Middletown transcript., 1876-10-07
THIRD ANNUAL FAIR
Fine Display.
INTERESTING RACES.

rcultural and Pathological Associate
o opened, at the grounds of the associatlo
4 near Middletown, on Wednesday, with el
celIent prospects for q success equal, if nc
Is superior, to that of the former years. Tn
unusually large number Of entries for tn
races promised fine sport and drew togethe
a large crowd of spectators. Fears had bee
entertained lest the wet spell ofthe past tw
IA or three weeks might be extended over thl
week also, but on Wednesday morning th
sun arose clear, removing fears and brighten
ing hopes.
Numerous hacks and stages Of variou
4 styles and sizes hand been prepared for to-
y occasion, thus furnishing abundant mean
g for all teamless people to reach the groxnd
80 without the necessity Of footing it. Thes'
: were made use of by large numbers, and al
: morning were kept busy running to anc
s from the grounds.
: At one o'clock the Diamond State Band,
Middletewn's pride, marched out Broad
street waking up and enlivening the people
= : with the pleasing strains Of stirring music
: This was the signal that the hour for open
| | ing the races was close at hand and the rush
for the grounds became general. Soon after
? the arrival Of the band the bell was rung, and
The first race (for four year old colts) was
, called The entries for this race were +.
: Mcconnell, (va.) s. m. Sadie Bell; Geo.
Beck's (Md)s. M, Starlight Bess and J.
Wesley Moore's (Md.) b. m. Mary Wilson.
Two others had been entered, but did not
put in their appearance.
Without much difficulty start was soon
made Sadie Bell winning the first heat,
Starlight Bess coming in second and Mary
Wileon third. Time, 3:09. The second
heat was, in regard to the positions OF the
horses mere repetition, and was won with
out trouble by Sadie Bell, the other horses
occupying the same positions as in the first
heat. Time 3:0l2.
No. 2.-PuRsE $3.50. FoR $3.50 HoRsEs.
Eatnes-b. g. Don, by G. NJ. Fitzwater,
jr., Phil; b. 6. Polly Ann, J. Lowery, Mil
ford b. m. Fancy, W. G. Fountain, Dover;
br. G. Frank, Dickinson & Bro, Wilm. b. G.
Odessa, E. H. Thomas, Odessa; blk. m.
Sleepy Kate, by F. B. Ellington, N. j.
There were eighteen entries for this purse,
but as the number was too great for all to be
| started at once, the managers offered sec
ond purse Of $75, leaving the owners of the
horses entered to make choice between the
two. Under this arrangement the remaining
horses who were present-three being absent
were deferred to the second purse.
Considerable difficulty, on account of the
number Of horses, was had in getting started,
but at length the word ego" was given, and
away the whole nine went, making lively, |
Gathering noise, and pretty spectacle. As
they neared the irst-quarter pole, Odessa had |
the lead, followed close by Fancy; Frank be- |
ing but short distance behind. Before |
reaching the second quarter, Odessa broke,
and was passed by Fancy who, thereafter,
kept the place and came down the home
stretch on the lead, followed in rapid sue
cession by Odessa, 3D., Frank, 3D.. Hallet,
4th; Don, 5th. Polly Ann and Sleepy Kate |
being distanced. Time 2:45}.
Second Heat.-The horses took their places
according to their rank as won in the first
heat, The same trouble was experienced in
getting started, but finally the "go'' was
given and the race commenced, with Fancy
ahead, followed closely by Odessa, Hallet and
Don, successfully. The latter, however,
passed Hallet, and on the home-stretch
Fancy came in first, Odessa, second; Don,
third and Hallet fourth. Frank, distanced.
Time 2:47.
Third Hea.-Won easily by Fancy, and
with it the race and first money-$80.
Odessa taking the second and Hallet the
third. Don, distanced. Time ESQ.
THIRD RAcE-PURsE 5000. 2:45 HoRsEs.
Entriss.-g. m, Morning, by W. H. Doble,
jr., Of Phil. 6. m. Harriet P. by Geo. Lit
senberg, Phil. b. %. Fanny Fern, BY W. s.
Bewley, Md; blk. b. Rob Roy, by W. A.
Twilley, Cambridge, Md. b. m. Jennie
Moore, by G. H. Elkinton, N. J.; d. m.
Belle, by Joseph Gracy, Penna.; b. m
Darning Needle, by W. W. Stephens, Hanes-
vile, Nd. $. b. Stonewall, by James John
son, Millington, Md, and ch. 8. David Wal
lace BY W. McFadden, Roxborough, Pa.
First Hsat.-After much time spent in
getting started the horses at last got off, and
the whole nine being well up to the scroll,
they made good beginning for pretty
race. For time they kept well together,
but the faster ones soon put wide gap be-
tween themselves and their slower competi-
tors, and the chief interest on the part Of the
spectators became centered in Morning, Jen-
ME Moore, Stonewall, Darning Needle and
Fanny Fern, between whom it was evident
the contest would be. At the termination
of the lst heat the score stood: Morning
first, Jennie Moore second, Fanny Fern
third, Darning Needle fourth, Stonewall
fifth, Belle sixth, Wallace seventh, Rob Roy
eighth, Harriet P. ninth. Time 2:44.
Second Heat.-In this heat Stonewall made
some handsome gains, and had he stuck to
his work he might have made better show,
but by frequently breaking he lost much
time As it was, in coming down the home
stretch he hurried Jennie Moore consdera-
bly,. The heat was won by Morning Jen-
ME Moore being second, Stonewall third,
Wallace fourth, Fannie Fern fifth, Darning
Needle sixth and Rob Roy seventh. Harriet
P. and Belle were distanced Time 2:393.
Third Heat. Won easily by Morning, and
with it the race and first money, $l2O. Jen-
ME Moore taking second, and Fannie Fern
third Time 2:42.
FOURTH RAcE.-PURsE $75. $3.50 HORSES.
This was the special purse for the horses
who could not start in the second race. |
Entries.-blk Black Douglass, by VIM.
Brady, Middletown; b 6 Dexter, by James
W. Morgan, jr., Cecilton, Md; b m Bohe-
mia Girl by R. T. Clayton, Middletown
b m Belle Wild Air, by John K. Hogg, Elk |
ton 6 Gray Eagle, by H. H. Smith, Tenn
pleville, Md, and 6 Billy Brutus, by l. D. {
Wallace ST Georges Del