The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-05

three straight. Bayard Wilkes got second
money. Weed Wilkes third and Joe Jett
fourth. 1t was certainly an off day for
Socks The beautiful little horse broke in
this third heat at the half and had to be
pulled to a standstill before he could get
his feet again. The time was all 3-4.
The summary:
a.1s Glass, Pacing. EPurse $4,000.
Abbott Wilkes, b S, By Red
Wilkes W. T. Abbott Boston.
(Sheridan), i
Bayard Wilkes. b S, by Acantara,
6. p Drake, Lewiston, Wood
Weed Wilkes, bl g, by Gambatta
Wilkes, Frank L. Carroll, Elmi-
ra, N. Y, (Wilsonl ~. w.,, sea
Joe Jett, br g, by Billy MMHk H
d mogls Ne Brlg No e6 ln BY Poca
iq bonta nie Sam no Thomas B. Howard |
Brooklyn, N z, (Brooks). 447
Academy Hotel Stables, Balti-
more, (Demarest),
Pattie p, Oh m, by fo uloinMus u.s. >.
calvin 55eI
Socks, oh S. by Rockdale. W; T.
Russell, Nashua, n. H., (Gol-
deny d =
Time-2. II IA, q IA, 2. II "a.
THE s.23 TROT.
The starters in the 1898 trot drew
positions as follows: Yankee Luck,
Black Nathan, Obediah. Vera, George
W., and Etiquette Vera came down
behind SO often that Starter Jenkins
told her driver, (Hooper), to look out
for himself and keep to the place or get
left. The next time Hooper came down
so far in advance OF the line that
go was out of the question. He was
promptly fined $40. A. Il. Russell of
Buckfield, owner of Black Nathan, came
forward and made speech to the judges
after Starter jenkins had told Black
Nathan to turn in the rear. He said that
h Q wanted fair show for his horse and
didn't want him left in the rear at the
word, The fierce black stallion was not
left in the rear at the word, but went eff
his feet Immediately after and lost his
place. Yankee Luck kept the pole to
the last quarter, but Obediah beat him
out on the home stretch in fine style
and SO did Etiquette, who made fine
burst of speed and came in second. Vera,
who got left behind on the start, had
gained enough during the circuit to
come in fourth. Time-2.17.
Black Nathan made the sensation in
the second heat. HE dashed across from
the outside next to Obediah and when
the latter broke at the turn, took first
place and held it till the home stretch
when Yankee Luck responded to Jock
Bowens urging and came down the
stretch at a winning gait. Black Nath-
an held second and Vera, who had been
fighting with Yankee Luck all the time,
came in third Obediah was fourth.
Time-2. 10 3D.
When the old gentleman Russell of
Buckfield, owner of Black Nathan, saw
his beautiful black horse coming down
in the front rank he stepped out on the
track in his eagerness. Officer Craig,
an elderly man, as old as Russell, stepped
out to draw him back Russell resented
this and made good deal of angry talk. 4
This drew the crowds attention4to Black
Nathan. G. S. Russell, the owners son
had driven in the first two heats, but
his father concluded it more experienced
hand had the ribbons at the finish of the
second heat, Black Nathan would have
been first instead of second. So when
the horses came out for the third heat
there was Ira Woodbury.. Here was a
second reason for spoc interest in Black
Nathan.
Yankee Luck kept the pole and Black
Nathan kept second. 1t was fierce con-
test between these splendid horses, and
the equally splendid drivers, IrasWood-
bury and Jock Bowen. At the last turn
Woodbury. showed that good finisher'
made difference with the black stallion.
1t was terrific fight, but the black
horse came in ahead byla length. The
crowd shouted and yelled as they had
not done before this week. Everybody
hurrahed for the horse and the driver
and the old man Russell fairly jumped
into the air with delight The hurrahs
were all for him. The time was 2 II 3-4
When the horses got the word for the
fourth heat they were far from even and
Obediah, in fifth place, was couple of
lengths behind Black Nathan kept
the pole to the SUreGcn WIFI Iaukee LUCK
fighting for it all the time. AS they came
down the crowd cheered for Nathan. He
would beat Yankee Luck surely. But
they hadn't reckoned on Obediah. He was
coming down the outside at trench
dous gait. Apparently Woodbury. was
caught mapping by concentrating his
att ention upon beating Yankee Luck
and didn't know or properly judge the
danger from Obadiah. Apparently if he
had pushed Black Nathan for all he was
worth at the close Obadiah could not
have closed up in such short distance
and come in ahead by neck.
The crowd was disappointed. They
swanted Nathan to win. 1t was so close
that there was good deal of honest
doubt. Some shouted Nathan" to the
Judges Immediately somebody shouted
Obediah The crowd surged upon the
track in front of the judges stand and
the friends of both horses shouted them
selves hoarse. The Obediah shouts were
the loudest. He had won fair enough to
all who wore in a position to see.
Finally Starter Jenkins announced that
Obediah was the winner and that the
finish of the race would be trotted at
1 O'Clock today.