Document type

Race Program

Event Title

Mid-Summer Races, Topsham, Maine, July 11, 1936

Authors

Sagadahoc Agricultural Horticultural Society

Park

Topsham Fair Trotting Park

Date of Race

7-11-1936

Park Location

Topsham Fair Grounds

Race

Mid-Summer Races

Identifier

MS_1465_b002_1936b_doc_00770

Level of Description

Item

Extent of the Unit of Description

6 pages

Abstract

Race program for the Saturday, July 11, 1936, Mid-Summer Races at the Topsham Fair Grounds, Topsham, Maine. The race card includes the names of the race committee members, the rules for pari-mutuel betting in the state of Maine, and photographer Guy Kendall's handwritten notes for changes in the race field, as well as race finishes and times. Kendall also tallied his bets and winnings on the program.

Comments

MID-SUMMER RACES
TOPSHAM, MAINE

Saturday, July 11, 1936

Official Racing Program

RACE OFFICIALS
Harry McKenney, Starter
Dr. J. A. Stevens, Presiding Judge
L. P. McCracken, Race Secretary
C. C. Chesley, Clerk of Course
Bobby Jones, Marshal
Frank R. Witman, Director of Mutuels

1st Race
Classified Trot
1 Mile

1 CZAR BINGEN, br.g. by Czar Peter Green H. J. Wheelwright, Orono, Me., Small

2 DAY SPRING, b.s. by High Noon Green & Yellow F. M. Burke, Byfield, Mass., Carney

3 COMRADE, b.s. by McGregor the Great Red & Black Dr. Harder, Webster, Mass., Rodney

4 SUNNY HANOVER, ch.g. by Dillon Axworthy Purple & Gray H. M. Day, Gorham, Me., Day

5 YANKEE, b.g. by Chestnut Peter Green & Gold Malcolm & Harriman, Augusta, Me., Morgan

6 MISS WOOSTER, ch.m by Oh Boy Green E. P. Cray, Bellows Falls, Vt., Safford

7 PRIME HANOVER, b.g. by Dillon Axworthy, Blue & White Mr. Richardson, Lewiston, Me., Jordan

2nd Race
2.12 Trot
1 Mile

1 HANOVER PETERS, b.s. by Dillon Axworthy Blue & Orange P. H. Stuart, Mechanic Falls, Me., Stuart

2 INTRUDER, ch.g. by Guy Axworthy Purple & Gray E. H. Casper, Harrington, Del., Casper

3 LOUIS GUY, b.g. by Adio Guy Green & Red W. H. Bird, Revere, Mass., Brusie

3rd Race
Classified Pace
1 Mile

1 BETTY SIGNAL, b.m. by Signal Glow Orange & Green J. H. Porteous, Middletown, Conn., Scroggins

2 CALUMET BRADFORD, br.g by Belwin Green E. P. Cray, Bellows Falls, Vt., Safford

3 HIS EMINENCE, ch.g. by Abbedale Green & White Mark Kyler, No. Tonawanda, N. Y., Dennison

4 CALUMET CALLING, b.g. by Peter the Brewer Green & Red W. H. Bird, Revere, Mass., Brusie

5 FORBES DIRECT, b.g. by Napoleon Direct Green & Yellow Malcolm & Harriman, Augusta, Me., Carney

4th Race
Handicap Trot and Pace
1 Mile

1 WEST VIRGINIA GIRL, b.m. (scratch) by West Virginia Boy Blue & Gold Chas. Churchill, Sanbornville, N. H., Churchill scratch

2 ARLO STOUT, b.s. by Todd Stout Blue & White W. M. Brown, Lewiston, Me., Jordan 30 ft.

3 QUICK QUAKER, b.c. (scratch) by Peter Lincoln Green E. P. Cray, Bellows Falls, Vt., Safford 30 ft.

4 PAT ABBE, bl.g. by Abbedale Purple & Gray E. H. Casper, Harrington, Del., Casper 90 ft.

5 LADY PATCH Maroon Miss Vergie Carson, Lewis, N. Y., Carson 150 ft.

6 WORTHY PETER, b.g. Brusie by Peter Henley Green & Red W. H. Bird, Revere, Mass.

5th Race
Classified Trot
1 Mile

1 Miss Wooster

2 Day Spring

3 Prime Hanover

4 Czar Bingen

5 Hanover

6 Comrade

7 Yankee

6th Race
2.12 Trot
1 Mile

1 Hanover Peters

2 Intruder

3 Louis Guy

7th Race
Classified Pace
1 Mile

1 Forbes Direct

2 His Eminence

3 Betty Signal

4 Calumet Bradford

5 Calumet Calling

8th Race
Handicap Trot and Pace
1 Mile

1 West Virginia Girl, Scratch

2 Arlo Stout

3 Quick Quaker 30 ft., Scratch

4 Pat Abbe 90 ft.

5 Lady Patch 90 ft.

6 Worthy Peter 150 ft.

9th Race
Classified Trot
1 Mile

1 Comrade

2 Czar Bingen

3 Miss Wooster

4 Day Spring

5 Prime Hanover

6 Sunny Hanover

7 Yankee

10th Race
Classified Pace
1 Mile

1 His Eminence

2 Calumet Calling

3 Calumet Bradford

4 Forbes Direct

5 Betty Signal

Keywords

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

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