The Portland daily press., 1897-08-26
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ESPECIAL TO THE PRESH.1
Cornish, August 25.-After the rain Of
Tuesday it was only proper for the
Ossipee Valley Agricultural Society to
expect good weather Wednesday, and that
was just what the management got.
The track was greatly improved by the
rain, being hardened. Ever since the
horses arrived here they have been work
ing fast miles, better than 2.2O frequently.
The track record, 2.21 IA, is conceded
broken and the drivers agree that there
lis no show for it to last the week out
| with so much speed assembled at the
| track. EAW
| The meeting being set ahead one day
yesterday Is programme was put on today.
There were many fine cattle in the stalls,
300 animals Ebeing on tho grounds. The
programme of pulling and examination
for points of superiority was carried out.
AS usual, this attracted good crowd
of horned animal fanciers.
! The music of the day was continuous,
furnished by the organ of the Merry go
round" This favorite amusement was
literally patronized to the tunes of popu-
lar fup to date" music
Last night the fakirs' establishments,
the side shows and tent restaurants were
under water a trife and CONSERVATION at
the prospects was prevalent. This morn
ing fears were dissipated by Old Sol's s
reappearance with a business look on his
face.
THE RACES.
4 There were two races on the card, the
three minute and the 2.32 classes. Thir-
teen were entered for one and fifteen for
the other. Five scored for the wire in
the first race, with Daisy Mac to set the
pace on the pole. Starter Morrill, OF
Brunswick got them away well. 1t was
any body's race to the wire. Daisy was
not equal to the pace and had to follow
them his heels, closely followed by Daisy
B. and Domino. Diavalo was set back on
a bad break. Coming down the stretch
they were all out for it. Diavalo closed
up big gap and was nose and nose with
Domino and Daisy B., second and third.
Can-Can was fourth. Time, 2.35.
The second heat was split up in posi-
tions for Domino was quivering, and at
the three-auarter' pole went off his feet
and lost his lead to Daisy B., who evil
IDENTIFY was not being driven hard enough
to win. The mare was lame, but went
level and was second home, Daisy B..
coming under the wire ahead, but rum
ming on the stretch. The judges con-
oluded that Daisy b. could have won 1t
and should have won it and SO gave 1T
that way, Daisy Mac second and Domino
third, Can-Can fourth and Diavalo fifth.
Time, 2.35 Ia.
A smash-up was the result of the third
heat. When Can-Can broke on the home
stretch in the first half and swerved all
over the track Daisy Mac was at his rear
and was forced to the fence and his out
side wheel was ripped down and crushed.
McNally clung to the mare and stopped
her under the wire. Can Can was dis
tanced for foul racing. Daisy B. was a
winner, but Domino drove him hard
home. Time, 2.32 3-4
| Daisy B. was fast the first half of the
next heat and SO was Domino. They cut
out a third of mile at furious pace.
Domino slaked trife at the quarter,
but the mare had to take second place at
the entrance to the streth. The half was
done in LOO, one of the fastest halves
ever raced on the track. Domino was toe
fast for the rest of the mile for the mare.
Diavalo was third. Time, 2 26 3-4.
They came out in twenty minutes to
settle the contest. Two horses had two
heats each. The race depended on this
one, the probabilities favoring Domino.
On the first turn Domino made little
break, but Daisy held to him to the turn
when he came around him and landed the
heat. Fox's mare. was lame and couldn I
go the whole mile fast enough. 1t was
all over in 2.33.
Tomorrow the 2.20 and 2.3S classes, all
with good fields Of entries in each one.
The free-for-all comes Friday, also the
q 45 class.
There were nine starters in the 2.32
class. with Julia at the pole. 1t was
quite field to get away, but the starter
| was uduulo tu0IQ G6C6ll0uUly.
| Noonbell was the most level of the lot
and took the poll on the first half and
was a winner after drive down the
stretch by Sidney and Glencoe Patchen.
Sidney was second and Patchen third.
Ben MoGregor, Lille Wilkes, Bradford
B., Betsey Bobbitt, Friday and then
Julia finished in order. Time, 1928 IA.
| The second heat was Noonbell's from
the start. Several Of the lot helped her
along as fast as they could, but she was
good for it and won in 2.29 81 Bradford
B., Sidney, Ben McGregor, Betsey Bob
bitt, Glencoe Patchen, Lille Wilkes, Fri
day, Julia is the way they finished. The
winner showed good speed and wouldn' 4
be ratified. Time, 2.29 3.4.
The third heat was the last, for Noon
bell was sufficiently fast to take care OF
the rest. Betsey Bobbitt went fine race
and finished second. Bradford B., Sid
ney, Lille Wilkes. Glencoe Patchen, Ben
McGregor, Friday and Julia is the order