The Portland daily press., 1893-10-03
SEEN AT RIeBy.
A Great Concourse of Horses and Horse
men-How To See Them to Advantage
The Grand Stand VIII Afford a Delight
full view-Everytlling Ready for Today.

There was great hustle at Rigby Park
yesterday afternoon. The State of Maine
has never seen quite Esuch an event as
will begin at p. m. today. The annual
races at the State Fair are great COCA
sions, but they do not begin to bring to-
gether The horses and the men that have
already gathered at Rigby Park. The
West seems to be as much interested as
New England. and amongithe newspaper
men already gathered are representatives
of the great Chicago papers, of the stock
papers of Missouri, to say nothing OF
nearer journals. The tour of the. stables
as made by Press reporter late yester-
day afternoon, was like an excursion into
the history of the American trotting
horse. Veteran stable boys and drivers
were exchanging personal recollections
of Flora Temple, Goldsmith Maid, Bon
ner's early ventures and other great
landmarks of the turf. The three great
stables at the track are filled with fine
horses. The owners of the club stable
have moved all their own horses out to
give accommodations to the newcomers,
which have already been assigned quar-
tiers. Some of the most famous horses
and the stalls where they are to be found
are as follows, the numbers running
from to 40 being in the club stable near
the entrance, and the remainder in the
stables at the lower end: Nelson, 200,
No. ~; Thistle, 2.14. No. 81; Edith r..
PIT Ia, No. SO; Lou Wilkes, 2.19 IA,
No. "a; Edmund, 2.17 Ia, No. 90; Noun
taineer, 2.23 IA, No. 81: Donald, 2.25 IL,
No. "a; Callisto, 2.24 IL. No. 95; Edith
H., 2.15 IA, No. go; Thetis, 2.19 3-4, No.
100; Col Osgood, g. IL, No. lO3; Mer-
ry Bird, 2.24 Ia, No. 105; Cuckoo, 2.223,
No. 1903; Lady Thompson, 2.2S IL, No.
1o7; Aristides, 2.2o "a, No. Ill; Peer
less Ben, 1926 IA, No. 113; Mischief.
2.2O IA, No. 11e; Vega, 2.1s IA, No. 50;
Vollery, 2.25 1-2, No. SO; Sankey, 2.19 II
No. 1876; George H., 2.17>1-4, No. 146;
Athlete, 221, No. 14s; The Dude, 2.15 IA
No. 1872; Alcyo, 2.1s "a, No. 15S; La
mont, 2.1o, No. 1874; Archie B., 23o IA,
No 1856; Repetition, 2.1O IA, No 1852;
Delnar, 2.l6 "a, No. ITO; Leicester,
2.17 IA, No. III; Carmine, PA IL, No.
176; Stanley, 2.17, No. 179; Early Bird,
2.16 IL, No. 20; Autograph, 2,16 IL, No.
10; Bayard Wilkes, 2.13 ga, No. 20;
Nomination, 2,21 IA, No. 81; Otis Shaw,
2.19 "a. No. 80; Mahlon, 2.1S IA, No. 35;
Lightning, 2.16 Ia, No. 2.
With these horses are some men equal
ly noted. There is ]. ]. Bowen, Said to
be the oldest driver of trotting horses in
the world, who years ago drove that lit
tie black wonder of the past, Camors,
and now has Jean Vatican and Bird.
There is James Golden of Medford,
Mass, who has Autograph and Nomina-
ton. Another veteran is George Nelson,
who used. in his youth, to take care of
Flora Temple in the days of '56, when
she astonished the world. Another turf
celebrity is Johnnie Goldsmith, son of
Alden Goldsmith, who owned Goldsmith
Maid. It was Johnnies brother 'sJim-
mie," now dead, who used to take Gold
smith Maid out nights and speed her up
| and down the road while his father, who
did not believe in trotters, slept. Gold
smith Maid, with her record of IA at
| Mystic in ia, was great in her day, but
there are lots of equals at Rigby today.
John Riley, another old time driver, is
here, and drives Mischief.
An interesting figure at the track is c.
II. Chase, called ''Track Charlie" AS a
stable boy he helped rub down Gold
smith Maid. He shows hand bitten by
the great Smuggler, and has head full
of "reminiscences of the turf. He was at
the old Ling track in the days of its glo-
ry.
On Thursday, among the other attrac-
lions, will occur a parade of Nelson and
his progeny, including Edmund, PIT IA,
Haley, 2.2o IA; Silver Street, 2.23 IA;
Cashier, 2.25 IL; Cylex, 2.26 IA; Selim,
2.22 (trial) Lady Nelson, 2.29 IL; Mer-
rill, 2.31; Amber. 2.32 IL; Cadillac, 2.32
(triaD; Young Nelson, 2.35 (triaD; Par
ker, 2.26 (triaD; Trafalgar, 2.40; Princess
Nelson, 2.40.
Nelson is said to have slight trouble
with one of his feet, but not such as to
disqualify him from appearing as adver-
| tised.
The grand stand, with its 5000 chairs,
was substantially completed Yesterday
afternoon, so far as the requirements of
the race today are concerned. The view
| of the track from it, especially from the
upper deck, is fine. Every one of the
great audience will be able to see the
! entire track to perfection.
The track yesterday was perfection,
dry and springy. Horsemen from away,
men like Bowen, were enthusiastic over
it. Seth Griffin is on the ground, and
will look after the track during the
week.
President Burnham, Secretary Barrett,
and Treasurer Farnham were all on the
oround vesterdav sunarintepdino the