The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-17
REMARKABLE TROTTING BY ALSO.
Names Second Best Stallion Goes
In 2.2o IA.
Incidents of the TrottIng at the
Sagadohoc Fair.
The Buxton and Hollis Snow Goes
on Successfully.

Especial to the Press1
ToPsHAM, October 16.-Mild and beauti-
ful October weather brought another large
crowd to Topsham for the third and last day
of the Sagahahoc County Fair.
| The attendance was, OF course, very large.
between seven and eight thousand on the
stands in the afternoon.
The unfinished races OF the previous day
were trotted off in the morning, the track
being in better coalition than on the previ-
Gus day, but not In frst-class condition.
| The races were full OF surprises and we're
well brought to the end. In the $50 class
seven heats were required to decide 1t and
Silver King, which had hardly good posi-
tion Wednesday won the race in straight
heats. Best time, 2.414. First money to Sill
yer King, second to Black Bashaw, third to
| Matchmaker, Jr,, fourth to lakewood
In the 232 class IL took six heats TO settle
| 1t. Otis Shaw had two heats on the previ
| GUS day and Black Nathan had got to second
| place twice. Ira p. Woodbury. was up be-
hind Nathan and he won the first two heats
| in the starting.
The third and deciding heas was one Of
| the closest and most exciting ever seen In
the state. Nathan and Otis went the entire
mile almost side by side, the latter on the
outside On the home stretch there was a
rush for the wire and Shaw had a little more
speed left than Nathan and won the heat
and race in just 2 80
The money was awarded as follow: First,
Otis Shaw; second, Black Nathan; third,
Hector fourth, Volunteer.
Afternoon.
With such close and spirited trotting in
the 80 and '32 classes much was anticipated
In the free-for-all and 2.40 classes booked
for the afternoon, but it hardly came up to
expectations in that line, though the spec
tators were amply compensated in other
ways.
The Judges were the experienced and i'm
partial veterans, Isah Pompilly, John s.
Head and DR.. George III. Bailey.
Soon after the afternoon sports opened oc-
CURED
A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE.
The splendid young Wilkes stallion Also,
the property of Mr.. j. M. Pooler of Skowhe-
gan, gave an astonishing exhibition OF speed
in the early part OF the afternoon. This
six-year-eld surprised everybody In the re
cent Boston races at Mystic Park by max
ing 22O4 in trotting to beat 2.30.
The Topsham track was not In prime con-
dition yesterday. and Getchell, the driver,
expressed some apprehension about sending
the horse kDr all that he was worth. Pooler
told him b take no chances II he did not
show better than four minutes.
After limberipg up with few spurts, AL
"
means at full speed, but moment later was
flying at the full scope of his magnificent
stride. The judges hardly realized how fast
he was going until their watches told them
he had gone TO the quarter pole in 35 seconds
or at the rate Of 2.10 The half mile was
made in LII, the third quarter in 46, and
the gallant young stallion kept coming fast
er, and finished the mile In 2.204. A cheer
went up from the crowd when the time was
hung out. So easily did Also move that
they scarcely realized how fast he was going.
But there was no mistake about it. There
were several fine watches In the stand, and
they all novered about 2.20 Mr.. Wither's
made 1t exactly 2.20. Another made Ii 2 20A,
but the finest second-spltting timer in the
stand made it just 220t Mr.. Pooler himself
was evidently agreeaDly surprised. but he
simply and quietly remarked. II wish he
had rubbed off that fraction"
1t was certainly one Of the most remarka-
BILE feats In the annals Of Maine trotters, and
has never been surpassed except by
Nelson. 1t was regarded by horsemen
as fully equal to 215 over a good mile track.
1t was the fastest mile ever made at Tops
ham, the next fastest being 223 made by
Dictator Chief In a race with Jack Spratt.
Also trOtted on his courage alone with
out the excitement Of a runner to spur him
on and he can stand that for he Is rarely
known to break. Getchell says that he has
not broken once this season when speeding.
This son OF $3.50 and grandson of George
Wilkes Is superb animal, standing over 16
hands. weighing upwards Of HOO pounds
and rich dark mahogany bay In color. II
| might soon be as much OF a condrum as "the
man from Maine"
The first race called was the free-for-all,
| which was an excellent idea on the part Of
the judges for too commonly some Insignia
cant AFFAIR In the way of a colt race that few
care little about Is rung up at the expense Of
the patience Of the patrons of the fair.
Four horses appeared and drew places for
the start In order: Lady Martin, first;
Adye, second; st. Lawrence, third; Dollie
G, fourth.
st Lawrence soon took the lead In the first
heat and won easily in three straight heats.
There was the usual nonsense in the Sec
0nd heat by drivers to get slight advantage
in the start, and 1t was not until Lady Mar
tin and Aldye were fined $40 each and $40
more impending II the offense was repeated
scoring ahead Of the pole horse-that a
start was effected. Dollie was distanced
In this heat, the flag dropping on her nose
before she got past 1t. Adye was run and
got inside. The heat was done in 2304 and
the first was IN 2.34.
In the third and deciding heat there was a
good deal Of running at the rear, but st.
Lawrence kept level and won the race and
first money. Lady Martin got second and
Adye third. and II Woodbury. had been dis
honest Dollie G would have had fourth.
Time 35a.
Following is the summary:
Chas. Dustan. Pittsheld. gst Lawrence.1 / l
w. W. Smith, ch m Lady Martin. .........2
g. ". Thompson, Canton, ch m Adye.-....3 5 3
Geo. K. Woodbury. Brunswick, DOllie Co. dis.
Time-2.34, 2.3214, 2.359&.
The 2.4Orace was more interesting. There
were eight horses started. as follows Dick
Forest 1, Silver Street 2, Echo 3, Zulim 4. De-
tective 5, Essex Boy 6. Charley b. 7, Walter
d. s. In the first heat the horses got widely
separated. There was a first and second
four. The first four had close race and an
exciting finish. The second four were all
distanced. Time, 2 So. They fnished-Sii-
yer Street |, Zulim 2. Charley B. 8, Essex
Boy 4. Echo, Detective, Walter ID. and
Dick Forest were distanced.
In the second heat Zulim was first, with
Charley b. a good second. Silver Street third
and Essex Boy fourth. Time, 2.373. Znlim
was again at the front in the third neat with
Silver Street second, Essex Boy third and
Charley B. fourth. Time. 235i.
In the two-year-Old colt race three ap'
peared-Jimmy G, Tim and Trustee Wilkes,
and that was the order in which they start
ed Jimmy G. won the heat In q.
During the afternoon Lady Cleveland was
| given the track to decide wager that she
could not peat her record OF 2.35. She
made 2321
Butter Scotch and Rival made an exhibit
| tiOn heat in 50. The former Is said to have
arecord of 2,20, and Rival is a four-year-old
| colt, but was about even in '35.
Charley Ray showed mile in 2.35.
A tally-ho coach, horn and all, drawn by
| eight horses, with score OF passengers,
| Mayor McGillicuddy among them, came over
| from Lewiston.
| There was large delegation from Port
land, many prominent citizens among them.
| They said they used to have good fair at
home but OF late years they had to skirmish
and Topsham never disappointed them.
BUXTON & HOLLIS.