Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-29
CROWD WITNESSES
OPENING OF RACING
SEASON, P|TTSF|ELD

June 1.-THE trOtt1ng season OPP
ened at Union Trotting Park, Pitts
field, Saturday afternoon, July y,
when a big crowd of 1000 or more
witnessed the benefit races staged by
Col. Walter G. Morrill, for Charles
Dustin, a veteran driver. who is out
of health and unable to work,
The racing was very interesting
and the heats were trotted in three
quarter mile heats instead of mile
as usual on this track. There were
three classes, 225 class, which
class, a 2.21 class and running
race.
There were five starters In the first
division of the 2.25 class and five
heats were necessary to finish this
race. The race was finally won by
Wells Hollywood Viceroy. after fin
ishing in fifth position and then TAX
ing second place in the second heat
and then getting the next three
straight. The trotting was full of
thrills and there were plenty of
snappy finishes.
There were four starters in the
2.17 class and four heats were neces-
sary to decide this race. Little Di-
rect copied this race in three
straight after finishing in third po-
sition in the first heat. STATIONS
Margaret Wilkes won the second
/ money.
Four heats were also necessary
for the 2.21 class and the race was
won by Belle Giltner, who slipped
back to third position in the second
after getting under ahead of the
bunch in the first. The little bay
mare skipped along in a merry race,
however, for the third and fourth
and a win.
The second division of the 2.25
class was stopped after the first heat
on account of the shower that came
| up late in the afternoon. The mon
ey went as the first heat finished.
There were two starters in the
| running race, the contestants being
Lucky, driven by Leila Pearl, and
Virginia Fox, driven by Rebecca
Clukey, both from Dexter.
Harry Lee of Augusta was starter
and handled the races expeditiously
and very isfactorily.
The other officials in the stand
were: Judges Jos. Farwell of Unity,
Webster Williams of Waterville:
and Hiram B. Connor of Pittsfeld.
Timers, Harry L. Williams of Hart
land and w. n. Stetson Of Bangor.
Clerk, v. c. Bowman of Pittsfield.
FIRST DIVISION, 2.25 Class
Don Marque, b g, by The
Marque, (Hooper) Stock
ton Springs ............. l 2
| Toss Boy. b &, by Torres
dale, (Walton) Unity, ....2 g
! Hollywood Viceroy, b 6. by
Joe Dodge. (Wells) Read
neld 1
Edna L., b m, by Locanda
I'd WORTHY Pennington 5 4
| Mabel br m, by Unknown
(Bates) Newport. 80. 4 4 r o
Time LA, las IA, LA IL, 1.44 s-4.
LA IL.
2.17 CLASS
Little Direct b e, by Lirect
Star (GetchelD Bangor 8 /
| Tommy Finch. Jr., b G. by
7 Tommy Finch (Nelson)
| Dexter .................4 4 4
| Margaret Wilkes, 70 m. by
Pollard Wilkes (Stratton)
! ALBION ...................2 3
Ellenor Wilson. b m. my Be-
hemia Boy. Alonzo (Rob-
! erts) Providence. r. I. .....1 2 8 3
Time 1.41 IA. lao 1-2, 1.411-4, 1.42.
! 2.21 CLASS
Vassar c., 70 6 by Com. Cur
tbs (Wheaton) Bangor ....3 l . .
Belle Giltner, b m. by Peter
| Giltner (Kelley) Stockton
/ Springs 8 1 l
Chas. Dillon, b g. by Senator
! Dillon Gray Belfast $50. 20 6 3
David Watts, CHI 6, by Genl
Watts CWells) Readfield :. 5 Bro
San Ramon, b s, by Sanfran-
| cisco (Gould) Pennington AZ 4 0
Mr.. Hoover. b 6, by The Har-
vester (Wilson) Boston 6 5 5ro
| Time LA IL, 1.46. LA. 1.41 IL.
| SECOND DIVISION. 2.25 CLASS
Harry Putnam, b &, by L. Forbes
! (GetchelD Bangor ......... /
Lou D., b m, by Dill Axworthy
(Nelson) Dexter ............. 5
Queen Wiggin, blk m. by Bee Todd
4 Foss) Dover Foxcroft .... 4
| CFoss) Dover-F oxcroft ..... s
Echo, b 6, by Echo Todd Cooper
Goldfoil. b g, by Ruggles (Norris)
| Detroit ................... 8
Real Charley, b g, by Stirling S.,
| (Spencer) Orono ........... 2
Billy Sunday, b 6, by Brown Bra
den CWalton) Unity ....... 8
Time 141 IL
RUNNING RACE
Lucky, blk m, Nela Pearl Dex-
| ter .................. l 2