Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-15


foreman; Bath Drum Corps: Veteran
Firemen's Association CIV. Shaunessy.
foreman; Senator Baxter machine of
Bath; Sagadahoc machine of Bath "a.
Carey, foreman; G. F. Burgess ma
chine and men &c. C. Merriam. fore
many of Rockport; Gardiner Fife and
Drum Corps (Capt. James Grant. drum
major); Hecla machine and men of
Randolph IS. Sherman. foreman); ma
chimes Of the Gardiner fire depart
ment, Chief James W. Jones in charge.
The Playout
In the playout, which was one OF
the centers Of attraction OF the fair,
the money on LIST class machines went
as follows: LIST. $3.50, Sagadahoc; I'd,
500. to Senator Baxter Of Bath: Sd.
$50, Baw Beese, of Gardiner; 4th, s25,
to z. T. Burgess Of Rockport. The
distances played were: sagadahoc of
Bath, 1877 feet 6 inches: Senator Bax-
ter of Bath. 1875 feet 5. inches: Baw
Beese of Gardiner. 1S5 feet inches;
E. +. Burgess of Rockport, 176 feet
9 ga inches: A. r. Havener of Rock
land, IT'S feet II inches. The prize to
the machine coming from the longest
distance, SIS. went to the E r. Bur-
CESS of Rockport.
In the second class, LIST money went
to Massas oit of Damariscotta with 210
feet inch, which is within two feet
III inches of the State record which is
held by the Excelsior Of Lewiston.
Second money, $50. went to the Tiger
of Hallowell, with a distance of 19S
feet 8 inches; third money, $40, to
Hecla of Randolph. distance 1913 feet
So inches. 1t will be seen that a sec
ond class machine, the Massasoit of
Damariscotta, made the best distance
of any machine of either class.
The officers were as follows: Judges,
Chief Ralph Small of Augusta, f. S.
and F. Z. Smith; judges on pipe. John
E. Kimball, James H. Russ; judges at
platform, George T. Marley, VIM. j.
Robinson; timer and starter, Oliver d.
Sprague; scorer, Harold Woodcock;
announcer, Arthur Bubar.
The Races
The race card was quickly run
and hotly contested many of the
heats being won by nose or with a
brilliant squirt Earl Jr., paced a
mile without driver in .. 20 ID max
ing the last eighth in 10 1-2. The
purses were $500. Starter Muzzy
announced that Col Bidwell would
trot a mile Friday to beat the track
record of 212 IA
2o5 CLASS, PURSE $40O
Lee harrington, BIN, Les
ter Dore, Medford. Mass 1 ! /
Dula Belle, BIN, Malcolm
& Towle, Augusta. .... ? 2 B l ?
Mona c., BIN, Franz Sim
mons, Lewiston ....... 3 3
Jim Eldon. bg. +. II.
Bond. Waldoboro 80. 3 Bro
Kalmuck brh. w. d.
Hunt. Brookline, Mass. 5 DIR.
Time. 2.21 IA go II, 221 IA,
go II.
2.15 CLASS. PURSE S40O
Sapho. BIN. Harry Hayes.
Rochester, n. H. ........ l l l
Violet Patch, BIN, Franz Sim
mons, Lewiston .......... >
Amy, bm. c. P. Mason, PrOvi-
dence. r. L.. ........ ..... 3
Kitty Mckinney. BIN, L. Y.
Burbank, Alfred .......... 4
Ross Directum, bs, b. c. Wills.
Readfield ............... 4 DIR
Time, 217 IL, pa IA, 214 IA.
Today, Friday will be Governors
day and Gov. Baxter will arrive
about 8 o'clock. Glasses for Friday
30 and 213 starting promptly at
go. There will be half mile dash
running race. local ladies' race in
which four local young ladies will
ride for purse. Col. Bidwe.l,
who has a record of 2.03 IL will
start to break the track record Of