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half g length. The third heat was Wol
by Daisy, pulled up.

This proved the race of the day. Six
heats were trotted without deciding, and
then the race went over until the follow
ing day
Daisy Bell, who drew the pole, led
around the first turn. with Pilot second.
Pilot caught her in the home stretch and
won by half length, Daisy ben gong up
Just before reaching the wire.
In the second heat Daisy Bell got away
in front, cat in and took the pole away
from Pilot. Daisy led at the half. On
the back stretch Gypsy caught he leaders,
and getting in front led to the wire, win
ming he heat.
The public settled down for long race,
and began to talk Gypsy, whose staying
qualities it was thought would make her
a winner in long race. After the second
heat Capt. Reed, who was driving Felix,
and whose stentorian voice had been
waited across the track to the stand way
from the upper turn, was called to the
judges stand and requested not to make
so much noise. The Capt" willingly
complied with the request. Cheers for
the Capt Reed followed.
In the third heat Gypsy and Pilot made
the fight to the stretch. At the distance
pole Gypsy went up, Pilot passed her and
won the heat.
In the fourth heat Capt Reed with
Felix cut in to the pole on the first turn
and led to The upper turn, where Pilot
caught him. Felix did some pretty good
running the second time around, and
kept well up with Pilot. In the stretch
Daisy Bell, with grand burst of speed
squeezed through from the rear and won
the heat in grand finish, beating Pilot
by length.
Pilot got away in front in the fifth and
led to the half, here Daisy Bell caught
him. Daisy Bell led all the way around,
finally winning by length from Pilot.
1t began to grow dark when the sixth
heat was trotted and it was necessary to
station patrol judges about the track.
Gypsy set the pace the first half with
Pilot close up. The two fought the
whole of the second half, and came under
the wire nose and nose. the judges pro-
nouncing it dead heat
Before announcing The result of the
last heat Starter Pineo made a little
speech.
STARTER PISEo's SPEECH,
Some fault had been found with the start
in the last heat. Mr.. Pineo said This
is the last time l will ever appear in
judges stand. We have done our best to
decide fairly, and have done as we'll as we
could have no fault to find. You
have always treated me kindly. Some
fault has been found with the send-of.
Ii was getting late and dark; we We're
anxious to get them away, and perhaps
there is some ground for the criticism.
| will never start another horse; l have
failed this time and fail forever.
1t was too dark to trot anot her heat
that night and the drivers agreed to trot
the deciding heats the following morning
al 10 o'clock.
The seventh and deciding heat was won
by Pilot. Felix was Withdrawn. Daisy
Bell made bad break just after getting
Gypsy gave Pilot fight for the heat
Pilot won by a neck.
A complete summary of the races ap-
pears below.
BICYCLE RACES.
The bicycle races We're interesting feat
ures of the day There were three half
mile races from standing starts.
In the first race he starters We're Daniel
l. Gross, BluehiIl; Ray Stevens, BROOKLYN;
George Graham. Brooklin, and Forrest
Snow, Bluehill Snow fell and bent his
wheel at the send off. Gross won, with
Stevens second and Graham third Time:
l 80.
The second race was match between
D, II. Buckley, OF Bucksport, and \. f.
Smith, OF Old Town. They made very
pretty race. Buckley set the pace for the
first quarter. Then Smith passed him
with rush and gained what looked like
a winning lead. Buckley set sail for him
and caught him fifty yards from the
finish, winning handily. Time %
In the third race he starters We're Irving
Cousins, of Brooklin, Smith, Gross,
Stevens and Graham. Smith was scatch
man with handicap of thirty-five yards
He won easily. Time: l.: 1871.
ES AT BLUEHILL.