The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-08
There Was Much Tretting in the
State Of Maine.
GREAT EVENTS AT FAIRFIELD AND
OLD ORCHARD.
Leo Wins in the 2.2e Glass, But the Wat
erville Horse Present Takes Heat in
2.3O-Dan Berry Wins Distinction in
the Consolation Race-Trotting at Bel
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OLD ORCHARD, August THE mid
summer meeting of the Maine Breeders
Association at their new kite track here
closed Saturday afternoon with two well
contested races in which it required nine
heats to decide the winners. The at
tendance was light, but larger than ex-
pected, considering the rain of the morn
ing.
The judges in the stand were Messrs.
Geo. P. Smith of Chicago, starter; VIM.
P. Whittier of Old Orchard and A. A.
Doliff of Kennebunk.
The races were the 2.22 class for a
purse of $500 and the associations con-
ISOLATION purse for horses that did not
win money in the 2.34 and 2.40 classes.
2.ee Glass.
The first race called was the 2.22 class
and four horses responded, Leo, Present,
Falcolm, Jr., and Maggie 7. Leo drew
| the pole but positions were of little con-
sequence, the middle of the track being
the best place. Leo was hitched to one
of the new style of sulkies, with wheels
about the size of that of the average
wheelbarrow, but by the bending of the
shafts the drivers seat is perched up as
high as that of the usual trotting sulky.
These wheels are broad and encased in
rubber like bicycle wheels. The new
style certainly possesses some merit for
! a heavy track. A good send off was final
ly affected, Leo leading. All the horses
were unsteady, for they had not been
worked up to their level best efforts.
Leo held the lead though each of the
other horses made efforts for it. They
finished well together. Leo 1, Falcon
2, Maggie T. 8, and Present 4. Time,
2.31.
In the second heat Leo broke just af-
ter the word and Maggie went ahead and
led at the quarter pole. Present then
started to the front, but would not stick,
and Leo settled down and led at the half
mile. 1t was very close finish, with
Leo's nose showing in front, but the
heat was justly awarded to Present for
doing the most honest trotting. Leo was
placed second, Maggie L. third and Fal-
con fourth Time, 230.
The driver of Leo complained that
some of the others made too free use of
their whips, thereby causing his horse to
break But it was not apparent from the
stand that there had been any particular
transgression of the rule for that class of
foul driving.
The Waterville horse, Present, went
away with the lead, but a break set him
back. Leo, Falcon and Maggie were all
in bunch and around the long upper
turn of the kite it was as pretty race as
one could wish to see. The four horses
were all in bunch and all trotting level.
AS they swung into the home stretch the
powerful Leo and his funny little sulky
showed to the front, with Present right
to his wheel 1t was an exciting eeormi-
nation of that pile, with Leo first, Pres
ent second, Maggie I. third and Falcon
fourth. Time, 2.293.
The fourth and final heat was another
hot one, but Leo had too much power
and speed for the others, though the
Waterville horse kept him hard at work
throughout and finished close second.
A break by Leo would have given
Present the heat. The finish was Leo
first, Present second, Maggie T. third
and Falcon fourth. Time, 2299.
First money went to Leo, second to
Present, third to Falcon, Jr., and fourth
to Maggie T. Summary:
2.22 cLAss-PURsE $500. :,
R. W. Robbs, b g Leo. ............1 2 1 /
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