Document type

Race Program

Park

Cumberland County Fair

Date of Race

7-24-1940

Park Location

West Cumberland, Maine

Event Type

Fair

Race

Cumberland Fair Association Races

Identifier

MS_1465_b004_1940b_doc_03086

Level of Description

Item

Extent of the Unit of Description

6 pages

Abstract

The official race program for the Wednesday, July 24, 1940 meeting of the Cumberland Fair Races in West Cumberland, Maine. The program includes the names of race day officials including Glenn W. Rublee, the starting judge and judges Harry McKenney and Dr. John A. Stevens. Frank R. Witman is listed as Mutuels Director. Miles B. Mank is noted as the Race Commision Chair and Frederic W. Wilson was Clerk of the Course. The cover also includes a summary of the Daily Double. The card includes information about pari-mutual betting rules and regulations. The program also includes Guy Kendall's notes on changes in the race lineups, including the finish times. Kendall also noted the amounts of bets he placed and his winnings on each race.

Keywords

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

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Jul 24th, 12:00 AM

Cumberland Fair, Wednesday, July 24, 1940

West Cumberland, Maine

The official race program for the Wednesday, July 24, 1940 meeting of the Cumberland Fair Races in West Cumberland, Maine. The program includes the names of race day officials including Glenn W. Rublee, the starting judge and judges Harry McKenney and Dr. John A. Stevens. Frank R. Witman is listed as Mutuels Director. Miles B. Mank is noted as the Race Commision Chair and Frederic W. Wilson was Clerk of the Course. The cover also includes a summary of the Daily Double. The card includes information about pari-mutual betting rules and regulations. The program also includes Guy Kendall's notes on changes in the race lineups, including the finish times. Kendall also noted the amounts of bets he placed and his winnings on each race.

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