The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-06-28
PREsUMPsCOT PARK


| IAe June meeting at Presumpscot Park was
mashed yesterday afternoon with the 2.44 race.
The attendance was even smaller than Tues
day. The fact is, the majority of people set a
higher value on their time than professional
horsemen and don't care to have trot, adver-
tised for 2.30 O'Clock, postponed half or three
| quarters of an hour, and then by senseless and
unnecessary scoring" prolonged till dark only
to be postponed tc the next day. The first
event. yesterday afternoon was the seventh heat
in the unfinished race for the 2.3S class.
1t will be remembered that Ogdensburg and
Nettie had each won two heats, while Little
Fred and Nellie Sherman had each scored one.
The horses were all looking well, with the
exception of Ogdensburg, who seemed stiff and
little lame in one ankle.
After the usual scoring had put every one in
rather ill humor and called forth an exhorta-
ton from the judges, the horses we're sent off
in very good shape. Fred went to the front at
the first turn, and stad there, though Bracket
Ogdensburg was third horse Time q 40.
Eighth Heat-Each of the three leading
horses had now won two heats, and as Nellie
Sherman was drawn, there was much interest
felt in the result. As in toe last heat, Fred got
the lead and kept it most of the way round,
plete summary follows:
SUMMARY.
| PRMsUMPsCoT PARK, June 81, 1s77For horses
that beat 2.3SS75 for rst $50 for second $25
for third.
r. S. Taylor,ns Little Fred.1 2 8 / /
JAS. NJ Milllken, ms br m Net
g. j. Shaw, ms blk g ogdens-
burg. ................ .......4 1 81 3
Louis Bracket, ms m Nellie
sherman: ..'.... :.,.........3 j 1 DIR
S. j. Hezelton, ms br 6 Centen-
Geo. H. Bailey, ms CHI m Flora IS dr..
Tme-2.4O, 24Ok 2.42, 2.45, 24i1 2.461, 24O 2.4o1
244 RACE.
In this class were ten entries. James F.
Joan and Morrill, Boy did not start, leaving
Royal Knox, Hickory Dick, Sudden, Nellie
Sherman, Presumpscot Girl, Riverton Knox
and Thurlow KNOX, who drew positions in the
order named.
At the start Royal Knox shot ahead of the
other horses and easily kept the lead to the three.
quarters stretch, when Sudden came up on him,
the two coming down the home stretch we'll
together till Sudden made dead break, giving
Knox the heat in 2.35; Presumpscot Girl and
Riverton Knox distanced.
Second Heat-KnOx again took the first
place and easily maintained it to the end.
Sudden and Hickory had sharp brush for
second position, but the brown horse proved the
better.
Third Heat-Royal Knox again got lead.
but soon lost it, the horses all going we'll
together and breaking up badly. AS they
came round the last turn Knox had recovered
his lead and seemed likely to win the race and
heat, but went off his feet, giving Sudden an
opportunity to come up and pass him, which he
improved, winning in 2.36;
Fourth Heat-Thurlow Knox was well in
front at the start and running, but Royal Knox,
as before, took the lead before reaching the
quarter pole. Sudden pressed him all the way,
bdt it was useless. There was very pretty
contest on the home stretch for second place
between Nellie fisherman and Hickory Dick:
won by Dick. The summary gives the posi-
tions of the others:
Same day-FOr horses that never beat PA; purse
OF S100-S50 to first $25 to second, SIS to third $40
TO fourth, best in to harness.
3. A. Nye MS blk Royal Knox......1 2
Geo. f. Hitehings, ns br Sudden. 2 1 2
Rufus Rand, ms oh G Hickory Dick. a
Louis Bracket, ms b m Nelly Sher-
man. ....3
JOS Loveitt Ms Thurlow Knox IS 5 5
VIM. Allen MS m PIesumpscot Girl. dis
II. A. Webb ms oh m Riverton Knox. dis
Geo. H. Bailey ms CHI m Joan. ....... DIR
Il. Bean rs & Morrill, Boy. .......... dr.
E. Stinchfied ms blk James F. dr
Time-2.35, 2.36i, 2.96, 2.394.
Messrs. M. M. Davis, Geo. Waterhouse and
E. L. Kimball filled the thankless position of
judges very satisfactorily.