Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-04
WATERVILLE FAIR

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Stephens, n. B., where they have
been engaged in a series of thrilling
contests, the six class races and
free-for all have been arranged as
the events in this city.
Well known professional drivers
will participate in the seven events.
The first race will be restricted to
light cars. Next will come time
trial event for which there will be a
purse awarded the driver complet-
ing one lap in the fast time. The
races will start at 100.
The third, fourth and fifth events
will be elimination heats to qualify
the drivers for the sweepstake race.
The eliminations will be over a dis
lance of six laps.
The free -for-all will be open to all
drivers qualifying their cars, regard
less of their ella ssification, or dis
placement. The cars will get away
with a emi-speedway start. The
race will be so miles.
The attendance at the fair showed
a decided drop today, admissions be-
ing estimated at about 5000. The
program inclued a number of horse
shoe pitching contests in classes for
I service club members. grange mem
bers, an bending with a free-for-all.
| The Grange Cup was won by the
! Auburn pitchers who defeated the
| WinSlow contestants, and the free
! for-all was taken by Earl Marsh and
| Jack DeCoster. the Auburn team
members, who also cleaned up the
| finals. The Waterville Kiwanis Club
! was the victo rover the Waterville
al tFyln
Fridays Race Card
| The first event on today's race
card, the ESQ trot, stake. was dual
! event in which Beeswing, bay geld
ing, won in three straight heats over
Lord Frisco bay stallion. The heats:
! Beeswing, 6, kingsley Rob-
mson) ...............
Lord Frisco, S. Curse 80.
Time 2:16 1-2; 2:20 IL; 2:1l IA.
The County Races
o.14 TROT AND 217 PACE
The initial event in the county
I: races, the 2.14 trot and 2.17 pace
class, was captured by Lucy Earl
bay mare, driven by Nelson. This
horse surely exhibited splendid
come back, climbing from cellar po'
stion in the first heat to second
place in the next, and going through
the three remaining heats in y first
place.
! In the third heat it appeared in
the opinion of the judges that Mr.
| Young. the driver of Joe Direct, win
| ner of the two openers, was not
| driving to win, and in the fourth
heat he was replaced by Chapelle
! but Lucy Earl continued to win de-
! spite the change. The result:
| Lucy Earl, b m (Nelson A >
Joe Direct, chg (Young-
| Chapelle) ............1 i > )
! Roby b, chm (Stratton) ..3 4 PRO
Mr.. Hoover, Big (Steele) % ) 4ro
Time-2.17 IA, PA IA, Els 3-4,
2.17 and o.21 IL.
222 TROT AND 2.25 PACE
Minnie Direct, the bay mare driven
by Gagnon, came through as the win
| ner of the 222 trot and 225 pace in
three straight heats. The feature of
| this race was the fact that in both the
second and third heats the five horses
| finished in the same order as in the
| first heat although in each case first,
second and third horses were closely
punched. 1t was we'll fought con-
test. The result:
Minnie Direct, b m (Gagnon) 4 I
Caduceus Second (Nelson). .....2 2
Varro, CHI g (Simmons) .........S 3 3
Firehy, b S (Young) 4
Eldora Silver, m (Burse). .....5 5
Time-2.1S IL, 2.17 IL. 2.17 IA.
Horseshoe Pitching Contest
Auburn's pair Of nifty tossers.
Earl Marsh and Tack DeCoster. had
a comparatively easy time in cap
turing the cups in the horseshoe
pitching contest for Changers and in
the free for all, and gave a classy
exhibition of the art. In the Grange
Cup match, they defeated Harvey
Hodges and Clinton Clauson Of Win
slow Grange by the score Of 100 to
TO- Ringers were made as follows:
DeCoster, II; Marsh. 8; and Hodges
The Auburn shooters" then again
showed their skill by coming
through for a win in the free all,
first trimming Richard Cunningham
and Clifford DeRocher of the Water
Vile North End Pitching Club by
the score of 1O1 to so, and then in
the finals, winning from Joseph
Latlip and Roy Fourier of the
North Vassalboro Pitching Assoeia-
tion. 100 to 80. Ringers in first
match, Cunningham. 10; DeRocher,
s: Marsh, 9; and DeCoster, 16.
Ringers in finals: Marsh. u; De-
! Coster, IL; Latlip, A; and Fournier,
s. =,
In the finals Of the free for all,
Marsh and DeCoster covered the
ringers made by Latlip. DeCoster
threw three double ringers IN sue
cession, Marsh scored two double
ringers at one throwing, and again
secured five doubles in the match
with the North End Pitching C!up.
The North Vassalboro Pitching
team took the honors in an I'M
promptu match with the Waterville
North End pair, the count Of ringers
being: Cunningham, A; DeRocher, 4;
Latlip, a: Fourier. s.
Kiwanians Beat Lions
nv 4 margin Of Just ffur points,