Document type

Race Program

Event Title

Gorham Fair Association, Monday, July 3, 1939

Authors

Gorham Fair Association

Park

Narragansett Park, Gorham Fair Grounds

Date of Race

7-3-1939

Park Location

Gorham, Maine

Event Type

Fair

Race

Gorham Fair Races

Identifier

MS_1465_b003_1939a_doc_02296

Level of Description

Item

Extent of the Unit of Description

6 pages

Abstract

The official race program for the Monday, July 3, 1939 harness races at the annual Gorham Fair, Narragansett Park on the Gorham Fair Grounds, Gorham, Maine. The program cover includes a list of the race day officers and a summary of line up of horses competing in the Daily Double. Photographer Guy Kendall made notations in the program indicating changes in the field of horses, time results of races, and other finish results. Kendall also noted the amount of money he personally placed as bets in the upper left-hand corner of each race card and the amount of money won in the upper right corner.

Comments

GORHAM FAIR ASSOCIATION
GORHAM, MAINE

MONDAY, JULY 3, 1939

RACE OFFICIALS

Starting Judge, Harry McKenny
Presiding Judge, Dr. John A. Stevens
Secretary, Dr. H. S. Irish
Mutuels Director, Frank R. Witman
Race Steward, Walter Gibbons
Race Com. Chairman, Miles B. Frank

PARI-MUTUEL BETTING Operated under the Supervision of MAINE STATE RACING COMMISSION

Mutuel Windows Open, 1:00 P. M.
Post Time, 2:00 P. M.

1st RACE
First Half Daily Double
2.17 Trot
Purse $60.00

1 Henry C. b.g. by Luzerne, Church Bros., Cambridge, N.Y., Church Gold-Brown

2 Harvest High br.g. by Highland Scott, Mrs. Gross, Auburn, Maine, Hall Brown-Red

3 Nelson Glow b.g. by After Glow, Chas. J. McKee, Concord, Mass., Rodney Red

4 Goldie Express b m. by Calumet Climatic, Frank Burke, Newburyport, Mass., Carney Green

5 Ed. Jr. b.g. by Guy Richards, D. Eastman, Cornish, Me., Morgan (scratch) Eastman Green-Gold

6 Pal O-Mine Jr. b.g. by Pal-O-Mine, A. Allen, Lewiston, Maine, Phalen

7 Hal Volo ch.g. by Dillon Volo, Fitzpatrick & Igoe, Spencer, Mass., Muckle Green-Gold

2nd RACE
Second Half Daily Double
Classified Pace
Purse $60.00

1 Raymond J. blk.g. by Luzerne, Church Bros., Cambridge, N.Y., Church Brown-Gold

2 Guy Brooke ch.g. by Bright Guy, Geo. Yance, Broderick Blue

3 Jeff Penn b g by Truax, J. Phalen, New Market, N. H., Phalen Blue-White

4 Hollyrood Bergen b.g by Hollyrood Bob, J. Duffy, Pascoag, R.I., Duffy

5 Dora Hal b.m. by Wayne Hal, Marvin & Son, Bridgewater, Mass., Marvin Green

6 Irish McGuire br.h. by Laurel Hall, Stacy Giggey, Brooklyn, N. Y., Morgan

3rd RACE
Free For All Trot
Purse $80.00

1 Isola’s McElwyn b.g. by Mr. McElwyn, J. L. Phalen, New Market, N. H., Phalen Blue-White

2 Lu Barrient b.g. by Lu Princeton, Nate Smith, Lowell, Mass., Carney Green

3 Harry Hanover b.h. by The Great Volo, James Young, Quincy, Mass., Rodney Red

4 Volo Mae b.m. by Peter Volo, J. O’Malley. Suffield, Conn., Muckle Green-Gold

5 Setzer Hanover b.g. by Dillon Volo, John Duffy, Pascoag, R. I., Duffy Maroon

4th RACE
2.17 Trot
Purse $60.00

1 HAL VOLO Muckle

2 GOLDIE EXPRESS Carney

3 HARVEST HIGH Hall

4 PAL-O-MINE JR.

5 NELSON GLOW Rodney

6 HENRY C. (scratch) Church

7 ED. JR. Morgan

5th RACE
Classified Pace
Purse $60.00

1 RAYMOND J. Church

2 JEFF PENN Phalen

3 DORA HAL Marvin

4 HOLLYROOD BERGEN Haddock

5 IRISH MCGUIRE Morgan

6 GUY BROOKE Broderick

6th RACE
Free For All Trot
Purse $80.00

1 VOLOMAE Muckle

2 ISOLA’S MC ELWYN Phalen

3 SETZER HANOVER Duffy

4 LU BARRIENT Carter

5 MR. HARRY HANOVER Rodney

7th RACE
2.17 Trot
Purse $60.00

1 Harvest High br.g. by Highland Scott, Mrs. Gross, Auburn, Maine, Hall Brown-Red

2 Ed. Jr. b.g. by Guy Richards, D. Eastman, Cornish, Me., Morgan, Green-Gold

3 Hal Volo ch.g. by Dillon Volo, Fitzpatrick & Igoe, Spencer, Mass., Muckle Green-Gold

4 Pal-O-Mine Jr. b.g. by Pal-O-Mine, A. Allen, Lewiston, Maine, Phalen

5 Henry C. b.g. (scratch) by Luzerne, Church Bros., Cambridge, N.Y., Church Gold-Brown

6 Nelson Glow b.g. by After Glow, Chas. J. McKee, Concord, Mass., Rodney Red

7 Goldie Express b m. by Calumet Climatic, Frank Burke, Newburyport, Mass., Carney Green

8th RACE
Classified Pace
Purse $60.00

1 Raymond J. blk.g. by Luzerne, Church Bros., Cambridge, N.Y., Church Brown-Gold

2 Hollyrood Bergen b.g by Hollyrood Bob, J. Duffy, Pascoag, R.I., Duffy Maroon

3 Jeff Penn b.g by Truax, J. Phalen, New Market, N. H., Phalen Blue-White

4 Dora Hal b.m. by Wayne Hal, Marvin & Son, Bridgewater, Mass., Marvin Green

5 Guy Brooke ch.g. by Bright Guy, Geo. Yance, Broderick Blue

6 Irish McGuire br.h by Laurel Hall, Stacy Giggey, Brooklyn, N. Y., Giggey

9th RACE
Free For All Trot
Purse $80.00

1 Setzer Hanover b.g. by Dillon Volo, John Duffy, Pascoag, R. I., Duffy

2 Lu Barrient b.g. by Lu Princeton, Nate Smith, Lowell, Mass., Carney Green

3 Isola’s McElwyn b.g. by Mr. McElwyn, J. L. Phalen, New Market, N. H., Phalen Blue-White

4 Volo Mae b.m. by Peter Volo J. O’Malley. Suffield, Conn., Muckle Green-Gold

5 Mr. Harry Hanover b.h. by The Great Volo, James Young, Quincy, Mass., Rodney Red

Keywords

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

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