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

Britton Lands the the 2.15 Trot and Sun
Trot Postponed.
1t was an afternoon of notable racing
at Rigby yesterday and more genuine en-
thusiasm was evinced by the.small crowd
present than during any day of the sea-
son. The chief event Of the day was Roam
Wilkes, breaking the track record in the
2.O7 pace, and lowering his own mark to
2.05 Ia
Tommy Britton took the unfinished
2.15 trot and Sunderland Belle the con-
tinued 2.20 pace; 2.07 pace and 10 trot
were unfinished. These will be called
at IL a. m. today to be followed by the 2.2O
and $50 trots.
81 THE a.15 TROT.
The first event on the days card was
the continuation of the e. trot in which
three heats were trotted on Wednesday,
Louis Victor taking the first two heats
Tommy Britton took the lead in the
fourth heat and won out
There was considerable scoring in the
fifth and final heat and next to the last
time down there was miraculous
escape from bad accident Macy,
driving Oakland Baron, was trailing
along in the middle of the second divis-
ion and the field was SO scattered coming
for the word that Starter Merrill rang
the bell vigorously. The field thundered
Ixy1 nd yhoy ch IL CT la of
the upper gate Oakland Baron was seen
to swerve and then there was crash as
Oakland Baron went over the picket
fence and into the ditch on the pole side
of the track, dragging the sulky after
him. Macy jumped and landing on his
feet fortunately escaped without injury.
The escape of Oakland Baron was equal
~ marvellous. He landed on his side in
the soft muck, and as far as could be
ascertained by a superficial examination,
the trotter wassnot hurt. Il was neces-
sary to chop away section of the fence
to get the horse back OH the track and ex-
tricate the su1ky. The Baron was with
drawn from the race, but will undoubSed-
ly be all right for the Pennsylvania
stakes at Lexington.
Tommy Britton had lead pipe cinch
on this heat and the race.
The summary:
s.15 Glass, Trotting; Purse $500. (Con-
cluded.
Tommy Britton, br S, by
Liberty Bell, dam Prefix
: by Pancoast, (McFarren), 2 1 l
Louis Victor, G, by Tus-
corara3 Sea King, dam May
Bloom by Blackwood,
Patchen, IN pernarest). 1 8 IL IL
SiToek, b g, (Baggs and :
@. HI. F., G, (Rennick,) 2 6 10 s
Nicola, br s., (Payne), 10
Chazy Boy, b &, (Forshner), 5 II 6 10 2
Tomboy, b m, (Marsh), s 3 8 Z 3
Valance, oh m, (Geers), 6 z 4 3 4
John r. Baldwin,g 6, proc
tori, II 4 Z 6 g.
She, m, (Walker), 10 8 9 9
General, b &, (Bowen), 10 8 IL IL 10
Oakland Baron, (Macey), 4 10 IL 8 DIR
Time, ala IA, 2.12 1-2, 2143-4, 2.14,
ais IA.
THE 2.2O PACE
At the conclusion of Wednesday s rae
ing, Silver Chimes and Sunderland Belle
had each secured heat, and the clean
up of the race yesterday consisted of two
pretty heats, Sunderland Belle taking
both The first Of the finals was an easy
one for Sunderland Belle. The fourth
mile, however, was more Of horse race,
and Proctor behind Sunderland Belle
had. to make good drive for the heat
with Silver Chimes, Sidworth and Mag
gle easily in the order named. The sum-
mary:
a.2o Glass, Pacing; Purse si5oo. (Conclud-
ed.)
Belle, b IN, by Bour-
bon Wilkes, dam Dimensa by
Nutwood, I'LL
Silver Chimes, b g, by Almy
Chimes, dam Lucy, untraced,
Cd. Wilson,, 126
Sidworth, b s, (Sullivan,) 452 3
Kitty Van, Oh IN, (Birnie), 2445
Maggie, b m, (Gardiner), 333 4
Belle p, CHI IN, (Woodbury), $3.50
Lady Golden, oh m, MILLER and
Chenery), corr
Time, all IA, 2.Os IA, 200 IA. 2.lO.
THE 2.O7 PACE.
The race to which all were looking for
ward to with unusual interest was the
great 2.07 pace, and when the bell rang it
brought out what was considered the best
field of starters that ever came out for
the word at this great track. First and
foremost was the favorite Bumps, owned
by Dick Wilson, and which has made
such sensational record both in the
East and West this year, winning six first
moneys cut OF eight starts and securing
a marx of a.04 3-4 at Fort Wayne, Ind.
There was the Rigby fayorite Roam
Wilkes with q mark of 2.O6 3-4; Directly.
with mark OF 2.o7 "a, made as q two
year old; Bright Regent, 2oe IL, and
Ben D., 2.06 3-4. Bright Regent drew the
pole. with Directly, Ben D., and Roam