The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-29

UorId,s Record-Jule Woodruff New
conner Takes 234 Pace and Louis Vic
tor 2.15 Trot.
The first two events on the card for
the second day of the July meet at Rigby
introduced two new performers to the
race going public. In the 1928 trot,
Cienega was driven to victory in three
straight heats by W. J. Andrews, who
last year on the same track made that
record breaking mile in 200 1-2, behind
John R. Gentry. Cienega is bay mare
owned by Hartman, the New York MIL
Honaire, who is the proprietor OF Arden
Farms at Goshen, in the Empire state.
Cienega is handsome horse and she
went through the three heats OF that
race without a skip or break and did
the last mile in three quarters of a min
ute better than the first. Mr.. Hartman,
the owner, by the way, is the man who
with Marcus DAILY, the copper king, ar
ranged that sweepstake race to be contest
ed at Goshen, August 2S, which is Just
now attracting the attention of the SPORT
years and three years old. In the three
years old class, D. A Smell of New Bed
ford has entered Jupe, who won fame
as two-year old last year. In the two
year old race, j. Malcolm Forbes of Bos-
ton has entered his colt Nowaday. China
Silk and Cahledon will also be seen in
the three ear-old class. Cienega, there
fore, is the property of a man of promi-
neDce in the trotting world, who will see
to it that the speedy mare is given plen-
ty of opportunity to show her mettle.
1t was in the 234 pacing class that an
This was julie Woodruff, entered by t.
Grady of Philadelphia. Whether Wood
nut would have finished first after the
opening heat, however, is an open ques-
ton, for. in the secor d heat when the mare
Clara was making pretty bid for first
place, an accident put her out and it was
one of those accidents which, in the
opinion of many, horsemen, will hasten
the day when all the straps and gew-
gaws attached to PAGERS today will be
barred off the track. Outside of these
things there was not much to excite in
terest in the first two events on the card
The crowd, which was of about the
same proportions as that present on the
first day of the meet, waited eagerly for
the third number on the card, the 2.1o
trot, in which the Deering horse, Dexter
K, was to be in the field. In this race
there was surprise for the talent, the
favorites failing to show up in first
place, and Dexter K, with Ira Woodbury.
driving, got share of the money.
The 1928 class was called first and it
was Cienega's from the start, although
Roy made a good bid for it in the first
two heats, the leaders going like machines
well in advance of the field. Roy gave
place to Sally Max after getting cinch
on second money. Sally Max took third
money; Success, fourth.
The first heat of the 2.34 pace ended in
one of the prettiest finishes ever seen at
Rigby There were eight to start and at
the close, three horses came flying down
the stretch in line, but julie Woodnut's
nose was ahead of Blue Bird and she was
skirmishing along like swallow with
about neck lead over Norvin G. A
blanket would have covered the three
and as they went under the wire side by
side. the crowd broke into the first ap-
plause of the afternoon. 1t was fast
mile, ia IA.
The second heat was enlivened by one
of those accidents which sometimes be-
fall the best horses and set the crowd
guessing. They got away in bunch,
out of which shot julie Woodruff with the
bay mare Clara by his side. They were
going down the back stretch like team,
julie having the pole, to which he had
chung from the start. 1t was apparently
toss up between the two leaders when
the mare went into the air, seemed for a
moment about to fall and then dropped
distance flag. The trouble was due to
the breaking of the hobbies, that part
of q PAGERS harness which hangs under
the animals. body and is designed to keep
him pacing. With Clara out, julie Wood
nut had no trouble in leading the field to
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with the roam again in second place.
1t was evident when the last heat of
the pacing race was called that like the
first event of the afternoon it was to be
three heat contest and julie Woodruff
easily lead the field to the finish. Blue
Bird fell back and the fight for second
place was between Norvin G. and Orna-
ment, Norvin G. getting third money
and Ornament fourth.
In the 2.15 trot the talent banked on
the superstition that Louis Victor after
winning one or two heats would prove
a gutter, and in this the talent made a
blunder. Louis Victor took two heats
handily and made a sensational finish
IN the third. Louis came down the
stretch closely pressed by General and
broke just under the wire. Louis had to
De forced to the finish Had that break
occurred 80 seconds earlier, it would have
been different story In the second