The daily gazette., 1879-10-08
FIRST EDITION.
On u Good Track.

RACES.
A leaden October sky hung over
Scbuetzrn Park In the fore part Of yes
terday afternoon, and threatened rain,
but the clouds cleared away beautifully
and there was as clear day as the most
exacting could desire. The occasion
was the first days racing Of the first
meeting of the Delaware TrOtting As
sociai ion. The attendance during the
day was verv good, considering that It
was the first day. As a general thing 1t
has been noted that the attendance on
the first day Of trOtting meetings at this
place las been discouragingly slim.
But to-day IL was much larger than on
such occasions formerly aud every thing
passed of In way that was pleasant 10
both visitors and managers.
A person who had visited the park
last year during the racing, and witness
ed the mise able failure at that time
could not help noticing how different
the nature Of the whole thing was In
the hands Of honest aid well meaning
men. Then "Manual" Richenberger
held the leading strings and cursed
guests and owners with impunity and
made no pretensions to paying the pre-.
miums. II was far different to-day, and
looked as though racing was In fair
way to be revived In our city.
The Judges were q. N. R0ssell OF
Philadelphia, (starter,) Thomas BrisOn,
Wilmington, Thomas u. Gibson Will
| mtngtOn.
The first race, for New Castle county
horses with records no better than $50
aud purse OF $40 brought out held of
| We starters: Annie Vim, Swamp. Dexter
| Star, and John. IL ma'io a rather pretty
race between John aud Annie Vim and
the other three we're out Of the contest
| altogether. Dexter had the pole In the
starting Of the race and held his position
| well until on the back stretch OF the lat
round with Annie Vim and Swamp close
behind John, who had been breakin nR
badly, joined the group AMI gradually
passed. and drawing up on Dexter
passed, holding his position until Com
ing down the homo stretch when Annie
Win, who had meanwhile got by Dexter
went to the front part and won by half a
length IN 3.Ol. Annie Vim got we'll away
with the next heat and
led with John close bebicd
her and the other three strung out far
behind. John passed ut length and stay
ed ahead until coming down the home
stretch when Annie Vim caile up even
With him and would have passed but
broke badly leaving John to win In ?.B
Swamp, Star and Dexter being distanc
ed
A. this juncture In the race, Thomas
Pagan, the driver OF Swamp, who had
been in an uncomfortable state OF mind
all afternoon entered protest agains'
John, to the effect that he had trotted IL
q race year ago at Middletown undel
the name of Guide, aud had beon onter.
ed in u 2GO race at West Chester uude
another name. The protest did no
amount to much, but It was receives
| and In Consequence the distancing o
SWAMP, Star and Dexter was waived
The protest was most peculiar one, TO
IL was Withdrawn at the close OF th'
race, aud after the premium had beei
ordered paid, another man entered II
Johr, meanwhile was bought, as will b.
seen elsewhere.
The third and fourth heats we're walk
overs for John, with Annie Vim alway
keeping close to his sulky wheel, AM
were won In 2.5O, and 24s'. 1t was evi
dent that at no time did he do his best
The Others had no business with sucl
: company and in the last heat Dexte
was withdrawn.
} The following is the summary:
FIRST race: All horses OF New Castl'
, county, with no better record than $50
) Purse, $40. Winner to receive $40, sec
! oud SO, third $40 Best three in hve'i'
WIN. X. stockly. Wilmington black m
I Annie Vim l, 2, az.
, VIM. McVaugh, Mil creek Hd, G.
! John.
> T. MeHust, Will Big. Swamp.
IS Z B. Morrow. viii. blk. m. Star.
NJ s. Jourdan, Chris. Hd, b, 6. Dexter
: Time: SOL; 2.46; 2.2O; 24si.
h The second ace for the 2.40 class ha
three starters: j. Pauldins Kate
Frank Pinkerton's Palmer Boy and j
McCarty's Byron. hate 8. won in thre
a straight heats, with Palmer Boy secon
each time. In the first heat Byro
"fouled" Palmer Boy in the start nut ,
gradually drew up and troubled Kate
d on the home stretch, but lost. The SET
), ond heat brought out more decide
contest between Palmer Boy and KAT
s.. The latter led to the home stretc
Is when the other drew up and got aheat
e In crossing the score. he Jagged as
Il always does and lost by neck. Agai
:, peated but Kate s. managed to dra
away.
f. nThe summary is as follows. an.
le Pacing race, free for all; purse SI2
" Winner to receivs $t5; second $40; thil
,r $50. Beat three in five in harness.
a, j. Pauhiing, N. Y, Kate s.
=. =. w. X. Stockley. Will. Palmer Boy, 2
~ J. McCarty, N. Y, Byron. 50
ic Time, 243i, 242, 242.
The pacing race, free for al, hroug
out ii ve good trotters, w. A. Odg'n
Eddie c.; .;yGeorge Lafferty's John
's Samuel Harris Innocent Sam, and Ja'
~ Phillips Don Cameron. Eddie U.
r. well away In the first hear, having so'
~ passed John g., the pole horse. lnnoce
-. Sam pressed John 5. at times, aud on
w or twice got second place, but could n
20 hold 1t. DON Cameron was rank and
Do, most unmanageable. Eddie q. won q
he heat, with John 8. second ana 4nnoce
Sam closing up for second place.
The second heat was q rattling or
and though Eddie q. had the lead al
kent IL throughout, the others close
hrnshed In his rear several times.
nc crossing the score Eddie c., John s. a
innocent Sam were almost neck "
on neck, and Don Cameron was good p
behind.
On account of darkness the race "
,se postnoned, and will be concluded at l
to-day.
~, The summary II as follows:
Pacing race. Purse Sl25; free for
Winner TO receive $50; second $40; TIL
,se &25. Unfinished
Eddie G.,
,us John g., =
Innocent Sam,
,sy Don Cameron,