Document type

Race Program

Event Title

Cumberland Farmers’ Club Fair Races, Sept. 19, 1935

Authors

Cumberland Farmers’ Club

Park

Cumberland Farmers' Club Track

Date of Race

9-19-1935

Park Location

West Cumberland, Maine

Event Type

Fair

Race

Cumberland Farmers’ Club

Identifier

MS_1465_b002_1935b_doc_00493

Level of Description

Item

Extent of the Unit of Description

6 pages

Abstract

The five days of racing at the Cumberland Farmers Club Fair in West Cumberland, Maine, September 17-21, generated a total of $48,418 in wagers, paying out $43,425.20. This is the official race program for Thursday, September 19, 1935. The program includes the names of the Officers of the Fair and the terms used in betting. The program also includes Guy Kendall's handwritten notes in pen and pencil, including changes in the race field and his winnings.

Comments

Cumberland Farmers’ Club
Fair West Cumberland, Maine
Thursday, Sept. 19, 1935

Officers of the Fair

President, A. B. LAWSON
Secretary, PAUL MERRILL
Treasurer, H. M. MARRINOR
Supt. of Horses, E. J. LEIGHTON
Starter M. I. COLLINS
Director of Mutuels, F. R. WITMAN

FIRST RACE
Free-for-All Trot

1 PETER POKEY, ch. g., J. H. Randall, Harrison, Me., Jordan, Blue & White

2 CHESTNUT HARVESTER, b. g., Matherson & Crocley, New London, Conn., Mason, Black & White

3 ALLOWAY, b. s., S. A. Wathen, Ft. Fairfield, Me., Wathen, Gold & Blue

4 JOHN ROWLAND, b. g., Roland Wells, Wells, Me., Day, Purple

SECOND RACE
2.18 Pace

1 HAPPY (scratch) b. s., Matherson & Crocley, New London, Conn., Jordan, Blue & White

2 MISS AMERICA, b. m., C. A. Keene, Boston, Mass., Mason, Black & White

3 CZAR FRISCO, b. g. W. S. Malcolm, Augusta, Me.

4 PETER SIMMONS, Blanche Smith, Augusta, Me., Smith, Black

5 SIGNAL RULE, b. m., J. A. Lord, Ossipee, N. H., Haddock, Black & White

THIRD RACE
Free-for-All Pace

1 BILLY STRATHMORE, b. g., J. H. Randall, Harrison, Me., Haddock, Black & White

2 CALUMET CHARLES, A. H. Hayes, New London, Conn., Patterson, Blue & Gold

3 RHINEWORTHY, b. m., Chas. Murray, Bangor, Me., Jordan, Blue & White

4 DANIEL HANOVER, b. g., Toothaker & Litchfield, Somerville, Mass., Gibbons, Black

FOURTH RACE
Free-for-All Trot

1 JOHN ROWLAND, b. g., Roland Wells, Wells, Me., Day, Purple

2 PETER POKEY, ch. g., J. H. Randall, Harrison, Me., Jordan, Blue & White

3 CHESTNUT HARVESTER, b. g., Matherson & Crocley, New London, Conn., Mason, Black & White

4 ALLOWAY, b. s., S. A. Wathen, Ft. Fairfield, Me., Wathen, Gold & Blue

FIFTH RACE
2.18 Pace

1 SIGNAL RULE, b. m., J. A. Lord, Ossipee, N. H., Haddock, Black & White

2 PETER SIMMONS, Blanche Smith, Augusta, Me., Smith, Black

3 CZAR FRISCO, b. g. W. S. Malcolm, Augusta, Me.

4 HAPPY (scratch) b. s., Matherson & Crocley, New London, Conn., Jordan, Blue & White

5 MISS AMERICA, b. m., C. A. Keene, Boston, Mass., Mason, Black & White

SIXTH RACE
Free-for-All Pace

1 BILLY STRATHMORE, b. g., J. H. Randall, Harrison, Me., Haddock, Black & White

2 RHINEWORTHY, b. m., Chas. Murray, Bangor, Me., Jordan, Blue & White

3 CALUMET CHARLES, A. H. Hayes, New London, Conn., Patterson, Blue & Gold

4 DANIEL HANOVER, b. g., Toothaker & Litchfield, Somerville, Mass., Gibbons, Black

SEVENTH RACE
Free-for-All Trot

1 CHESTNUT HARVESTER, b. g., Matherson & Crocley, New London, Conn., Mason, Black & White

2 JOHN ROWLAND, b. g., Roland Wells, Wells, Me., Day, Purple

3 ALLOWAY, b. s., S. A. Wathen, Ft. Fairfield, Me., Wathen, Gold & Blue

4 PETER POKEY, ch. g., J. H. Randall, Harrison, Me., Jordan, Blue & White

EIGHTH RACE
2.18 Pace

1 HAPPY, (scratch) b. s. Matherson & Crocley, New London, Conn. Blue & White

2 SIGNAL RULE, b. m. Haddock J. A. Lord, Ossipee, N. H. Black & White

3 MISS AMERICA, b. m. Mason C. A. Keene, Boston, Mass. Black & White

4 PETER SIMMONS Smith Blanche Smith, Augusta, Me. Black

5 CZAR FRISCO, b. g. W. S. Malcolm, Augusta, Me.

NINTH RACE
Free-for-All Pace

1 CALUMET CHARLES, A. H. Hayes, New London, Conn., Patterson, Blue & Gold

2 DANIEL HANOVER, b. g., Toothaker & Litchfield, Somerville, Mass., Gibbons, Black

3 RHINEWORTHY, b. m., Chas. Murray, Bangor, Me., Jordan, Blue & White

4 BILLY STRATHMORE; b. g., J. H. Randall, Harrison, Me., Haddock, Black & White

Keywords

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

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