The Portland daily press., 1896-09-22
RIGBY FALL MEET.
Weeks Races Open Before a Small
Crowd.
LEADING HORSEMEN OF THE
COUNTRY PRESENT.

-Four Events Started Yesterday, But Only
Two We're Completed-Gil Curry Has
Two Heats in 21O Pace, and Red Fox
and Bumps One Each-Fine Programe
for Today.
The weather was favorable for the
opening day of the great September
meet at Rigby, but the crowds in atten-
dance yesterday was small. The racing
was of the best kind and kept the talent
guessing from the start.
lsiah Pompilly of Auburn, offioiated
as starter and the other judges were
George Loyeitt and Gardiner Walker. The
timers were John S. Hcnld and Fred
Bibber, with the genial Dr.. Huntington
as clerk.
Probably the most notable attendance
of prominent horse men are here to wit
ness the week 8 racing that was ever be-
fore east Of Boston. Today's programme
Is one of the best slated for the week
Two unfinished races, the 2lo pace and
the 2.24 pace, go over until today and
with the regular scheduled events will
make great programme.
THE $40 TROT.
This race saw four fast ones come out
for the word Van Zandt won it in three
straight heats and with little difficulty.
In the first heat Van Zandt drew the
pole and led the field Of five good ones
all the way around. Straight Line gave
Van Zandt a pretty race and finished
n close second, with the others stretched
out behind like a procession. Valsnce
was third.
In the second heat Van Zandt led from
wire to wire. Straight Line came up
in the stretch by Valence. These horses,
with Van Zandt little in the lead.
made a close finish. Van Zaudt won by
b head.
Van Zandt took the lead again in the
third heat and held it all the way around.
Straight Line and Valence came up
at the three-quarters mark and made a
pretty finish. Valenoe was second and
Straight Line third. rhe summary:
$40 Stake. Trotting Purse $4,000.
Van Zandt. b m, by Chime Bell,
dam Alex Ida, by Alexander 81.
Sherman, (Deveraux), III
Straight Lime, m, (Miller), 8
Valence, CHI N. (Geers), 33 Q
Forester, br 9. (Proctor), A 4
Peter, oh g, (AbelD. DIS
TIME.
Quarter-.34 10, "a IA, .35.
Half-1.06 10, IL "a, 100 IA.
Three quarteTs-1. 40, l. 40 Ia, 1.43.
Mile. Is Ia, 2.l6, ais IA.
TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKE.
Jupe, driven by John Payne, was the
only colt in this lace. He took two
straight heats and in the last beat the
worlds two-year old race record, lower
ing it from 2. Is IA, made at Lexington,
KY, in 1895. by Tommy Britton, to
214 Ia.
Summary:
Foals of 1884, Trotting, Purse $4,000
Jupe, c,by Allie Wilkes, dam Annie
Patchen, by Mainbrino Patohen,
lPayne,) II
Mikado, b Q, (Palmerl SO
Preston, g 8, lAbelD, ads
Iona, +, (Titer), Ads
TIME.
Quarter-.37, .32 10.
Half-1. 10 1-2. LOG 19.
Three-quarters-1.48 81, l. SO "a.
Mile-s.24 "a, 2. IA IL. M
PACE
1t was a hard fight in this race in every
heat between Red Fox, Bumps, and Gil
Curry. With four heats of aud only one
horse with two of them the race went
over as unfinished, until today. In the
first heat there were eight starters.
bumps took the lead at the word and
at the quarter Weed Wilkes passed Red
Fox and got second place. In this posit-
ion they remained until the half when
Weed Wilkes got up along side Bumps,
who was still leading with Red Fox close
behind. Meanwhile Allan Lowe, who
was driving his own mare, Miss Wood
ford, collided with some one in the jam
and smashed his sulky. He was doing
his best to finish under the flag when
at the three-quart ers mark his sulky
went to pieces and his horse was dis
tan ed. Lowe was not injured.
Bumps. who held the lead to the
thles-quarters mark, was now headed
by Bed Fox, and hot finish took place
between Bumps, Weed Wilkes and the
leader Red Fox won by nose. Crafty
finished last.
In the second heat Bumps started of
in the esd again. Crafty worked up in
to second place. Gil Curry went ON a
break at the first turn and tailed the
procession to the three-quarters mark
when he pulled mp little. AT the half
Bumps was still in tho lend with Weed
Wilkes second, Crafty third and Red
Fox fourth. Bumps got under the wire
in 2.O9 Ia, equalling his record. Weed
Wilkes WAS second aud Crafty third.