Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-10-12
THE TURF.

AND INCIDENTS.
The annual fall meeting Of the Wilmington
hlile Club was held yesterday at Schutzen Park
The day was fine one for the OCCASION tn,
| track was in good order, and the horses were
| apparently in fine condition for trUtting. Tn,
attendance was very good considering the fac
| that the exhibition was for one day only. There
were about one thousand persons present, man,
OF them being from neighboring States
Inefe were three races in all, for which four
teen horses had been entered. Norwood" and
| Long Island Chief entered by J. p. Serrel
Flushing. by Joseph Headley, and "Charley,
by Hehry Bradley, were, for some cause, with
drawn.
| FIRST RACE-PURsE $3.50.
| This race was for three minute horses. best
three in five. The following we're the horses
entered, and in the order ia which they were
| assigned
Don Cesar LIST, entered by Thomas Cochran
lip, I'd, by Dickinson Il Bro. Horace Greeley,
| George Dolbow
First Hedt = Some difficulty was experienced
In getting started. but the fifth call, all left
the mark In good style. Don Caesar led off
| Mcclellan goes by OH the first half mile and
| holds it, followed by Don Caesar, Tip third and
Horace Greeley bringing up the rear, but doing
we'll. Mcclellan wins the heat in minutes.
Second Hedt.-McCellan leads of on the
fourth call, and keeps the lead, followed close
by Don Caesar, with Tip third and Horace fourth
Time, 9m.2s.
Third Heat Lead by Mcclellan. Tip goes
for second but Don Caesar makes a brush for
the front, aud comes up to within length, but
falls of quite distance at the end Of heat Tin
third, aud Mcclellan winning the heat and race.
Time, 3 m. IL &.
SECOND RAoE-FREE To ALL-puRsE $3.50.
Sunbeam, LIST, ]. NJ Petit: Susie Kurtz, 3D.
o. Is. Phippsi Dot, 81, John Z. Turner; Star
4th, j. X L.avit.
First Heat-A good start on third call Star
takes the lead, but Dot passes and keeps the
front aud wins the heat Star followed close
with Susie Kurtz next and Sunbeam last, ali
trotting well, and making fine heat. Time
IN. 36I g.
Second Heat Dot leads, pushed tight by
Star ON first half mile stretch. Star, on three
quarter mile stretch, makes a reach for the
lead, but fails to gain it. Dot wins the heat, by
about length, Star second, Sunbeam third, and
Susie hurtz fourth. Time, m. 2Sl 3.
THIRD Heat Again Dot leads, with Star for
close company. keeping almost neck and neck
susie and Sunbeam does we'll and showed good
trotting qualities. On the home stretch, Star
makes another brush for the lead, and succeeds
reaching the scroll about two lengths ahead, and
wins the heat. Dot second, Sunbeam third and
Susie Kurtz fourth. lime 2 IN 3Gll 4.
Fourth Hedt-star leads with Dot neck and
neck for first half mile. On the second half
mile, Star gains some fifty yards, and wins the
heat, Susie hurtz coming in second Dot third
and Sunbeam fourth. Time 2m. 37l5s.
second
cal this heat being of decided interest to Dot and
and their friends. Star soon takes the
lead, with Dot doing, apparently his best to get
even. Tho race il very closely contested, but
star gets in first and wins the heat and race
Susie kurtz third, and Sunbeam fourth Time
for Star, 2m. 3S15s.
THIRD RAcE-pURsE sl50-2;4O HORSES.
Eugene 1st, D. W. Worthngton Lucy 2d, F.
b. Elkinton.
First Heat Starts well on the second call |
Eugene leads and gains gradually for first half |
mile, when Lucy comes up to within length |
Or 30, and holds it to near the close Of heat. |
Eugene wins in Pm. 1913.
Lucy cuts the track soon after starting, which |
causes her to lose the heat Eugine comes in
length behind on the home stretch, and is al |
lowe d the heat Time, m. 45s.
THIRD Hedt-Called second time, and starts, |
Engine taking the lead Lucy makes a longth,
keeps it and wins. Time, 2m. 46s.
Fourth Hedt-Fourth call aud Lucy leads,
with but slight advantage. The best trotting
Of the day was done in this heat, Lucy wins in
III. i4 3.
FIN EeaL-Another close contest. Gets from
the scroll on the third call, and keeps neck and
neck up to close Of the heat, when Lucy reaches
splendidly for the scroll, and wins by half a
length. Time 2m. 47J3s.
TUE ATTENDING SCENES OF THE DAY.
The representative of the COMMERCIAL. in com
pany with a fellow reporter, arrived at the Park
gate of entrance, modestly announced them
selves to the self-important deyotees in attend
ance and applied for admission. The modest"
demand was squarely refused, plainly intimating
that their favoTs were not extended in that dl-
rection. There was no apparent alternative,
and while meditatng on the unfortunate condi-
tion of having no passes (and less CASH. the
reyerie was broken by severe and bloody
fight between police officer Stewart and man
named Frederick Templer. The man insisted
upon entering the gate without ticket, or its
equivalent, claiming that he had right, and the
officer understanding his duty, insisted that he
should not enter. The most abusive and vile
language was used toward the officer, who bore
it patiently until patience ceased to be virtue,
and attempted to arrest him. heavy bone
he AIDED cane was used on the officers head, cut.
ting frightful CASH blow by a " black jack"
in the hand of the officer sprung the " claret
from rempler's head. 0iher Off cers arriving at
the scene Of action, succeeded in arresting this
dsturber of the peace and bore him away to
durance vile.
This affair over the ''press gang" was waited
upon by that gentlcmanly gentleman, Mr.. l. A.
Bertulette, who had heard OF the refusal of ad-
miti tuce and escorted us through the gauntlet
safely On the inside, our attention was first
attracted to the tight rope performance by Prof.
DeiIoune, the one-legged gymnast Two exhi-
biiiOns of this kind were given, free to all, one
in the forenoon and one in the afternoon. The
next sensation of the day, outside tile track,
was a dispute between two boys, which ended
in fight No. 2, the weapons used being two
pieces of scantlng. The list of casual
ties in this affair was greatly reduced by
the timely interference of the by-standers.
Fights Nos. three and fOur occurred later in the
day. the first being between two men named
Christy and Pennington. 1t is said that PEN
nington struck Christy; two other men struck
Pennington, and how many struck the two men,
we could not say, bu at any rate, the striking
was quite lively for while This affair ended,
peace aud order again reigned supreme, and
darkness was fast closing in on the last heat of
the last race. The days exhibition over, theco
was no difficulty in getting OW through the gate,
that hack. A ride in it caused one to feel as
though he had been converted into pile-driver,
aud was doing double duty. 1t might be used
benetcially as a cure for dyspeptics.