Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-22

the operation may be explained with profit
perhaps. In small enclosure, wheel, upon
which number of horses are painted and named,
ia erected upon a pole in such manner
as to revolve. Cards with corresponding
names upon them, but each one sepa-
rate from the other, are sold at 25 cents each,
and when given number is taken the wheel is
set in motion and to whomsoeyer holds the
card which corresponds with the name of the
horse In the division marked by the indicator
when the wheel ceases to turn ID given the
purse, the managers Withholding their fee of
fifty cents. The game is one of lottery. 1t is
little better than keno in that the money, in
stead of going into che hands Of the managers,
is taken by the holder Of the winning card. We
should judge that these purses were made up
and sold, on an average, about one minute,
and this thing was kept up for more than four
hours, go that some idea of the amount of money
which changed hands may thus be learned.
Young men and old men, boys and youths, all
took chances, eagerly, some of them until their
last quarter was gone, while others came away
with well-filled purses.
Judge, Lewis W. Stidbam, Wilmington Time
Judges, L. P. Mcdowell, Middletown and james
Wood, Georgetown. The following is d detailed
report of the trials by heats
FOUR MINUTE RACE.
| Purse $780, Three in five to harness, open
to all horses owned on the Peninsula with
| no better record than minutes. Owners tc
| drive. 1916 to first, $15 TO second, and $40 to
| third.
W. D. cornog, Newark, DEL, g. m. Alverda
Thos. Cochran, Middletown, DEL, d. m. Belle.
| John Townsend, Townsend, Del, s. e. Morgan
j. l.. Dickinson, Wilmington, b. 6. Frank.
| Jos. Locke, Wilmington, b. 6. Pete Pollard
| First Heat.-The horses got off altogether
with Pete Pollard at the pole. On the turn AL
verda took the lead, and the race resolved itself
into a.sharp struggle between her and Frank, they
keeping well together until in coming down the
home stretch on the first half, when Frank took
| the lead but lost it on the turn. In coming
around the last turn Frank broke and Pete Pol
| lard, who had come up, pushed Alyerda closely
| but not sufficiently to pass her. Alverda woI
the race in 3.1116, Pete Pollard second ant
Frank third. Bill and Morgan were distsnced.
,SeoJ1ld Heat-Alverda was slightly on the lead
but Frank pressed up from the rear and she brok
on the curve and fell away to third. Pete Pol
| lard and Frank then opened short struggle
| which was won by Frank, and the race next re
solved itself into double one-Frank and Belle
Alyerda and Pete Pollard. 1t was a hard contes
between each, and they came down the hom
stretch under their greatest speed, both pair
passing the stand neck and neck, and the hea
was declared dead one. Time, 3.09L.
Third HedL-With an even start the horse
kept close together to the first quarter stretch
when Alverda who had been OH the lead, brok
and Pete Pollard advanced to the first and KEEP
it until looming down the home stretch on th
last round. Bell and Frank had been struggling
hard for the second place, and on the third turl
Belle not only passed Frank, but Pete Polar
also, making fine exhibition Of speed on th
home stretch, and winning in g. 10, Pete Polar
second, Frank third aud Alverda last
Fourth Hedt-On the turn the horses strun
out in this order Belle first, Frank SECOND
Pete Pollard third and Alverda last Fran
doubled up on Belle on the first quarter stretcf
and as they came down the home stretch on til
first half the two last horses made a brush an
they all came down past the stand abreast. A
verda got the lead soon after passing and hel
it past the third quarter pole and around th
turn, when Belle made brush and came
ahead in 10, Alverda second, Frank third an
: Pete Pollard last.
Fifth Hedt.-Belle took the lead, but wa
passed by Alverda on the turn, who kept u
lead to the end winning IN 500. Belle held I'll
second place until coming down the hon
stretch, on the second when she broke al
Frank came in second Belle third and Pete Po
lard last.
. As Alverda and Belle had each won tv
heats, and darkness was fast approaching, Il
race was postponed until to-day, at o'clock.
3 THE $50 RACE.
Y Purse 1920. Three in five to harness $50
/, first, $40 to second, $40 to third. Open to 9
g horses which have no better record than $50.
b w. D. Clayton, Bridgeton, N. j. b. 6. st. Elm
0 II. 7. Clayton, Bridgeton, N. j., b. m. Lac
Q Thornton.
Y W. P. Laird, Phila., g. m. Flora.
Henry Hess, Fairhill, Md, b. m. Gipsey.
Z, A. Hamburg, Phla., b. G. Uncle Ike.
Geo. II. Martin, West Chester, g. g. !Charl
! = ohas. B. Flthian, Bridgeton, N j., b. M Easte
q W. II. Brown, Wilmington, +. 6. Mysterio
Pilgrim.
Jno. Grener, Wilmington, blk m. Flora.
W. II. Huddeson, West Chester, 8. m. s.
Biddy.
N. s. Ludwig, Pottstown, Pa, b. g. Lumb
Boy.
A Lady Thornton was protested having made
better record than the race in which she ent,
ed on the track of the West Jersey Park Asso
l. alton at Salem, and Eastern Girl was not presel
First Heat.-After several Intellectual effort
t. Lumber Boy, who was at the pole, took the lea
D. but on the first quarter stretch, was passed
Gipsey, who had advanced from the crowd.
III took the lead, gaining throughout the remaind
of the heat, coming in dozen or more lengt
ahead in 2.4615. A very pretty race was insti
9, 9, ted between Mysterious Pilgrim and Gipsey
Ill wards the close OF the heat, and as they cal
in they were almost heck and neck Gipsey
nj ing only few inches ahead. The blk. M FlC
r. was dstanced.
ar Second Heat.-Flora got the lead on the st
10, and held it to the end, winning the heat in
511. The real race was between Gipsey q
Uncle Ike, who strongly contested for the seco
If. position. At times the horses were all sretcl
ont one after the other, but they would dou
uo up again and a fine race be opened with vary
~ ~ fortunes. At the third quarter st. Elmo beg
oJ to advance from the rear, and took the sect
position on che home stretch, coming in til
:. and Uncle Ike third.
H. Third Heat.-Flora obtained the lead, clos
pushed by st. Elmo, with Lumber Boy th
'r- and the others following in a medley. Clip
ta was far behind, but came up well towards
last and came in among the head horses.
on positions named above were kept by the lead
or horses until coming down the home stret
all when st. Elmo made a brush and made a d
heat with Flora. Time, 2.463s. Lumber
"a WAS third.
~ Fourth Heqt.-This heat was won by Eli
ra a who got the lead and kept it to the end. Clip
10 taking the second position, pushed Flora clos
and st. Elmo followed only short distance
pit. hind. The other horses followed at some
ng tance to the rear in knot to themselves.
2s soy came in second and St Elmo third, less q
en- neck behind. Time, 2.46.
30, Fifth Hedt.--Owing to the lateness OF
.sotart tn alil1a