The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-02
A Sensational Seven.
Heat Event.
The Race Meeting viii Continue
Four Days.

Line gates OF h1Rby PARK were a1ar, yes
terday. and few hundred people went In
to see this start-off of the first circuit
meeting of the season. The number Of
Portland people IN attendance was far
less than the number Of sporting gentle
men from Massachusetts, and New Hamp-
shire oities but in view OF the exciting
sport offered on this opening day, there II
reason to believe that the local patronage
will be greatly increased as the meetin 8
progresses
There was nothing yesterday for any.
body to find fault with. The track was
never In better form, and the racing was
of kind that every body could enjoy.
Every heat was hard drive, in which
the best horse won. Ten heats were run
of. In two classes, and every heat winner
out down his mark
The best race OF the two was the =. IL
trot, In which seven horses started. The
powers beneath the grand stand had de-
clared that Kilda. black mare from
Hon. Frank Jones's Maplcwaod farm at
Portsmouth, was the most likely TO win.
The wisdom of their choice was finally
proven, but not till seven fast miles had
been trotted and their individual records
considerably lowered.
Kilda is hve-yesr-old daughter of
Cecilian. She has done some campaign
ing en- the tracks In the last two years,
but until yesterday had never exceed cd
her performance of 1897, when she de.
feated American Girl, and got a mark of
ale 3-4.
King Malcolm drew the pale, but no
was not in good spirits, and he made
quick work of dropping back into the
rear tier and giving the faster company a
chance to fight out the heat, Timbrel,
a gelding from this Lookout farm, South
Natick, Mass, got into the lead, up the
back stretch, and after repeated brushes
with the fayorite and Iona, a Vermont
er, came home comparatively easy win
ner.
Kilda's hackers began to get nervous.
She had way of going OF her feet at
critical times, and though she had oceans
of speed, Driver Tom Marsh couldn' t
seem to keep her down to level gait.
But In the second heat she found win
ming clip and, passing Timbrsl at the
half-mile post. kept In the lead of the
van 10 the end OF the iuile, but to do 1t
had to take new mark OF ala 80.
The third heat was the rasssst OF the
lot. and a mark OF els Ia went to Tim
brel. He really consumed fun second
more than that time In circiing the track,
but the judges had 10 reckon their time
from the start nf the pole horse and as
she happened to be length behind the
others when Driver Marsh nodded for the
word. the winner of the heat was obliged
to take the consequences. Kiida tried hard
for this heat, and there was difference OF
not more than hands breadth in the
relative positions of the two leaders ma
they shot under the wira.
Kilda took the fourth heat, and looked
like a winner at the beginning OF the
fifth, bat Frank Hyde of Hartford cut
loose his bay mara, Lucrativa, and, tax
ing advantage OF the tired condition of
his rivals. forced them both to break
and led the field home, getting a new
mark Of 2. Il 1-2. Again in the sixth heat
Hyde did the trick, ut a slower gait.
When the three-he winners came out
for the seventh mile they all showed evil
dence of WEAKNESS, and the heat was
great deal slower than any OF the
others. Lucrativa broke before he reached
the first turn. and lost the pols to Kilda,
who showed them the rsst OF the way
around the track and finished winner
of the race.
The $50 pace, though 1t went off the
reel to Alice Hal, a mare owned in Wor-
cester. Mass, was In reality fine race,
for the leader was forced TO her best In
every heat, and her mark of ais 3-4
made at Dover last week, was reduced to
ale l-2.
Today's races win include 3. Is pace,
a 2 IL trot and 2,ls pace. Starter Mer-
rill win call the horses promptly at two
O'Clock. The American Cadet band will
be in attendance throughout the meeting.
The summary:
All Ciass-aro tting--Prrre $500.