The Portland daily press., 1896-06-30

for Today.
Rigby is all ready for the big race
meeting that begins today. The fine
track never was in better shape tor rae
ing and horsemen are predicting that
lots of records will drop before the end
of the week.
Everything was hustling when a
PRESS man looked about the grounds
yesterday. The stable are full Of horses,
nearly $50 of the racing beauties are now
quartered at Kigby. Great interest Ia
conferred on this weeks meeting. as a
number Of the races contains some fly
ers, of whom great things are expected
and numerous surprises are promised.
The horses are working out very fast
this year and 1t is evidently going to be
a week of fast times.
John Swan Of Athoi has two flyers at
the track, both of whom will start in
this weeks races. Chico, who starts In
the 2. is pace, and Prince Lawaland, who
will give the fast ones a hustle in the
2. 10 trot.
r. G. Bearer has two pretty ones in
Crafty and ST. Matthew.
Fred Dwinal of Mechanic Falls, takes
great pride in his pretty mare Queen
Wilkes, who is looking her best this
year.
E. D. Mills of Boston, has several fly
ers in his string. Star Pointer, the fam
GUS PAGER, heads the list with record
| of 2. o. Ia. This great horse will prob
ably do an exhibition mile during. the
week.
| Branierd is another fast one, who will
be heard from In the a.16 pace, as will
Gamitto, another PAGER, with record
of 2.0S, who will struggle to win the
free-for-all pace
Mr.. T. R. Hayden has the beautiful
stud BayaId Wilkes, and a very hand
some string. Among them are Beatrice
and Percy Wilkes, both in the "a trot,
Nancy Rice, .s1 IA; Nelson Allen, sb. g.,
.a7 IA, and the little ..whirlwind Pussy
Cat, 2.15 IA, who paced in this time at
| Mystic.
A beautiful little Swear old stallion
Rigby Wilkes by Bayard Wilkes, the
property of Mrs. Hayden, is exciting
great interest among the horsemen.
DIR. Fitzgerald's handsome Senator
Blackburn will probably start in the 80
trot.
J. E. Turner of Philadelphia has a fine
string here of nine head. Some of these
horses will be for the first time on East
ern tracks at Rigby.
The famous PAGER, Saladir. with rec
ord over I'll 9 Kite track at Kirkwood.
Del, of 2.o5 IA, is cracker jack and
will make them all step lively in the
free-for-aH pace.
Simmons, another pacsr, 2. IL IA, is
entered In the 2 10 pace.
Other horses in the Turner string are
Roetta Soap. IA IL; Jettie, b. M.
IS 1-a; Onoqua. 2.o8 4; Verbes. b. NJ.
by Boy Boy, .21 IA, and Eulalie, .22 ga
The RI Palo Farm of Worthington,
Mass, has three handsome representa-
tivss IN Kentucky Star, IA Ia; Mystic
Girl, 20 Ia, and Ventura, .25 Ia
MIR. G. r. Bovine is in charge of a very
fine string at tho head OF which is the
celebrated PAGER Mascot, by Deceive,
with a record of 2.o4 over the Terre
Haute track, and never seen before east
of New York. Others of his string are
Nutshell, IL 10; Dick, is Ia; Mischief,
II IA; King Rene, Jr., 20 IA; Mana,
.29 IA, and Chris Lang. .26 IA.
The following is the interesting card
for today's races:
22l Glass, Trotting. Purse 500.
Pullman, g, C. r. Milliken, Portland
King Rene. Jr. b b, E. r. BOVINE, New
York.
Ventura, Oh N, Ell Palo Farm, Worth
ingSon, Mass.
Grateful, G g, Roundwood Farm, Centre
j bilee, Oh g, J. H. Carmichael, Spring
Dardanus, b g, John f. Turner, Amber,
Pa.
Little Betz, 70 m, A. M. Brownell, Rich
mond, Va.
Nancy Rice, b m, +. r. Hayden, Read
vile, Mass
2.16 Glass, Pacing, Purse $500.
Calypos Oh g, Roy Miller, Macon, Ga.
Cheoo, b g. j. Swan, Athol, Mass.
Bo-peep, G, JOS Dennis, Hartford,
Conn.
Pussy Cat, gr. m, T. r. Hayden, Read
vile.
Brennan, gr G, Smith s. Mills, Medford,
Mass.
Dome, g, B. H. Demarest, Medford,
Mass.
s.39 Glass, Trotting, Purse $500.
Nellie S., m, J. E. Libby, Portland.
Filmark, b 6, Ell Palo Fam, Worthing-
ton, Mass.
Zuicia, IN. Roundwood Farm, Centre
Square, Pa.
Wellington, gr. g. Fl. L. Williams, Hart
land, Me.
Loudoun, br h, a. M. Brownell, Rich
mond, Va.
Talons b g, F. W. Smith, Haverhill
Mass.
Alcoe. b 2, J. H. Flfield, Alton, N. H.
Early Earl, b g, John Riley, Mystic
Park, Mass.
Venture W..b H., Bither & Conley, Read
Edith W., b m, c. H. Nelson, waterville
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