The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-18
One More Day of Rigby
Stake Meeting.
Another Series of Races Booked
For September.

good a. the most enthusiastic turf devotee
could ask. Mr.. A. II. Merrill of Dam
vets, Mass, the efficient starting Judge,
who has had SO much experience in the
stand on the big race tracks of New Eng
land, made the statement, at the close of
the afternoon, that the 2.lO pace was
the hest race he ever witnessed.
IT was also big day so far as attend
anoe goes-the gate receipts being ahead
OF yesterday. which was record breaker.
While large percentage OF the patronage
came from Old Orchard and Boston, yet
Portland people were there in larger
hunters than ever before.
The 2. 10 pace had been looked forward
to with great interest, and it proved to
be what all the horsemen had pred ioted
it would he-sensatiopal in the extreme.
1t was the first start in New England
Of that much hernlded gray stallion DEM
ocraoy, New Yorker, whose mark of
08 Ia, made at Albany two weeks ago,
made him terror in the field of nine
starters before the fun began. He was
picked as favorite and heavily backed by
most of those followers of the races who
guish. He did prove himself great
and consistent race horse. squareIy con-
testing every inch of the mile In every
one of the six heats, and in two of them
finishing SO close to the winner that the
two numbers were called in the same
breath. Some of the critics questioned
the Judgment of his driver in not giving
the gray stallion at least one easy heat,
but Driver Cahill did his own planning
and, though he had to be content with
third money. showed that he had the
gamisst horse in the whole raos.
Split Silk,a mare entered by G. w.
Marks Of Chicago. owner of Joe Patohen,
was the favorite's great rival the first
two heats. They paced most Of the first
mile neck and neck, about six lengths in
the lead of the field. They went to the
half in 1903 1-3. and came home like
span, neither having the slightest advan-
of the profession. gave the mare loose
rein. just under ths wire, and her nose
caught the judges vision an instant
ahead of her rivals. The owner of Split
silk had teiegraphed to ReadviIle, this
night before, and summoned Wilson, her
former trainer, to make the drive.
The next heat was duplicate of the
fest, but full second faster, Spl it SILK
winning IL at a cost of her record. Her
present mark Is 2.0s IA.
the last half of the next mile was a
lively brush between Democracy and Nor
win g., "Uncle Jock" Bowen's gamey
selding which won split up race at the
last RigDy meeting. Democracy won, but
only by few inches. Both came down
the stretch under the lash. Split Silk was
content with fourth place.
This heat gave different aspect to the
race. From now out the leadership
changed, Bowen's horse, which had taken
things easily in the early part of the race,
when the other two leaders were being
driven SO hard, came out determined to
win the next heat and succeeded, the ia
vorite quitting In the homestretch. VIII
Leyburn in this neat got into the front
at the finish and thereby earned a title
to fourth money. This horse has been
timed around 2os in a race, this season,
but he came to Maine from the West un-
der unfavorable weather conditions,
reached Old Orchard during last week 8
rain, took cold and hasn't yet got back to
his racing form.
Norvin g. took the last two heats In
slower time.
The judges imposed fine or $50 on
Dick Wilson, driver of Split silk. for
laying up q heat.
Iplo nd r.. 80
by, VT, was fayorite in the s.s7 pace, an d
he won handily. but 10 wered his mark to
2.i2 Ia
The ais pace was won In straight heats
by Art Alec. a Massachusetts, gelding.
which had been rated the best in the field.
HIS record was reduced to 21O IL A
collision In the last heat spoiled Emma
E.'s sulky, and prevented her finishing
the race.
Tho summary;
40 Class-Pacing--Stake $1,000.
Norvin g., br M. by Nor
Split Silk, Oh m. by Bour-
bon Wilkes (wiison) ia 81 q
Democracy, 8, by Happy
wuI F Isy sar iof ok ,e.s. ia4 8
Arlington, = lo,NelD 8 Z ) ! T Fo
Aleyo, b S (Payne) 8 5s5 5 Bro
Castleton, br (Garth) Z 81 z 8 70
McJoe, b g (Hass) 2 6 DIR
Lantana,br m (Raven) 0 8 0 di
Time -209 IA, 20s Ia 200 "a,
81 Ia, all Ia, ala Ia.
2 q ass-Pacing-Stake $1,000.
Island Wilkes. Jr., G. by Inland
Wilkes (Picklej til
Bethel, b g tProctor) 2B
Dolly Brown, br m Garth) 8 8
Nelson, b g (Coakleyl B. s.
Russell Maid, b 10 (O'NelD 40 q
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