The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-18
THE RACES.

THE RACES.
Milliner in the Yearling Glass, Simmons
in the 2.15 Pace ana Fascination In n 30
Heat the Winners.
Tho track yesterday was not in thu best
ofacondition and not as fast as it will be
before the week is ended if the fine
weather continues. On this account the
time made yesterday was not very fast
for Rigby, although the races were in
teresting. The track officials we're:
Starter, James Culbertson of Chicago
judges, Isaiah Pompilly, E. E. Wentworth
and L. P. r. Cartland; timers, Fred A.
Bibber and John Lee; clerk, DR.. F. W.
Huntington.
The first race called at 2 o'clock was
the yearling trot. Only two horses came
out for the word. but they pulled an
exciting race and Tor yearlings behaved
very we'll. Milliner, driven by A. Trout
and owned by the Maplehurst Farm of
Lancaster, Mass, took the lead at the
word and kept it all the way around the
| track pushed hard at the finish by the
bay colt carlton, owned and driven by
Mr.. E. B. Smith of Lexington, Mass
The time, SOL, while not remarkably
fast, was considered very good for new
performers.
Ten good ones came out for the word
in the 2.15 pace. Among them were
many horses who yesterday appeared for
the first time at Rigby. The race was
won handily in three straight heats by
Simmons, although Berkshire Courier
finished first in the first heat but was set
back for running.
The first heat of this race Berkshire
Courier took the lead before the first turn
was reached and led the procession along
the back stretch until Kentucky Stear
came up from the crowd and tried to
head Berkshire Courier's without suo-
cess. These two horses kept well togeth-
or, however. until the last turn when
urged toward the head again the Ken
lucky Scar went off his feet and sent
Berkshire Courier up into the air at the
same moment. Berkshire Courier was
quickly pulled down on to his feet
again, as they turned into the home
stretch and finished nose ahead OF
Simmons. But Berkshire Courier was
set back to the second position for run
ming on the back stretch and the heat
was given to Simmons. The time was
2.10 IL, the fastest of the day.
In the second heat Of this race Berk-
shire Courier again got the lead on the
send off, but broke on the back stretch
as in the first heat. Simmons won this
heat by length to the good with Ken
lucky Star second, Brennan third, while
Berkshire Courier finished fourth.
In the third heat the fight was between
Brennan and Simmons until the last
quarter, when the latter horse forged
ahead AMI fin ished first with several
lengths to the good. A hard drive was
made for second and third places by
Brennan, Pussy Cat and Robert r. The
latter horse won the second place. Pussy
Cat was third and Brennan fourth.
| The money went as in the summaries.
| The 2. 81 trot was won hands down by
Fascination. In the first heat Black
stone Brine and Fascination fought out
the first half together when the favorits
pulled ahead and kept the lead under
the wire, making close finish with the
! other horse.
The second heat was almost a repetit-
ion of the first but Fascination again
showed her metal in the home stretch
| and finished an easy winner.
III the third heat Black stone Brine
led the field until the last turn and in
fact was leading when the batch came
into the home stratch. But Fascination
was pushed hard and passed him half way
to the wire making the most exciting
| finish Of the day.
Fascination in the second heat lowered
her record Of 2. II "a made at Rigby
Park, to 2.15 3-4, which was the fastest
time of this race. The money was dis.
tributed as shown in the summaries.
Between the heats Pinchaud IS band of
Biddeford furnished excellent music
and made the intervals pass PLEASANTLY.
| Joe Patchen, the wonderful PAGER, was
exhibited during one of the waits, and
it was announced that on Wednesday he
would go against the worlds stallion REQ
ord of 2.O3 3-4
THE SUMMARIES.
8. 90 Glass, Trotting, Purse $500. (Foals
of 1857
49,