Document type
Race Program
Park
Oxford County Fairground Race Track
Date of Race
10-21-1940
Park Location
South Paris, Maine
Event Type
Circuit
Race
Over-Coat Meet
Identifier
MS_1465_b004_1940d_doc_03330
Level of Description
Item
Extent of the Unit of Description
6 pages
Abstract
The official program for the Monday, October 21, 1940 Over-Coat harness racing meet at the Oxford County Fairgrounds in South Paris, Maine. Guy Kendall's notes indicate the event was cancelled due to rain following the fourth race of the day.
The cover of the program includes the names of race officials including Starting Judge Howard McKenney; Judges Dr. John A. Stevens and Glenn W. Rublee; and Mutuels Director Frank R. Witman. 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. The program cover also includes a summary of the horses in the Daily Double. Inside the program, Kendall recorded the official times, changes in the field of horses or drivers, and order of finish for each race. The program was printed by Pine Tree Press in Auburn, Maine.
Keywords
Standardbred horses, American Standardbred racehorses, New England harness racing, Maine harness racing, horse racing, Sulky racing, Trotting races
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Track Location
Over-Coat Meeting, Oxford County Agricultural Society, Monday, Oct. 21, 1940
South Paris, Maine
The official program for the Monday, October 21, 1940 Over-Coat harness racing meet at the Oxford County Fairgrounds in South Paris, Maine. Guy Kendall's notes indicate the event was cancelled due to rain following the fourth race of the day.
The cover of the program includes the names of race officials including Starting Judge Howard McKenney; Judges Dr. John A. Stevens and Glenn W. Rublee; and Mutuels Director Frank R. Witman. 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. The program cover also includes a summary of the horses in the Daily Double. Inside the program, Kendall recorded the official times, changes in the field of horses or drivers, and order of finish for each race. The program was printed by Pine Tree Press in Auburn, Maine.
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