The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-18
THE CLOSING RACES.
The Wind Up of the Meeting at the Old
Orchard Track.
Especial to the PRESS. j

Old Orchard. August 17.-First of the two
races of the day came the 2.20 trot with
nine starters. Col. Kuser being the favorite
and The Seer second CHOICE In the first
heat PROTEIN fooled the lot, getting away
we'll, leading at the half and having the
heat won at the distance. She was first
by three lengths, Nay pulling up before
reaching the wire but got a mark of 2.-l5 LIZ
despite the fact. The Seer came next fol-
lowed by the others in a bunch. Col. Kaiser
broke on the half causing him to make
bad break. PROTEIN, Col. Kuser and
The Seer made series of breaks in the
second heat, the Maine stallion finally
finishing next to last. The Col. and Protieu
kept on going and finished first and second
but the judges set them both back as a
punishment for their anticts and awarded
the heat to Jenny O'Neil's Frank Jones
the third horse in. No time for the heat
was given in consequence.
Mr.. Hutchins. the owner of The Seer, was
induoedsto make a change in drivers, Car.
penter consenting ito pilot. The effect of
this change was seen the moment he.horse
was sent away. The Seer was nearly
three lengths in the rear when the word
was given being SO close into the stand
ter soon made up this handicap and was
right in the thickest of the fight at the
half. Coming into the home stretch he
pulled well to the outside of the track and
then commenced a drive that won the heat
in 3.l6 3-4. This set the crowd on edge,
four horses each being credited with a heat
Carpenter kept up his good work with
The Seer IN the hfth heat, winning in 217
Ia, PROTEIN being next at the finish. Then
came the most exciting heat of the day and
meeting. The four heat winners were left
in TO fight for Jacksonville Seer, Protein,
Frank Jones and Col. Kuser. They were
sent away to superb start, but Protein
and kuser soon got off their stride. At the
half. The Seer was several lengths ahead.
PROTEIN and kuser each having taken an
other skip. From the middle distance
PROTEIN went like flash and was head and
head with The Seer in the stretch, Carpen-
ter and liter. who had taken Nays place
behind the mare, both driving like mad.
They came under the wire SO close that MANY
thought 1t would be called dead heat, but
the judges from their point of vantage
called 1T The Seers heat and race in 2.1S.
Protein got second money, Frank Jones
third and Col. Kuser fourth.
Abbott Wilkes was picked to win the 22t
pace and Sheridan did the trick with him
in good style.
Heats number three and four were with
out incident, Abbott Wilkes winning by as
much as Sheridan pleased in 2.l5 3--4 and
2. Is.
Today's summarizes:
220,Class. Trotting. Purse $500.
The Seer b s by Gen. Benton,
iHutchins and Carpsnter) 2 L / /
PROTEIN, m by Alcantara,
May and Titer) 8 2 81
Frank Jones, $, by Prince
Charles, (O'NeiD 8l3 4 81
Col. Kuser, blk by Stranger,
(Sanborn) 74lS 5 4
Little Ethan, bm. (Sheidan) ; ro.
Quartette. Big, (Haines) / 6 Q 4 6ro.
SssI. SssS wilkes; n ;aaisih5 ss = s5yiter ss5 a.
HoHsework,: (Smith) dr.
Time is IL, 2.l6 1-2, 2.l6 a.. Cir IA.
2.1S.
2.s4 Glass. Pacing. Purse, $780,.
Abbott Wilkes. b s by Red Wilke
led Davis, DIR s by Alcantsra (F. R.
Wilson, 7l2 81
Sea aE Bird, ch 8. (Carpenter) )''D So Fl
Parker. b (Nelson) Z ii
Ethan Boy, br (Brewster)
Time-a.15 IA, 2..15 2.15.