The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-27
A Large Attendance and Fast Time
Time Made.
THE FREE FOR ALL PACE MADE IN
2.11 IA, THE TRACK RECORD.

Made BY Henry Fit will probably be
Lowered During This Meeting.
Things went merrily at RigbysPark yes
| terday afternoon and those present enioyed
great days sport. The attendance was
| much better than that of the first day show
ing that Portland people are beginning to
| appreciate the track and the superior
quality of the attractions presented by the
management. One thing is sure no better
racing can be seen anywhere in the country
nor even on the Grand Circuit and nowhere
are such facilities presented for witnessing
| it.
Promptly at 1890 the bell was rung for the
horses in the unfinished 2.3O trot to come
out and shortly after one the first heat was
| started. The horses were feeling a trifle
gay after their nights rest and caused some
delay before they were sent off, When they
| did get going it was a race for blood. They
| were well punched all the way round, the
first six coming under the wire almost in a
line. Marston G. got the decision, Glimmer
finishing second, Linda Stanford third and
Thomey fourth, exactly the same order in
which they finished on the first heat. Time
-22lA.
For the third heat they got away well to-
gether. Nelson, with Amber began drive
from the word. and kept it up until the
finish The mare was not quite fast enough
to beat Marston G., however, and Nelson
had to be content with second place, giving
him third money. Marston q. held the pole
all the way, never being headed and landed
a good race in straight heats. Time-2.24
| smoother looking field of horses than
that which appeared for the 2.3U pace is
| seldom seen on race track. Lady Lee
| Doune, Ned Rawling, Eclare Jr., ami
| Alcinta are all perfect specimens of equine
beauty, and few fields of thorough bred
| runners, contain five as handsome animals.
| Little delay marked the start considering
| the size of the field and all were going
steady when the word was given. Eclare
| Jr., shot ahead and showed first at the
| quartel. Rawling came fast in the second
quarter but broke just.before reaching the
mark and Woodbury. was forced to pull out
with him. Eclare Jr. held the lead to the
three-quarters, game of see-saw going on
! for second place. Around the turn for
home. six or seven of them got we'll together
and it was whipping finish. Lady Lee
| looked to be on even terms with Eclare Jr.
yard from the wire, dead heat seeming
| to be almost certain. but Eclare Jr,
margin imaginable in 2.14
| Eclare, Jr., Lady Lee and Ned Rawlings
had it out between them to the half. in the
second heat, the chestnut mare breaking
just after passing the mark. Alcinta
paced out by the field coming around the
turn, collared Eclare, JI., a hundred yards
from the wire and finally won by couple of
| lengths in 2.17.
T% A1of,,
the third heat, and again did Alcinta win in
the stretch in 2.ls1A... Doune was close up
in third place. One of the most peculiar
accidents ever seen on a race course oc-
Cured in this heat, and one that was the
cause of much merriment when it was seen
that no serious consequences resulted. John
Haines was driving that erratic animal
Capt. Cressey. As he swung around the
first turn he felt that Cressey was fattering
and John looked about for good place to
land. The first thing that appeared was the
quarter pole, and as Capt. Cressey swerved
and fell over the fence into the in-field,
John made a jump, caught the pole with his
left arm, and there he stood upon the fence,
looking down upon his horse, who was lying
by the side of the ditch with his heels in the
air. Everyone thought that the horse was
fatally injured, but when he got up on his
feet again he was without scratch. The
only thing broken in the whole affair was
the harness, although the quarter pole was
thrown little out of plumb.
Capt. Turney and Capt. Cressey distanced
In the third heat and Gold Dust drawn left
only seven starters for the fourth heat
Durland, with Doune made desperate
effort for this heat. He drove for all he was
worth from the half, but Alcinta was not to
be denied and outlasted Doune to the wire.
Doune broke near the distance mark, but
got back quickly and finished good second.
The time was..the fastest of the race, 2l6
a.
Four starters appeared for the free-for.all
pace, Henry F., holder of the Maine race
record, 2.10 IA made in the second heat of
his winning race at Old Orchard last week;
Riley Medium. winner at Worcester in 2A
week ago; Prima Donna, the handsome
daughter of Betterton and every inch a
racer; and loguish old Bunco, Jr. Bunco,
Jr., drew the pole. but made one of his
characteristic breaks just after leaving the
wire, Henry E. taking first position. Wilson
was able to look back and watch his field
after passing the quateI, for nothing got
near enough to cause him any anxiety.
Henry F. coming under the wire in 2il 3-4.
Wilson sent Henry f. away easily in the
second heat, Mccoy with Riley Medium
leading around the first turn, with Henry
F. at his wheel. Going up to the half a
blanket would have covered both horses,
but Henry f. here surprised his supporters
by breaking. Riley Medium led the rest of
the way, although Henry T. was coming
very fast when he broke again in the
stretch. One-eyed Riley's mark for the heat