The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-15
Opening Of the Races at Old Orchard
Kite Track.
REUNIONS AND CAMP MEETINGS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
An Old Orchard Landlord Bound Over IN
Serious Charge-A New Bank at
Fairfield = Burglars stin at work
Other News of Interest.
Especial to the PRESS ,

Especial to the PRESS.)
Old orchard, August 14.-A cloudy morn
ing did not augur very we'll for the openinp
of the p1eeting at the Kite track today but
the sUn got though about noon and the skv
was soon clear and bright. AT two O'Clock
the audience present were rather slim. but
the people kept coming SO that by three
O'Clock the attendance was very good in
deed, a great many ladies being among the
1 number.
\ Owing to a change made in the programme
Tor the meeting, by which it has been ex-
tended from three days Ito four, but two
races were trotted, the last heat being
finished at exactly six o'clock. A feature
OF the day that calls for special mention
was the starting. Allen Lowe of the Bos
| ton Globe. acted as starter, and got the
fields OF in great shape. There was no
tiresome scoring, three times being the most
that the horses came down before getting
| the word. Mr.. Lowe's work was warmly
commended on all sides. The other gentle
men in the stand were DR.. A. M. Garcelon
of Lewiston, Dr. George Bailey of Portland.
and Mr.. W. A. Young of Boston. Their
work was on a par with thatsof the starter,
not kick being recorded.
Ihe opening race was the 233 trot, with
seven starters. Heat number one went to
Carl Redwood. owned by NJ. T. Pooler and
Son OF. Skowhegan. and driven by Ira Wood
bury IN 2.20 3.4. 1t was a finely drawn
finlsh, Carl Redwood, Belle Menow and Val
going under the wire noses apart. Jerry
osNeil opened up with Val in the second
neat, coming with great burst of speed on
the outside from the three-quarter and
winning from Redwood by half length.
y 2 A \,
were rather easy for Val in 2.al IA, 2.22 IA.
A slight break shortly after the send off for
the last heat made things look uncertain
for few seconds, but O'Neil gathered his
horse quickly and soon had the heat and
race at his mercy. The bay stallion Gym
mast, half brother to the great Directum
showed wonderful sprinting powers for
short stretches, but could not keep level.
With lite more age and experience he is
liable to make the best of them hustle. 1t
was very creditable race for Carl Red
wood. 1T being his second start of the year,
and the third in his life
For the 2.2a trot five horses came out.
Marion was the good thing and proved that
the confidence of his hackers was not mis-
placed by taking three straight heats after
allowing two of his opponents one dash.
Queen, daughter sof Nelson, got the first
heat in 2.l9 "a through a great drive by
ToMer from the three-quarters, making an
other of Nelson's get to enter the 22O list
The finish of the second heat seemed to look
a little queer. Marion went off in the lead
and held it to the half. when he doubled UP
and fell back. Queen, Dan and Nosegay
came fast down the stretch, Queen looking
like winner hundred yards from the
wire but her lack of condition told on her
and she quit and broke. Houghton with Dan
and O'Neil with Nosegay ware both close up
and fighting for second place. When they saw
Queen break it became quite apparent that
neither of them wanted tho heat, and the
record that would go with it, but Dan had
a slight advantage, which O'Neil forced him
to keep and win in 2.l9 3-4. After this
Houghton drove Dan from wire to wire in
every heat, but liter got Marion
Strengthened out and 1t was comparative
ly easy matter for him to capture the next
three in .2l Ia, .22 IA and 20 1-2, although
he made break that gave Dan the lead for
short distance in the last
By the rearrangement of the programme
the card for tomorrow will consist of the
2.27 pace and the 2.23 trot The p? pace
with Annie Rhea, Lady Logan, Chief Scott,
G. o. Taylor and Olive as starters should
make as exciting race as has been seen in
Maine this season. A well matched field is
also found in the .23 trot with E. L. Robin
son. Dawn R.. Dot, Cuckoo, Amber, Yankee
Luck and Wild Oats among the entries.
Nelson will be given two or three fast
miles during the afternoon, in Que of which
he will be sent to beat the track record for
trotters.
The days summaries:
2.33 Glass. Trotting Purse $500.
Val bl S, by Vasco (o'NeiD NM
Carl Redwood, br g, by Redwood
Belle Merron, br m, tBowen) 5 5
Emma b., b m, Calm 8
Gymnast. b 8. Smith 5 S
Tom Gillig,, ch s.. Hicks) ....7 8 6
Corticella. m (McCrea) 5 z DIR
Time-2.aO 3-4, 2.2l "a. 2.2l IA. 2.22 IA.
2.2a Glass. Trotting. Purse $500.
MaTTroon., ch g, by GoldbeareI
9fn; mosenfonS,5, + s, by Almont aedq > !. !.
Queen. m, by Nelson (Tozier) | 5
Nosegay. b m (ONeiD 8 2 5
Thornley,. br S, Smith 5 s.
Time-2.19 3-4, 2.l9 3-4. 2.19 Ia, 2.22 IA,
2.22 IL.
AUGUSTUS VEAL THIEST CITIZEN.
Died Suddenly of Stomach Trouble-His