Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-09-20

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in 2.52, going a. steady H. an old timer.
i wss The first mile she had ever been eN-
tended
THURSDAYS RACES.
The hay mare Starting, owned and
driven 10y +. ". Hanks, Of Augusta,
furnished The sensation on Thursday
she was entered and started in both the
, g and 30 classee
While not a horse Of preposseesins aP-
pearauce being of in flesh and with a
gait a. quiet a. a ff1w horse when being
warmed up-in fact looking in every way
just ht opposite Of the game little race
horse hat She Starting soon became
the taEerits with the public
This was due to the impression which
got abroad that he old timers were try
ing to down the stranger by "jockeying,
and when in the first heat Of the ?; 81
class the judges announced il dead heat
when almost everyone except the judges
believed Startling came under the wire
good head in the lead, having done the
mile without a skip, the little white
faced bay mare became almost a unani-
nous fayorite.
Each time Startling and her driver passed
the grand stand they received an oya-
tion. And Starting repaid her admirers
for the confidence placed in her by carry
ing eff the .: 50 race and putting mort
gage on the , 81 race in the same after
noon, trotting seven hard heats with but
short rests between.
The races could not be finished on ac-
count OF darkness. The following morn
ing Startling carried off the second race,
going the last heat alone wearing the
blue ribbon.
Between the heats the PAGER Selim,
,: 10, driven by +. II. Osgood gave an
exhibition Of some fast ushes down the
stretch.
The story of Thursdays and Fridays
races by heats follows:
?: 80 CLAss-PURsE s125.
First heat-Ninsl Haven led to the
three-quarters with Startling second.
Starting passed Ninal Haven on the upper
turn, and led down the stretch. At the
distance pole, Hanks, who was driving
Starting, and who is a green driver, cut
in to the rail in front Of Ninal Haven.
He led under the wire by two lengt rs,
with Ninal Haven second. Startling vas
set back to last position fer fouling Nina
Haven.
Second heat N.nsl Haven and Mildred
II. Ven to he front, but Startling passed
them easily on the back stretch. AT the
half Mildred II. aud Startling were fight
ing for the lead. Starting broke and fell
back on ;he lower turn bnt recovered and
came away strong, passing Mildred H.,
and holding the lead TO the w.re, winning
the heat hy half length.
Third heat This Wa tae pee,t.est heat
OF the race. Mildred II. and NInal Haven
took turns n taekliHe Starting. but the
game little mare shook them OF at each
attempt. and won the heat by head
from NiHal Haven.
Fourth heat-t Lite exc -ment was
caused in the scoring in u .cat by the
judges timing the drivers q. nal Haven
Mildred II. and Gen Haue.. /. y no. after
repeated warn ings, cam Gown To the
wire ahead OF the pole horse. Capt. Reed
tkicked& and was sent to the stable
Mildred H., Startling and Vinal Haven
made pretty race, keeping We'll together
the whole mile. AT the half Mildred II.
was leading, with Ninal Haven second
and Startling last. The horses finished
Tapped, Mildred II. first. Startling second
and Ninal Haven third. Hanks claimed
the heat because of "nagging" on the
part of he other drivers The heat WAS
given to Startling, much to the salts
faction of the crowd.
THREEYEAR-oLD CLASS PURSE 80.
This race was rather a tame affair A.
G. NORTH, of Bar Harbor owned bot n
colts entered. Bertha, bay tilly, won
handily in two straight heats.
2;37 CLAss-PURsE 800.
First heat-Starling led to the three
quarters, with Nettie B. second and Pilot
third. Coming down the stretch Nettie
y. and Startling were ASck aud ASSk- .
Startling came under the wire clear head
in the lead it seemed to everyone APP
parently except the judges. They an
nounced it dead heat and the crowd
yelled in disgust,
Second heat-The horses were sent away
in good shape. Startling gradually drew
ahead and was leading by three lengths
at the half with Nettie B. second Black
Prince passed Nettie B. in the last half
but could not catch Startling who won by
three lengths.
Third heat-Nettie B. led around the
turn with Startling second. They kept
this order to the quarters where
Black Prince moved up. Nettie 3. won
the heat by head from Black Prince.
II was too dark to trot another heat
that night and the judges announced /
that the race would be finished at $50
the next morning. The announcement
was received with cheers by friends Of
Starting. The little mare was firing from /
the hard work she had been given in the /
two races in the afternoon and nights /
rest would make her chances OF winning (
the second race good.
good-sized morning crowd were on