Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-09-22
THE STATE FAIR,
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Interesting Trials OF speod-rh. Lady
tiiders-s",no Additional Premium.
Awarded.
| Yesterday tho attendance ut tho linda.
pendent state fnlr was about $500. Thc,e
| was nothing trauspired worthy of particn'
lar notice except tho trials OF speed which
| were moro closely contested than those nf
preceding days.
| Tho 2iSo rrot
At oclock yesterday afternoon tho
| noisos tor tho s:oO trot wero called up. OF
tho entries made only five nppenrca ~, ,hn
| track" Is" Maggie Boshelio. ncssio Al
| Ned Lambert aud Pat. In the frs, bo,,
| Ned had the pole aud "Is." was onts;d"
| but the latter having good lead nuIIcJ
| across tho track at the lower turn on,Iinr,
of both Ned and Pa.. Before rcachina-,
tho half mile, however, Pat went to thc
front, aud kept that position until ncar tLo
finish whom Bessie made spurt and Dnn
tho beat by half length, Pat second, Ned
third, "Is" fourth. and Maggie nra,i. 'n
distance behind. Time, 2AI.
| In the second heat Is" took n lead NJ
the lower turn and hold il to the three
| quarter pole whore Bessie went 10 the
| front. Sho looked like winner bnt Loaf
her feet on the homestrctch and SIS" mil
| cd in under tho wire length ahead. Pat
third, Ned fourth and Maggie fifth. Time.
| 2I3i. ''
In tho third heat Maggie Bashollo WAS
| drawn. Inc others had worry beautiful
start. At tho lowor turn and along Lbc
backstrctch Is" was to tho front NOD
second, Pat third aud Bessie fourth, eacL
| separated from tho others by ahont t,yn
lengths. At the end OF tho half mile Ned
| had managed to got to the front. Hessi,
second, Pat third and "Isn fourth Befor,
reaching the three quarter polo Bessie had
gone several lengths TO the front. Ned
having broken badly. Bessie kept n load
orsix lengths, but thcrN was worry pretty
contest among all others for second
pIaco--ail OF them being Tapped as they
passed under the wire-Ned second pa
third aud rs fourth, limo 2a3
| Fourth Heat. Tho word was given aCtcr
several false starts, and Bessie took a
| slight lead, notwithstanding a very bad
| break as she rounded tho lower turn. She
| led At the quarter pole, with Pat second
Is third ard Ned fourth. This position
was kept until after the half milo was
made, when Is broke aud fell back to
fourth place, Bessie winning the heat and
race by four lengths. Pat second. Ned
third and Is fourth. Time ZAP. Following
is a summary
| Trotung premium, 90 tor horse tr,i
| never did better than 80.
Bessie NJ, gr. M. 7. }. Middagh. /
| ~ Is =, e, lsl,lOI NnWIuIu.-...
Pat, b s.. Ed. MtrGonIgIc ...... ;
| SCd Lambert, 4. K, Aug. Rhine. D 2
Maggie baahcIic, d. m, y. -.
| CartcT'''..'''.'....' .........,,. 3 dr.
The a,gS rrot.
For this event there wcro three entries,
but only two startars--lohu y. and Black
wood Belle. The contestants got tho word
at the first scoring. John pulled slightly
ahead at the lower turn and led by two
/ h. 81 4, a..
mile Belle pulled up and Tapped the horse,
and had n slight lead At tho thre,. quarter
pole. The race down Tie hOmestrCtCh was
well contested, but John passed undor tho
wire short length ahead. The mile was
trottod without a skip by either horse.
Time 2:3St.
Second Heat. The word was again given
at the first scoring John having a little the
best of it; ut the quarter pole the marc
: closed on him, aud At the half mile the
I two passed under tho wire mock and neck
Boile soon afterwards broke and lost thrcc
! lengths This position was maintained
! until the homestretch was entered where
Belle made an effort to close the gap.
The race home was u pretty one but the
! marc could not quito make il though the
, whip was vigorously applied, John reach
, ing the scOro short length ahead. TtmO
2:35i.
7Hird HtN An eycu start John pulled
3 a littlo ahead at lower turn, skipped at
quarter pole but did not lose tho lead at
I end OF half mile he was = length ahead and
, at at three quarter pole three longthS
ahead. Ia rounding tho upper turn Belle
ran up and CollsrCd the horse and they
came down the hOmGstrctch together at
} Tattltng gait, John passing under the wine
T only head Ia the lead. Time ESQ.,
Z Following is q summary
4 Trottng premium OF t3OJ, for horses that
| never uid better than 30.
/ John n, h, e, r. }. Midda#4;,..
| BlaCkwno Belle, br. IN, Geo \.
......:iss& 2a5ii &ao
( Tho Lady KIders.
{ During TITO afternoon the lady Cques
. trcunes, Miss Mertie Peek aud Madame
c MarantcttO appeared on the track InGunte"
u on vicious thoTOughbTeds. Madamo's
G stecd reared and plunged and bnCkcd until
d he finally threw her over his head, her
II long skirt catching on the pommel Of her
It saddle aud placing tho lady IN very
awkward and dangerous position. Inc
horse was siezed by two or three grooms
and Madame remountCi. She applied the
a rawhidc vigorously 10 the horso and
dashed around the track At high ratio 0i
speed When sho had thoroughly suo.
II dued the animal, she rode up IN front OF
u | inc BlauU hLdft Iul WAS W. va
4 assemblago as was also MlSS Peek, and
IS their ten milo race wa announced by the
|. Judges.
u The Independent state fair closes tins
afternoon. There was very little OF lntor
81 est attaching To il this morning and the
!, attendance was small. Many exhibitors
:, = we're engaged in removing their exhibits,
:; and the grounds presented rather d'IapI
"a dated appearance, being strown with ten
II of thousands of circulars, handbills, cards,
x SO, that had been thrust into the hand'
y OF visitors by agents and exhibitors, AMI
T. thrown away and trAmpled under foot by
y an unappreciatiye audience.
The principal attraction this morning
was the exercise Of their horses by Tho
lady riders who are to participate in the
u ton milo race this afternoon They speed
ed number thoroughbreds over the track,
10 making very good time, but of course no
20 record was kept of il.
d The following additional premiums arc
announced
"a Jacob FoOse for lime heating foot stove
IT. and tobacco steamer.
Adam $. aud John Keller, for best dis
10 play Of wines.