Document type

Race Program

Event Title

Topsham Fair, Wednesday, October 11, 1939

Authors

Sagadahoc Agricultural Horticultural Society

Park

Topsham Fair Trotting Park

Date of Race

10-11-1939

Park Location

Topsham, Maine

Event Type

Fair

Race

Topsham Fair

Identifier

MS_1465_b003_1939e_doc_02861

Level of Description

Item

Extent of the Unit of Description

6 pages

Abstract

The official racing program for the Wednesday, October 11, 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
Wednesday, October 11, 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.

Green Head Numbers
1st Race
First Half of Daily Double
2.15 Bar Pace

1 LEE TIGE, br. g. Lee Harvester, J. Ballock, Bedford, P. E. I., Ballock Black

2 COLONEL CROGHAN, br. h. Real Frisco, J. Gendron, Dudley, Mass., Gendron, Black

3 MOONGLOW, b. g. After Glow, C. P. Mason, Agt., Kingston, R. I., Mason Green

4 NANCY LEE, b. m. Andy Lee, Leon Holden, Lancaster, N. H., Holden Orange - Black

5 CALUMET ELBERT, b. g. (scratch) Peter the Brewer, M. Brett, Ossippee, N. H., Haddock Black - white

(write-in) BEN HUR

6 SWEETHEART SCOTT, br. m. Lee Scott, Irvin Elliot, Spencer, Mass., Jones Green

7 CALUMET DOROTHY, b. m. Truax, Annie Carter, Westboro, Mass., O’Connell Green

8 PETER SIMMONS, b. g. (scratch) Count Daschoff, Phyllis Smith, Augusta, Me., Smith Black

Blue Head Numbers
2nd Race
Second Half Daily Double
2.11 Bar Pace

1 KELLEY HANOVER, b. g. Sandy Flash, Mrs. Eva Pierson, E. Bridgewater, Mass., Pierson Black - White

2 PETER'S IDEAL, blk. g. Peter Deane, Guy Cousins, Fitchburg, Mass., Cousins

3 STAR HENLEY, blk. g. Peter Henley, H. Gayton, Lewiston, Me., Chappell Green - Black

4 PRINCE DIRECT, br. g. King Direct, N. F. Smith, Lowell, Mass., Carney Green

5 JOE DIRECT, blk. g. Napoleon Direct, S. A. Wathen, Ft. Fairfield, Me., Wathen Brown - Gold

6 SIS ABBEY, br. m. Siskiyou, Church Bros., Cambridge, N. Y., Church Brown

7 BERRY GLOW, br. g. Berry the Great, Ed. Rowe, Agt., Brockton, Mass., Rowe Brown - Gold

3rd Race
2.11 Bar Trot

1 CALUMET EVART, ch. g. Guy Abbe, Archie Day, Braintree Mass., Day Red-White

2 HOLLYROOD CHAPPELL, b.g. Hollyrood Prince, A. J. Francis, Gloversville, N. Y., Morrill Brown

3 BLARNEY, br. g. Pluto Watts, F. Safford, Keene, N. H., Safford Green

4 SUGAR CANE, b. h. (scratch) Calumet Cane, W. Utton, Agt., Barton, Vt., Utton Tan

5 O. C. McGREGOR, b. g. McGregor the Great, L. Taylor, Kennebunk, Me., Chappell Green - Black

6 MINA DEROCHE, b. m. Deroche, M. Sofking, Belfast, Me., Morgan Green - Gold

7 DILLON AUBREY, b. g. Red Aubrey, Church Bros., Cambridge, N. Y., Church Brown

8 REVOLA HANOVER, b. m. The Great Volo, A. McGowan, Agt., New Bedford, Mass., McGowan Blue

9 DR. HANOVER, b. g. Guy McKinney, J. O. Pillsbury, Unity, Me., Clark Blue

10 LADDIE BREWER, b. g. Peter the Brewer, Mrs. Gross, Auburn, Me., Hall Brown - Red

11 AMPERE, b. h. Peter Volo, H. N. Harmon, Thorndyke, Me., Tweedie Green - Gold

Green Head Numbers
4th Race
2.15 Bar Pace

1 PETER SIMMONS, b. g. (scratch) Count Daschoff, Phyllis Smith, Augusta, Me., Smith Black

2 CALUMET DOROTHY, b. m. Truax, Annie Carter, Westboro, Mass., O’Connell Green

3 CALUMET ELBERT, b. g. (scratch) Peter the Brewer, M. Brett, Ossippee, N. H., Haddock Black - white

(write-in) BEN HUR

4 MOONGLOW, b. g. After Glow, C. P. Mason, Agt., Kingston, R. I., Mason Green

5 SWEETHEART SCOTT, br. m. Lee Scott, Irvin Elliot, Spencer, Mass., Jones Green

6 NANCY LEE, b. m. Andy Lee, Leon Holden, Lancaster, N. H., Holden Orange - Black

7 LEE TIGE, br. g. Lee Harvester, J. Ballock, Bedford, P. E. I., Ballock Black

8 COLONEL CROGHAN, br. h. Real Frisco, J. Gendron, Dudley, Mass., Gendron, Black

Blue Head Numbers
5th Race
2.11 Bar Pace

1 SIS ABBEY, br. m. Siskiyou, Church Bros., Cambridge, N. Y., Church Brown

2 STAR HENLEY, blk. g. Peter Henley, H. Gayton, Lewiston, Me., Chappel Green - Black

