The Portland daily press., 1886-06-14
HOOP PRINTS.
Notes of the Track, Road and
Stable.
The Races at Presumpscot Park
Today.

The trotter Gladiator has taken to pacing.
Maud S. is being trained to trot without
toe weights.
Detroit has raised the purses for the 2.27
and 2.25 classes on the Grand Circuit pro-
gramme from $1,000 to $1,250, making the
sum total of purses $4,000.
Pierre Lorillard has resigned the presi-
dency of the Monmouth Park, to which he
was recently elected to succeed his brother,
the late George L. Lorrillard.
The American Derby will be run at Wash
ington course, Chicago, on June Goth.
The best running tracks now have their
turns thrown up like the trotting tracks.
Mr. Bonner's g. M Russella, 6 years old, a
full sister of Maud S., has been bred to
Startle, sire of Majolica.
Cleveland has offered purse of $4,000 for
the 215 class on Monday, July 9TH, in the
hope of attracting Harry Wilkes, Phyllis,
Clemmie G. and Majolica. All except Mr..
Strauss have agreed to come in, but as he
has declined, the race will probably fall
through Mr.. Straus has been eager to pit
Maiolica against Clingstone, but he will not
enter for purse where the risk of a comb BIZ
nation being formed against him is great.
He has telegraphed President Edwards that
he will trot Majolca single-handed against
any horse that can be named, be that horse
Clingstone or Harry Wilkes, but that he is
not prepared to fight the whole crowd.
The b. G. Dart trotted half mile in 1.03 at
New York last week. Dart is by the cele-
George Noble of Pittsfield, in this State.
Mr.. Gardner Floyd of this city is the owner
of the promising six-year-old stallion Cen
eral Weaver, by Bayard Knox. The animal
stands sixteen hands high, will weigh 1915
Floyd considers him a very tine-blooded
Knox. His dam was Patchen Maid.
Pilot Knox (2.194l, by Black Pilot (2.3o),
dam by Colonel Ellsworth, son of General
Knox, is taking his work well He was
given mile recently in 2.35.
Tom B. Patchen (2.27D has become the
property of Lewiston gentleman.
The trotting races at PreSumpscot Park
today and tomorrow, promise to be of unus-
ual interest. A fine field of horses has been
entered for the events, and fast trotting may
be expected. The races, which are under
| the management of the Portland Trotting
Association, will be conducted on the square
AS will be seen the starters in the free-for-
all race are unusually good ones and they
| will make a sharp contest. There should be
| a large attendance on both days.
The races at Presumpscot Park today will
be called at 2 O'Clock sharp.
| ACcOIulIlS W plCoclib 1lulCdliOuo tuC Iull-
ming races at the coming New England Fair
in Bangor will be a great feature. Horses
are coming from all parts of the New Eng.
land States and Maritime Provinces drayu
by the large purses and the different !, eondi- m I
have trotted Secretary Sterns has just re-
ceived an application from three noted
| Halifax flyers wishing to enter.
The purses for the tr0tters at the COM
| bined New England and Eastern Maine
| State Fair at Bangor, August 31st and Sep
| tember 1st, I'd and Sd are as follows The
| total amount is $4,000, with $3.50 for run
ming and hurdle races. On the first day
| there will be the 22S class; ON the second
| and third days, six races; on the fourth day
grand free-for-all purse, $500. In this
race there will be 800 extra to horse beat
| ing 2.25, 5000 to horse beating 2.23, $500 to
horse beating 22, and 800 the horse or beat beat
| stallion race, and Jack Spratt will be
among the horses going for the whole purse.
| There will be races DIT the Maine State
| Fair track at Lewiston on the 22d and 23d
| inst Some of the best horses in the State
| have been entered for these races.