Document type
Race Program
Event Title
Park
Bass Park
Date of Race
8-2-1940
Park Location
Bangor, Maine
Event Type
Fair
Level of Description
Item
Extent of the Unit of Description
27 pages
Abstract
The official race program for the Friday, August 2, 1940 of "The New Bangor Fair" at Bass Park. The cover of the program, designed by Frank R. Witman, director of Mutuels, features a portrait of the Standardbred stallion, Afterglow. The cover also includes the names of race officials including Harry McKenney of Wakefield, Massachusetts, acting as the starter; Dr. J. A. Stevens of Dover, New Hampshire, and J. O. Whitemore of Bangor, the race judges. Howard Small of Richmond and John McKernan of Bangor served as race timers.
Fair Officials listed on the cover include President William H. Hinman; Treasurer, J. Lynn Foss; Secretary, Jack Moran; Race Secretary, John R. Dyer; Assistant Race Secretary Chester K. Bishop; and Director of Mutuels Frank R. Whitman. In addition to the fields of horses for each race for the day, the program includes an announcement about the introduction of the "High Fidelity Sound System and Electric Organ" from The Music Box, Inc. in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
The program 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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Track Location
Bangor Fair, Friday, August 2, 1940
Bangor, Maine
The official race program for the Friday, August 2, 1940 of "The New Bangor Fair" at Bass Park. The cover of the program, designed by Frank R. Witman, director of Mutuels, features a portrait of the Standardbred stallion, Afterglow. The cover also includes the names of race officials including Harry McKenney of Wakefield, Massachusetts, acting as the starter; Dr. J. A. Stevens of Dover, New Hampshire, and J. O. Whitemore of Bangor, the race judges. Howard Small of Richmond and John McKernan of Bangor served as race timers.
Fair Officials listed on the cover include President William H. Hinman; Treasurer, J. Lynn Foss; Secretary, Jack Moran; Race Secretary, John R. Dyer; Assistant Race Secretary Chester K. Bishop; and Director of Mutuels Frank R. Whitman. In addition to the fields of horses for each race for the day, the program includes an announcement about the introduction of the "High Fidelity Sound System and Electric Organ" from The Music Box, Inc. in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
The program 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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