Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-29

A LARGER ATTENDANCE AND BETTER sPEED-AN EN
EXCITING CONTEXT BtTwErN ANDY JOHNSON AND
MARY JANE.
Under more favorable circumstances. the
races Of the Wilmington rrotting Association
were better attended yesterday. There were
probably 1900 or 1900 persons on the ground.
The sun shone warmly i'll contrast with the
piercing cold of the day previous, and the track
was III much better order 80 that the out
ward conditions Of both spectators and horses
were much improved. The same judges con-
tiiu5d TO serye.
The races We're announced to begin at / 80
O'Clock, but owing to somewhat lengthy con-
troversy over the right Of Dick Ellis, Nan, (said
to be Jennie Moore,) and Copper Bottom, to
participate on account OF the records which they
had made, it was considerably after two o'clock
before the horses went up the course for a
start. The horses named above were permitted
to trot under protest. But after some eight or
ten Intellectual efforts to get oif and the proon-
CATION of the controversy with some spirit, it
was finally decided that the protested horses be
ruled off or their owners be required to swear
that they had not made the records alleged
They ali declined the latter proposition, and
were sent from the course.
THE MINUTE RACE.
Only five horses started Belle, Sleepy John,
Oliver, Dexter and Bay Star, their positions be-
ing in the order named
Firsi HedL - Belle led of. but Oliver soon took
the advance. lie did not hold 1t long, for Dex-
ter pushed ahead from the real horses and put
ting himself down to square work continued on
the lead throughout the heat The only contest
Was between the following horses for the second
position, which Sleepy John obtained and held.
Oliver drew OF the course on the second round
and Belle was dlstanced. Time, 2 5S.
!Seco,d Hdi.-As in the former heat Dexter
led the advance and held it except for short
distance, to the end, making line exhibition OF
| ia In .tu r,f l
ments, the only Interesting feature of the heat
was the struggle between Sleepy john aud Bay
Star for the second place, the former max
ing brush and opening neck and neck race
with Dexter, hut breaking fell away and resumed
his old struggle with Bay star, coming III sec
oud. Time, 81.
Ihud Hedt--This heat was more comparable
to chase than anything else, Dexter leading
Sleepy john second and Bay star third, Tia,
horses trotting the heat in this order. Time
| d7l..
The following war the score:
| HEATS
2 3
| Belle, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Dist
Sleepy John ...........2
OlNer, ...,,ft+t....,.' blhl
i:sy 9ss'Sa, Star .,.................. .......
Time, e,.,..,.,,...,..........2 2 50 2. So 2 571E
Dexter took first money Sleepy John second
| and Bay Star third
THE 2.ij RACE,
Tom Scott alone OF the seven horses entered
| failed to appear.
| First Heat This heat opened with wei
maintained contest for tie pole between Ihttl,
| Nell aud Lady Blessington, which was kept NJ
| for some distance. Prince once pushing up iron
| the rear hut breaking fell away again, Little
| Nell finally got the lead and came in in 9 1871
.Seco,d Hdt-Little Nell got the lead OH I'll,
start, this time, but at tie three quarter poll
WAS passed by Lady Blersington on inn Gen
Custer pushed up with the leading horses oi
the turn, and all three came down past the stan,
neck and neck Lady Bessngton then took til,
pole and held it to the second turn on tho las
round when Little Nell pushed to the front aut
came in in 2 i9Il.
| 1hi,d HEAT. Another contest was opened be
| tween Little Nell, Gen. Custer and Lady Bless
| iugton, with varying fortunes to the end OF tn,
heat, when Little Nell took the pole and CAM
| in on the lead in 30.
| The following Wa- the score