Document type

Race Program

Event Title

Cumberland Farmers' Club Early Race Meet, Monday, July 7, 1941

Authors

Cumberland Farmers' Club

Park

Cumberland County Fair

Date of Race

7-7-1941

Park Location

West Cumberland, Maine

Race

Early Race Meet

Identifier

MS_1465_b004_1941a_doc_03501

Level of Description

Item

Extent of the Unit of Description

6 pages

Abstract

The official race program for the Cumberland Farmers' Club Early Race Meet on Monday, July 7, 1941. The cover of the program includes a list of racing officials including Starting Judge Lawrence Haddock; Presiding Judge Dr. H. S. Irish; Associate Judges Edwin T. Keller and Spinney Keller; and Timers Howard Dyer and Fred Perkins. The names of Maine Racing Commission officers included on the program are Miles B. Mank, Portland; Harold O. Pelley, Skowhegan; and William A Lumb, Biddeford.

Inside the program are handwritten notes by Guy Kendell about finishing times, the order of finish in each contest, changes in the field of horses and pencil notations of any bets he placed and winnings he received. The final panel of the program summarizes the rules for Mutuel betting.

Keywords

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

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