The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-19
ALL ARE MAINE HORSES.
Fine Weather Attended Opening Of
Rigby Meeting.
TWO RACES WHOSE WINNERS LOW
Erred THEIR RECORDS,

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Were Worth seeing-Queen Wilkes of
Mechanic Falls, Won the 2.2O Trot and
Laundryman of Lewiston. the 2. 81 Trot
Maine horses have the call at Rigby's
special race meeting, which began yesteI :
day afternoon. Ideal Indian summer
weather prevailed on the opening day,
but the attendance was rather small.
Many of the usual features attending
Rigby events were missing. The sporting
gentry who usually come down from
Boston to see the fast horses go. and to
stake their wealth on the results of the
heats, were conspicuous by their absence.
A couple of blackboards bearing the
names of the horses that were to start
were displayed beside the pulpit" under
the grand stand, ana three men climbed
up to auction of few of the best ones,
but they could not find bidder Some
of the other pastimes were tried. with
similar results.
The patriarch who usually sits beside
the gate to keep the rabble off the track
was also missing. The gate swung open
at the will Of anybody who happened TO
want to CROSS the track. Most of the
patrons of the races watched the sport
from the platform where the acrobats and
troubadors performed during the New
England fair. It was warmer there, and
a good view of the horses could be had.
1t was after two o'clock when the first
field Of horses, the five starters in the
2.20 trot, came out from the stables.
"Hod" Nelson of Waterville, who used
to attend every Rigby meeting, but had
not been seen at the park before this
season, was up behind his little mare,
Silverstreet whose record Of 2. 10 IA was
made over half-mile ring last year.
Good guessers said the honors in the race
lay between this horse and a Mechanic
Falls mare, Queen Wilkes, owned and
driven by T. G. Dwinal.
This prophecy proved true. Silver
street took the first heat, duplicating
her mark, and the next three went to
Queen Wilkes, whose record of 2.2l, made
two years ago, was reduced to 2.l8 3-4.
Third money was won by Eldora of Pitts
field, and fourth by Johnnie Wilkes of
Oakland. The last horse in the field was
Camille of Orland.
In the q 80 class, with seven starters,
Laundr, man, gray gelding owned by
E. Il. Wiggin of Lewiston, was straight
heat winner, but in order to do the trick
he had to cut down his record from
2. % IA to 2.22 Id. Nelmah, owned by
George h. Huntoon of Cash's corner, won
second money; Belle Rich of Auburn,
third; Choral c., OF Biddeford, fourth.
The other participants, in the order of
their finish, were: Cannon, owned by G.
8. Childs. Buckle Id, Z. T., Thomas
Towle, Portland; Lulu W., e. Woodside,
Sabattus
W. g. Merrill of Pittsfeld, was starter,
and the judges were John F. Haines of
Old Orchard, Charles Ayers and MIR.
Sweeney of Portland.
The 1924 and AR classes are on today's
programme. Summary:
2. 3s Class-Trot or Pace-Purse 5000.
Laundryman, g g. by Gideon
dam by Elmo (Ireland) l l
Nelmah, r (Huntoon) 9
Belle Rich, m Woodbury. 2 3
Choral c., b m (Jordan) 5
Cannon, br 6 81 Jordan)
L. T., blk m (Houston)
Lulu W.. b N (F'ox) 3
Time-2.21 5-4, 2.24, a.22 IA.
2.20 -Trotting-Purse 5000.
Queen Wilkes, b m. by Mes
senger Wilkes-Offa, by Sill
verboy (Dwinan al l
Si1verstreeJ, b IN, by Nelson
(Nelson)
Eldora, b m (Gustin) ; 8 3