Document type

Race Program

Park

Narragansett Park

Date of Race

8-7-1940

Park Location

Gorham Fair Grounds, Gorham, Maine

Event Type

Fair

Race

Gorham Fair Races

Identifier

MS_1465_b004_1940c_doc_03175

Level of Description

Item

Extent of the Unit of Description

6 pages

Abstract

The race program for the Wednesday, August 7, 1940 harness races at Narragansett Park at the Gorham Fairgrounds, Gorham, Maine. The cover of the program includes the names of the race officials including the Starting Judge, Harry McKenney and Judges Glenn W. Rublee and Dr. John A. Stevens. Maine State Racing Commission officers listed include Frank R. Witman, mutuels director; Miles B. Mank, chair; William A. Lumb, and Harold O. Pelley. The program also includes a summary of the horses in the Daily Double. The program also includes Guy Kendall's handwritten notes on changes in field of horses, finish times, and Kendall's bets and winnings.

Keywords

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

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Aug 7th, 12:00 AM

Gorham Fair, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1940

Gorham Fair Grounds, Gorham, Maine

The race program for the Wednesday, August 7, 1940 harness races at Narragansett Park at the Gorham Fairgrounds, Gorham, Maine. The cover of the program includes the names of the race officials including the Starting Judge, Harry McKenney and Judges Glenn W. Rublee and Dr. John A. Stevens. Maine State Racing Commission officers listed include Frank R. Witman, mutuels director; Miles B. Mank, chair; William A. Lumb, and Harold O. Pelley. The program also includes a summary of the horses in the Daily Double. The program also includes Guy Kendall's handwritten notes on changes in field of horses, finish times, and Kendall's bets and winnings.

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