Daily Republican., 1884-08-08

The third race was to have been q
wagon race, but afterwards made go-as.
you-please. There were three entries
and three starters: Fred Mousley, bay
mAre. Lady: NJ n. Hayden, black geld.
Frank, and Harry Weldin, s. e., Long
Island Chief. Two started with sulkies,
while Frank was hitcbed to q wagon
and was given the pole. Lady soon
took the lead and trotted around both
times without skip, notwithstanding
the fact that she was closely pressed by
Long Island Chief, while Frank was
worrying them both. The heat was
highly interesting and at times excit-
ing. In the second heat Lady broke
and Long Island Chief started ahead
and won the race with ease. In the
third heatLady took the lead and main.
tained 1t until the three-quarter stretch,
when she broke, allowing Frank, who
was then hitched to a sulky, to shoot
ahead and come under the wire first.
The fourth heat was the best race of the
day, Long Island Chief and Lady trot-
ting neck and neck for a considerable
distance, with the former on the inside.
Thus they trotted around, passed the
three-quarter, and then down the home
stretch amid cheers, when Lady broke
and fell behind, Long Island Chief vim
ming the heat and race, with Frank sec.
ond. Time, 2.5524, 5000, 2.56A, and
|2.5i
The next race was free for all, best
two In three to harness, in which there
were several fine steppers. There were
five entries and four starters w. s..
Bullock, bay geld. Minor Silas Wright,
bay mare, Maud McCulley +. Wagner,
sorrel geld, John W.; James Wilson,
bay geld, Delaware Boy.
They were sized up in position, with
Delaware Boy first, Minor second, Maud
McCulley third and John w. fourth.
John w. soor shot ahead of Delaware
Boy, but was closely pressed by Minor,
who gained the lead on the last half
mile and won the heat, although 1t
was aDybody's race on the home
stretch, as they all broke, but Minor
WAS the first to recover and came under
the wire amid great applause.
In the second heat considerable diff
Guilty was experienced in getting
of, as several of the drivers were
inc ined to do some jockeying, but
the judges kept calling them back
until they scored up properly -
Minor took the lead, but being hard
pushed by John W.. who was endeav.
oring to get the inside, broke and fouled
with john W., allowing Delaware Boy
to take the lead, followed closely by
Maud McCulley, the two coming in
under the wire in the order named.-
After considerable discussion Minol
was distanced for foul driving.
The third heat was very interesting
the contest being between Della war,
Boy and Maud McCulley both of whom
trotted side by side for a considerabl,
distance, when Maud made a break and
mi ade victory sure for her opponent
while John W., who made a very bat
break on the first quarter, was distan,
ced.
Time S7I, 2.43, 245.
The last race was between j. W
Denney's bay mare Daisy, Sila
Wright's brown geld, Charley Snow
and f. b. Elkinton's black geld.
frank, the latter winning in one heat
he trotting the course without skip il
2.45 and distanced his competitors.
DIR. Harvey's sorrel stallion, Lucifer
gave an exhibition trot, although tn
horse was not In good condition t
make fast time. He first made hal
mile in 1.24 and afterwards a mil
in 2.40X. 1t was after7 O'Clock befor
the races were finished, but the aud
ence remained to the close, when ID
Harvey, in behalf of Mr.. Lot
dell, thanked them for their a
tendance, patience and good be
havior, at the same time prom
Using an early repetition OF tho entel
tainment.