Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-09-24

when he broke and Jennie Moore and Harry
Grear put ahead, breast and breast. stonewall,
however, recovered his lost ground and came in
ahead in 2.564-Harry Grear End and Jennie
Moore 3rd. Rather WAS demoralized and dis
tanced. The horses came in amid cheers.
md Hedt.-An even start, but Stonewall broke,
when the others pushed ahead. Jennie Moore
soon took the lead in the race, but Stonewall
recovered somewhat and took the second place,
and kept it to the end. Jennie Moore at one
time WAS about 100 yards in the lead of the 9TH
ers but in the last half of the last round Stone
we'll settled down to better work and came in
only about three lengths behind jennie Moore.
Harry Grear was Just inside the distance pole
where the race ended. Time, 2.51.
3rd Hedt.-Jennie Moore won the lead at the
start and kept it until about three-fourths Of the
way around the first time when she broke, and
Stonewall advanced to the front and kept the po-
sition to the end Of the race. Jennie Moore
was about two lengths behind, and Harry Grear
was distanced. Time.2.5312.
The race was awarded to Stonewall. Jennie
Moore second and Harry drear third.
2ND RAoE-wALKINa HoRsEs
Distance one half mile. Free to all horses.
Purse, S20-$12 to LIST, Sc for 2nd, and 80 for
3rd. Entries VIM. Green, Middletown, b. 8.
Liberty W. ID. Cornog, Newark, 8. M, Alverda;
John Cochran, Middletown, b. m. Minnie. Roy
or and Kate Stambaugh We're not present.
Isl Heat.-Liberty WAS a little behind and de-
clined to go over the COURSE Alverda took the
lead, but was soon passed by Minnie, who won
the race in 5.57l2.
This heat determined the race, and the 1st
premium was awarded to Minnie, and the second
to Alverda- The third premium reverts to the
Association.
BIRD RAcE-THREE MINUTE HORSES.
Purse, S140-$80 to list, $40 to End, and $40 to
9rd. The entries were II. Burgitt, Chesapeake
City, b. &. Billy Bouldln, 3. IN. Lady Burgitt j.
s. Newell Salem, N. J., blk. &. George Parker
Branson Slack, Oxford, Pa, b. 6. White Foot ;
Vim. Green. Middletown. br. m. Marydel j. M.
Hurst, New Castle, b. m. Julia Morgan N. E.
Pennington, Galena, b. G. Modock G. H. Elkin-
ton, Woodstown, N. j., blk. =. McCleland White
Foot and Lady Burgitt were withdrawn, and G..
Parker was not present.
First Hedt.-Billy Boulden took the lead after
several Intellectual efforts to start but lost it by
breaking when Marydel advanced to the front.
He held the position, however, but short time,
for Modock pushed ahead and won the race in
2.52 Just as the horses were nearing the stand
Marydel made brush and came in only about a
half a length behind. The Others were strung
out over the course, Billy Boulden coming in Sd,
McClelland 4th and Julia Morgan last
2nd Hedt-Won with ease by Modoc in 2.5511,
he obtaining the lead from the start and keeping
it. Some very pretty trotting was done in this
heat by Billy Boulden and Marydel, and for a
time it seemed doubtful which would take the
second position, but the former breaking dropped
opened between him and McClelland, the latter
winning
3id Hedt.-The horses got off on the first start,
and ranged themselves successfully along the
course Modoc first, Marydel second, Billy Boul-
den third and McClelland fourth. The only in
teresting feature Of the race was an effort by
Modoc to outdistance his competitors W lich he
did successfully and also made record winning
the race in 45.
It was understood during the race that the
owner of Modoc would claim the whole purse
under the rules Of athe National Association, fol
the performance of this feat, if sue
cessful, but no such clam had been filed at the
conclusion of the race. The condition was stp
ulated in the entries that In the event OF any
horse distancing the field, it will be awarded the
first money only" The opinion is expressed, how
ever, that inasmuch az the Association is gov
erned by the rnles of the National Association
this condition is void.
The races concluded the first day of the fair
Great satisfaction was expressed at the favor
BILE auspices under which the fair had been in
augurated. The attendance was larger than ha'
been anticipated, and members of the Associa
ton are jubilant at the prospect which the.
think they see in the complete fulfillmen
of their expectation in relation to an enlarge
ment of their capital stock, their field of use
| fulness. and their Importance.