Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-31
NEL. SON Drives AUGUSTA
HORSES CARL c, AND RUBY B,
VICTORY At WATERV|L L

WatcrHillc. Aug &O.-EvcnIy match
, Cd horses caused all of thc races on
the Central Maine track to 70 extra
heats Wednesday. Packed stands had
a chance to witness some fast races
carly in tho afternoon but toward the
last Of tho card the time slowed up
The 2.l4 pace was tho tirhtc"t r;cc
ana went six heats with Carl c. and
Violet Patch fighting it out alone in
| the last heat. The fifth heat was per-
haps the best fight. Violet took the
lead with Sappho, bay marc. close
On, Carl c. made the first lap trailing
the bay horse and then as they went
down the hack stretch for the second
time the big chestnut gclding passed
sappho and made after the leader. The
srdndStand was cheering mass Of hu-
manly with men frantically waving
tivc-spots here and there and others
just as eagerly taking up the bets. II
| looked as though Violet Patch. daurh-
Ter OF Dan Patch, perhaps the greatest
| race horse Of all time was going TO
win, but AS they came toward the wire
I Carl {. took the lead and won the race.
This made tie between these two
! horses Tor f1rst money and final heat
was run. The brown mare appeared
! urea and although Pottle was substi-
tutcd for Simmons in he sulky. Carl
{, took the lead at the start and romn-
! Cd under the wire taking two minutes
/ ana twenty seconds to win first. Billy
the Rabbit did not come up TO expec-
| tations, but after trailing for three
meats he jumped into second in tho
fourth. Sappho made the fastest time
OF the afternoon, winning the first
heat in 212 Ia. and although HAYES
was substituted for Fox in the third
the bay mare had to be content with
third money.
The 20 trot was primarily contest
pelWcen Ialmena, bay mare sired BY
Lee AXworthy entered by W. l.. New
pert or Boston. and Admiral Black. a
bay gclding by High Admiral. Admiral
LACK seemed inclined to trail for the
hfsttpart of the heats and then close
up and win at the wire The final heat
was between these two. but the ba v
Gcldlng having the pole at the start
led all the way, taking the heat and
race IN the slowcst time of the day-
eco
Jennie Castle was expected to do
something in the o.2a pace but Rubv
was the horse in this race after Jeanin
had won the first heat. The second
third and fourth heats went to Ruby r
by such margin that Jeanie vas out
c4asscd. Pottle drove Dolly Frisco
INTO third place by taking second in
the third and fourth heats. Ruby p
, ran yards ahead while the other horses
fought for second and third honors in
! these heats.
The afternoon was pretty hot and
me horses began to feel the heat after
running little while and the time be-
/ came slower. The track was in good
| condition and with the help of tho
drag and sprinkler stayed good TO the
! final heat.
The same vaudeville performance
was given as yesterday but another
attraction that appeared was a Dayto-
Ia rage roadster. The announcer
gave the crowd few particulars about
! the car and as the beautiful coffee COL
orcd ROADSTER came into view there
were many exclamations 8 to its beau.
". The Paige sport model made two
turns around the track, hitting the
straight stretches at clip that would
, break all road speed laws.
The summary:
2.22 PACE, CLASS, PURSE $500
Ruby b., chm, by Prince AL
fordly, (Nelson) II I