The Portland daily press., 1894-09-01
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Colored Individual Cut Him Deep.
| Especial to the PRESS,l
| Cornish, August 3l.-By eight O'Clock it
had clea1ed away, the haymaker had come
out and the roads were full of people ard
teams Hooking to the grounds, and a very
large crowd numbering nearly 5000. had
a very fine days sport The rain yesterday
and last night cooled the air, anc put the
track in good condition.
At II m., sharp the 225 class was called,
with five starters, which drew positions as
follows: Dan Berry, first; Rodger, second |;
Chevilita, third; Ned Allen, fourth; Slip
perry Tom, fifth.
| After several times scoring they got a
| good start, Roger broke and fell back to
| fourth position, Ned Allen passed to second
! place, and made great fight with Dan
Berry throughout the stretch where he
| passed Dan Berry, very prettily. bringing,
them all in in 2.29. sRodger made a good
| fight, but finished third. Chevilita and Slip
perry Tom were some distance in the rear
throughout. Slippery Tom acted very badly
and was distanced.
| In the second heat Dan Berry took the
lead at the first. Ned Allen broke and went
to the rear and finished third. Badger held
at the first, second place, but was outfooted
and finished last. Chevilita passed DaL
Berry and the group just beyond the halt,
and held it easily. Time, 2.3O l-2.
Dan Berry, in the third heat took the lead
at the turn, but at once broke and fell back
and actedibadiy throughout. Chevilita showed
that she had extra speed; Ned Allen kept
second. and Rodger third. Time, 2.3U IA.
A good send off was got in the fourth
heat. Chevilita kept far in the lead, the
entire mile. and the fight was between Ned
Allen and Dan Berry. Berry made d skip
just as he was passing Allen and went back
little, but got good stride Oh at once,
passing Ned Allen on the homestretch.
Rodler did not trouble them. Time, 2.32
Ia
In the colt race, four years old, the third
heat was won easily by Chestnut in 2.37 1-3.
Gail came in second Slippery Tom, tLi1d.
Time, 2.37 1-3.
By agreement the race was called best
two in three.
In the 2.35 class there were five starters,
and they drew positions as follows: Frank
o.. first Byrl c., second. Lady Blanche,
third; Choralist, fourth Helen NJ, fifth
After the second scoring Frank o. broke
his hobbies and ten minutes was given for
repairs. They got started at once. Byrl G.
broke at first and went to the rear, but
came up and finished third. Lady Blanche
at this freak took second place. Frank o.
broke and Lady Blanche took the lead and
held it to the finish, but was closely pressed
by ChoralisJ. Helen NJ. brought up the rear
but finished fourth. Time, 2.31 81.
In the second heat Bryl G. broke the first
turn and was passed BY Choralist, who made
good fight to finish. Byrl G. was up with
the first two part of the time but, just be-
fore reaching the wire Helen M. passed
her. Frank o. acted very badly and brought
up the rear. Time, 2.3l la.
The fight at the first in the third heat
was between Helen NJ. and Choralist, tie
latter broke just before the first quarter,
and went back to the rear and was dis
tanced. From that out it was good fight
between Lady Blanche and Helen NJ, sthe
Lady finishing a nose ahead. Byrl C. kept
third and Frank 0. fourth. lime, 2.32 3-4.
There were three starters in the first heat
of the four year olds, trot or pace. Slippery
Tom drew the pole; Gail got second place
and Chestnut, third. Gail took the lead at
the turn. Slippery Tom in pressing Gail,
broke and lost near the quarter, and Gail
finished first easy. Chestnut, beyond the
three quarters psased to second place and
pressed Gail hard, but bl oke near the dis
tance and went back TO third place.
Time, 2.39 1-2.
Ben Chase, driven by Frank P. Fox, was
driven to beat the track record of 2.27 l-2,
made by Sipio. She was given working
out mile in 2.35 1-2.
In the second heat Chestnut took second
place. Slippery Tom acted bad and finished
far in the rear. Gail held the lead just be-
fore the three-quarters, when she broke
and was passed by Chestnut, who finished
easily first. Time. 2.34 IL.
The summaries.
2.25 Glass. Trotting. Purse $500.
Slippery Tom, blk A. H. 6 W.
M. Shaw, Dis
Ned Allen, h ~. T. Dodge, is 81
Rodger, b z f. H. Osgood, 4 4
Chevilta, oh m Island View Farm,
Dan Berry, Ch Frank P. Fox. 2 2
Time-2.29, $50 l-2, 2.53 IA, 2.32 IA.
2.35 Glass. Trot or Pace. Purse $500
Byrl c., br E. P harrington, 4 81
Choralist, b Flint Bros, 2dis
Frank O., ch G f. III. Osgood, 5
Helen M, blk m Frank p. Fox, 8 2
Lady Blanche, b m John B. Foley, l
Time-2.3l ga, 2.31 1-2, 2.32 3-4.
-Four Year Olds.s Trot or Pace Purse $500.