Document type

Race Program

Park

Cornish Fairgrounds and Trotting Park

Date of Race

9-27-1940

Park Location

Cornish, Maine

Event Type

Fair

Race

Cornish Fair Harness Races

Identifier

MS_1465_b004_1940d_doc_03266

Extent of the Unit of Description

8 pages

Abstract

The official race program for the Cornish Fair Races held in Cornish, Maine on Friday, September 27, 1940. The cover of the program includes the names of race officials including the Starting Judge Glenn W. Rublee; Judges Dr. H. S. Irish and Howard Small; and Race Secretary Leon Ayer. The program cover 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, changes in the field of horses or drivers, and order of finish for each race. Kendall also noted two dollar figures on the front of the program which may have been payouts for bets on the Daily Double.

Keywords

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

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Cornish Fair, Friday, Sept. 27, 1940, Race Program

Cornish, Maine

The official race program for the Cornish Fair Races held in Cornish, Maine on Friday, September 27, 1940. The cover of the program includes the names of race officials including the Starting Judge Glenn W. Rublee; Judges Dr. H. S. Irish and Howard Small; and Race Secretary Leon Ayer. The program cover 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, changes in the field of horses or drivers, and order of finish for each race. Kendall also noted two dollar figures on the front of the program which may have been payouts for bets on the Daily Double.

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