The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-24


lead by neck when about four OF nso
lengths from the coveted wire ana 'ooA
the heat in 2.06, lowering the race reooiu
of Rigby Park from 2.06 1-2, MADE W
Heir-at-Law last week,
The second heat was another hair rais.
ing one, and knocked the race record Oh
Rigby into a cooked hat after one OF 'no
finest finishes ever seen on this OF any
other track. The field got an exceiien0
send off. At the first turn Bumps oio"
away from the bunch and went 70 Uho
lead and at the quarter was clear
length5to the good ahead of Roam Wllhes'
Up to the half the roam horse was oioso
to BHmpss sulky wheel. The hall was
passed in .02 "a, or three-quartefs VI
| second slower than the same distance IL
the preceding mile. Around the uurA
sped the two great leaders with bumps
apparently about neck in the van. on'
on they came with magnificent purso
of speed, while the crowd encourageu
them with deafening shouts. Slowly
but surely, inch by inch, as the roan
horse and the bay gelding thundereu
down the stretch, the roam steadily ore"
to the front amid great outbrrst Oh
cheers went under the wire neck 10 1le
the good. There was renewed cheers as ehe
throng of horseInen in front OF 'no
judges stand looked at their watches anu
compared the time. Over 90 watches got
the mile in 2.05 IA, the fastest mile ever
-Ln.
raced at Rigby. The fourth quarter VIII
also go on record as one of the speeniesp
Of the season, 81 seconds. By his greao
performance Roam Wilkes lowers his rec
ord of 2. 06 "a to 2.O5 IA. When the starter
announced that the track record htau
been broken again there was rene"eu
cheering and all in all 1t was the most
thrilling performance Of the season at
this great track.
There was somewhat of q shaKeup III
the third mile. Bumps vas at least
half a length ahead of Roam Wilkes
rounding the first turn, having stepped
into the lead at the eighth mile post.
Going to the half, Bumps, Roam wilkes
and Prince Regent were nearly Tapped.
The half was stepped at 2.O6 clip.
Shortly after leaving the half, Planet,
who was coming well, went into the
air and fell back into last place, but not
another of the great sextette mace
skip. Nearing the third quarter pole
Bright Regent forged into the lead and
although pressed hard by Bumps, was
not headed to the wire. Roam Wilkes
seemed to get in pocket in the stretch
and Baggs seeing that 1t was practlcaily
hopeless to pro1ong the struggle, apparent
ly let up. Bright Regent got the heat in
2.O6 IA
The fourth mile, was the. hottest yet
The field hadn't gone 80 yards when
Bumps was seen to pull out from the
bunch and at the first turn had lead of
half length. At the half Bumps and
Roam Wilkes were even billiards, but
Bright Regent was coming strong Oh the
outside. The four leaders were in q
bunch when they turned into the stretch
and it was hot drive to the finish, 4
Bright Regent coming through the mid
die of the bunch and landing the heat in
cor Ia, closely followed by Planet after
a magnificent drive for the second place.
This race was carried over until Fri-
day. The summary:
2.o7 Class, Pacing; Purse 1880. Gun
flnished.)
Roam Wilkes, r h, by Tennessee
Wilkes, dam Saluda by Coopers
Jug, (Baggs), 1 u
Bright Regent, oh G, by Prince
Regent, dam Bright Eyes, by
Blackwood, (Geers), So /
Bumps, b q (Wilson), 2224l
Planet, b h, (B Demarest), 447t2l
Directly, bl b, (Walker), 8 81
Aileen, b IN, (Shockency), 5
Ben D., ch h, (Noble), ~
Time, 200, 2.05 Ia, 200 IA, 2.o7 IA.
THE 2. 10 TROT.