The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-01
THEY'RE OFF,"
The Racing Season Begins at
Rigby
AND EVENTS WENT OFF In 1913
ORDER.

A Fair Attendance for the First Day
Track is in Fine Conditional Fine
Programme for Today Which Should
Draw Big Crowd.
The racing season is on
Rigby opened her gates yesterday to a
fair sized crowd for the first races of the
season. The day was all that could be
desired, not too hot or too cold, but just
a typical Maine summer day with a
cloudless sky and an invigorating breeze
Rigby looks very natural and fresh
coats of paint and careful grooming made
the handsome park look as bright as a
new button. The usual accompani-
ments of a horse race are all present this
year as ever. There. Is the frankfurter
man, the pop corn man, the ice cream
man, the lobster man, the candy man,
the ''cool drinks man and very popu-
lar individual who is giving away
SAMPLES Of new "ccol refreshing and
invigorating tonic" The ''swipes" and
the giver of tips are present in large
mum bers. ''Garruty' has officially an
nounced his arrival and the racing season
may be declared formally opened.
Starter Frank Walker, one of the
greatest starters of trotting horses made
his initial bow to Maine audience, and
made a mos t pleasant impression. He
knows his business, is dignitied and firm.
and what he says goes. The drivers re-
spect him and the public likes him. Mr..
Walker is q success.
The Races in Detail.
2.2l CLASS-FIVE STARTERS.
First heat, King Rene drew the pole
with Grateful next and Dardanus Pull
man and Jubilee in the order named.
The horses got away we'll together ut the
second trial and King Rene shot to the
front. He gave the pole up to Jubilee at
The quarter, who kept it till nearly home.
when the gelding went off his feet and
King Rene, Jr., trotting square as a
major took the lead and landed under the
wire first with Jubilee second, Grateful
third, all we'll up, with Pullman and
Darnanus next in the order named. The
time of the heat was 2.20%.
AL CLASS-SECOND HEAT
Again the horses got the word in the
second trial and the heat at once de-
yeloped into horse once between Jubi-
lee and King Rene, the winner of the
first heat. 1t was nip and tuck all the
way through and it was q terrific drive
down the stretch Jubilee had the pole
and little the best of it at the three
quar- ter pole, but the gallant son of King
Rene made great finish and poked his
nose under the wire neck ahead with
both leaders going like machines.
Grateful was some ways behind for third
with Pullman close up to her. Turner
with Dardamus got the flag. Time
2.lSH.
AL CLASS-THIRD HEAT.
From the start TO the finish this was as
pretty horss race between King Rene,
Jr., and Jubilee as we could wish to see.
The horses again were off at the second
trial, and from the mile to the three
quarter pole the horses could not have
trotted much nearer together in double
harness. At the three-quarter pole
Bonnie let ont link on Rhine and he be-
gan to show ahead, and from this point
to the mile he increased his lead, and
finished a half dozen lengths to the good,
winning the hent, race and first money.
Jubilee came next getting second money
Grateful came third again soooping the
third money, while g. r. Milliken's
handsome Pullman was distanced, which
lost him the fourth share of the purse
Time 2.17.
2.16 RACE-SIX STA RTERS.
First heat. This race brought out all
the horses on the card as starters. They
drew places in the following order
Calypso, Donne, Brennan, Checo, Pussy
Cat and Bo Peep. Owing to Starter
Walkers good work. Dome was soon
distanced in the rear, but Demarest
nodded for the word. Hayden's horse
broke right under the wire, but soon, re-
covered and the horses all rushed to the
finish with Brennan in the lead. There
was series of breaks among the leaders
to the half, when they all settled down to
work. just by the half Miller let out a
link on Calypso and the fast geldlng out
paced all the horses to the finish, win
ming the heat handily. Brennan was a
strong second, and Pussy Cat got third
place Checo. Bo-Peep and Dome
finished next in the order named. Time,
2157l.
2.16 PACE-SE COND HEAT.
This heat proved to be a cinoh for
Calypso, the winner of the first heat, who
paced as pretty race as could be asked
for, the only horse that could be con-
sdered competition for q moment in
this heat was Brennan, but drive AS hard