Document type

Race Program

Event Title

First Day, Maine State Fair, 1935

Authors

Eastern Maine State Fair Incorporated

Park

Maplewood Park

Date of Race

8-20-1935

Park Location

Bangor, Maine

Event Type

Perimutuel

Race

Maine State Fair Races

Identifier

MS_1465_b002_1935b_doc_00401

Level of Description

Item

Extent of the Unit of Description

7 pages

Abstract

1935 marked the first year of parimutuel betting governed by the Maine State Racing Commission. According to the First Annual Report of the Maine State Racing Commission, 52 days of racing between August and October 1935 generated $536,296 in gross wagers, returning $478,067.75 in winnings to the public.

The five days of racing at the Maine State Fair in Bangor, August 20-24, generated a total of $49,274 in wagers, paying out $43,924.70.

This is the official race program for the first day of the Fair, August 20, 1935. The program includes the names of race officials and photographer Guy Kendall's handwritten notes about race finishes and changes in the field. Kendall also notes his winnings in various races, though with less clarity about his bets than in some programs.

Comments

Official Race Program
First Day Maine State Fair

Post Time 1:30 p.m.
Sunset time 6:18 p.m.

Race Officials

Starter: Milton Mason
Presiding Judge: John F. Kingsley
Race Secretary: Lawrence E. Haddock
Timers: Len Penny; W. A. Read
Marshall: Connie Carrigan

First Race
PACE

1 PAUL HENLEY, bg, by Peter Henley, Dyer Blue and White

2 AJAX, bg, by Guy Trogan, Tuttle

3 HANOVER COURIER, ch g, by Guy McKinney, Morratt

4 SIGNAL RULE, bm, by Signal Peter, Haddock Black and White

5 FORREST GUY, bg, by David Guy, Lee Brown and Yellow

6 CALUMET ELAM, bs, by Peter the Brewer, Wathen Blue and Gold

7 VIKING, bg, by Peter, Volo Patterson

Second Race
PACE

1 CALUMET DENICISCO, br m, by Truax, Eastman

2 CALUMET DREAM, br m, by Justice Brooks, Haddock Black and White

3 DAWN, by Guy Axworthy, Bryant

4 JUNE ROSE, bm , by Dobson, Rouilliard

5 ECHO HARVESTER, by George Harvester, Pottle

6 DOTTIE PLUTO, by Peter Pluto, Yeaton

7 HOLLYROOD BUDDY

8 RUBY ANN, bm, by The Problem, Robinson

Third Race
TROT

1 BELLONA, ch m, by Chestnut Peter, Sargent

2 BITHER, bg, by Kernel, Lee Brown and Yellow

3 AURA, bm, by Guy Axworthy, Carpenter

4 LOTTERY, bg, Pottle

5 HANOVER MASCOT, bg, by Laurel Hall, Haddock Black and White

Fourth Race
TROT and PACE

1 PATRICIA DILLON, bm, by Nelson Dillon, Mills Blue and Gold

2 MARILYN T., bm, by Dobson, Rouilliard

3 CALUMET ELBERT

4 GLANCE, bm, by Bunter, Jordan

5 ROBERT SYMBOL, (scratch) bg, by Symbol S. Forrest, Patterson

6 QUIZ, (scratch) br. m., by The Problem, Gerow

7 BILLY THE KID, bc, by The Problem, Robinson

8 HARVESTER BOY, Chillis

Fifth Race
PACE

1 CALUMET ELAM, bs, by Peter the Brewer, Wathen Blue and Gold

2 FORREST GUY, bg, by David Guy, Lee Brown and Yellow

3 VIKING, bg, by Peter Volo, Patterson

4 HANOVER COURIER, ch g, by Guy McKinney, Morratt

5 AJAX, bg, by Guy Trogan, Tuttle

6 PAUL HENLEY, bg, by Peter Henley, Dyer Blue and White

7 SIGNAL RULE, bm, by Signal Peter, Haddock Black and White

Sixth Race
PACE

1 CALUMET DREAM, br m, by Justice Brooks, Haddock Black and White

2 JUNE ROSE, bm , by Dobson, Rouilliard

3 ECHO HARVESTER, by George Harvester, Pottle

4 HOLLYROOD BUDDY

5 DAWN, by Guy Axworthy Bryant

6 CALUMET DENISCISCO, br, by Truax, Eastman

7 RUBY ANN, bm, by The Problem, Robinson

8 DOTTIE PLUTO, by Peter Pluto, Yeaton

Seventh Race
TROT

1 LOTTERY, bg, Pottle

2 BELLONA, (scratch) ch m, by Chestnut Peter, Sargent

3 BITHER, bg, by Kernel, Lee Brown and Yellow

4 AURA, bm, by Guy Axworthy, Carpenter

5 HANOVER MASCOT, bg. by Laurel Hall, Haddock Black and White

Eighth Race
TROT and PACE

1 MARILYN T., bm, by Dobson, Rouilliard

2 ROBERT SYMBOL, (scratch) bg, by Symbol S. Forrest, Patterson

3 BILLY THE KID, bc, by The Problem, Robinson

4 GLANCE, bm, by Bunter, Jordan

5 CALUMET ELBERT

6 QUIZ, (scratch) br. m. by The Problem, Gerow

7 PATRICIA DILLON, bm, by Nelson Dillon, Mills Blue and Gold

8 HARVESTER BOY, Chillis

Keywords

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

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