The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-14
RACES WERE POSTPONED.
No Trotting at Rigby Yesterday On Ac-
count of Rain.

Rain prevented the opening days races
at ERigby yesterday afternoon, so accord
ingIy the races will be set forward a
day.
Despite the rain of yesterday forenoon
the track at O'Clock was in excellent
condition and dozen or more of the
flyers were being worked out. At 1.3o
Starter Morrill, arrived with his mega.
phone, and had a conference with Man
ager Farnham. 1t was thought best to
start the races at Q o'clock, but when
that hour arrived veritable cloud burst
passed over the track. 1t was accompa-
MED by heavy discharges Of electricity
and for half hour the rain fell in tor
rents. The races were accordingly car
ried over until today at 1.30 p. M, when
the horses will be called; the races to
start at 2 p. m.
men now at the track look forward to
some great contests and tho tearing off
of records .g{. eAt
There are scores of flyers now quar-
tered at the track and more are expected
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tonight and tomorrow.
Among the fast strings is that of c. j.
g. H. Hamlin of Village Farm, East
Aurora, N. Y. There are Heir-at-L Law,
2.07 1-2; Passing Belle, 2.OS Ia; Bright
Regent, 2o6 "a; The Monk, 2.10 Ia; the
Abbot, 2. II Ia; Valence, 2.12 Ia; Anne
rican Belle, 2.143-4; Althanio, ali IL;
Elsinara, 2.l1 Ia; Emily, 2.13 1-2; Dare
Devil, 2,1S. This string is handled by
the famous driver, Ed. Geers. as.
Gus Macy with Oakland Baron. starts
next week. 70 es ~ lsdS
j.. G. McFerran is here with Tommy
Britton and will start here next week,
going to Lexington later for the Tran
sylyania stakes.
John Payne is here with Timbrel, the
great three-year old, and also has Sun
land Belle.
Pahlman, Ravenna and another one of
the Western string are on the grounds
I Yesterday Ben. Walker was out warm
ing up the crack Directly.
II. o. Foote of Houston, Texas, was
working out Ril1na yesterday forenoon.
Rilma is the greatest money winner of
1897. having won $500, the principal de-
emulation being at the Merchants and
Manufacturers stake at Detroit.
There have been 80 Iacers to enter the
2.10 list this season and out of the list
the following are at Rigby: Frank 30.
cash, 2.04 Ia; Giles Noyes, 2.07 1-2; Jave.
lin, 2.08 Ia; Prince Albert, 2.07 81;
Favor, 400 ~; Passing Belle, 2OS IA;
W. 81. g., 900 IA; Regina, 208 l-s; Dan
c., 2.0S Ia.
Rilma leads all the other horses as a
money winner on the grand circuit this
year, while the Hamlin string has capt
ured the largest sum for one stable.
The Hamlins won $50, $50, and most of
their horses are heavy winners, notably
The Monk, Emily, Passing Belle and
Heir at-Law. Dick Wilson picked up
$12, 500 with his little string of six, and
Bumps was one of the solid figures on
the circuit.
OF the gathering now at Rigby the fol-
lowing trotters have won $1,000 or over on
the grand circuit, winning third money
or better: Rilma, $500; The Monk,
$3.50; Emily, $4,000; Oakland Baron,
$4,000; The Abbot, So, $50; Valence, 50, 1876;
Dare Devil, So, 500; Cresceus, 81, 475; Anne
rican Belle, 81 800; Timbrel, 81, $50; Louis
Victor, 81, 500; Town Lady, sl,s5o; Mar
garet, 81, 1876.
PAGERS, Passing Belle, s5,475; Frank
Bogash. $3.50; Heir-at- Law $1,000
Jayelin, 81. 500: Planet, 81, 375; w fI a =
$2,225; Dan, So, OBS; Miss Margaret, 81. ais:
Favor 81 900; Ananias, $1,000 IN
Everybody is looking forward to the
great s.09 trot, which will probably take
place next Thursday. Derby Princess.
Dan Cupid. Nemoline, Early Bird, Queen
Allen, b. B. P, The Monk, Louis Vic
tor and Rilma are all out for it,
. L'Abeille, the oldest newspaper in New
Orleans, celebrated its SEVENTEEN birth
day last week. 1t was founded by Napo-