Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-04
SOME PROMISING
HORSES AT THE
CENTRAL maine
PARK STABLES

visit to the Central maine pdTh
| these days is about as good as going
| to a good horse race, as large num-
Der of horses are being worked out
there and prepared for the races this
fall. This summer has been hard one
for the Maine owners of race horses,
as there has been few races and those
for such small purses that it has been
hardly worth while 10 enter the horses
as win would not cover expenses.
About 20 horses are to be seen at the
track nearly every day, the workout
days. however, being on Tuesday and
Friday, when some real racing can be
4; seen.
! Walter Reynolds with three fast
ones is busy man on the workout
days. He has under his care a green
PAGER owned by John Rowell of this
city, that is showing a great deal CT
speed and seems to have the ability
to take part of the money in the
races this fall. He is also working the
mare Nancy Forbes, with a mark Of
.:23A and green stallion by John
Ward that is showing a whole lot of
speed. These three are all good ones
and look like money winners.
! Alton Richardson has a green trot
ter which he purchased a few weeks
ago that is making the wise ones sit
up and take notice. She is extremely
fast and all of the horsemen predict
that she will take a fast mark this
fall. He also has the fast gelding,
Charles Seemore by Col. Del Mar.
which is showing up better than ever
this year and promises to be a real
money winner.
Fred Elliott is working green mare
by the famous race sire, The Lover,
that is attracting a great deal of at
tention. This mare is four years old
and gives promise CT being a fine race
horse.
| Charles Simpson, who always has
a good one, is working Maine Chach-
! to by Chachto, dam Louise S. This
| horse has a mark of 2.24A and has
! had no difficulty in turning the track
this year at better than 220 clip.
Fred Libby with black colt by D;-
rect Braden is always we'll up with
! tie leaders.
! Another good colt is one 19-month =
old that is being worked by Charles
i l'cmerleau and George Gro0er also is
/ Working an 1S-months- ola colt by Di-
rect RraGen. These three colts have
about the same speed and nearly
icvcry day they provide a real horse
race for the people who are watching
the workouts.
| Charles Hodgkins is working a good
one, called Dan @. End. He appears
tc he very fast and is a smooth goin :
proposition.
Euha Pratt also has a good Dan @
colt which is moving swiftly over the
track whenever called upon.
! Alvah Bragg is working the old re-
liable Arrowbelle, 2:19A, a race horse
that has been consistent winner for
number Of years and appears to be
going better than ever this year.
Tom Holmes, the well-knovAn
driver, is handling Barney c, 2:22A
and this fine horse is going good and
MIR. Holmes expects to pick up a little
money with him in the races this fall.
Another horse that is known
to race followers is Roderick, 2:19A
who Is being worked by his owner. Joe
Roderick of Winslow. This horse ap-
pears to be going well and no doubt
Will be consistent winner again this
fall.
Joe Giroux is working two green
horses which are showing a whole lot
of speed and will, if started this fall,
be heard from
The most of the horses which are
at the track here will make their first
start at the Bangor fair and will be
at the Waterville and Lewiston fairs
alter which they will split up, to cover
tie smaller fairs.