The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29
WORKING OUT DAY.
Strings Of Fast Steppers at Rig
by Yesterday.
Nearly Two Hundred Horses To BE on
Hand at August Meet.

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II any one thinks that interest In light
harness horses ia on the wane In this Sec
tion Of the country, he should have been
at Rigby Park yesterday when the horses
were being worked out preparatory for
the grand meet which begins the first
week Of August. Tha conditions Of the
track and the weather were favorable and
the day being one of the regular working
out days, naturally caused good sized
gathering who took the best positions
to get tip on the fast ones. Some good
time was made and there was most likely
some wild talk as to what each horse did
when the "boys" get together last night
on TIE versnda Of the hotel to talk over
che days doings
Not less than fifty horses made the dust
fly yesterday and 1t is safe. to say that
there are now 100 horses at the track
This number will be materially increased
In the next few days for the horses which
have been over the circuit and last showed
up at Dover are due here by Sunday
night. So while things are lively even
now. they are bound to be mors so by
the time of the meet.
Perhaps the spsediest specimen Of horse
flesh on the track yesterday was Roam
Wilkes, the property of W. A. Baggs of
Springfield. with a record Of s.04 "a
which be made On Rigby track when he
beat Searchlight, the crack California
stud. This is only one out of many In
Mr.. Baggs's string. for he has McJoe, q
three year old all Ia. Gold Bug, trotter
with mark of g 20 Ia, Limerick, an
Irish horse, 2.19 Ia, as two year old
also two green ones, Gayety Girl by Red
Wilkes and a brown gelding, Pirs who
has shone up well. but the watch has
never bean held over him. And we must
not forget Uncle Tom, with mark of
2.l4 8-4. who went to the half yesterday
In mighty quick time with Roam Wilkes
as companion mate. This string is
doing good work and the .reins are held
by that expert driver. Geo. w. Sawtelle.
Mr.. Baggs also assists In the sulky. and
BY the way has some good ones OF his
own. There is Alpine, 22i IA, who
started In the 2. 30 stake last fall here and
won second money against good field.
This was In his i've year form and
now he is likely to do good deal better.
he also has Whirligig, 2.13; Costa, 2.24
Ia; Proctor W.. 3 10 Ia. Mr.. Bass thinks
things look well at Rigby and when the
Dover strings arrive there will be a col
lection Of horses which any track in the
country would be proud of.
L. Howard of Springfield IL on hand
with Redinda, 2.07 la, by Rednald, Alice
Hal, by Hal Parker, who was In race
at Dover few days since and got a mark
of 2.ls 3-L She is q four year old gray
mare.
Addie Parker is here. She Is full sis
ter TO Alice Hal, 5 years old. and has
startsd In but two races. Costins, 2. II "a,
by Coastman, Q. oS IA, is also IN Towards
string.
Another well known turfInan was
seen yesterday. We refer to John f.
Payne of Rradville who has just Teen
doing Old Orchard. He had the great
honor Of developing Jupe who now holds
the worlds two year old record 2.i3 "a
He has Iona, 2.17 Ia, by Arion, Early
Bird Junior.2.22 l-9, Leach Boy. ais Ia,
by Wilton, Nicola, ala IA. by Guardsman
and Charlie l.ogue full brother to Jupe.
This horse IL seven years old with no
record as o PAGER, Payne says "the track
never was in better condition aud he ex-
poets some astonishingly good records
made at the August meet
Mr.. Hyde of Hartford and W. N. Gil
bert of tho Morrison Stock farm of Liver
more are ON deck and both are working q
string of horses which are bound to be
heard from tefore the meet is over.
NOTES.
Billy O'Neil with string OF niue
horses is expected to reach the track to-
night from Dover.
The track record for the present work
out Is 2.ll Ia by that splendid animal
Roam Wilkes. What he went the last
quarter In the wise one will not say. 1t
was fast enough to be kept a way down
secret.
A familiar face near the paddooks yes
terday was that of Mr.. ii. II. Farnham
WAV says bhAAA hcrSI Scnso w t1ho al
Interest In Rigby's success"
j. W. Sullivan was out to see Oakdale
Dot DO a mile and when 1t was over he
was heard to remark "that Kelly was
just the real thing behind Billy Alden's
horse"
Joe Middleby Of Lexington has fast
two year old at the track which is attract.
ing much attention.
y. b. Lang has string of three and
among them Is Henry's Girl.
Roberr Stanwood worked Mr.. Pittee's
horse Frankford good mile yesterday In
2 30. the half In LA.
George Studley's "Soldier Girl" was
sent around by I. ID. Woodbury. and
worked out In about 2 IS.
A. NJ. Etheridge will be here in few
days with Lecco who went In Dover in