Document type

Race Program

Event Title

Topsham Fair, Tuesday, October 10, 1939

Authors

Sagadahoc Agricultural Horticultural Society

Park

Topsham Fair Trotting Park

Date of Race

10-10-1939

Park Location

Topsham, Maine

Event Type

Fair

Race

Topsham Fair

Identifier

MS_1465_b003_1939e_doc_02851

Level of Description

Item

Extent of the Unit of Description

6 pages

Abstract

The official racing program for the Tuesday, October 10, 1939 races at the Topsham Fair, Topsham, Maine. The field of horses for both heats of the Daily Double is listed on the program cover. The cover also includes the names of race officials as well as information about pari-mutuel betting. The program include Guy Kendall’s handwritten notes on race finishes and changes in the race lineups.

Comments

Topsham Fair
Topsham, Maine
Tuesday, October 10, 1939

Official Racing Program

RACE OFFICIALS

Starter: Harry McKenney
Judges: Dr. J. A. Stevens, Frank Trott Marshall: "Billie" Bartlett
Race Secretary: Fred E. LaRock
Director of Mutuels: Frank R. Witman
Clerk of Course: Dr. A. H. Staples

PARI MUTUEL BETTING operated under the supervision of Maine State Racing Commission. Miles Mank, Harold Pelley, Milton Hancock.

