The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06
CANARY BIRDS
THE RACES.

The trials of speed at the Spring Fair of
the Cecil County Agricultural Society con-
sisted mainly of running dashes and pacing
races, there being but few trotters entered.
They were, however, fully as interesting as
they would have been with greater amount
of the trotting element in them and to some
people more so.
The first race on Tuesday afternoon was
wagon race, Cecil county horses, purse
S50-lst, S25 ID, S15; Sd, 81 80; 18th 81. 80.
For this race there were seven entries,
VIM. Falls, "Willow Switch;" Ed. Taylor,
'Gray Eagle;" l. ID. Davis, "Dick;" Wm.
Armstrong nameless; VIM. Bowen, "FlOra
SWING" b. b. Dunbar, "Lucky;" 4. T. c.
Crouch, "Annie Steele" Willow Switch
won the race in two straight heats, time
2.57 and 3.04. The Armstrong horse second
Lucky" third and 'Gray Elgle" fourth.
The next was running race, halfmile
dash, premium S75. $50 to 1st, SIS to End
and $40 to 3rd. Seven horses started, viz:
c. W. Medinger, Baltimore, b N Miss Payne
I. NJ. Whitaker, Baltimore, b m Koree;
Garter c. Hall, Baltimore, ch Joker; VIM.
Armstrong, Philadelphia, G John L; C..
G. Hall, Baltimore, b G Mack; f. NJ. Drany,
Washington, b Bsmark; Harry Harwood,
Baltimore, gr m Aualosta. Koree came
out ahead, Analosta second, Joker third,
time 52la.
The third and last race was also a run
ming race, three quarter mile dash, prem,
ium $50. 1st $50, I'd SIS, Sd $40. Six
horses started viz C. W. Mednger, Balti-
more, Ii Jim Casey; T. NJ. Whitaker,
Baltimore, blk Vaucluse; c. Carter Hall,
Baltimore, ch fJoybell; James S. Neely,
West Chester, br Huntington; Fred
Handy, Philadelphia, br Bill Carney; NJ.
Mcnamara, New York, ch Edison. After
about twenty-five minutes spent in getting
the horses in shape good start was made,
and a very exciting race was witnessed.
Jim Casey came out ahead, hard pressed by
Joybell, Bill Carney third, time 1.22.
| SECOND DAYS RACES.
| The second days races were of Il more
interesting nature than those of the first
day. They consisted of three contests A
pacing race and two running races. The
first was mile heats, best three out of five
for purse of 500. Two hundred to the
first, one hundred to the second, sixty to
the third and forty to the third. The en-
tries were j. NJ. Crosby, b IN Pearl; w. II
Nicholson, C m Edith Walton; p. f. Ryan
br Eta c; w. II. Sharp, b IN Lady Fash,
ion. The race was good one. Pearl wol
the 1st 3rd and fourth heats and the race
time 2.32, 23215, and 2.3O15; Lady Fashion
2nd, Edith Walton 3rd, and Eta G 4th
The next was a running race, half-milt
heats, best two out of three, premium 500.
1st So, End $15, 3rd $40. The starters were
C. w. Medinger, Baltimore, h Jim Casey
Wm. Armstrong, Philadelphia, G Johr
l.; C. C. Hall, Baltimore, b & Mack; Harry
Harwood, Baltimore, gr III Analosta
"Mack'' carried off the prize in two straight
heats in DIX and 5124, Analosta End, jim
Casey 3rd, and John l. 4th. The lattel
horse soon discovered that a plebe had NJ
business among thoroughbreds, in the words
of the poet, "The horse John l., found ou
full well, that blood will tell. He made
such plunge at the start as to almost as
tonish the natives, but the stamina, tn,
blood was not there, and lie soon fell into
the rear ranks.
The fourth and closing race of the day
was run one mile dash, premium $1.2
1st 500, 2nd S15, 3rd $40. G. w. Medin
ger, Baltimore named, b IN Miss Payne; T
NJ. Whitaker, Baltimore named, blk Vau
cluse; c. Carter Hall, Baltimore named, ch
u. q, III. l..
named, ch Ii Frost; Fred Handy. Philadel
phia named, br G Bill Barney; NJ. McNa
mara, New York named, ch G Edison. This
was by long odds the prettiest race of the
fair up to that time. The horses got of
beautifully, Edison leading by length, the
other horses almost breast and breast un
til the home stretch was reached, wheI
Vaucluse shot ahead like a rocket, and
passed under the wire over a length ahead