Document type

Race Program

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

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Sep 20th, 12:00 AM

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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