The Portland daily press., 1894-08-24
THE NOBLE ANIMAL.
Righy is The Place to See Him at
His Best.
EARLY BIRD CAPTURED THE STAR
EVENT YESTERDAY.

The e.14 Trot Was Fight With the Field
Against the Favorite-Good Going in
the $40 Pace With PIC Ia Mark-In-
teresting Races at the Track-A Fine
Programme For Today,
better day than yesterday, the sun
never shone upon for horse trotting. and
everything went smooth at Rigby. the third
day of the meeting, termed Massachusetts,
day. The attendance was extremely good
and it begins to look as ii the public were
beginning to appreciate Rigby park, and
the efforts of the management TO provide
the very finest of harness sport.
During the morning hours from eight
until twelve, Mr.. Goodrich was engaged In
judging the premium classes. the entries
being exhibited in the paddock near the
club stable. At eleven O'clock class No. Ga
for gentlemen's driving horses 10 IL hands
and over was judged on the track. -Four
horse appeared to compete for the blue
ribbon. Trafalgar, Pullman, Van Dyke and
st. James. The judges, MessIs. ID. ID.
Clinch of ST John, N. B., George ". Leayitt
and Albert Fellows, awarded the palm to
Nelson's Trafalgar, st. James, second. Pull
man third and Van Dyke fourth. :
Today it is likely that the awards in near
~ all the premium classes will sbe an
nounced, as Mr.. Goodrich is nearly through
W. til his work.
Many fast miles were worked out during
the forenoon, the most noticeable being
those of Haley and Silver Street. both by
Nelson. The first mile they worked in 2.20
3-4. the second was caught as PA IA by a
dozen watches. On account of the change
in the order of events it will be impossible
Tor these two horses to start in the III trot
today, their owners and drivers having
made other arrangements for today that
they are unable to cancel.
Excitement was rife concerning the Ia
trot, in which the starters were Early Bird.
Lightning, Caprice and Jesse Hanson. he
little roam racer wac hot favorite and
nobly accomplished the task cut out for
him, all honor being due to Sheridan for the
clever manner in which. he handled him.
Il was the field against the Bird in every
heat, first one and then the other would get
up alongside of him and carry him TO the
extent OF. their speed, but Sheridan was too
clever, and the horse too good and game to
be beaten by these tactics. He went a great
race, being close up in the two heats ip
which he was beaten out
The first heat went to Early Bird in 2.l2
IL, breaking the track race record for
tIotters and the stations own record. Heat
No. 2 resulted in the same manner in 2.13
Ia Sheridan waited and made his drive in
the stretch, beating out his field in the last
one hundred yards.
In the third heat Jesse Hanson surprised
the others by coming SO fast in the stretch
that nothing could stop him, and he got the
fourth heat in 2.14 3-4. lightning struck in
the fourth heat when that animal won out
through pretty bit of work by Carpenter,
in 2,14 g. A.
1t was Capriee's turn to carry Early Bird
along in the fifth heat, but she was not good
enough, so the task again fell to lightning.
The Bird poked his nose to the fore at the
quarter. held the lead all the way and got
the heat and first money in2 .15. lightning
was well up till the three-quarter pole and
Carpenter was evidently holding her there
so as to endeayor TO out finish the Bird, but
just as she turned for home knee boot
slipped and the trick was off.
The umberland stake for PAGERS eligible
10 he 2.4O class, April both. was looked on
as pudding for Nelson's Parker. He acted
badly in the fist heat and dropped it to
Byal o., whose driver stole march on the
xest of the lot and came first by length
in 2.35 Ii.
Parker was Strengthened out in the second
heat and that witt the third came easy,
Nelson driving with one hand and holding
his watch to his ear as Parker romped home
in 2.20 and 2.21.
The fifth heat Nelson sent him along a
little as he wished to mark him under 2.20.
He did it by winning in 2.l9 IA, making the
fourth of Nelson's string to win place in
the list this season. The other three are
Queen. Col. Pitt and Ellsworth Nelson is
very p1oud of this record as well he may be,
Ned Rawlins finished second three times
and got third money. He was taken sick
after the race and about ten o'clock last
evening veterinary surgeon was sent for.
The West End stake for two year old
trotters, best two in three heats, was the
last event of the day and was short and
sweet. The little black mare Zonlta by
Onawa, was in front the two times requisite
to get the big end of the purse. Fourth
money was divided between Spira Spraeue
and Tom Boy, they standing on equal foot
ing in the summary This finished the sport
of the day in remarkable good season, the
Time being just six o'clock when the last
heat was over.
A delightful feature of the afternoon pro-
ramme was the showing of Nelson and
Westland, with several of their progeny on
the stretch in front of the grand stand.
The Nelson family consisted of father and
eighteen children, headed by Haley, 2.20 IA.
Westland was accompanied by six of his get
and looked the great sire of gentlemen's
drivers that he is
Many were the obs, and abs. heard when
the {ihf orted French ,aching stallion
Gemacei and Lothian were led cut, with
several of their colts, all belonging to J. S.
Sanborn of Poland. Two handsomel
speoimens,of what breeding does for horse
flesh could not be found in this country.