Document type
Race Program
Event Title
Date of Race
9-20-1940
Park Location
West Cumberland, Maine
Event Type
Fair
Race
Cumberland County Fair Races
Identifier
MS_1465_b004_1940d_doc_03264
Level of Description
Item
Extent of the Unit of Description
8 pages
Abstract
The official race program for the Friday, September 20, 1940 meeting of the Cumberland Fair Races in West Cumberland, Maine. The program includes the names of race day officials including the Starting Judge Lawrence Haddock; the Judges Dr. H. S. Irish, Howard Small, and Robert Johnson; and Clerk of Course Frederic C. Wilson. Frank R. Witman is listed as Mutuels Director. The program also includes the names of Maine State Racing Commission members Miles B. Mank, chair, William A. Lumb, and Harold O. Pelley. The program cover includes a summary of the field of horses competing in the Daily Double. Inside the program, Guy Kendall recorded the official times and order of finish for each race. Panel five of the program provides pari-mutuel rules from the Maine State Racing Commission.
Keywords
Standardbred horses, American Standardbred racehorses, New England harness racing, Maine harness racing, horse racing, Sulky racing, Trotting races
Rights and Access Note
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Track Location
Cumberland Fair, Friday, Sept. 20, 1940
West Cumberland, Maine
The official race program for the Friday, September 20, 1940 meeting of the Cumberland Fair Races in West Cumberland, Maine. The program includes the names of race day officials including the Starting Judge Lawrence Haddock; the Judges Dr. H. S. Irish, Howard Small, and Robert Johnson; and Clerk of Course Frederic C. Wilson. Frank R. Witman is listed as Mutuels Director. The program also includes the names of Maine State Racing Commission members Miles B. Mank, chair, William A. Lumb, and Harold O. Pelley. The program cover includes a summary of the field of horses competing in the Daily Double. Inside the program, Guy Kendall recorded the official times and order of finish for each race. Panel five of the program provides pari-mutuel rules from the Maine State Racing Commission.
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