The Portland daily press., 1898-08-03
THIRTEEN HEATSRUN OFF.
Exceptionally Fine Racing at Rigby
Yesterday.
JOCK BOWEN'S HORSE WINS THE
2.15 PACE.

The 2.23 Trot Goes to Greenbrino and the
2.25 Pace to Betsey Bugle-A Green
PAGER Sold at Gilt Edged Price.
Rigby patrons were treated to an after
noon OF exceptionally fine sport yester.
day. They saw 10 heats, every one OF
them close, and every one several seconds
below it's GLASS. Two heats were required
to close out the ais pace, which fur
nished the bulk of the opening days fun,
and the other II were divided between
two of the So called stake events. 1t was
a day of hard drives and exciting finishes.
The crowd came early. so as not to miss
the finish of the postponed race, and re-
NAMED on the grounds till the last mile
of the six-heat race was passed, IN the
gathering, shadows.
The band was on hand, as usual, max
ing things merry between heats, and tie
riderless horse Albatross did star per-
formance during the afternoon.
The 2.15 pace gave the afternoons sport
a good start. Jack Bowen's horse, Nor
vim e.. appeared to have finished the
freshest of the four heat-winners, Mon
day afternoon, and 1t was rather expected
that he would win in the final struggles
today. Honors were not altogether his,
however. for all four of the leaders were
out for the purse.
In the first heat of the day, which was
the fifth in the race, Norvin G. lost the
pole to Annie Shedd in rounding the
first turn. She led to the half in 1.04,
then died away and Nelson moved up
into first place and led to the stretch.
Noryin q. by series Of bad capers, fell
back to the rear and was absolutely last
horse at the half, but he stepped fast
around the upper turn. nailed Nelson IN
the home stretch and beat him to the
wire, by nearly length. Golden brought
Hal Wilkes through the bunch In the
stretch, finishing on Norvin G. IS neck.
With the trailers ruled out the sixth
heat promised something fine, but the
veteran Bowen kept his horse in front
all the way and the race was over. Never
at any part Of the mile did the result
look doubtful Nea moved up in the
stretch, but failed to get near enough to
make the nn1Sn Close.
The 1928 trot had eight starters, most OF
them horses that have been in this sea-
sons races on the Massachusetts, and 9TH
er New England tracks. Greenbrino, a
stallion owned by L. Morrison OF Boston,
was O favorite in the pools. The first
heat was hot one from start to finish,
and till they were within go yards OF the
wire nobody had an absolute claim on
It, Ben H. succeeded in poking his nose
under first, thereby winning new mark
Of 214 IA.
The favorite, who had taken things
easily in the opening heat. made harder
try for first place in the next mile, but
gave up in the last few rods and the
heat went to Nibs, a gelding from the
Pomfret stock farm, Pomfret, Conn.
Ben II. finished strong third.
The next time out tbs favorite was
"uncorked," and he did himself credit,
pulling away from the field at the critical
time and landing the heat at slow trot.
The next heat was duplicate of the
third, only two seconds faster. Then
Greenbrino laid off heat and Ben II.
took it. Ola Westland, the only Maine
heat. Ssa
With only three horses left in the field,
Greenbrino distinguished himself by
pulling away from Ben II. and Nibs and
heading them home at a jog. Rs
The 2.25 pace was an interesting race,
I'll a Arct frun re- fyann
Wilkes, a Newmarket horse, which won
a slice Of tho purse at Rigby's first meet
ing, was picked as favorite, but he was
something Of = disappointment. He took
the first heat handily, but lost the second
heat to BAIL Muscovite. one of Bowen
string, who was crowded to mark of
9. 10 3-4. Then Betsey Bugle was let out
and she pulled off three pretty heats. the
last one without any argument worth
The races this afternoon will include a
2. "a trot. 40 pace and 2.08 pace.
Summary:
a15 Pace; Purse $1,000. Concluded
Norvin G., br g, by Norval
(Bowen, 8 s1-
Nea, m, by Sorrento, .
(Burch,)
Nelson, b s. by Token p, :.
(McDonald).
Pussy Cat, 6 m, by Gen-
Wilkes, lPayne). 9 2
Hal Wilkes, CHI $, (Golden,)7 5 ss,s ro
Annie Shedd, b N, (Ster- 49,
Daylight ig!i Oh g, (McCar-
thyI 5 5 z DIR
George K, b so. O'Neil), 6 6 6 Or
Belle Colley,b IN, (Clarke).4 DIR
Time, s.l2 Ia, q IL Ia, s1a Ia. s.1a IA,
2. IA, I'll "a.
2.25 Pace; Purse $1,000.
Betaey Bugle, br m. by Dele
gate-dam by Athlone Chief.
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