The Portland daily press., 1894-07-30
THE CLOSING RIGBY RACES:
The Intense Heat Prevented Any Attempt
AT Record Breaking.

1t is said that hot weather is the best
for trotters and PAGERS to show their great
est speed, but there is such thing as having
1t too hot. This was the case at Rigby Sat-
urday. the intense heat showing its effects
both upon the horses and the drivers. The
spectators who were comfortably located in
the shade in the grand stand were to be
enyied, for cooler place on such a day
could not be found.
long programme that had to be finished
during tie afternoon. stared the. officials in
the face, ,but..the drivers and owners were as
anxious to get through as the management,
and there was consequently very little mon
keying about scoring, and no delays in get
ting the horses out on time.
When the gray PAGER Rhea finished first in
the first heat of the deay in 3'l7, and put
two heats to her credit in the unfinished
2.24 pace, many thought it was a case of
three straight. Dennis, with the blind
PAGER Bo Peep had been laying back,
however, and after he made Rhea throw up
the sponge in the third heat, winning in
2.17 1-2, it was very easy thing for him to
win the nxet two and win the race in 2.23 3-4
and 2.21 l-2.
The only incidentsof any note IN the 2l5
race occurred in the third heat, when Birney
with Charley c., deliberately cut across the
track in front of Early Bird and Thetis,
throwing them both off their stride. Sheri-
dan caught Early Bird very quickly, and
once stIaightened out he quickly passed
Charley G. and was never again headed.
Time for the three heats, 2.l6 RIA "a, 2l5.
Helen M. was the good thing in the 2.27
pace. She was altogether too speedy for the
others, and although she was never urged
by ner driver, had no trouble in leading hen
field from wire to wire three straight hea is.
G. o. Talyor was second best in the race,
he finishing next to Helen in all three trips.
Time. 2.1S Ia, 2.17 l. and 2.l7 PAGERS in
the 2.l7 class will have to look out for Helen
| M. in races to come.
There was nothing in the entire field
capable of giving Norhawk race for first
| money, so the drivers contend themselves
| with fighting for second money, finally won
| by Mart Demarest.
The summarizes:
224 Glass. Pacing. Purse $500. Concluded
| Bo Peep, b by Raven (Dennis) l
| Rhea, m (AbbotU ll7
Richard Lambert, eh h(Howard / 5 5
I Jed Davis, CHI n F. r. Wilson
Maria iaq rhefeaa haiess b m (conley and :
| Hayden) =. 6 3 {
| Valley Chief, Jr., G Q2iley) 6
| Time-2. 1874, 2.1734, 2.1713, 2.23sN, 221.
| 2l5 Glass. Trotting. Purse $500.
Early Bird, TO h by Jay Bird (Sheri-
dam
| Charley c., g (Birney)
| Thetis, b m (O'NeiD
Caprice, b m (Conleyand Woodbury. 5
| George H., b m(Parberry)
| Time-2.l6, PA A, 2.15.
2.2? Glass. Pacing. Purse $780,.
| Helen NJ, m by Cobbler Galley
| e. o. Taylor Hicks 2 .
| Lady Logan, oh M (F. r. Wilson, 5
| Eclare, Jr., blk h (Hilborn)
| Lille B., by IN tBlanchard)
| Glendale, b nj Woodbury. dis.
| Time-2. 1S14, 2.1A2.17.
2.21 Glass. Trotting. Purse $500.
Norhawk.b b m by No1val (Golden) l /
| National, b Mart Demarestl
| E. l.. Robinson b b (F. r. Wilson)4
| Silver Street, b m (Yates)
| Brazilian, b h fSlipp) 3
| Brown Jim, br GRADY 6
1 Dawn R., br h (Pal berry,
| Quartette, br (Haines) Sdr.
| Delegate, br h Woodbury. Dis.
| Time-21914, 2.15&S, -2.171a.