The Portland daily press., 1895-08-10
MANY SURPRISES.
Rigby Races Keep the Crowd
Guessing.
FIGHTING RACES AND CLOSEST
POSSIBLE FINISHES.
Heats of a Race-Many Horses Get
New Marks-The Races for Today.


New Marks-The Races for Today,
1t was day of small fields and excit-
ing finishes at Rigby yesterday and there
was good attendance to enjoy the sport.
The 2.24 race was peculiar contest, the
horse which had won the first two heats
being shut out by the distance flag in the
third, although the judges allowed it t
appear as drawn
Lady Bug was the favorite in this race,
and when at the beginning of the third
heat. the scoring was oft repeated, the
crowd became animated and showed it's
excitement by cries of a start.
The 2. IA class was won in straight
heats by Eliza K, after Maud P, had
made good her claim to second money by
taking the first heat
THE 224 TROT.
There were six Of them which responded
to the bell in the 2 "a trot, the first race
on the card. Mana drew the pole and
after one or two failures, the field went
off in a bunch, which soon resolved itself
into string, with Juno Withers at the
fore, Henry o. next, and Lady Bug in
the third place. On the back stretch,
Smart let out few notches in his grip
bade farewell to the tail enders and
climbed steadily forward until as they
swung into the stretch, he was neck and
neck with Juno Withers. Demarest was
driving the chestnut for all there was in
her. and the two horses came to the wire
so close that their drivers might have
shaken hands. Bion's nose was about an
inch ahead and he won the heat in 2 2015.
Bion also took the second heat, but he
would not have done so had Lady Bug
condescended to trot instead of running
most of the way. AS it was on the home
stretch Opdycke sent the mare in be-
tween Bion and the fence, finishing in
second place, and tight place at that,
there being just room for the sulky be-
tween the fence and the wheel of Bion's
bike.
The third heat was a comedy, the
horses scoring again and again, calling
out from the starters some remarks as to
u1lC pOoS1O1l1uJ "a pCAdlu1CS. IL SOOh DS-
came apparent that Bion, the pole horse,
could not score with the Others He
would run to the wire ahead or behind
the field and finally Smart waived his
right to the pole and Bion was started re-
gardless of time and position. AS a
matter of fact, he started some distance
in the rear, and he staid there evidently
tired out. Lady Bird took the heat with
Juno Withers second. 1t was procession
all the way around with Bion and Henry
O., so far behind that the distance flag
shut them out After a long discussion,
however the judges decided that the two
horses might be entered on the summary
as drawn, as there had been so much
firing scoring. Bion of course lost his
claim to part of the purse after winning
the first two heats. is
The next heat, with only four starters
was tame one, Lady Bug being a safe
leader and Juno Withers barely escaping
the distance flag.
The fifth heat was eventful, and ended
the race, first money going to Lady Bug,
second to Juno Wilkes, third to Preciense
and fourth to Mana.
THE 2.14 PAGERS.
The first heat in the 2. IA pacing race
was a fight from start to finish Maud
P, Johnny B., Eliza K, Crafty, Paul
| Clifford, and S. R., were the starters,
and as they were sent off, Eliza <.
pushed to the fore with Maud P. close
second. 1t was neck aud Seek between
the two until they swung around the