The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-21
E..Following are the summaries: III.
2.10 Pace, Purse 81, 900 (Concluded)

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21O Pace, Purse 81 200 (Concluded.)
Gazette, G, by Onward,
Sirenee, by Dictator.
Refina, g M. by Reelec-
ton, Minna Wilkes, by
George Wilkes (Bowen) 4 1 Q 2 4
Alcyo. h, by Alcyone,
Louise, by Sunshine
Woodshed, oh h, by j. R.
Shedd, Triumph by
McGregor Chief (Sterl-
Red S Six, b m (Tryon) : s 6 70
Lantana br m a.. Dare) z z z Z 70
Pilgrim, blk (opdyke) 4 s DIR
Sterling, oh h (Noble) 6 6 s 4 DIR
Time-2.1O, 2.O9 3-4, 2.101-2, 2.111-4,
300 Ia, 2.10 IA.
EGH 2.o7 Pace, Purse 81 600.
Roam Wilkes, re h, by Tennessee
Wilkes, Saluda, by Cooper's
jug (Baggs)
Barney. b hi AlcGregor) z 2
Prince Alert, b (Birnie) 2 4
Ben D.. Oh h (Noble) z 6
Esperanzs, b h (Sterling) 5 3
Vassar, (Galvane) 6 5
Alhambra, blk h (M cKenney) z
Time-2. 07l-2, 200, 200 LIZ.
fea The Bicycle Races.
3 The bicycle races at the park yesterday
f,ernoon were easily the best ever seen
in New England, east of Boston. Nearly
all of the professional crack-a-jacks were
present and the racing they put up was
gilt edged.
Major Taylor, the colored boy, was the
star of the afternoon, winning two first
and one second and earning $195 in cold
cash.
Arthur Gardiner won the mile open in
good style, and Nat Butler, Newton,
Hoyt, Reynolds and Randall divided the
rest of the coin.
ONE MILE OPEN-PROFESSIONAL
The first race on the card was the one
mile open, professional.
This race was run in two heats and a
final, the first four men in each heat
qualifying.
Nine men lined up at the tape in the
first heat. Randall had the pole, with
Newton on the outside.
No Face maker was put in and there
was no time limit.
At the start Randall took the pace for
the first quarter. At this point two men
fell, and as no one would come up to take
the pace the procession slowed up.
The men Il afed all down the back
stretch until they reached the five-eights
pole. Here they began to spar for posit-
ions for the sprint.
tiers and they came down the stretch in
bunch with Major Taylor in the lead.
Taylor, Randall, Newton and Rey-
nolds crossed the tape in the order named
and qualified for the final
The time for the loafing match was 8
linn IA
Eleven men mounted their wheels for
the second heat.
At the pistol Kimble took the lead to
the quarter, where the pace was changed.
as also at the half.
At the three-quarter the sprint was
started and the finish was in the follow.
ing order: Gardiner, Hoyt, Kimble and
Mertons.
The order of the men for the final heat
was Gardiner, Taylor, Hoyt, Randall,
Kimble, Newton. Mertons and Reynolds.
Time, 2 minutes, % 80 seconds.
Hairy Caldwell was put in as pace
maker and started from the twenty yard
mark.
In the scramble for the pace Taylor Sc
cured the position, with Hoyt at his rear
wheel and the rest stringing out behind.
Caldwell hit the pace in good style and
carried the men to the three quarters,
where he dropped out and the rush for
The tape commenced.
The men came down the stretch in q
Garrison finish with Gardiner, Taylor
and Newton fighting for the lead. Gardi-
ner won by two feet, with Taylor second
and Newton third.
ONE MILE HANDICAP-AMATE UR.
The mile handicap for the purses
proved to be a runaway race.
IT. 3. Hills of Providence was on
scratch and c. H. Dickson of Portland had
the limit of 175 yards
Dickson started with the pistol and
held the lead all through the race.