Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-13
Margaret Dillon
and Roy Grafton
Win at Lewiston
oct 6. sat.15t
lSpecial TO Kennehec JournalN

Lewiston. Oct. 1.-Two out -and-ou
favorites were defeated, the State rec
ord broken. and local race attendance
marks shattered today when Grand
Circuit. Aroostook and local horses
hoofed about the Maine State Fair oval
in the greatest turf performance ever
staged in this city. More than 10000
watched Single g, 1854. the 13-year-
old racer dubbed THE horse Time for
got" bow before the superior spool
of the Boston horse Margaret Dillon.
Single G. flashed to the front in the
first heat when Sir Roch pushed him
to the new State record CT 2.j3}. This
mark clips the record set at Bangor in
September by Sir Roch by three-quar-
ters of second. Sir Roch had this
heat won today. but broke in front of
the stands but few yards away from
the wire. 1t was all Margaret Dillon
in the second heat, taking the pole
early in the brush and holding it
throughout. But the third and final
heat was far from walkaway. After
trailing Margaret Dillon for three
quarters, John r. Braden fla shed back
into form and the two leading horses
came down the home stretch nose to
nose, while the packed stands went
wild. But Braden lost out under tho
wire by matter of inches. Margaret
Dillon behaved in great fashion today.
not once going into one Of those breaks
the brilliant racer has been displaying
ont half mile tracks. Margaret Dill
Ions ctory over the veteran Grand
Circuit performer was great, but only
slightly oVershadoWs Roy Grattan's
return to form in the free-forall. Pre-
dictions that Roy Grattan would lead
them all on return to form came true
toGay. With Bradcn n hot favorte in
every heat. the Presque isle horse,
which has been cleaning up all tracks
i'm the past few months. was ne:er in
the race after the first heat.
1t was a fight of the Grattans. Jack
son and Roy. And the latter horses,
termed the link horse because of ill
ness and injury. came through over his
HoultOn brother. Came through in
such brilliant fashion that his victory
over Jackson Grattan. Dan Hedgewood
and John II. Bradcn is cleanCut and de-
cisive. Roy Grattan had the pole and
held it throughout the first heat, with
John r. Eradcn only challenging the
leader. The next heat went t. Jack
son Grattan through the crafty driving
of Burrill.
While Roy Grattan and Dan Hedge
wood were fighting it out coming over
the home stretch. Burrill pilotcd Jack
son Grattan in between the two and
rompcd under tho wire winner by
more than a neck. This heat was the
most thrilling. Braden challenged
for the lead at the offset and fought
n neck-and-neCk duel with Roy Graf
tan past the first quarter the half and
even around to the three quarters pole.
with fist one horse and then the other
gaining margin. hut only one that
could be counted in inches.
Jackson Grattan stroVn nightly to
head off Roy in the final heat but the
Caribou horse. in the best of fcttIe at
last. withstood all attacks and came
half length to the good.
Mort hern Mac. hot favorite. captured
the 2.13 pace over IIodgewood Lassic.
Perfect weather and track conditions
existed
The summary:
SPECIAL 1.59 CLASS. PURSE $4,000
en- -
Margaret Dillon. LIS a. h m. by
Dillon AXworthy (McManimon)
Single G.. 1.5S ID. 6, by Ander-
son Wilkes (Allen) ............1 2
Sir Roch. 1.ss "a. b e, by stroch
tLoomIs) ................. .3 )
Time by quarters:
First heat-.3l 1-2. c.02, 1873 IA.
2.o2 1-2 (new State rccordD.
Second heat-.31 IA, 1.02 IL.
1874 IA. 200 "a.
Third heat. 81 u, 102 1-2, 1874,
FREE-FOR-ALL. PURSE $4,000 1.-TWO
IN THREE)
Roy Grattan, 2.01 "a. b 8, by
Grattan Royal (Gerow) ....1 2 /
Jackson Grattan, POI IA. b s. by