Document type

Race Program

Event Title

Cumberland Fair, Thursday, Sept. 21, 1939

Authors

Cumberland Farmers' Club

Park

Cumberland County Fair

Date of Race

9-21-1939

Park Location

West Cumberland, Maine

Event Type

Fair

Race

Cumberland County Fair

Identifier

MS_1465_b003_1939e_doc_02768

Level of Description

Item

Extent of the Unit of Description

8 pages

Abstract

The official race program for the Thursday, September 21, 1939 meeting of the Cumberland Fair Harness Races. The races were staged at the fair grounds track in West Cumberland, Maine. The program includes the names of race day officials and a summary of the Daily Double on the front cover. The final panel of the card includes information about parimutuel betting rules and regulations. The program also includes Guy Kendall's notes on changes in the race lineups, including the finish times. Kendall kept a tally of his wagers and winnings in the top corners of each race card.

Comments

CUMBERLAND FAIR
Thursday, Sept. 21, 1939

Race Officials

Starter: Warren Wood
Presiding Judge: Edwin Keller
Race Secretary: Elmer Leighton
Clerk of Course: Frederic Wilson
Marshall: Phyllis Smith
Mutuels Director: Frank R. Witman
Race Steward: Walter Gibbons

MAINE STATE RACING COMMISSION
Miles Mank
Harold Pelley
Milton Hancock

1st Race
First Half of Daily Double
Classified Trot

1 Jura b.m. by McGregor the Great, Brisbin, Readfield, Maine, Brisbin Black

2 Protanna b.m. by Protector, Tom Etter, Moncton, N. B., Etter Tan

3 Oakhurst Queen ro. m. (scratch) by Atlantic Express, Albert Jones, East Pepperell, Mass., McNally Red-White

4 Carioca b. g. by Pal O’Mine, J. H. Hobbs, Camden, Maine, Butler Green-Orange

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

6 Gay Lou b.m. by Luzerne A. Allen, Cambridge, N. Y., Church Orange-Black

2nd Race
Second Half Daily Double
2.10 Bar Pace

1 Calumet Dime b.g. by Guy Abbe D. Gilman, Exeter, N. H., Gilman Gold-Green

2 Jolly Worthy ch.g. by Boyd Worthy, E. L. Osgood, Rochester, N.H., Osgood Black-Green

3 Silver Volo b.g. by Rico Volo, A. H. Hayes, Manchester, Conn., Blue-Gold

4 Guy Gano ch.g. by Arion Guy, Frank Safford, Keene, N.H., Safford Green

5 Hal O. b.g. by Haldale, Fitzpatrick & Igoe, Brookfield, Mass., Hanafin Blue-Gold

6 Star Gale blk.g. by Wydrad, Church Bros., Cambridge, N.Y., Church Yellow-Brown

3rd Race
Local Pace

1 Ben Hur b.g. (scratch) by Benedict, W. Griffin, Haddock Black-White

2 Straight Flush b.m. by Dillon Volo, Mrs. C. Doran, West Brockville, Mass., Marvin Yellow

3 Princess Glenville blk.m. by Glenville, R. Long, Harmon, R. I., M--- Green-Gold

4 Sweetheart Scott b.m. by Lee Scott, A. Jones, Agent, Pepperill, Mass., Jones Orange

5 Peter Heyes b.g. by Peter Pan, Jos. Gendron, Gendron Black-Green

6 Peter Harvester b.g. by Geo. Harvester, Chas. Procter, Naples, Maine, Snell Black-White

4th Race
Classified Trot

1 PROTANNA Etter

2 JURA Brisbin

3 OAKHURST QUEEN (scratch) McNally

4 JEFF PENN Phalen

5 CARIOCA Butler

6 GAY LOU Church

5th Race
2.10 Bar Pace

1 HAL O. Hanafin

2 SILVER VOLO Gerow

3 JOLLY WORTHY Osgood

4 STAR GALE Church

5 CALUMET DIME Gilman

6 GUY GANO Safford

6th Race
Local Pace

1 BEN HUR (scratch) Haddock

2 STRAIGHT FLUSH Marvin

3 PETER HEYES Gendron

4 PETER HARVESTER Snell

5 PRINCESS GLENVILLE Morgan

6 SWEETHEAT SCOTT Jones

7th Race
Classified Trot

1 Carioca b.g. by Pal O’Mine, J. H. Hobbs, Camden, Maine, Butler Green-Orange

2 Jura b.m. by McGregor the Great, Brisbin, Readfield, Maine, Brisbin Black

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

4 Gay Lou b.m. by Luzerne, A. Allen, Cambridge, N. Y., Church Orange-Black

5 Oakhurst Queen ro.m. (scratch) by Atlantic Express Albert Jones, East Pepperell, Mass., McNally Red-White

6 Protanna b.m. by Protector, Tom Etter, Moncton, N. B., Etter Tan

8th Race
2.10 Bar Pace

1 Hal O. b.g. by Haldale, Fitzpatrick & Igoe, Brookfield, Mass., Hanafin Blue-Gold

2 Star Gale blk.g. by Wydrad, Church Bros., Cambridge, N.Y., Church Yellow-Brown

3 Silver Volo b.g. by Rico Volo, A. H. Hayes. Manchester, Conn., Gerow Blue-Gold

4 Guy Gano b.g. (scratch) by Arion Guy, Frank Safford, Keene, N.H., Safford Green

5 Calumet Dime b.g. by Guy Abbe, D. Gilman, Exeter, N. H., Gilman Gold-Green

6 Jolly Worthy ch.g. by Boyd Worthy, E. L. Osgood, Rochester, N.H., Osgood Black-Green

9th Race
Classified Race

1 Ganonian G. b.h. by Ganonian, A. Jones, East Pepperill, Mass., Jones Green-Orange

2 Signal Merriman b.g. (scratch) by Signal Peter, P. Pendexter, Steep Falls, Eastman (scratch) Morgan (write-in) Brown-Gold

3 Sis Abbe br.m. by Siskiyou, Church Bros., Cambridge, N. Y., Orange-Black

4 Peter Simmons b.g. by Count Dashkoff, P. & B. Smith, Augusta, Maine, Smith Black-White

5 Gracious Lady b.m. by Protector, Chas. Linsky, Portland, Maine, Haddock Black White

10th Race
Local Pace

1 Peter Heyes b.g. (scratch) by Peter Pan, Jos. Gendron, Gendron Black-Green

2 Peter Harvester b.g. by Geo. Harvester, Chas. Procter, Naples, Maine, Snell Black-White

3 Princess Glenville blk.m. by Glenville, R. Long, Harmon, R. I., Morgan Green-Gold

4 Straight Flush b.m. by Dillon Volo, Mrs. C. Doran, West Brockville, Mass., Marvin Yellow

5 Sweetheart Scott b.m. by Lee Scott, A. Jones, Agent, Pepperill, Mass., Jones Orange

6 Ben Hur b.g. (scratch) by Benedict, W. Griffin, Haddock Black

11th Race
Classified Race

1 SIGNAL MERRIMAN Eastman

2 GRACIOUS LADY Haddock

3 SIS ABBE Church

4 GANONIAN G. Jones

5 PETER SIMMONS Smith

Keywords

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

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