The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-16
COLT RACES At pRESUMpSCOT PARK
The Postponed Breeders Stakes
Races Trotted Yesterday Afternoon.
A Nelson colt Shows a Good MILE
In 2.5I I-2.
Nelson the FsvorIte Badly Beaten In
the Kentucky Race.

The good people of Deerlng who live near
the corner OF the Plains road and Pleasant
street must have thought yesterday after
noon that time had rolled back TO the seven
rles, for the string Of teams and the process
sion Of people who moved towed the en-
trace Of Presumpseot Park forcibly remind
ed one OF the good old times when the park
was young and the State Fairs and horse
trots innumerable were held there. Ouee
inside the gate, however. and all Is changed.
Instead Of the field being crowded with
teams, bright colored horse blankets, and
womens' dresses, and ali alive with happy
grangers and horsemen at a fair; the sheds
full Of lowing cattle. whinnying horses,
cackling hens and squealllng pigs, and the
grand stand crowded with youth and beam
W; all was empty and silent as the grave
except for little group OF men surrounding
the first tier of stalls to the left Of the gate
one solitary man In the judges stand and
another man driving brush over the
track.
The gnawlng tooth Of time has been at
work without ang off day days at Presump-
scot Park during the past dozen years. and
unless the hOrsemen OF this district take it
In hand there will soon be nothing left to tell
the site Of the park The fence still stands
1t Is true, but what fence. and what grand
Itself Is In good shape, or could be made so
with weeks work, but everything else
within The enclosure Is only sad reminder
OF what II all once was. Times was, In the
days OF Kicker, Chadwick, Wheeler, Tukes-
bury aud others now dead, and Conant.
Small and others living, but gone out Of the
business, and Of Matthew Adams, the fam
Gus marshal, when races that were races were
trotted here; but in these latter days
when Names horses have reduced the tune
In the tWRnttQa and un0pr- and sought
far and near, the best seeing park In the
largest city in the State Is suffered to fall
into disuse and to become a COW pasture.
This state Of things was dispelled for a
brief two hours yesterday while the breed
ers' stakes races Of native horses were
tr0tted. The races were set for o'clock,
but 1t was half an hour later when the judges
climbed into the once fancilul but now woe
fully dilapidated Judges stand, and, stand
Ing above the old time signs which tell the
public not to sass" the Officials, and TO re-
spect the national rules, rang the bell which
called out the yearlings.
Three youngsters answered the tap, Bar
rett's Artness, Illsley's Glencoe Pilot, and
Floyd's Hattie +. They are Of good stock.
Ar,ness keeping up the reputation OF the
Barrett string in good style, while the points
OF the others come out best In action
Artress drew the pole. but quickly
Once ahead, Hattie did nothing but gain.
while Artness more or less excited By her
drivers shouting, did good deal Of break
ing. Winthrop Pilots son made good
third. The summary:
PREsyMescor PARK October I,.s 15,1Raees Rae. 'r ior
heats, b, SC two and three.
J. NJ. Floyd b Hattie F..................."1 I
j. +. Barrett ch FAIRNESS ss.....................2
N. w. Ilsley G Glencoe Pilot. 0t................3 q
Time (half mllesl-146, 1.42h.
The-two-year-old race had four starters.
Barrett's Prince Artemus, Floyd's Young
Nelson, Charles Ayers name sake, aud w.
Hunts Carpenter Boy fne, bright looking
son OF the stallion Governor morrill,. Prince
Artemus Is big sorrel, over l6 hands high.
sou OF Artemus, Jr., and ne trots his miles
In style that shows what he Is made OF.
Floyds Young Nelson, by the great Nelson.
and two white feet. Charley Aver Is son
Of Norway Knox, and Is the Image OF his
| distinguished sire. He was driven by Al
bert Cobb, who made fun for the audience
his Inquiries ir the 6s ether horses when he
| luck again In the draw for positions. Prince
Artemus getting the Iole. Young Nelson took
second but at the word go cut In ahead OF
the big sorrel and headed him Throughout
the race. The young Nelson paced evenly
throughout the race while the other three
horses divided their time between trotting
aud running. As In the previous race Bar
retts driver did a good deal Of shouting.
which his horse aid not take we'll and the re-
suit was several bad breaks. Carpenter Boy
seemed to be afraid Of his driver and spent
his time making frantic jumps to get away
from him. The summary:
Race for two-year-olds. Purse SI25, divided;
mile heats, two In three, trotting aud pacing.
j. +. Barrett. ch. c. Prl ce Artemus. ..........2
j. NJ. Floyd, eh. c. Young Nelsun....... ......1 l
Charles Aver, bl c. Charley Aver.
Il. w. Hunt, bl &C upenter Boy.
Time-2 5i1s, 2.56.
The races gave good satisfaction. the burst
Of Young Nelson being especially pleasing
to the audience. This promising colt was
raised by Barrett Bros, and sold year ago
TO Mr.. Floyd who expects t0 make trotter
out Of time 10 the future, although pacing
clip Of 15la 1t seems, ought TO satisfy any
one for two year old.
The judges were Charles Cobb. Charles II.
Leighton and Howard Z. Dyer