The Portland daily press., 1896-07-28
HO! FOR RIGBY.
The July Meeting Commences
Today.
Commences

gramme and How to Get Out to the
Park.
Another meet has rolled round for
Rlgby and today If the weather does
not interfere, the fnst ones and favorites
will again take the track and put up
some of the hottest racing seen i'll this
section of the country for many moons.
Horsemen al. like Rigby's track and
management and SO the entry lists are
extremely large for this weeks events.
The season is now well underway and
the horses, about 225 in number. which
are quartered in the track stables are in
prime condition and capable of making
very fast time, The most of them have
been seen at Rigby before this year.
When they left here the most of them
went to Old Orchard for week, then to
Mystic and here they are again, faster,
fresher than ever and just spelling for
close race.
This meet promises to be the most in
teresting of the season as many of the
best horses in the country are now at the
track and are working out little in the
East before they strike out for the Wes-
tern circuits along toward the latter part
of the season.
Undoubtedly big crowds will attend
the Rigby races this week and those
who go out will see some fine sport.
The horses began to arrive at Highly on
Sunday when 100 came and took up their
quarters in the stables allotted to them.
Still more horses came yesterday and
about rs more are expected on the early
trains today. Yesterday forenoon there
were about 100 horses ut work on the
track which the veteran "Jock'' Bowen
says is in better condition than he has
ever before seen it. Hot brushes were
the order of the day and not a quarter
was made in less than 81 1-2 and all were
under So. Several impromptu races went
under ale Ia and many were trotted in
as fast as 2. or under.
Smith and Mills have Star Pointer
with record of 2. Oh IA, in the Rigby
stables, and Mascot with the veteran,
Bovine of New York in charge is there
also and will probably do several exhibit
ion miles during the week. This horse
has record of 2.04 ami is one of tbs
most famous on the American turf.
Nj. L. Pooler of Skowhegan has five
horses in the Rigby stables Among
these is Mahlon, with record of 2. 10 IA,
who has won several races at Rigby and
has been big race winner all over the
New England circuit.
"Jock" Bowen has Refna, 2141 IA,
whom he will start on Thursday in the
2. IA pace and he expects to make it hot
for some OF the other fast horses which
arc too start with her in this class Re
fna won the 2. 35 pace at the Combina-
ton Park in Boston, last week. and the
2. 80 pace at Old Orchard the week before
Bowen also has with him Yankee Luck,
who will trot in the 2. IA class this week
The horse got second money at Rigby
last year and third money at the first
meet this season. General is also with
Bowen and is entered in the 2. II trot.
Jere O'Neil has with him among 9TH
ers the black gelding Wyoming which
got third money st Old Orchard week
before last and third money in the 2. II
class at Mystic last week. Wyoming is
entered in the 2. II trot on Thursday. &
q. M. Williams of Hartland, Me-, is
ut the park with two horses. A peculiar
thing about this meet is that there are
only II entries from Maine our of the
212 horses entered.
Another notable horse at the track is
Marble Chief, a descendant of Madison
Wilkes. Ho is entered in the 2.20 class
today. He has reduced his record this
year flom 2.22 IA to 219 S-4, and will
pull it down considerable this week..
Charles Costello of Ho boken, N. j., is
present at the track with Ambryon. A.
N. Kingsley has Hollister with him.
This is fast horse of great promise
A. d. Locke has Grace Hasty, John
Fifeld has Alec, E. Dwinal has Queen
Wilkes; j. Malcolm Forbesaof Boston has
Pondros; John Coster has Allen Dare,
Scattergood has e. L. Robinson; j. E.
O'Brion, Fleetwood, with mare with
record of 2.1O IA; Eben Clark. Mil
dredwood and Rosalind; j. Swan of
Athol has Prince Layalaro and Cheoo,
both race winners this year.
T.. d. Marsh has Gabrino, fast one,
"V," Blackstone Brine, Vega, race
winner at Mystic, Page and Alden Boy,
both race winners at Mystic and Mede-
lei ne Pollard
Penman has five horses in the stables.
Ben Walker has Maud McGregor, Vic
tor Vicking, Katie Mack, Romono, Ade-
laide McGregor and Ploxty. II. 7. Pierce
has Symboeul; E. W. Noble hos Sterling,
Chester Brooks and Eildra; S. John Col
den has Caprice and three others.
Mr. Autz has Veta, bay mare by
Dunton Wilkes, a wonderful -four year
old colt who has record of 2. IL 1-2. She
won third money in the 2. II pace at
Mystic park last week in a seven heat
race, and has won either second or third
money in every race she has entered since
she YVES -year-old. She started as a
two-year old with record of 2. be, and
with three-yeai old record of 222 1-a.
John Head, the veteran horseman, says