The Portland daily press., 1894-07-20
2.lO IA tile Figure Now at the
Kite Track.
MADE YESTERDAY IN THE FREE.
FOR-ALL PACE BY HENRY
Yesterday Was the Most Successful Day of
the Meet-A Large Attendance, Many
Entries. Good Racing-An Absence of
the Scoring that Is So Tiresome to the
Audience Would Be Appreciated.

the Scoring that Is So Tiresome to the
Audience Would Be Appreciated.
Old Orchard, July 19.-It was a great day
at the beach today. Again was the record
of the Kite track broken, every heat in the
free-for-all pace being under the previous
record of FL 3-4, 2Asl4, 2.10 IA and 2.1U 3-4.
These were the marks at which the
watches stopped, and Henry f. could have
surely gone faster if necessary. 1t was the
finest race in Maine turf history, many
horsemen declaring it the best they had
ever seen on any track.
First came the unfinished 2.19 trot, and
although the horses were on hand promptly
| at o'clock, it was nearly O'Clock before
the first heat was started. When.they finally
| got going it was race from the word. Com
| ing into the stretch Gretchen, Mischie
| and Vega were abreast and it was a drive
| to the wire. Gretchen got there first by
| half a length in 2.16 IA, Vega outfooting
| Mischief for second place. More tiresome
| scoring marked the appearance of the field
| for the fourth heat. it was five handed
game the last quarter Vega getting his first
| heat of the race, Artilla coming second
| through superb drive by Grady. The time
was the same as the three previous heats,
| 216 IA.
Gretchen came again in the fifth heat as
game as ever. and settled all speculation by
staying in first position all the way,
although Marsh and Grady drove like fiends.
Merry Bird narrowly escaped being dis
| tanced, but got inside by nose, thereby
| getting third money, Vega winning second
| and Mischief fourth. Time for this heat was
217.
Nine starters came out for the 2.30 trot
| which proved rather an easy thing for
| Knapsack MoCarthy's Glassware Girl in
straight heats, the struggle being for second
| money. Thornley, was number two in the
| first sand second heats and fourth in the
| third, and won it. Marston c. came last in
| the first heat, fourth in the next and i'm
| proved this to sec ond in the last, and got
| third money, while Cora Balrum with two
| threes and nine saved entrance money.
! Time for the three heats, 2.21 Ia, 2.l9 IA
| and 2.20.
4 Every one was on the tiptoe of expectancy
when Henry f., Gil Curry, Blanche Louise
4 and Bunco, Jr., were warmed up for the
| first heat of the free-for-all pace 1t was a
case of four wonderful horses driven by
4 four veteran drivers, Dick Wilson, Ham
| Brock, Jock Bowen and Mart Demarest. AS
| was to be expected little trouble was found
by Starter Pomp1lly in getting them away
| when:they were all right, a slight delay be-
ing occasioned.by the throwing of shoe by
Blanche Louise on the first attempt at
scoring. The start was a thing of beauty, all
| being in line at the word. Bunco, Jr.,
made slight skip and fell a little behind,
but the three others were almost abreast all
the way around and finished noses apart in
the same order in which they drew positions,
Henry f., one, Gil Curry two and Blanche
Louise three. The track record dropped
to 2.11 f-3
Henry F. and Blanche Louise move like a
team to the half in the heat, almost stride
for stride in l.04. Gil Curry was back little
while Bunco, Jr., lost considerable ground
through several short breaks. Gil Curry got
quite move on after getting around the
turn forshome, but even tile wonderful way
in which he is noted for coming the last
quarter could not catch Henry F., although
it was another case where noses counted.
This time the track record was placed
where it is likely to remain for longer than
day, 2.10 IA.
Demarest with Bunco, Jr., was back a
couple of lengths when the horses scored
for the third heat, but signalled for the
word and away they went. Henry F. glided
along as smooth as machine, never lifting
| his nose, in fact he made not the semblance
of break during the whole race, and held
first position all the way, finishing in 2.1O3 3-4
with quite an apparent reserve of speed.
Nine heats were trotted during the after
nooI, the average being the best yet, 2.15 3-4.
Two good races will compose the card for
the last day. Friday-the 2.34 pace and the
2.l5 trot. Nineteen entries in the pacing
race assure great field of starters, among
Olive. Maria Theresa, Capt. Caessie and
Valley Chief, Jr. Maine's great race horse,
Early Bird. is named for the 2.15 trot, a long
with Guess. Ben H.. Thetis, Charlie c.,
Caprice and Jessie Hanson.
Today's summa ries:
a.19 Glass. Trotting. Purse $500. Con.
cluded.
| GsabelD IL
| Vega blk Marsh) g. 2
Merry Bird, b (Bowen)
| Mischief, m (Riley) 2
Aleta, m Grady 6 ;
I Il. IL. NJ.