The Portland daily press., 1889-09-09
AUsINE's GREATEST VICTORY.
winner at Springfield In Three Heats
"A Protest Entered.

SPRINGFIELD, September THE circuit
races on Hampden Park were wound up this
afternoon. 1t was made free day, and good
crowd gathered to see the sport 1t took but
one heat to decide the unfinished 233 class
trotting race, and the $1,000 guaranteed stake
for 22S class trotting was handily won by
Aubine in three straight heats, 1t was con-
ceded to be the Maine mares race from the
start. 1t was the last work Of the mare for
Mr.. g. III. Nelson, as Major DickensOn took
possession Of her tonight. Before the start
today j. Bowen and Green protested the
starting of the mare on the claim that she
was not eligible. The judges allowed her to
start under the protest. and so the distance
flag was not used. But for this j. X. Shedd
would have been distanced, as he was of no
use today, and was clearly out Of the race
from the start. From here most of the
horses go to Albany to the meeting there.
G. I'll. Nelson will leave the circuit here for
Mystic, where be will put Nelson in shape
for the $4,000 stallion race.
The horses came up for the first heat OF
the 2.28 fresh as daisies Aubine drew he
pole. All the morning she had held favorite
at odds OF to 1. The horses got the word
after scoring half dozen times, and went to
the first turn In a pretty bunch. Aubine did
not lose the slight advantage which she held
at the word, although hot pressed by j. X.
Shedd to the quarter, where he gave up the
fight to Saxon, who pushed up to second
place. At the half Sprague Golddust came
up with rush, and captured second place
aud held it into the homestretch, where
Fearnaught, who had been kept close up,
was called on by Golden. The bay gelding
rushed up, and outfooting Golddust, came to
the wire on Aubine's wheel, Sprague Gold
dust third, Saxon fourth, Elista, j. r.
Shedd, Marksman and John Ferguson trail
ing in order.
After this heat no one would buy the field
against the Maine mare, and pools on second
place were sold. For this Fearnaught was
favorite at S25 over the field at So. The
horses got away well punched in the second
heat, with Aubine nose ahead at the turn.
The mare trotted level the whole mile, and
was never headed to the wire. Golddust and
Fearnaught went from the quarter to the up
per turn so close that blanket would cover
them. j. X. Shedd broke at the quarter and
shut up like jack-knife. From here he was
out of the race and came in behind the dis
tance pole. As they rounded into the stretch
Fearnaught was trailing Aubine. and Golden
did not attempt to drive the gelding. Aubine
won in jog. Saxon third, Golddust fourth,
Marksman Maid fifth. Elista sixth, Ferguson
guson was plainly of no use, and Elista
was little better. the others being too hot for
them.
Pools for second place remained the same
before the deciding heat, which was an easy
victory for Aubine. From the start she led,
and never made a skip. The others were
well punched to the quarter. Here Aubine
went ahead and led by length at the half,
Golddust second, with Fearnaught on his
wheel. The others were strung out behind.
As the horses entered the straight, Golden
called on Fearnaught, and the bay gelding
answered by a squirt. passing Golddust and
getting within half length Of the winner.
Shedd again came in behind the flag, with
Elista behind him, but no distance was de-
clared. Aubine logged under the wire. Sum-
mary:
2.28 CLASS.