The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-05


Jennie j., br m by Daniel Boone, t' .
Time2217A, 2.i7i1li, 2.i9M 3;1 21s5s ? 21sx dF
The 2.4O Trot.
In the 2.4O trot there were eight horses.
VIZ, West Gleamland, Nancy Rice, Nico-
la, Emma B., Col. Pitt, Billy Almont.
Nosegay and Gipsey. West Gleamland
of Portland had the pole and Col. Pitt
driven by "Hod'' Nelson, was on the
outside. They were a long time scoring,
but after the start Gipsey, driven by Ira
woodbury., took the lead, but by the
third quarter Nelson's Col. Pitt had
forged up from fifth place into first and
held 1t till the wire was passed. Emma
b. was second, West Gleamland third
and Gipsey fourth. Time 2.30a.
In the second heat Col. Pitt had the
pole. Gipsey and Nicola forged ahead
at the second quarter and kept the lead
I'LL the last turn, when they all .bunched
Weil together and six of them finished
almost in row, with Col. Pitt on the
outside and Nancy Rice or Gipsey little
ahead of them all. Before the Judges
gave their decision, however, there was
trouble in the judges stand and the high
voice of 'Hod" Nelson was heard max
ing vigorous statements of some SORT
Some say that Calvin, who drove Emma
b., said that Nelson drove across the
track. At this Nelson called Calvin an
insulting name and threatened to kick
MIN, whereat Calvin was very wroth and
wanted to get outside, which he did. and
told Nelson that he wouldn't be kicked
by him if he was as big as a house. or
WORDS TO that effect. 1t all ended in
words, Nelson declaring to anybody who
wanted to hear that if they were pulling
horses he could pull and if they were
racing he could race. Some said that it
was Nelson did the pulling. Ira Wood
bury thought he won the race. The
| judges decided it no heat.
!. Judge Blanchard told Nelson that r.
was the worst pulling heat he had ever
seen IN all his experience and that there
would never be another one like it nm
der his. administrations for he'd send the
drivers all off the track first. He said
there were eight men driving and as
many as thirteen pulling.
At the second attempt, at the second
heat, Starter Pompilly announced that
the judges thought the previous second
heat pulling match from the start.
csc do l." said Nelson), and wished to
warn the drivers that if anyone was de-
tected in pulling his horse he wouId he
surely fined.
E"All right" said Nelson, "I'll take
mine with the gang"
Nelson had the pole and was pas ,ed
by Gypsy, but the latter ran far ahead
and then dropped back, Col. Pitt hold
ing the lead and winning the heat, with
Emma B. a close second. Time-227 Id.
In the third heat the judges changed
Two of the drivers, because of the nm
fair racing above mentioned John
Haines took Davis's place as driver of
Billy Almonr, and Tom Marsh took
George Dustin's place as driver of Nose
| gay.
Col. Pitt had the pole and kept it all
the way round, winning the heat and
race, though close pressed by West
Gleamland and Nicola. Time-2.2 27l-4..
One man said that Col. Pitt could beat
225, and another said that he was good
| for 2. 20. He belongs to Saco man.
| Following is the summary:
| 2.4O, TRoTTING-PURsE $500, DIVIDED.
Col, Pitt, by Wilkes, C. H. Nelson Wat
| erVlll6. ...-.....-...............l Il
Ella B.. b m. J. NJ. Calvin, Medford,
west aaSS eleamand, g, by westiand fa.
ward Fletcher Portland, Bob Stan
N;no' naoUo ulaseI ~ H. =, -
Hayden, West Stewartstown N, H.. .6 6 3
| Nancy Rice. b m, by Alcantara, Graham
Conley. Boston. Hugh Marlum.
Nosegay br M by Gen, washington, DR.. ;:0
IG III rdm nrake Msrsb Pbit5Seld dySads Geo. Duston
Leighton da. q & Davis, Pleasantdale. Davis
Gipsey. a 'SiS M BY Lothar, Jr.. Clark Bros i0
Portland, Ira Woodbury., driver. l.....4 s 8
| Time-2.301a, 2.2714, 2.2714.
| At the first of the afternoon, the great
audience applauded as Nelson drove his
| great stallion around the track two or
three times. Though fat and out of
| training the horse made 2.25 and 2.21
| without turning a hair.
| Along the middle of the afternoon,
between the races, Mrs. Crosby of Bos-
| ton drove an exhibition fast mile with
her fast mare Emma B, 2.261-4. She
| rode a bicycle sulky, like all the rest,
| anu at ulSPduCe III was QfIQCulG TO QlS-
| tingulsh her from man, since her post
ure was exactly the same and her dress
very similar, with the exception that
she wore very loose flowing trou sers
| She is certainly fine driver, and was
very particular that her beautiful and
| feet mare should make the mileswithouu
a skip, for the first two times past the
wire the horse broke just little, and
| was brought down with great skill, yet
Mrs. Crosby returned to make a perfect
start, which she did the third time. She
was accompanied by Ira Woodbury., " no
drove Ned Rollins, fast horse, capabA
of 2.1s. Mrs. Crosby made the mile in
2.25 1-2, lowering her horse's record,
and showing conclusively that Rigby
track was very fast track yesterday,
and that it is one of the best tracks in
the country. Thursday. George W. Bish-
9p and party of New York ..wlu beyat
Rigby.
| Today's races will be very interesting.
|