The Portland daily press., 1897-08-18
THE TROTTING EVENTS.
Some Great Races at Rigby Park
Yesterday.
INDIA SILK AND JAMES EXCITING
BATTLE IN 2.34 PACE.

Former Wins a Hair Lifting Five Heat
Race-The e.1O Trot Was Baron RoG-
er's Easily-The 2.15 Trot Won by
Louis Victor in Straight Heats-Bicycle
Races and Other Track Events.
Four hours of solid fun Not minute
which was not fully occupied, not an in
slant that was not taken up in some
form of amusement and the crowd came
away as the sun was dropping behind the
western hills completely satisfied with at
fractions of various kinds. There were
the track features including the horse and
bicycle racing, the IL lex bicycle riding,
the exhibitions by Miss Myrtle Peek and
her wonderful horses, the balloon ascen-
sion, the air ship flying and best of all
the musical ride by Troop F., the finest
exhibition of the kind that has ever been
seen in Maine.
But among all these attractions the
horse racing was by no-means the least
interesting. There were three races on
the programme and all of them were
pulled off before the sun set, the last heat
being finished just before dusk. OF these
races the 1884 pace was the most exciting
and the best contested. 1t was finally won
trot was walk over for Louis Victor who
took it in three straight while Baron
Rogers was also an easy winner in the
40 trot.
THE 2.10 TROT.
The2.1O trot saw another good mark for
Baron Rogers who won three straight
Feats and seemed to have plenty of speed
TO spare in all of them. Early Bird was
the only troublesome customer that Bar
on Rogers had to contend against and he
only served to drive the Baron into the
wire in little faster time than he would
have come ordinarily.
In the first heat of the 2.1O trot Celaya
had the pole but Baron Rogers took it
away from her at the first turn and held
this position to the finish. Early Bird
held the third place until the home
stretch when Knapp pushed the race to-
passed Que Allen who was in second
place and was in fair way to win the
heat when he went into the air and
dropped back. He quickly recovered and
beat Que Allen out to the wire finishing
in second position. The time was 2. 10 Ia.
Baron Rogers had an easy thing in the
second heat. He was not headed for the
mile although Early Bird made hard
fight for the heat and drove Baron Rog-
ers under the wire in the time Of 2.09 ga.
This is new mark for Baron Rogers,
lowering the former record by one-half
second.
Baron Rogers was again forced around
the mile by Early Bird and Que Allen for
the fast time of q 10 IA. Early Bird made
an attempt to head Baron Rogers in the
finish but was beaten out by half a
length. The summary:
s.1o Glass, Trotting, Purse $1,000.
Baron Rogers, br h. by Baron
Wilkes, dam Ashland Maid, by
Ashland Chief (Titus) l
Early Bird, r h Knapp 2 2
Que Allen, b (Kenney) 3 4
Nemoline, bh III (Avery)
Clayo, oh m (Coyille) ds
Time-2.I 0l IA, 2o9 3.4, 2 10 IA.
THE 234 PACE.
The 2.34 pace proved to be the best Of
the afternoon. India Silk was slated al
the winner and she did not disappoin-
her hackers but for two heats Jane
pushed her nose under the wire head O.
the favorite and kept the crowd guessing
until the very last second. By right.
Jane should have won this race but She
was too sore to keep in the pace and fin
ished in second place.
Jane drew the pole in the first heat OF
the 234 pace. At the word Blue BIRD
took the lead but was passed at the hall
by India Silk who won the heat in q
walk. Blue Bird second and Jane third
The time was 2.16 ga.
The second heat of the 2 "a pace was
the finish was the closest OF any that has
occurred at Rigby for many meetings
Everyone thought that India Silk hat
an easy thing of it but in this heat Jane
blossomed out as flyer and after allow
ing India Silk to head the field for three
quarters of mile started out to land thu
heat 1t was a terrific drive to the wir,
and as they came down the stretch tn,
crowd in the grand stand fairly shouted
from excitement. 1t was neck and necl
for quarter of mile and when the,
passed beneath the wire there was little
to choose between them. Jane was givel
the heat in the time of BIB "a, which
gives Jane a brand new record. Belle e..
a trotter with a record of 80 IA, wa
entered to race in this pacing class. Sh
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