The Portland daily press., 1895-10-02


The October race meet began yesterday
at Rigby with one of the best exhibition
of speedy horse flesh that was ever given
in this state. Unfortunately the weather
was not of quite so high an order OF ex-
cellence. 1t was windy and cold and this
fact doubtless made the attendance much
less than it would otherwise have been.
The track was in excellent condition and
despite the strong wind some very fast
time was made. AS it happened there
was no great contest for first place in any
of the races. The battles. what there
were of them, were for second place.
Bingen, the wonderful two-year-old
colt lowered the state record by many
seconds and Nelson's two-year-old, Con-
quest Star, gave splendid exhibition.
Mr.. NJ. Courtenay Jenkins of Balti-
more was starting judge and the other
judges were Alonzo Libby of Westbrook,
Il. P. r. Garland of Portland and +.
W. Reynolds of Derby Centre, vt. Dr.
f. W. Huntington is clerk OF the course
and Elmer ingalls, is marshal.
THE 80 RACE.
The first race was the 229 class. Out
of twenty entries there were only five
starters, who drew position in the follow
ing order: Russell Egbert. Pembroke,
Pullman, Prince Lavalard and Leola.
Egbert had some little lead at the
"go" At the first turn there was nearly
collision and the drivers raised loud
shout of alarm. There was imminent
danger of serious accident. Isabel
profted by this to send Prince Gavalard.
like a streak from fourth place over to
the pole, and the handsome grey stallion
kept it, Pullman was close behind till
the half, when Egbert was able to recover
his lost opportunity and passed Pullman
and began to lap over Lavalard on the
turn for the home stretch. 1t was nip
and tuck to the wirs, but Lavalard was
strong and finished ahead by half
a length.
The Judges decided that the orowding
at the first turn was the fault OF Isabel,
driver of Lavalard, and Starter Jenkins
announced that decision and said that
territorial The judges decided not to
punish him farther than to set him back
to last place The heat was given to
Egbert l.. 2. Is.
The second heat was an easy one for
Egbert. not once was he headed at the
pole. Pullman kept econd place till the
half, when the pace began to get too hot.
Lavalaru coming up and closing in ahead
of Pullman. Egbert kept the lead, but
lust before the wire Lavalard made a
splendid squirt and closed up to within a
neck. But it was too late and Egbert
won in 2.151a.
The third and last heat was the most
exciting of all, although Egbert, who
won it and the race, had nothing to do
with the excitement. He took such a
lead at the beginning and kept it SO easily
that the race was between Pullman,
Pembroke and Layalard. The latter fell
back at the first turn. All the way down
the back stretch, Pembroke was striving
to take second place from Pullman, but
couldn't do 1T. Lavalard was creeping
up and, down the home stretch, came
round on the outside and made a sensa-
siona1 burst for second place. 1t was SO
close that there was doubt among the
SPECTATORS whether Pullman had Won his
hard fought battle or not, but the judges
decided that he had Egbert had so
much time to spare at the last that he
slowed up and won the heat in 2.1714. On
that home squirt, when Lavalard came
up, Libby drove Pullman for all the
splendid horse was worth. Egbert rather
outclassed the rest. Pullman's capture of
second money was indeed a triumph
against such a field. The $4,000 purse was
distributed as follows: First, $1,000;
second, $500, third, $500; fourth, $500.
The fourth money just paid for Penn
broke's entrance fee. Leola was either
sick or tired or entirely outclassed. Fol-
lowing is tho summary.
e.as CLASS. TROTTING, PURSE $4,000
Russell Egbert. y, Oh 6, by Mem Men,
wc.d. Del, driver. Scott
Pullman a1usnnb g. by volute, G. R.
M hibby, f0f''anu' 'fi'ef' 8 2
Prince Lavalard, S, by Lavalard,
Swan and Stone, Athol, Mass,
driver, Fred Isabel, 3
Pembroke. S, by Jay Bird, J. B.
P. Wheelden Bangor, who drove
himself, 3 4
Leola b M, by Rockefeller, L. A.
Pray, Auburn, Me-, driver, Ira
Woodbury., 3
Time-2. 10, 2.15A. 2.17H.
THREE YEAR OLD PACING.
r The second race called was the three
year old pacing class. Out of fifteen
entries there were six starters, who drew
positions as follows Reginald, Elwood,
Elton. Marion, Annie Shedd and Billy
Mac. Elton took the lead from Reginald
at the first turn and held it till the half,
when Annie Shedd. who had been getting