Document type

Score Card

Event Title

88th Annual Franklin County Cattle Show and Fair

Authors

Franklin County Agricultural Society

Park

Franklin Park

Date of Race

9-22-1927

Park Location

Farmington, Maine

Event Type

Fair

Race

Fair

Gait

Trot and Pace

Identifier

MS_1465_b001_1927b_doc_00533

Level of Description

Item

Extent of the Unit of Description

4 pages

Abstract

The official score card of the 88th annual Franklin County Agricultural Society Cattle Show and Fair held at Franklin Park, Farmington, Maine, September 22, 1927. The score card includes advertising from fair sponsors from local businesses and Kendall's handwritten notes on race finishes including a note indicating that the new track record was set by the horse Caruso in the Free-for-All Trot and Pace with a time of 2.09 1/2.

Comments

FREE FOR-ALL-TROT OR PACE
TIME PURSE $750

1. Auto Pace, blk g, Pottle A. J. Wills, Lawrence, Mass.
2. Rubicon, ch g, Nelson Fred Hyde, Lewiston
3. Cruso, blk g, Choppell Cone & Groves, Calais
4. Quinla, b m, Mason E. T. Stanley, Charlestown, Mass.
5. Hal Mahone, b g, Worthen C. J. Worthen, Agt., Bangor
6. The Bengal, blk g, Fanjoy G. W. Fanjoy, Farmington

2.16 CLASS-TROT
TIME PURSE $400

1. Dagaston, b g, Simmons F. M. Simmons, Agt., Lewiston
2. Donna Thompson, b m, Colburn F. G. Colburn, Farmington
3. Peter Ibettson, b g, Fox & Fox, Lewiston
4. Theo Echo, b m, Day H. M. Day, Gorham
5. Malcolm Vaughn, b s, Stratton A. M. Stratton, Albion
6. Grace Worthy, b m, Wells B. C. Wells, Readfield
7. Jack Dempsey, b g, Kierstead Dr. Kierstead, Fort Fairfield

2.25 CLASS-TROT OR PACE
(Open to Franklin County Horses only)
PURSE $250

(*Raced in two divisions A and B)

Division A

1. Diamond Q., Jr ., blk g, Huntoon
Wm . Huntoon, Rangeley
2. Nancy Mann, blk m, Fanjoy
G. W. Fanjoy Farmington
3. Lorna Doune, b rm, Gould
Jacob Wirth, Farmington
4. Marion Earl, g m, Colburn
F . G. Colburn, Farmington
5. Maxine Earl, g m (scratch)
B. Chase, Rangeley
Sweet Sunshine (written in by Kendall--moved from Division B to Division A)

Division B

6. Possibility Girl, ch m, Nelson
A. W. Trask , Phillips
7 . Miss Patchen, b m, Landers
H. H. Landers, Stratton
8. Tuxedo, b s
Dana Blodgett, Oquossoc
9. Sweet Sunshine ch m, (scratched from Div. B.) Webber
B. E. Webber, Phillips
10. Princess Parker
11. Robert Q.

Keywords

Standardbred horses, American Standardbred racehorses, Maine harness racing, Maine horse racing, Sulky racing, Trotting races

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