Red Head Numbers
1st Race
First Half of Daily Double
2.15 Bar Trot

1 CARIOCA, b. g. Pal O’ Mine, J. H. Hobbs, Camden, Me., Butler Blue

2 JURA, b. m. McGregor the Great, Frank Brisbin, Readfield, Me., Brisbin Black

3 JEFF PENN, b. g. Truax, J. Phalen, New Market, N.H., Phalen Blue - White

4 WESTOVER DAWN, br. g. After Glow, J. Bolduc, New Bedford, Mass., Bolduc Black - Red

5 PAL O’ MINE, JR., ch. g. Pal O’ Mine, Geo. Allen, Lewiston, Me., Cleary Black - White

6 LAWFUL LURE, br. m. Lawful, J. Cendron, Dudley, Mass., Gendron Black

7 PAGAN, b. g. Guy Day, Clark and Meader, Waterville, Me., Clark Blue - White

8 VITAL, b. g. Guy Trogan, J. Edmunds, New London, N.H., Edmunds Green - Grey

9 QUAYLE EXPRESS, ch.g. Atlantic Express, Lowell McLeod, Barre, Vt., McLeod Green - Black

10 HENRY C., blk. g. Luzerne, Church Bros., Cambridge, N.Y., Church Brown

Green Head Numbers
2nd Race
Second Half Daily Double
2.15 Bar Pace

1 PLAINFIELD, b. m. Signal Peter, P. Smith, Augusta, Me., Smith Black

2 TAKAMA, ch. f. Dick Reynolds, W. H. Bird, Revere, Mass., Toole Black - Gold

3 VOTRESS DALE, b. m. Abbedale, W. J. Utton, Agt., Barton, Vt., Utton Tan

4 CLEAR PROFIT, b. g. Day Star, A. J. Francis, Gloversville, N. Y., Morrill Blue-White

5 MAPLECROFT, b. g. (scratch) Dillon Volo, W. Houghton, Lebanon, N. H., Houghton Maroon

6 WRAITH, blk. g. Highland Scott, Lowell McLeod, Barre, Vt., McLeod Green - Black

7 B. B. GRATTON, b. g. (scratch) Sir Hugo, C. I. Jones, St. Albans, Vt., Rounds Green - White

8 PHILBOB TRASK, br. g. Lu Trask, L. R. Currier, Plymouth, N. H., Berry Green - Gold

Blue Head Numbers
3rd Race
2.11 Bar Pace

1 CHIEFTON, b. g. McGregor the Great, Alton Kilroy, Yanton, Conn.

2 MR. SIGNAL, b. g. Signal Peter, Church Bros., Cambridge, N.Y., Church Brown

3 MR. COUNTER, ro. g. Counterpart, B. Norton, Machias, Me., Clukey Maroon

4 HANOVER ACE, b. g. (scratch) Sandy Flash, J. Abbair, Worcester, Mass., Haddock Black - White

5 CHARLOTTE B., b. m. Cold Cash, Ralph Cary, Presque Isle, Me., Jordan Green - White

6 GOLDEN HEDGEWOOD, ch. g. Hedgewood Boy, A. F. Chickering, Walpole, N.H., Brown Tan

7 NAPOLEON PATCHEN, b.g. Napoleon Direct G. H. Bush, Sheldon, Vt., Berry Green - Gold

Red Head Numbers
4th Race
2.15 Bar Trot

1 WESTOVER DAWN, br. g After Glow, J. Bolduc, New Bedford, Mass., Bolduc Black - Red

2 JURA, b. m. McGregor the Great, Frank Brisbin, Readfield, Me., Brisbin Black

3 LAWFUL LURE, br. m. Lawful, J. Gendron, Dudley, Mass., Gendron Black

4 HENRY C., blk. g. Luzerne, Church Bros., Cambridge, N.Y., Church Brown

5 PAL O’ MINE, JR., ch. g. Pal O’ Mine, Geo. Allen, Lewiston, Me., Cleary Black - White

6 CARIOCA, b. g. Pal O' Mine, J. H. Hobbs, Camden, Me., Butler Blue

7 VITAL, b. g. Guy Trogan, J. Edmunds, New London. N. H., Edmunds Green - Grey

8 PAGAN, b. g. Guy Day, Clark and Meader, Waterville, Me., Clark Blue - White

9 QUAYLE EXPRESS, ch. g. Atlantic Express, Lowell McLeod, Barre, Vt., McLeod Green - Black

10 JEFF PENN, b. g. Truax, J. Phalen, New Market, N.H., Phalen Blue - White

Green Head Numbers
5th Race
2.15 Bar Pace

1 MAPLECROFT, b.g. (scratch) Dillon Volo, W. Houghton, Lebanon, N.H., Houghton Maroon

2 CLEAR PROFIT, b. g. Day Star, A. J. Francis, Gloversville, N.Y., Morrill Blue - White

3 VOTRESS DALE, b. m. Abbedale, W. J. Utton, Agt., Barton, Vt., Utton Tan

4 PHILBOB TRASK, br. g. Lu Trask, L. R. Currier, Plymouth, N. H., Berry Green - Gold

5 WRAITH, blk. g. Highland Scott, Lowell McLeod, Barre, Vt., McLeod Green - Black

6 PLAINFIELD, b. m. Signal Peter, P. Smith, Augusta, Me., Smith Black

7 TAKAMA, ch. f. Dick Reynolds, W. H. Bird, Revere, Mass., Toole Black - Gold

8 B. B. GRATTON b. g. (scratch) Sir Hugo, C. I. Jones, St. Albans, Vt., Rounds Green - White

Blue Head Numbers
6th Race
2.11 Bar Pace

1 CHIEFTON, b. g. McGregor the Great, Alton Kilroy, Yanton, Conn.

2 MR. COUNTER, ro. g. Counterpart, B. Norton, Machias, Me., Clukey Maroon

3 GOLDEN HEDGEWOOD, ch. g. Hedgewood Boy, A. F. Chickering, Walpole, N. H., Brown Tan

4 NAPOLEON PATCHEN, b.g. Napoleon Direct, G. H. Bush, Sheldon, Vt., Berry Green - Gold

5 HANOVER ACE, b. g. (scratch) Sandy Flash, J. Abbair, Worcester, Mass., Haddock Black - White

6 MR. SIGNAL, b. g. Signal Peter, Church Bros., Cambridge, N. Y., Church Brown

7 CHARLOTTE B., b. m. Cold Cash, Ralph Cary, Presque Isle, Me., Jordan Green - White

Red Head Numbers
7th Race
2.15 Bar Trot

1 LAWFUL LURE, br. m. Lawful, J. Gendron, Dudley, Mass., Gendron Black

2 HENRY C., blk. g. Luzerne Church Bros., Cambridge, N. Y., Church Brown

3 VITAL, b. g. Guy Trogan, J. Edmunds, New London, N. H., Edmunds Green - Grey

4 PAGAN, b. g. Guy Day, Clark and Meader, Waterville, Me., Clark Blue - White

5 QUAYLE EXPRESS, ch. g. Atlantic Express, Lowell McLeod, Barre, Vt., McLeod Green - Black

6 PAL O’ MINE, JR., ch. g. Pal O’ Mine, Geo. Allen, Lewiston, Me., Cleary Black - White

7 WESTOVER DAWN, br. g. After Glow, J. Bolduc, New Bedford, Mass., Bolduc Black - Red

8 JURA, b. m. McGregor the Great, Frank Brisbin, Readfield, Me., Brisbin Black

9 JEFF PENN, b. g. Truax, J. Phalen, New Market, N. H., Phalen Blue - White

10 CARIOCA, b. g. (scratch) Pal O' Mine J. H. Hobbs, Camden, Me., Butler Blue

Green Head Numbers
8th Race
2.15 Bar Pace

1 CLEAR PROFIT, b. g. Day Star, A. J. Francis, Gloversville, N.Y., Morrill Blue - White

2 VOTRESS DALE, b. m. Abbedale, W. J. Utton, Agt., Barton, Vt., Utton Tan

3 PLAINFIELD, b. m. Signal Peter, P. Smith, Augusta, Me., Smith Black

4 TAKAMA, ch. f. Dick Reynolds W. H. Bird, Revere, Mass., Toole Black - Gold

5 PHILBOB TRASK, br. g. Lu Trask, L. R. Currier, Plymouth, N. H., Berry Green - Gold

6 WRAITH, blk. g. Highland Scott, Lowell McLeod, Barre, Vt., McLeod Green - Black

7 MAPLECROFT, b. g. (scratch) Dillon Volo, W. Houghton, Lebanon, N.H., Houghton Maroon

8 B. B. GRATTON, b. g. (scratch) Sir Hugo, C. I. Jones, St. Albans, Vt., Rounds Green - White

Blue Head Numbers
9th Race
2.11 Bar Pace

1 MR. COUNTER, ro. g. Counterpart, B. Norton, Machias, Me., Clukey Maroon

2 NAPOLEON PATCHEN, b.g. Napoleon Direct, G. H. Bush, Sheldon, Vt., Berry Green - Gold

3 MR. SIGNAL, b. g. Signal Peter, Church Bros., Cambridge, N. Y., Church Brown

4 CHARLOTTE B., b. m. Cold Cash, Ralph Cary, Presque Isle, Me., Jordan Green - White

5 CHIEFTON, b. g. McGregor the Great, Alton Kilroy, Yanton, Conn.

6 GOLDEN HEDGEWOOD, ch. g. Hedgewood Boy, A. F. Chickering, Walpole, N. H., Brown Tan

7 HANOVER ACE, b. g. Sandy Flash, J. Abbair, Worcester, Mass., 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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