Daily Republican., 1879-06-20
rHE RACE COURSE.
Glass Bail sh oo,ing-The vrott


About three hundred persons as.
sembled at the Hare's Corner Hotel
yesterday, in order to be present at ths
opening OF the Hotel. Though it was
announced that the exercises would
commence at 10 A. NJ, with glass ball
shooting match between two profess
sional clubs, there was some misunder-
standing and the exercises did not COM
mence until after two O'Clock in the al
tern0on. The amusement commenced
with the glass ball shooting shortly af
ter two o'clock. The first match being
between William McVaugh, Thomas
Williamson and A. 7. Williamson, of
Hockessin, Del, George D. Simon, 7.
M. Chase and David Boulden, of New
Castle. In this shooting the New Cas-
tie team won by one shot, the score
standing uockessin 9 balls; New Castle
10 balls
The next match was sweepstake
between the following parties: William
McVaugh, Thomas Williamson, barry
Ewing, George Simon, David Boulden,
A. T. Williamson and George d. Kyne.
In this shooting there being tie be-
tween Messrs. McVaugh, Ewing and
Kyhe, these three parties shot over
William McVaugh winning.
After the shooting was over the trial
of speed was announced to take place,
Mr.. Pearee, the proprietor of the Hare's 5
Corner HoIel was sorry that more horses
werenot present to take part therein. The
only race in the afternoon was between
the gray horse, Arab, owned by Mr..
Price Of Elkton, Md; the brown mare,
Rose of Delaware owned by Jones Guth.
rie OF this city and drove by John A.
Dickerson, and the bay mare, Lady
Alma, owned by Asbury Perdue, Of
Salisbury, Md.
In the.frst heat three quarters of a
mile, Rose of Delaware won it in l.57.
Lady Alma won the second heat in las.
After the first heat the gray horse was
withdrawn, and for some reason which,
the reporter was unable to learn, the
third heat was no: trotted. This was
the last OF the races. During the af-
ternoon it commenced raining, though
it was of short durations, it was the
means of settling the dust.
One man who had been driving his
horse around the track whenever an
opportunity offered, came very near
mesting with an accident which might
have proved a fatal one. While he
was driving his horse until it was
nearly tagged out, the surcingle broke
and the animal dashed along the road as
fast as it possibly could. Hundreds Of
people crowded around the track ex-
pectng every moment to see the wa.
gon broken.
After the frightened horse had pass
ed around the track two or three times,
cry to shut the gate was heard to
come from many voices, and the gate
was not closed too soon as the horse
made dash for liberty but the gate
being closed against him he was cor
nered and several parties caught hold
of him. The poor horse appeared as
though it was nearly dead with fright,
and dmarks of the whip showed plainly on
his back. The animal was led to
the stable and after remaining there for
about a half an hour he was again
hi.ched to the wagon, and the owner of
the same started for his home. TO those
who lad witnessed the runaway they
were glad that the man had left, for
had he remained on the race course,
there is no telling what might have
happened.
AT 6 O'Clock the place presented a
different appearance from what it did
in the afternoon. In fact the contrast
was very great. In the afternoon hun
dreds of people had met on the grounds,
but in the evening they had nearly all
left, and the place being so quiet a
stranger passing 10y would hardly have
known that race had taken place in
the afternoon.