts: 3-year-olds. /.
F. Brown, Weeks Mills, 1st; Hiram
Pierce, Weeks Mills. I'd Year-olds. H.
NJ. Swift, Augusta, 1st ]. B. Skehan.
Coopers Mills, I'd. Sucking colts. Fl. NJ
Swift, Augusta, LIST; w. j. Mosher. Wind
sorville 3D.
The committee in charge consisted of
A. j. Avery, John F. Sproul and M, A.
Kelley.
The Races
Shortly after lunch hour the first
race of the day was started. According
to schedule this race should have been
Green race" or race for horses
which had never started before. but
owing to the fact that the class did
not fill it was necessary to arrange a
Special race" with a purse of $50
Three entries comprised the field. The
horses and their drivers We're as fol-
lows: Peter Grayen, Big, E. D. Emery,
Wiscasset; Tammany Boy, gg, L. c.
Bryant. South Jefferson; Storm Queen,
chm, Will Knowles, Augusta
Peter Grayen drew the pole for the
start with Tammany Boy second and
Storm Queen third. With but one
start, the field was off with Tammany
Boy In the lead. At the quarter pole,
however, the gray gelding broke and
Peter Grayen took the lead, pacing
beautifully. VIII Knowles had a mar
row escape from serious injury in the
second lap when he suffered a spread
sulky wheel near the quarter pole and
was forced to walk Storm Queen to
the finish. The heat sclosed with 25S
as the time when Ratsf afsray ven pass
ed under the wire NTH Tammany7 Boy
second
After the customary half-hour rest,
tie second heat was started. Peter
Grayen took the lead at the start and
maintained it throughout the entire
mile which ended with the bay gelding
first, Tammany Boy second and Storm
Queen third. Time, Sol
Two starts were necessary for the
third heat. This heat, although the
slOwest of the day, was one of the
most interesting, Peter Grayen again
took the lead and the second lap of the
heat resolved into close fight for
second between Tammany Boy and
Storm Queen, which was finally set
tied when Tammany Boy crossed the
wire a scant neck ahead of the Au-
gusta horse. The time was SOB.
The summary:
Peter Grayen. Big emery -. l 1 1
Tammany Boy, gg (BryanD .. ? 2 .
Storm Queen, CHI m (Knowles) 5 5
The time: 2.5S. sol, 303.
Dr. c. Z. Pickering of Gardiner off,
ciated as starter with j. F. Ashford of
Augusta, clerk of course, and H. NJ.
Springer of Augusta, w. w HisIer of
Weeks Mills and c. E. Peaslee of Alma
as timers
An unofficial race between two young
men mounted upon motorcycles furnished
a good deal of interest to the spectators
between the first and second heats. The
winner of the race made the mile in a
little less than two minutes
Because of a lack of entries the farm
ers' oat race was postponed
Pulling Contests
During the progress of the races the
central enclosure was thronged with an