The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-26
with the following starters: Fred Boucher.

Win the following starters: Fred Boucher's
pre-. M Carrie t.; j. B. p. Wheelden's b. e.
Jonn Mills; C.B. Kneeland's blk 81. F. ii. !;
y. r. McLellan's br G. Sancho; Walter G.
Morrllfs blk. G. Plumed Knight
-; FIRST Heat-Plumed Knight had the pole
The field had hard work in getting away
ana scored some half dozek times. The
staTt was finally made with j. F. H. some
distance in the rear, the other horses being
Wen together. AS the back stretch was
made Carrie T., the plucky little Portland
mare shot bravely to the front and secured a
gooa lead. At the second turn Plumed
hnlgnt got the second position. Carrie T.'s
arlyer then allowed the mare to lose her
Iead d somewhat and the wire was passed with
quaTter the mare made skip but quickly re-
gaming her feet went around the course In
advance of the other horses and won the
neat IN 234a, being pulled back on the home
stretch 70 avoid distancing John Mills who
was trailing behind. Plumed Knight kept
r. II: distinguished himself by some good
running which gave him the fourth place.
Second Heat-The horses made a good
start after three attempts to score. Carrie
Carrie trotted fast and she held
her lead with Sancho as good second. On
the back stretch while the field was on the
hrst half mile John Mills made good squirt
1or the second place and Sancho was only
nall length in advance when Mills broke
ana dropped back. When the home stretch
was reached Carrie was still ahead but
Sancho was close behind. The mare was
evidently winded and slackening her pace
allowed Sancho to swing out and pass her.
Sancho shot rapidly ahead and won the heat
IN 23l4. Hard running did not save j. F.
ID. and the horse was distanced.
Third HeGt-As in the previous heat Car
rie u. led easily for the first half mile, but
quit her.wor on the second half, and lost
the heat This time Sancho passed her ON
good clip. Carrie refused to keep to her
work, and on the home stretch Plumed
Knight also went by the mare, coming in sec
ond. The heat was trotted in 2.37.
Fourth Hedt-Carrie T. shot ahead at the
first, Sancho holding the second place and
keeping close behind the mare until the half
was completed. Sancho went to the front at
the wire, and led during the second hall, win
ming the heat in 2.364. John Mills made
brave tight for second place, and passed the
ground, and came in last. Sancho took first
money, Carrie T. second, Plumed knight
third, John Mills fourth.
THIRD RACE.
A running race was the third event of the
afternoon, for purse of $3.50, and there
were four entries, as follows: A. S. Fuller's
jim q boANJ DlSh5 ~ dOWOl D W ILL., 1NCll,
G. II. Howe's b. g. Doctor and Samuel Pom
pillys ch. g. Skylark.
First Heat-On the first turn Nell, who,
although the last horse to cross the wire, was
quickly going to the front, came near losing
her rider. The saddle slipped and the driv-
er only saved himself by catching the mares
name and holding on with one hand while he
brought the spirited animal to standstill
with the other. The remaining three horses
a q Slyry
lark winning in 202, with Doctor second and
Dandy Dick third.
Second Heat-This heat was repetition
of the first, even to the slipping of Nellie's
saddle. Her driver showed his agility by
stopping the horse in the same way as in the
previous race. The other horses came in in
the same order; time 2.014.
THE STALLION CUPS.
The wonderful three-year old Nelson then
trotted a trial heat for the stallion cups, In
an endeavor to beat his record of 2.30 The
stallion was accompanied over the course by
Jack Spratt, driven by John Haines. G. H.
Nelson, the owner of the three-year-old
drove the stallion. The mile was trotted in
2.26a, as follows: First quarter, .36; second,
1.124; third, 1.48; mile, 2.26a. Nelson did
not make single skip, and completed the
mile amid perfect ovation. The occupants
of the grand stand cheered and clapped for
a long time. This performance beats the
record for three-year olds, by over three
seconds.
1t was afterwards announced that half
interest in Nelson had been sold for $5OO0
but that the horse would remain in the State
another season.
Black Shaw trotted an exhibition heat in
2.2S, making the quarter in 373a, and the half
in 1.14l.
Miss Mary Record then trotted the spotted
gelding Dr. Smith mile in 23S4@ to wagon,
and crossed the line amid great applause.