Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-07

will again held a fair at the Merrilrs
Corner track. After Mr.. Littlefield's
remarks a paper was put in circula-
ton toward clearing the clubs in
debtedness of $500. Mr.. Littlefield
headed the paper with a generous
amount which was at once duplicated
by f. n. Boston. AS a result the
sum of 5000 was subscribed. Pres.
Littleficld then called upor Judge
Will c. Atkins to act as POSTMASTER.
and the Judge met the demand in his
usual happy vein. He said that he
considered good, clean, healthy
sports, such as the club is sponsor
for, as just as needful in life as any
of the other good things. He laid
much of the success of the club to its
leadership. He advocated the holi-
day of a fair next year and suggest
once r. P. Hazard responded,
stating that he had always been an
admirer of clean, healthy sports.
The Gardiner Driving club has dem
onstrated it's ability, said he, to pull
the sport of horse racing out of the
mire and place it where it belonged,
on a clean, sportsman like basis. the
club has in doing this, done line
thing for Gardiner. He advocateH
the holding of another fair. Mayor
Lamb thought that from the stand
point of a citizen of Gardiner, the
four years of sport furnished by the
club, had been a me thing. He be-
Ieved that the club should hold ice
racing even though they did not hold
three days carnival. He also ad-
vocated the holding Of fair.
Col. w. T. Gardner stated he sub
scribed to all outdoor sports. Horse
racing he considered contained one
of the greatest of thrills. He advo-
Gated the offering of some induce
ment to the breeder or owner of
horses outside Of the racing stock
He spoke regarding the legality OF
opening an ice track and keeping the
same for it's use. charging an ad-
mission to the same. He called at
tention to the fact that the legislature
had in 1901 granted such permission
to Charles Ward of Augusta. He
believed that if the club so desired.
there was sufficient sporting blood
in the legislature to pass SUCH an
/ act.
Warren Malcolm, of Augusta,
| stated that from what he knew about
| the club and its management, he did
| not feel that he could offer single
suggestion that would tend to its i'm
| provement. He said that with the rae
No ri, 1,nS
, sure to win.
! The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Board of di-
rectors-R. r. Litchfield. Arlo NJ.
Adams, Fred N. Boston, Fred E. Pot
ter, w. c. Atkins, j. H. Russ. Carl
Russ. Harry E. Lawrence. Frank L.
Gray, B. E. Lam, I. Gil Brown. James
E. Carroll, J. Frank Hodgkins F. T.
Gardner, Rufus Lathrop. treasurer,
F. n. Boston: secretary, c. G.
Brown.
Messrs. Arlo Adams. J. H. Mosher
and Edward Boiler were appointed
as a committee to inquire into the
advisability of holding q carnival of
winter sports and report to the di-
| rectorS.
Following the gathering the board
of directors held a meeting and un-
animously reelected Ralph r. Little
! field as its president.
| The following gentlemen were seat
ed: r. r. Littlefield, A. NJ. Adams,
r. w. Lathrop. F. n. Boston, c. E.
I Hale, DR.. B. +, Lamb, Judge w. c.
! Atkins. c. G. Brown. James Z. Car
roll, DR.. F. Z. Strout, E. G. Brown,
! J. H. ellison, j. F. Hodgkins. NJ. B.
Brady, John Lawrence, Charles Saw
age. Col. W. T. Gardner, II. B. Law
renee, Harold Webb, Alfred Cross
man, H. NJ. Davis, J. E. Lavallee,
! Charles Drawn. William Weed, For
/ rest Brown, w. n. Merrill. Henry Gill
son, John W. Hilbert F. L.. Gray, c.
| f. Boiler, Warren Malcolm and c. w.
Noy of Augusta, f. W. Parker, L. J.
Brown, r. ]. Bradley.