The daily gazette., 1878-09-28
Delaware State Fair.
FOURTH DAY-THE TOURNAMENT

FOURTH DAY-THE TOURNAMENT
THE RACEs-FAsr TIME OVER A sPLEND-
ED TRAoK-JoHN c., WINS THE 2.50-
DRIVER THE 2.22-THE 2.37 STILL UN-
FINISHED.
Special to the GAZETTE.
DOVER, pit q, 1873.
Today, the day OF the fair, opened as
beautifully as ever nan could desire.
Not cloud specked the azure vault from
horizon to horizon, aud gentle norther-
y wind made the day cool and bracing.
AS early as daylight people began to
come into the town and by 10 o'clock at
least five thousand people were on the
grounds. The estimate OF the best judges
as TO the number of visitors on the
grounds during the day varied from
twelve to fifteen thousand. Twenty-one
carloads of people come down the rail
road and eighteen carloads up the road
70 attend the fair, at least three thousand
people coming on the four trains. The
fair 80 far has been a grand success, and
the managers have already announced
that this second annual meeting will he
held the last week In September next
year.
THh DAY-TOuRNAMENT.
At 10 o'clock the lists were clrared and
Hassler's Orchestra performed the over
ture. BY the way this orchestra has
been quite feature of the fair.
At 1890 a. m, the knights, marshals
and heralds assembled in the lists which
had been prepared on the home stretch.
The wind was little high which made
the handling of the lance very difficult,
so that the scores were not very good.
The following were the scores:
.12345
Brnj. snouffer, Knight of
"Carrclls Manor" 2123 3-11
VIM. Rasin, knight of"Cen-
treville," 23O-6
j. 9. Chambers, Knight of
I "The Potomas," 222-8
Dallas Lore, Knight Of "In-
dianola," 1898 31-9
Immediately after the tilting the
knights proceeded to the grand stand
where Miss Ella Belt, of Frederick Co
Md, they crowned Queen of Love and
Brauty; Miss Carrie Eccles, of Dover LIST
Maid OF Honor; Miss Matte Green, OF
Camden, I'd Maid of Honor, and the
,slrnament was over.
THE RAcRs.
The first race on the programme was
the 2J0 race, open to all Peninsula horses
| The first heat was started with Mischief
at the pole, with good send off Clara
B. took the pCle on the quarter stretch
| but John @. came up and passed her
| which lead he held all the way around
| winning the heat in 1881. Clara Nor
gan second. In the secoud heat John c..
the pole horse, took the lead, and was
never headed, but Lady May and Clara
Morgan made very pretty race for sec
II md Tnhn q tha i,.D
Lady May second. The third heat was
| almo repetition of the second, John
G. winning the heat in 2 40; dead heat
| between Lady May and Clara Morgan
for second place.
The folio wing Is the summary:
PENINSULA $50 CLASS. PURSE $3.50:
J. G. Mccoy, b. m. Mischief, 8 3 .
j. X. Caulk, b. m. Lady Wright, Z DIR
Alex. Maxwell, s. z. John c., l
A III. Perdue, &. m. Clara Morgan,2 3
q. w. Bennett, b m. Lady May, 3 2
|Thomas S. Clark, b. m. Clara b., 4 4 4
l.. III. Thomas, s. g. Hunter, dis.
s. J. Hill, z. G. Mountain Boy, dis
Time, 2.38I, 2.38, 2.40.
The next race was the race Of the day
the 2.22 class. But three horses put in ap'
| pearance Jersey Boy winning the heat in
l
The second heat was started amid in
| tense excitement. The bets before the
race had been even up Driver against
| he a. Id, but now varied little being
about to Driver against the field. Jer
~ Boy took the lead on the quarter ane
| and heldlt until on the back stretcl
whore he broke and Driver passed beins
followed by Wildair, and was not agaiI
head althoug pressed hard by Wildail
until on the.home stretch, where he broke
and Driver won at his. ease In 2.263 Wild
cir second, Jersey Boy third.
The third heat was started amid great
er excitements than even the other. The
bets varied back again to even fol
Driver against the field. Driver TOOK
the lead on the start but broke badly or
the turn, and Wildair took the lead
which he held until the home stretch or
the first round, when Driver, troltine
with the speed of the wind, passed him
and took the lead and continued to hold
it until he came home winner in 2I7t
| Wildair second.
THIS. in the minds of the betters, set
tied the matter, odds of 8 to l Driver
against the field. The heat was started
with Driver slightly In the lead. Wild
air passed Driver har1 but broke badly
on the turn and fell back, Jersey Boy
looming up and taking second place
which he held all the first ronnd, bu
broke badly on the turn and was passed
by Wildair, and the horses whirlet
around into the back stretch at tire
mendous pace, but Driver held his lvat
ali the way down the back stretch ant
even increased it little on the thirC
quarter, but needed it all on the hom'
stretch, as Wildair trotted at tremen
dous pace and came down on him, ant
almost passed, Driver winning the hea
and race by a neck from Wildair In 2.25
Jersey Boy third.
The following ls tie summary:
| 222 class. Purse $1,000.
1913.
j. II. Phillips, b G jersey Boy, 33
Ed. Pyle, b g Wlldair, 3Z2
jAld-n Goldsmith, G Driver,
Time-2.26; 2.26i; 2.Nt; 225.
The third race, the 2 81, was an extra
ordinary one. Seven horses started ant
tbr frs, fl, @ heats were each taken by
diff rent hors and after the sixth hea
the race had to be postponed on accoun
of the darkness. cor
The first heat was started with Gen
Narcross at the pole with far start, ou
he broke badly on the turn, when Laui;
! SbarD took the lead and was never heaei
: ed during the heat, running by iehgti
The secord was started with the poll
horse badly placed. Top cut IN takinl
: the pole which he held uatil ne p[oke ai