The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-08-20
GLENARM AND SPRATT AT AUGUSTA.
Fastest Time Ever Made on a Trot-
ting Track In Maine.
Another Day Necessary to Decide
Which Is the Winner.
A Race in which the Horses Did the
Driving.
Especial to the press.l

AUGUSTA, Aug. 18.--The races on Il Au-
gusta Driving Park this afternoon, v ere the
most exciting and hotly contested ever wit
messed in this city. A great crowd of people
attended from the surrounding country, and
the different parts of the State. and nearly
all the prominent horsemen were in attend
ance, as well as many OF the fastest step
pers. The field of horses was said to be one
of the finest ever seen at any meeting in
Maine The chief interest of the afternoon
centered in the free-for-all race. Jack
Spratt, the Portland fayorite, Glenarm, the
famous Lewiston stallion. and Nelson's
speedy mare Aubine, were to trot, and it was
well understood that the race was square
one, the rivalry between the Portland and
Lewiston horses being very great
Spratt got the outside in the first heat, and
Star Gazer the pole, Glenarm being second,
Maud r. third, Aubine fourth and Elmo
fifth. Glenarm took the pole on the first
quarter, and flew around the track at
square, steady gait, winning the heat. At
the end Of the first half, MAID z. was close
upon his heels, with Aubine third, and Spratt
fourth. running, with four lengths between
him and the leader. In the second half, Au-
bine crowded up on Maud R.. and obtained
second place, which was held until the mile
was completed, Spratt coming in fourth. The
time was remarkable, being 2254, the fastest
record ever made on track in Maine. When
this fact was announced, shout of approval
went up from the spectators. The next heat
some even better time was made
In the second heat there was considerable
delay in scoring. Glenarm had the pole and
kept it. although Jack Spratt made an heroic
atfamnt tn obtain q lQa6 ha fret arfo
and until the turn of the second quarter
these speedy animals were neck and neck.
Gienarm, however, gradually drew away,
and at the end Of the first half came in
lengths in the rear. Near the close of the
second half, Spratt made another squirt to
pass the Lewiston stallion, but unsuccess-
fully, and came in length behind, with Au-
bine two lengths further in the rear. The
other horses in the heat were distanced.
1t was. generally acknowledged then that
the Lewiston flyer had the race, and the man
who wagered $50 that he.would win the
race in three straight heats was much elated,
pointment.
The third heat was an intensely interesting
one, there being three horses which started,
JACK Spratt, Glenarm and Aubine,th others
cause distanced. AT the lead Spratt took the
pole away from Glenarm, and there was a
warm contest between Aubine and Glenarm
to gain the lead. .Aubine finally succeeded,
and at the end of the half Nelson's horse led,
with the Lewiston and Portland horses close
upon her fianks. Aubine maintained the
lead until nearing the wire, when Glenarm
and Spratt gained on the horse and came In
about length in advance, Glenarm leading.
The heat was given to Aubine, however, ow-
ing to the running of the other horses The
time was 2.26a, although no record was given
by the referees. The decision was Missed at
by some of the dissatisfied ones.
AT the opening of the fourth heat the ex-
element was intense. Aubine had the pole
but the mare broke, and the Lewiston stall
lion got in ahead on the second quarter, and
when the half was finished Spratt was four
lengths behind him and Aubine six. But
Glenarm broke on the second half, giving the
stretch, however, the former forged ahead.
and the two came under the wire almost to-
gether, Spratt having slight lead, and the
heat was given to him.
The fifth heat was the most closely con-
tested OF all. In the very beginning Glen
arm took the pole away from Spratt. On the
second quarter, however, he was pushed by
Aubine. who followed him at a rattling
pace, gaining a lead of half length. But
the mare lost it, and in the third quarter
Jack Spratt shot ahead even with his rival.
and throughout the last quarter the two were
neck and neck, the drivers urging them with
almost precisely at the same instant, SO that
the judges were obliged to declare it a dead
heat. A sixth heat was not trotted. The
horses were called out and scored several
times, but at ITO they were ordered back to
the stables on account of the darkness. and
the race was postponed until Monday at D.
m. The summary: