Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-24
RIGBYS GREAT DAY.
Roam Wilkes Twice Smashes the
Race Record Of Track.
Tommie Britton and Sunderland Belle Winner
Other Races Unfinished

POftland, Sept. 23.-IWice in success
sion the race record of Rigby went by
the boards, today. in most exciting
contest. Roam Wilkes was the hero OF
the event and his opportunity the 207
pace. The field of starters was prob
ably the fastest which ever appeared
for the word on this track. Four were
credited with marks less than 2.07 and
one, Directly, had earned his 207A a +,
2-year-old. The favorite was the
great Bumps. who has won first money
six times in eight starts, this season.
and whose driver worked him at 2O4s,
at Fort Wayne.
Bumps looked like winner, but the
first and second heats the roam son of
Tennessee Wilkes dashed the cup of
victory from him. laundering down the
stretch first in FOG and then in 2.05h.
After that Bright Regent took up the
fight where the roam dropped it and
landed two heats in 2O6A and 2O7A
Darkness postponed the battle to an
other day. The previous best record Of
the track was 2.06A, by Heir-in-L Law,
last week.
Louis Victor. whose bad break in the
third heat of the 2.15 trot, lost him the
big end of the purse, was again in
clined to the balloon ascension act and
the race went to Tommie Britton
Louis Chimes and Sunderland Belle
had each won heat in the 220 pace,
but the Belle had the best of the
Chimes, today, and reeled off two
straight heats, though not without n
fight.
The 2.10 trot was left to be finished.
tomorrow with Derby Prince AMI
-Athanio each with a heat to their
credit and Que Allen couple. The
summaries:
215 CLASS TROTTING-PURsE s15oo-
CONCLUDED.
Tommie Britton, br s., by
Liberty Bell. dam Prefix. by
Pancoast (McFerran) 49,. 9 / l 1
Louis Victor, b. g., by Tusca-
rora Sea King, dam May
bloom, by Blackwood
Patchen, on. DemaresD -. 912 II
Sirock. b. e., Baggs and Will
son) Observation-Disclosures. 3 s
G. H. F.. b. G.. Renick) $500. ? 8 10 4 s.
Nicola. br. $. Payne) ...... II 2 ) Z
Chazy Boy. b. G.. Forshner) II 6 10 9
Tom Boy. b. m, (Marsh) .... 3 3
Valance ch. m, (Geers) 80. 3
John r. Baldwin, G. g., proc
TORI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL 4 Z 6
She. b. m, NNaker) .......... 10 ) ) 9 9
General. b. g.. Bowen ...... u IL Il 10
Oakland Baron tMaceD -. 10 II Sdr
Time. 2.1314, 2.1212 2.14%, PA, 2.15A.
CONCLUDED.
Sunderland Belle b. M. by
Bourbon Wilkes. dam Dmena.
by NutWood NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. /
Silver Chimes, b. g.. by Amy
Chimes: dam Lucy, untraced.
Sidworth, b. s.. (Sullivam .... 5 2 8
kittie Van, CHI. M. (Birnie) go. 2 5
Maggie. b. m. (Gardiner) ...... 3 3
Belle p, oh. M. Woodbury. =. G.
Lady Golden, oh. m, MULLER
and Cheney .::.......:........ 6 G : Z
Time, 2.11A, 2.oSA, 2.0914, 21O.
2.G7 CLASS - PACING PURSE s15OO-
UNFINISHED.
Roam Wilkes. TO. h., by Tennes-
see Wilkes. dam Saluda, by
Coopers jug, (Baggs) ...... / 8 9
Bright Regent. CHI. g.. by Prince
Regent. dam Bright Eyes. by
3lackWood. (Geers) ......... 8 1 /
lamps, b. g.. Wilson) .. 2
Planet. b. h.. (B. DemaresD 80. 4 q
Directly. blk. h.. (Walker) go. 6
Aileen, b, m (Shockeney) .... >
Zen D.. CHI. h.. Noble ...... u S
Time, 2.06, 2.0J4, 2.06A. 2O7A.
210 CLASS-TROTTING- S15OO-
UNFINISHED).
Que Allen. b. h.. by Champion
Medium. dam Lady Raven, by
Ravenwood, (McKenney) 49,. / l q
Athanio, b.. h.. by JUNO. dam
Athalie. by Harkaway. (Geers) 8 2
Derby Princess blk M. by
Charles Derby. dam Princess.
by Administrator, Oh. Sanders 3
Van Zandt. b. M, Devereaux)
Tina. b. M, NNalker) .... 5 s 5
Time, 2091a, 2.09A, 2.1O. 2.1O