Document type

Race Program

Event Title

Gorham Fair Association, Thursday, July 6, 1939

Authors

Gorham Fair Association

Park

Narragansett Park, Gorham Fair Grounds

Date of Race

7-6-1939

Park Location

Gorham, Maine

Event Type

Fair

Race

Gorham Fair Races

Identifier

MS_1465_b003_1939a_doc_02317

Level of Description

Item

Extent of the Unit of Description

6 pages

Abstract

The official race program for the Thursday, July 6, 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

THURSDAY, JULY 6, 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
Classified Trot & Pace

1 Muriel Jayzoff ro.m. by Jayzoff, Edward Rowe, Agent, Brockton. Mass., Rowe Brown-Gold

2 Irish McGuire br.h. by Laurel Hall, Stacy Giggey, Brooklyn, N. Y., Morgan Green-Gold

3 Sinecure b.m. by Highland Scott, P. H. Stuart, McFalls, Maine, Stuart Green

4 Bevo Hanover br.h. by The Great Volo, W. H. Bird, Revere, Mass., Toole Brown

5 MacHarvester br.g. by Geo. Harvester, Mrs. John Hanafin, Medford, Mass., Hanafin Blue-Gold

2nd RACE
Second Half Daily Double
Handicap Trot & Pace

1 Ed. Jr. b.g. by Guy Richards, D. Eastman, Cornish, Me., Eastman Brown

2 Manawah br.g. by Etawah, John Duffy, Pascoag, R.I., Duffy Red

3 Sunfire b.g. by Peter Scott, Fitzgerald, Agent, Fitzgerald Brown

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

5 Twinkle br.g. by Volomite, James Phalen, New Market, N.H., Phalen Blue-White

Winners are penalized ft. Non-winners advance 30 ft.

3rd RACE
3 Year Old Pace

1 Prince Direct b.g. by King Direct, N. F. Smith, Lowell, Mass., Carney Green

2 Moonglow br.m. by Hal Dale, Mrs. Mothasen & Mason, W. Kingston, Mason Green

3 Myrtlewood b.m. by Mr. McElwyn, P. G. Gray, Swazey, Mass., Kingsley Green

4 Mimzidale b.m. by Abbedale, P. Stewart, McFalls, Maine, Stewart Green

5 Single Trumpet b.g. E. Sunder, Kennebunk, Maine, Safford Green

4th RACE
Classified Trot & Pace

1 SINECURE Stuart

2 MAC HARVESTER Hanafin

3 BEVO HANOVER Toole

4 IRISH MCGUIRE Morgan

5 MURIEL JAYZOFF Rowe

5th RACE
Handicap Trot & Pace

1 ED. JR. Eastman

2 MANAWAH Duffy

3 SUNFIRE Fitzgerald

4 RAYMOND J Church

5 TWINKLE Phalen

6th RACE
3 Year Old Pace

1 PRINCE DIRECT Carney

2 MIMZIDALE Stewart

3 MOONGLOW Mason

4 MYRTLEWOOD Kingsley

5 SINGLE TRUMPET Safford

7th RACE
Classified Trot & Pace

1 MacHarvester br.g. by Geo. Harvester, Mrs John Hanafin, Medford, Mass., Hanafin Blue-Gold

2 Bevo Hanover br.h. by The Great Volo, W. H. Bird, Revere, Mass., Toole Brown

3 Sinecure b.m. by Highland Scott, P. H. Stuart, McFalls, Maine, Stuart Green

4 Irish McGuire br.h. by Laurel Hall, Stacy Giggey, Brooklyn, N. Y., Morgan Green-Gold

5 Muriel Jayzoff ro.m. by Jayzoff, Edward Rowe, Agent, Brockton, Mass., Rowe Brown-Gold

8th RACE
Handicap Trot & Pace

1 Ed. Jr. b.g. by Guy Richards, D. Eastman, Cornish, Me., Eastman Brown

2 Manawah br.g. by Etawah, John Duffy, Pascoag, R.I., Duffy Red

3 Sunfire b.g. by Peter Scott, Fitzgerald, Agent, Fitzgerald Brown

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

5 Twinkle br.g. by Volomite, James Phalen, New Market, N.H., Phalen Blue-White

9th RACE
3 Year Old Pace

1 Single Trumpet b.g., E. Sunder, Kennebunk, Maine, Safford Green

2 Moonglow br.m. by Hal Dale, Mrs. Mothasen & Mason, W. Kingston, Mason Green

3 Myrtlewood b.m. by Mr. McElwyn, P. G. Gray, Swazey, Mass., Kingsley Green

4 Prince Direct b.g. by King Direct, N. F. Smith, Lowell, Mass., Carney Green

5 Mimzidale b.m. by Abbedale, P. Stewart, McFalls, Maine, Stewart Green

Keywords

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

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