Document type
Race Program
Event Title
Date of Race
10-11-1940
Park Location
Topsham, Maine
Event Type
Fair
Race
Topsham Fair Harness Races
Identifier
MS_1465_b004_1940d_doc_03317
Level of Description
Item
Extent of the Unit of Description
6 pages
Abstract
The official program for the Friday, October 11, 1940, harness races at Topsham Fair Trotting Park, Topsham, Maine. The cover of the program includes the names of race day officials including Starter Harry McKenney; Judges Dr. J. A. Stevens and Frank Trott; Marshal "Billie" Bartlet; Race Secretary Fred E. LaRock; Director of Mutuels Frank R. Witman; and Clerk of Course Dr. A. H. Staples. The names of Maine State Racing Commission members Miles B. Mank, William A. Lumb, and Harold O. Pelley are also listed on the program cover. Inside the program, Guy Kendall recorded the official times, changes in the field of horses or drivers, and order of finish for each race.
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
Topsham Fair, Friday, October 11, 1940
Topsham, Maine
The official program for the Friday, October 11, 1940, harness races at Topsham Fair Trotting Park, Topsham, Maine. The cover of the program includes the names of race day officials including Starter Harry McKenney; Judges Dr. J. A. Stevens and Frank Trott; Marshal "Billie" Bartlet; Race Secretary Fred E. LaRock; Director of Mutuels Frank R. Witman; and Clerk of Course Dr. A. H. Staples. The names of Maine State Racing Commission members Miles B. Mank, William A. Lumb, and Harold O. Pelley are also listed on the program cover. Inside the program, Guy Kendall recorded the official times, changes in the field of horses or drivers, and order of finish for each race.
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