3 PETER’S IDEAL, blk. g. Peter Deane, Guy Cousins, Fitchburg, Mass., Cousins Yellow

4 BERRY GLOW, br. g. Berry the Great, Ed. Rowe, Agt., Brockton, Mass., Rowe Brown - Gold

5 KELLEY HANOVER, b. g. Sandy Flash, Mrs. Eva Pierson, E. Bridgewater, Mass., Pierson Black-White

6 PRINCE DIRECT, br. King Direct, N. F. Smith, Lowell, Mass., Carney Green

7 JOE DIRECT, blk. g. Napoleon Direct, S. A. Wathen, Ft. Fairfield, Me., Wathen Brown - Gold

Red Head Numbers
6th Race
2.11 Bar Trot

1 BLARNEY, br. g. Pluto Watts, F. Safford, Keene, N. H., Safford Green

2 DR. HANOVER, b. g. Guy McKinney, J. O. Pillsbury, Unity, Me., Clark Blue

3 O. C. McGREGOR, b. g. McGregor the Great, L. Taylor, Kennebunk, Me., Chappell Green - Black

4 AMPERE, b. h. Peter Volo, H. N. Harmon, Thorndyke, Me., Tweedie Green - Gold

5 SUGAR CANE, b. h. (scratch) Calumet Cane, W. Utton, Agt., Barton, Vt., Utton Tan

6 CALUMET EVART, ch. g. Guy Abbe, Archie Day, Braintree, Mass., Day Red - White

7 HOLLYROOD CHAPPELL b. g. Hollyrood Prince, A. J. Francis, Gloversviller, N. Y., Morrill Brown

8 MINA DEROCHE, b. m. Deroche, M. Sofking, Belfast, Me., Morgan Green - Gold

9 REVOLA HANOVER, b. m. The Great Volo, A. McGowan, Agt., New Bedford, Mass., McGowan Blue

10 LADDIE BREWER, b. g. Peter the Brewer, Mrs. Gross, Auburn, Me., Hall Brown-Red

11 DILLON AUBREY, b. g. Red Aubrey, Church Bros., Cambridge, N. Y., Church Brown

Green Head Numbers
7th Race
2.15 Bar Pace

1 NANCY LEE, b. m. Andy Lee, Leon Holden, Lancaster, N. H., Holden Orange - Black

2 CALUMET DOROTHY, b. m. Truax, Annie Carter, Westboro, Mass., O’Connell (scratch) Green (write-in) Coleman

3 COLONEL CROGHAN, br. h. Real Frisco, J. Gendron, Dudley, Mass., Gendron, Black

4 PETER SIMMONS, b. g. (scratch) Count Daschoff, Phyllis Smith, Augusta, Me., Smith Black

5 MOONGLOW, b. g. After Glow, C. P. Mason, Agt., Kingston, R. I., Mason Green

6 LEE TIGE, br. g. Lee Harvester, J. Ballock, Bedford, P. E. I., Ballock Black

7 CALUMET ELBERT, b. g. (scratch) Peter the Brewer, M. Brett, Ossippee, N. H., Haddock Black - white

(write-in) BEN HUR

8 SWEETHEART SCOTT, br. m. Lee Scott, Irvin Elliot, Spencer, Mass., Jones Green

Blue Head Numbers
8th Race
2.11 Bar Pace

1 PETER'S IDEAL, blk. g. Peter Deane, Guy Cousins, Fitchburg, Mass., Cousins

2 KELLEY HANOVER, b. g. Sandy Flash, Mrs. Eva Pierson, E. Bridgewater, Mass., Pierson Black - White

3 STAR HENLEY, blk. g. Peter Henley, H. Gayton, Lewiston, Me., Chappell Green - Black

4 JOE DIRECT, blk. g. Napoleon Direct, S. A. Wathen, Ft. Fairfield, Me., Wathen Brown - Gold

5 PRINCE DIRECT, br. g. King Direct, N. F. Smith, Lowell, Mass., Carney Green

6 SIS ABBEY, br. m. Siskiyou, Church Bros., Cambridge, N. Y., Church Brown

7 BERRY GLOW, br. g. Berry the Great, Ed. Rowe, Agt., Brockton, Mass., Rowe Brown - Gold

Red Head Numbers
9th Race
2.11 Bar Trot

1 O. C. McGREGOR, b. g. McGregor the Great, L. Taylor, Kennebunk, Me., Chappell Green - Black

2 DILLON AUBREY, b. g. Red Aubrey, Church Bros., Cambridge, N. Y., Church Brown

3 MINA DEROCHE, b. m. Deroche, M. Sofking, Belfast, Me., Morgan Green - Gold

4 HOLLYROOD CHAPPELL, b.g. Hollyrood Prince, A. J. Francis, Gloversville, N. Y., Morrill Brown

5 DR. HANOVER, b. g. Guy McKinney, J. O. Pillsbury, Unity, Me., Clark Blue

6 REVOLA HANOVER, b. m. The Great Volo, A. McGowan, Agt., New Bedford, Mass., McGowan Blue

7 AMPERE, b. h. Peter Volo, H. N. Harmon, Thorndyke, Me., Tweedie Green - Gold

8 BLARNEY, br. g. Pluto Watts, F. Safford, Keene, N. H., Safford Green

9 SUGAR CANE, b. h. (scratch) Calumet Cane, W. Utton, Agt., Barton, Vt., Utton Tan

10 CALUMET EVART, ch. g. Guy Abbe, Archie Day, Braintree Mass., Day Red-White

11 LADDIE BREWER, b. g. Peter the Brewer, Mrs. Gross, Auburn, Me., Hall Brown - Red

Keywords

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

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