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finish, but Jupe pulled off the winner of
the heat. The time, 2.25 IA, WAS not bad
for the youngsters.
In the second and last heat Of the two
year old class, Jupe proved an easy win
ner, leading the field all the way around
the track by many lengths. He finished
several lengths ahead and his time, III,
broke the New England record for trot-
ting two-year olds, which was 219 and
a fraction, and which was made by
Bingen last year at Rigby. Jup won this
race and landed FIRST money.
The summary:
$50 Glass, Trotting, Purse $1,000, Foals
of 1894.
Jupe, b O, by Allie Wilkes, dam
Anna Patchen, by Mambrino
Patchen, (Paynel, Ii
Preston, g, (AbelD, 2 2
Mollah, Oh g, (Alice), 8
Parthia, b f, (Baggs), s s
Lorna, f. Titer), 4 5
Prohibition, Q, (Woodubry), 6 dis
Cornela, b f, (Harford). A. dis.
TIME. .sI'"
1-4-.37 IA, .35 10.
1-2-1.13, 1.09.
3-4-1.49, 1.42 Ia.
Mile-2.2 rs IA, AT.
2.24 PACE.
This was one OF the finest races seen
at Rigby In long time. 1t took five
heats to settle it. Clonaslee proved a
hard5 horse to beat, but Clifford showed
great staying qualities and won first
money.
In the first heat, Strikeson, who was
looked upong as an easy winner, was
beaten out after pretty race with
Clonaslee, who passed him at tho half
Strikeson finished only a length behind
Clonaslee. The time was g. 10.
For the second heat Clonaslee broke at
the quarter and Strikeson and Nelson
Allen took the lead. Clonaslee was way
back in the rear, but on the back stretch
began to pull up. Nelson Allen and
Strikeson had pretty race on the back
stretnh, but Nelson aleu- passed the 9TH
er leader at the three-quarters mark and
held the lead until half way down the
home stretch when Clonaslee by great
squirt passed him and finished length
to the lead, doing the last quarter in re-
markably fast time and as steady as a
railroad train. The time was 2. Is l-2.
In the third heat, Strikesen led to the
three-quarters mark. with Clonaslee and
Clifford close behind. At the last turn
these two last named horses forged
ahead Clonaslee leading. Down the
stretch came CloDaslee with Clifford
close behind, and at the wire Clifford
passed Clonaslee and finished first by a
head.
The fourth heat was hard drive be-
tween Clifford and Clonaslee, and the
rest Of the heat was not in it moment.
Clifford won out In the stretch.
Clonaslee second. Clifford and Clonas.
lee again had hard fight for the first
place. Clifford won by half length.
1t was an exciting finish.
The summary:
2.24 Glass; Pacing-Purse 81, 900.
Clifford, Big. by Ormond-
Nina, by Gen. Boone,
(Clary). 8 5l1 IL
Clonaslee, br g. by Con-
fusion, Lilly Dale by Gold
smith, Abdallah, (kin
ney), 9 FL
strikeson, 9, (Brewster), 2 8 5 81
Nelson Allen, br b, Wood
oh DasS'9 oh h, (Russsll., ! I : ! 8 81
TIME.
1-4-.33, .32, .33 Ia, .35, "a ga.
1-2-1. 05 8-4, LOS 3-4, los, 1.0S "a,
/. 10 l-2.
q 3-4-1. 80 1-2, 1. 40, 1.48 Ia, LAB H. /. 4e.
: Mile-2,15, 2l5 Ia, all 10. 2. 17~1-a,
Z. 81 IA.
213 TROT.
This was an exciting race from start
to finish. Silver Plate was not slated
as a winner, but he landed the biggest
slice of the purse after hard fight
with Clonaslee.
The first heat of the 2. IS trot was a
great race. Celaya led at the first turn
with Utility second and Silver Plate
third. These three were punched to the
mark, when Silver Plate
broke and went back into the field,
Jelaya finishing first and Utility second.
silver Plate made great drive or the
stretch fors second place, but finished
third.
The second heat was very exciting and
is pretty "a heat as ever was trotted at
slgby. Celaya led the field to the first
quarter when the field punched CLOSELY
up behind SO that good sized blanket
night have covered the lo5 They push