Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-30
JOHN r. BRADEN
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gone by the board. Time for the first
imle was 2.07 IA.
The second heat was the one that
furnished the fireworks. said Pyro-
technical display ACQUIRING in the
judges stand after the heat, which
saw Roy Grattan nosing out Braden
Going into the first, Jackson Grattan
nearly put foot into Roy Grattan's
sulky. The break cost Jackson Grattan
what chance he might have had of
winning. The Presque Isle favorite
took the lead from the start and held
it until the home stretch, when there
was one of the prettiest finishes ever
witnessed, with Cummings leading at
the wire by hair.
long consultation Of the judges
followed, with the final decision being
that Cummings was guilty Of foul
driving for cutting in on jackson
Grattan. AS a result the Caribou
horse was placed third. giving the heat
to John r. Braden. The stands again
were in an uproar, but this time they
hollered Robbery: Cummings imme-
diately came into the stand and gave
his opinion of the proceedings in no
uncertain manner. He declared it was
the darnedcst piece Of robbery" he'd
ever seen executed anywhere and i'm
mediately' announced his intention of
filing a protest with the national as
sociatiCn.
Why" said Mr.. Cummings, II was
trailing Braden, had a right to- and
1--WE TO-,
in. When he hollered to me to pull
over | asked Are you trying to get
through a knot hole? There wasn't
six inches for his horse to creep
through, and If l am guilty Of foul
driving for my actions then I'm not
aware of what a drivers rights are"
He Immediately had filed the protest
which Clerk Wclch will forward to the
association headquarters at Hartford,
where it will he acted upon this win
ter. Before he left the judges stand
Driver Cummings made a statement to
the psess representatives, declaring
that the judges were not impartial in
asmuch as two of them. Frank Higgins
Presque Isle, and Albert Mooers, Houl-
ton. We're respective managers of the
Braden and Jackson Grattan horses
and also had bought pool tickets. The
latter charge was denied by Messrs.
Higgins and Mooers, although the for
mcr's denial was to the effect that he
had not purchased a pool ticket for
himself
The time for tho second heat, 206t,
while made by Roy Grattan. goes to
John r. Bradcns credit according to
racing rules.
A long wait resulted before the free
for-allcrs came out for the final mile,
and for while it looked as though
Roy Grattan might be drawn. His
manager Edgar Russ. Caribou, warn
cd the judges that if the pool tickets
were not called off there would be
trouble. Cummings finally decided to
start for the third heat. and that he
had the sympathy Of the crowd was
evidenced by the tremendous applause
accorded him whom he drove UP the
homo stretch preparatory to scoring.
The horse got away on tho first at
tempt, when Driver Cummings nodded
to Starter Merrill. Billy evidently
wanted to got tho race over with. as he
undoubtedly would have been given
another chance for a better had he not
signiticd his Willingness for the get
away.
In this mile Braden again led until
the home stretch. where Jackson
Grattan by great squirt nosed him
out. The time. 2.06 IA, cQualled the
IL La mil
The race WAS listed as being winner
take all basis.
After the final mile. Driver Willard
and his horse came to the wire, where
they were presented with a fine floral
wreath by Miss Catherine Butler, -
year old daughter of Secretary James
s Butler, in behalf of the state Fair
Association.
The summary:
NAMED RACE. PURSE $500
Saccharose. bm, by Northern
Man UEurrilD ............... ! !
Northern Mac. b% (Willard) :. :
Jenny H.. chm U<cyes) ....... 3 3 3
Time-2.1l L.; 2.12 L.; 2.11 IL.
215 MINED, PURSE S4o9
Ruth Cochato, chm. by Cocha-
to (Cummings) ............. | ! !
Eoquct f., bm Dkeyes) ........ . 2 ?
Chimes Tell, Jr., blkg (WillardD 3 8
Time-2l5 IA; 2.17 Ia; 2.15 IL,
FREE FOR-ALL, THREE HEATS,
PURSE $4,000
John r.. Braden. his, by John r.
Gentry (Willard) ........... | :
jackson Grattan. bs, by Scion