The Portland daily press., 1896-07-10

Though Badly Lame, Wins a Game
Race-Pussy Cat Gets a New Mark
Good Gard Today.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Old Orchard, July 9.-Whatever may
be the merits and demerits of the Kite
shaped track, the particular one located
at Old Orchard is rattler. 1t is in the
very front rank with the fastest tracks in
the country. This faot3 has been moro
and moro evident as each succeeding
meeting has been held here, and the
races yesterday by the very fast time
made only added to its reputation.
"a horse that can t step in fifteen can't
cut any ice on the Old Orchard track,
no matter what class he's entered in,"
remarked we'll known horseman yester-
day, as Dick reeled off the third heat in
the IS class in 1919. and there was deal
of truth in bis remarks too. Two fifteen
flat was the slowest time made yesterday
in any of three races that were on the
card.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired a little too cool, and little too
much wind for record breaking, but just
right for the comfort and enjoyment OF
the spectators There was good attend
ance and everybody seemed 20 enjoy
themselves.
THE ala TROT.
The first race on the card was the 2.1a
trot, and it brought out six starters.
falkland (Kinney), N. Y. Central
(Clark), Norman. (Miller), Cephas,
(Gibbs), Nutshell, (Bowen) and Caprice,
(Golden)
Cephas, who won his race so handily at
Rigby, and who is the fastest geldiug
ever bred in Maine was strong fayorite
in the pools. and the gallant son of Cyril
He was on his good behavior, and not
once during the race did Gibbs have to
drive him to anything like his limit.
Norman showed some very fast clips
during the race, but as usual was erratic
and could not be depended upon. The
first heat was uneventful. The horses rot
off well together and Cephas early estab-
lished his superiority over the field.
Bowen's handsome bay mare, Nutshell
had an off day and wasn't factor for
the place. for which he had many sup
porters. Cephas finished first without
effort. The veteran Golden got after the
leader in the stretch with Caprice, but
could not head him at all. He had things
all his own way for the place, however
The second heat was practically a re-
petition of the first, except that Kinney
rTo1l~
from the N. Y. Central. Cephas had
things oil his own way in the first heat,
and the uneven Norman showed a great
burst in the stretch and gave him the
only hustle he had in the race, but didn't
have speed enough to win. He was q
strong second.
A peculiar feature of this race was that
every heat was trotted in exactly the
same time. 12 fat. Cephas took first
money; Caprice, second; Norman, third,
and Falkland, fourth.
THEa.16 PACING GLASS.
A lively lot of steppers came for the
word Ia this race, including Calypso the
chestnut gelding "a Rigby winner) with
Miller up; ths fast gelding Chico, Small
up, and Pussy Cat, the fast mare that
Frank Hayden is handling, and these
appeared to be the only real factors in
the race. The horses were pretty kinky.
and 1t took a number of trials before
Starter Walker got them off ON even
terms. 1t was anybody's race with the
field we'll punched at the half, with
Calypso and Chico leading. Things wsrs
getting warm between these two when
Calypso lost his feet and fell behind.
Swan improved his opportunity with
Chico and made rattling drive In the
stretch, winning the heat handsomely.
Pussy Cat was a strong second and going
easily and Downs third. Calypso, the