The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-31
2. 30 Raca for $500.

Four horses that all had records close to
2.30. responded to the bell and drew posi-
tions as follows: Barney l.. 1, Scipio 2,
Black Nathan 8 and Dina4.
After good deal of iockeying to get the
best OF the start and warning frem DIR.
Bailey, the starting judge. that fine was
impending unless the nonsense ceased, the
horses got away for the first heat. IL was
evident that there was to be hot race from
the start, with every driver and horse doing
their level best to win In a square effort.
Three Of the horses fought hard for the lead
and Dinah was content TO keep close up to
them, for she had a new driver up behind
for the first time, the man who usually steers
her not having arrived. Scipio and Il Blrney
L.. went under the wire nearly side by side
aud Nathan and Dinah right together lust In
the rear. The positions won were Scipio 1.
Barney l.. 2, Black Nathan 3, Dinah 4. Time
2.324.
In the second heat there came very near
being serious accident. Scipio broke on
the hrst turn, and swerving to the side his
sulky came In collision with Black Nathan's
badly damaging the wheel Of the latter. The
the condition OF Nathan's sulky that no ef-
tort was made to win the heat. The Judges
called the drivers into the stand. Ira p.
Woodbury., ScipiD's driver, explained that 1t
was an unavoidable accident with so rank a
horse as he had in hand, and that he meant
10 drive honestly to win. The other driver
made no further objection, and positions for
this heat were awarded: Barney l.. /, Black
Nathan, 2, Dinah, 3, Scipio, 4. fine, 232.
!, Inc third neat mad surprise In store for
tne spectators. While the horses were all to-
sSSoner, sS nrst one showing nose to front and
taen another, with Scipio unsteady, Marsh,
OF Great Falls, N. H., the new driver of Di-
nan, called upon the game mare that had not
inaoe break In the race and she responded
py trotting past the entire field, and won the
= neat sa amidst the shouts Of the spectators In
20. Black Nathan was right beside her and
tue other two horses right on her wheel. IL
Was most exciting finish. 1t was Dinah, /,
NaMthan, 2, Scipio, 3. and Barney 4.
Inc Iouitn heat was trotted amidst great
sAo,eement s.an , from start to finish: The horses
M were al IN bunch, first one showing ahead,
ana then another, they came in In a body,
VII MIN some Of the drivers plying the whip and
Iue S5n spectators cheering. The positions were
Piack Nathan, l, Dinah, 2, Scipio, 8, Barney
Il, 4. Time, 35.
The fifth heat presented peculiar feature
pernats . unparalleled in this state. -Four goo
Unity horses were In the race and each had
won heat. There was another hard strug-
gie and exciting finish, all together, as usual.
PACK Nathan, I. Scipio, 2, Dinah, 8, Barney
Ia, 4. Time, 2.34.
twas getting quite dark when the sixth
neat was trotted and two of the judges
Climbed to the reporters stand above where
they could watch the horses better. The
neat and race were finished without trouble
IN IN manner similar to the previous efforts.
SciPio third, Barney l.. fourth. Time 2'36
The summary follows:
2.S0 CLASS, PURSE $500, DIVIDED
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TimeS2s2is, 2.s2, ass, 2s5. as4,a.se. :
Ehe judges were DIR. Bailey and Messrs.
Dollln ana Drew. De Railev was callad hY