The Portland daily press., 1896-07-30


performance on any track was made this
year. For green horse his record OF
e.09A is one second faster than the won
derful two-year-old record made by
Arion. Page is now the fastest green
performer that ever came for the word.
In the "a pace there was one of the
hottest races ever seen at Rigby. and very
fast time was made. Woodsned, the win
ner lowered his record from 211M to
e.10L, Crafty, q heat winner, lowered
his record from 2.10N to 2.091a, and Yes
ia, another heat winner with a previous
record of 2.10A, made new mark yester
lay Of 2.O914.
2.27 Trot.
For this race Belle g., was favorite.
and won the race in three straight heats.
The time was very fast for this class,
Ind tho race WAS very exciting and close.
The summary:
a27 GLASS, TROTTING, PURSE $500.
Belle g., bl IN, by Gov. Benton,
Myrtle g., by Mambrino Dix,
(Twitehell)
Comanche b h., (Penman) 2 8
Dexter K, Oh h, Woodbury. 3 2
Zerbrino, b g, (Marsh)
Mickey. 70 b, (Prootor) 5 5
Slide, oh G, (Hutchins) e 6
Thelia Prince, b N, (Wilson) dr.
TIME.
One-quatsr-35, 80, 35A.
One-half-108 1.0S15, 1.O9 "a
Three-quarters-1. ~, 1. 10, 1.4334.
Mile-2. 16, Il 1917, 2. 1872.
SID a.1I Pace.
Woodshed won this race after Crafty
and Vesta had each taken heat. The
fastest time was 2. 1891, and has seldom
been e1ualed on this track. The race was
full of excitement and every finish was
close.
FIRST HEAT.
There were eleven starters. Fleetfoot
drew the pole and auted 30 badly in scor-
ing that it delayed the send off some
time. Finally the big field was sent off
in excellent shape. Fleetfoot at once
took the lead and pressed hard by Veta.
the two horses set e pace which took
them several lengths ahead Of the rest Of
the fold on the back stretch. 1t was
neck and neck between the leaders and
the field behind was soon strung out
in regular procession. Crafty now be-
gan to crawl mp to the leaders and went
the quarter between the half and the
three-q garters mark in very fast time.
He soon pulled up with the leaders and
the three horses turned into the home
stretch neck and neck. IG was very ex-
citing finish, but Veta won by a head
with Crafty second and Fleetfoot third.
The time was the fastest up to this time,
being 2.091z.
SECOND HEAT.
This was another hot heat and rivalled
the first in point OF excitement. Veta
led the field to the second turn. Winfield
broke before the first turn WAS reached.
Eleetfoot passed Veta on the back stretch
but the pace was too hot and she broke
and fell back to the sixth place. Crafty
and Veta now led the van and In that
position turned into the last stretch.
Neck and neck they came. The crowd
arose as one man and yelled encourage
ment to first one horse and then the other
but Crafty won by head with Sterling
third. Woodshodlthe favorite, who was
selling 500 choice in the pools finished
in ninth place. The time was q. 091l.
THIRD HEAT.
The heat was enc of the most exciting
of the day. First one of the fast ones
and than another led the van and again
and again the crowd in the grand stand
broke into oheers to become hushed the
next second when one of the fayorites
fought his way to the front rank.
On the start off Abbott Wilkes led with
Winfield second, Symboleer third and Pill
grim fourth. At the second turn the
positions changed again. Crafty who
had been up among the leaders dropped
back into the field aud Woodshed began
to come up to the front. Winfield was
now leading with Abbott Wilkes second.
Woodshed made the third quarter in very
fast time and headed the van on the
turn into the homestretch. Veta and
Sterling we're neck and neck at Wood
sheds wheel. The rsst of the field come
down towards the wire almost in bunch.
drivers plying the whip with no sparinR
hand, and the crowd in the grand stand
shouting and yelling like mad. Sterling
got into second position when the pace
began at the turn, and finished only a
length and a half behind with the nose
of Veta at his throat latch. B. B. fin
ished fourth, while Crafty finished last.
The time was 2. H.
FOURTH HEAT.
All wero out now to down Woodshed,
and the whole play was for this puprose
Crafty lived up to his name by clinging
to the tail end of the procession and trust
ing for a good chance to get atWoodshed,
when the latter had been pushed hard by