The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-19
TWO RACES YESTERDAY.
Gordon II. the Winner in the
2.29 Trot.
JESSIE McEWAN TAKES TWO
HEATS OF 2.20 PACE.

Both Are Five Heat Ra ces and Full OF
Sensations-In 2.29 Trot G. W. WI
liams and Vida simmons Both Won
Heats-Lady Golden Takes Couple in
2,2O Pace Which Is Unfinished,
There were only two races on the pro.
graInIne yesterday. These were the 2.2o
tort and the 2.2O pace. Owing to the
many attractions offered by the fair, the
greater part of which took place on the
track, the races were sadly interfered with
and were stretched out through the en-
tire afternoon. Those who followed
them closely, however. found enough of
interest in them to afford them plenty
Of amusement.
There were seven starters in the 2.29
tort. Among these c. W. Williams was
the favorite and when the bunch was
sent off in the first heat this horse carried
about all the money. Gordon II. capt
ured the first heat after russell with
Vida Simmons, who seemed to be out for
the money. In the second heat Vida
Simmons succeeded in getting her nose
under the wire ahead of Gordon H., al
though Tyson sent this horse under the
wire in one of the prettiest finishes of the
day. In this heat, G. W. Williams land
ed in the fifth position. But il. the third
heat the favorite got down to his work
and kept up the courage of his hackers by
heading the bunch under the wire. He
was not heard of during the rest of the
race, though he was driven hard and got
in second and third place each time.
1t took five heats to settle the race, and
Gordon H. succeeded in winning the last
two heats and the race. He captured the
biggest slice of the purse, CIV. Williams
the favorite, got the second money and
Vida Simmons got the third money.
The 2.20 pace proved to be the most in
teresting of the day and after five heats
the race was left unfinished with three
heat winners for today. There was big
field Of horses in this class and among
them were many good ones, all Of whom
were out for the money. Jessie McEwen
handsomely won the first heat of the race
and then dropped out of sight for three
heats and was not heard of again until
the fifth. Bay Baron was pushed under
the wire in the second heat by Lady Gold
en- after hair raising finish and one of
the best drives of the day. In the third
heat Lady Golden, whose record is hand
some one, passed beneath the wire an easy
winner and in the fourth heat she also
won in walk. But in the fifth heat,
oh cdr pf0 "a xIx,o >f ~,
crowd had gone home and as the sun was
setting behind the green hills in the west
there came another surprise for the book
les. Jessie McEwen sprang to the front
and after beating Lady Golden out on
the back stretch won the fifth heat in a
walk. Had the race been finished last
night with three heat winners as starters,
Jessie McEwen who seems to be stayer
would have undoubtedly got the largest
slice of the purse, but owing to.the dark
ness the sixth heat was put over until to-
day and this gives both of the other heat
winners chance for their money. The
race will be finished this noon. Every
one of these horses as well as the heat
winners in the 2.29 trot, lowered their
records from one to two seconds. The
track was very fast and never was in bet
ter condition for racing. Summaries fol-
low:
2.29 Glass, Trotting; Purse $1,000.
Gordon H, b h, by King Nut
wood, dam Blaze Windsor by
Windsor, (Tyson), 30
C. W. Williams, b h, by Reville,
GO'Neii), 6513s
Vida Simmons, br h, by Sim
mons, dam Smuggler's daugh-
ter by Smuggler, (Dore),- al A
ROM $3.50
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