The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-04

won the Three Year Old-Emma west
land Was Third--Fast Time in the Two
Forty CIass-Attractive Programme for
Today.
Thursday there was better weather for
the races at Righy than on the two
previous days. The attraction were
superior and the crowd larger. In fact
the situation at Rigby. during these three
days may be said to have developed, in
all respects, from good. to better and
best Never was there better weather on
any track in Maine. It was just warm
enough and the air was still. Never was
there better track in Maine, and in one
respect at least never was there better
trotting east of California Indeed this
particular trotting was so good that it
might truly be said for Rigby that never
was there better track in the country
The event of the day was the wonderful
performance of j. Malcolm Forbes two
year-old Bingen, recently purchased for
$1,000 from e. H. Greeley of Ellsworth. Me.
Last Tuesday this splendid colt won the
two year old race and lowered the Maine
record from 2 29A to 2 1917. The worlds
race record for two-year-olds is e.15A.
held by Silicon. Tuesday Bingen would
have been driven to beat that but for the
cold wind. Had it been such day as
yesterday he would have undoubtedly
beaten that Silicon record of 9.15s4, be-
cause yesterday he was driven paced
mile in much lower time. The first at
tempt was unsuccessful The colt ran
badly on the back stretch. The second
trial was better Henry Titus was
driving, of course, and he kept the won
derful horse to his stride, like a beautiful
machine for the entire circuit. Every
body could see that it was going to be a
wonderfully fast mile for two year old.
The pacing horse would never have kept
up, if it hadn't run a good deal of the
way. The quarter was made in 33, the
and then the time was caught at the
wire in q 1917. Never was there such a
mile trotted by two year old east of the
Rockies. At Stockton Springs Col,
Arion, owned by the same man. made
the worlds two year old record of 210A.
j. Malcolm Forbes paid S1a5,0oo for
Arion. He paid only $4,000 for Bingen.
He now owns the two fastest two year
Odds in the world. 1t is a splendid tribute
to the Rigby track that Bingen should
have made this fast mile there 1t cannot
fail to bring the track into great celebrity
all over ths country.
:. THAT UNFINISHED 13 TROT.
The first trotting of the day began at
IL 80. Itswas the unfinished 2. IS trot of
the day before. The three heat winners
took positions as follows: Nemoline,
Tomah and Fannie Wilcox. The latter
was somewhat contrary, as usual about
scoring but finally, Starter Jenkins ap-
parently concluded that her driver,
Cheney might be having something to
do with her contrariness, and sent them
off with the old mare just on the point of
leaving her feet. She ran most of
the first quarter and was of course far be-
hind. Tomah took the pole away from
Nemoline at the first turn and kept such
a fast pace all the way round that Memo
line had no chance to contest the lead.
Tomah came in ahead easily. This pro-
longed the race another heat for Tomah
had but one heat the day before. This
made the heats two each, for the, three
fleet horses and increased the interest and
uncertainty of the race.
The second and final heat of this hard
fought and exciting race was source of
much joy and sorrow among the
plungers. That uncer tain old mare,
Fannie Wilcox. after hopping up and
down. on the outside, for two or three
scores, came down like a whirlwind and
got the word when fairly settled into her
best PAGES. Nemoline went off her feet
before the first turn. In such fast COM
pany a little mistake like that is
disastrous. This lean black mare, that
had won two such sensational heats the
day before, didn't get her feet again till
it was too late and the victory was for
Tomah or Fannie Wilcox. The latter, by
a great burst of speed took the pole from
Tomah at the first turn. Along the back
stretch Tomah came up alongside and
slowly gained till almost neck and neck.
But the staunch old mare, like some lean
old hound that had got a scent Of the
quarry, would allow nothing ahead of
her, and Tomah's head slowly reoeded,
till at the third quarter there was a gap
between. Down the stretch Tomah made
a mighty effort and closed up and Tapped
over the old mares flank But it was ne
use. Fanny had the race and there was a
big slump in the pool room. She had
been selling 10 to 80 or something like
that The way the crowd shouted for
Tomah on the stretch showed that
Fannie's victory was disaster. Memo
line had third money and Early Bird
fourth.
Following is the summary:
TWO THIRTEEN TROT, PURSE S20OO
Fanny Wilcox, b m, by Jerome
Eddy, M. B. Wilcox. Southing-
Z ton, Conn, Driver Johli, Cheney, /
Tomah, Oh g, by Edgardo, J. j.
Bowen Medford, Mass, Driv er
Jock Bowen, l 2
blk N, by Jersey Wilkes,
W. A. Bags, Springfield, Mass.
Driver Baggs. 2 8