The daily gazette., 1880-10-01


TRINKETT'S TROT AGAINST TIME
IN 2:l9.
Specially reported for the GAZETTE.
DOVER, DEL, Sept. 30.-To-day
was another interesting season at
Fairview Park. The trains, regular
and special, brought a goodly num-
Der of people, and the attendance
was about four thousand, which
fully came up to the expectation of
the managers, and put them in a
most complacent hum0r. They will
make plenty of money out of this
fair, and the S8 900 Indebtedness of
the Association will dwindle down
to small figures when accounts are
settled up.
During the morning inspections of
the exhibits were in order, and this
pleasant duty was generally attend
ed TO. This feature OF the fair, as
has already been started, is very at
tractive, and will be more extern
sively noticed in another letter.
just before the trotting commenc-
ed there was another bicycle race in
which Dan Lees, of Philadelphia for
the third time was the winner. In
this heat he made his best time, 1856,
which is considered unusually good.
A colt race, four years old and un-
der, followed, with the following en-
tries: Harry Dayatt, Wilmington,
gray mare, Bsulah; b. l.. Speal. .
Camden, b. g. Butcher Boy; NJ. D..
Smith, s. s. Smuggler, Jr.; James
Earle, Centreville, Md, g. m. Gam
BILE Maid; james Mcdowell, Smyrna
b. g., Charley Spruance. Beulah
was driven by Jack Phillips, and
the way she took two stright heats
showed her to be a trotter of rare
promise. In each heat Phillips
held her we'll In, as there was no
danger of the others creeping up his
object being to keep her record as
low as possible. Time, 1903, 2:55A
Beulah is owned by VIM. L. Tull, OF
Wilmington.
Next came the 2:34 race, in which
Tom Bayard, Meta Medium, Men,
brino Charter, Rocket and Billy
Boulden were the starters. Billy
Boulder was distanced in the first
heat which was won by Tom Bay
ard, at which the Delaware people
on the grand stand applauded wild
ly. But the next heat after very
pretty contest, was won by Mem
brino Charter, who followed it up by
taking two more heats in succession,
thus winning the race and first
money. Tom Bayard took second
money and Meta Medium third
lime, 2:33a, 2:3lA, 1924, 2:32.
This race, all through, was a;
pretty a contest as was ever witness
ed in this State, and the spectators
evidenced the keenest pleasure dur.
ing its progress.
The 2:25 race was started upon
but it was not finished. The starters
were Dora, Niger Baby, Wilbur F.
Belle Oakley ard Phil. Dougherty
all noted trotters, and the heats
we're awaited with considerable in
terest. Niger Baby, contrary to
general expectation, was distanced
| in the first heat which was taken in
handsome style by Belle Oakley,
though Dora hunted her closely all
the way around. Dora took the
second heat and was also first in on
the third, but as she happened to
break and run on the last quarter
the Judges set her back and awarded
the heat to Belle Oakley. 1t was
then announced that owing to ap-
preaching darkness the finishing o.
the race would be postponed until
tomorrow morning. The 2:45 race
which had not been commenced, was
laid over until the same time.
Time, 2:29i, 2:28a, 2;29.
TRINKETT's TRoT.
The event of the day was Trim
kett's trot against time to beat 2:2C
for n purse of $1,000, and there were
plepty of bets that she would fail
The handsome little mare had plen-
ty of friends, however, and her own
er. John IL. Turner, Philadelphia
emboldened them by his confident
mein as he took his seat ON the
sulky, On the first heat she made
the first half mile in l:l3, which was
not extra good time, and those who
heard the figures and had bet their
money that 2:20 would be accom-
plished, began to feel a little shaky.
However, she pucked up on the sec
ond half, and came under the wire in
handsome style, in 2:22h.
Previous to the second neat Mr.. Tur-
ner drove around with running hoIse
following him sharply, which had the
| fleet of stirring up the tnart to vigorous
| action, aud she set led town 10 her work
| in splendid style. The first half mi.e OF
.he second heat was trutted in LILO, and
,athering speed as she went Trinketi
swept around the course like the Wind,
and came under the wire iu 2,10t the
hest time ever made Oh this Peninsula.
| rhe audience knew the time was less
| tban 2.2O before it was officially an
nounced, and round of applause gr ct
| ed the close Of the heat.
| FAIR NOTES.
| The Record racing score was a gain
imperfec;, to-day, and people Were ui-
able to distinguish the horses by the
drivers c.lors. Ths was very auno,ing.
| Tu-morrow's attendance is expected to
he as large as that OF We inesday, Old
| Mo,pau Black Hawk continues to be the
chief attraction among the horse ex-
hibils.
MORE PREMIUMS
The following premiums were awarded
to-lay:
Short horns-B ,st bull, 2 years OF
over, j. j. tso.s, Stafford, DEL, first
prminr; W. K. Cotter, Dover Del.