The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-30
The fair at PENNINGTON. last week

The fair at Pennington, last week,
was good one in many respects. There
was an unusually fine exhibit of first-class
agricultural machinery the ladies' de-
partmens showed some excellent work
and the display of fruits and vegetables
was fair The cattle were not up to ex.
hibits of former years, and the horse
trotting was little dull. The attend
ance on Wednesday was small, but on
Thursday, the turnout was a large one.
Mr.. John L. Comet, Secretary of the
Society, has kindly furnished the follow
ing correct summary of the trotting, to-
gether with the whole number on entries
in all departments:
The first was the $50 class and was
won by j. b. Osborne's bay mare "Jean-
ME, +" after six heats, in 1882; Dir. Stan
woods "Geo F. Andrews" won second;
DR.. A. S. Leatherman's "BelIe Medium, :"
third, and Jerry Gauffs '.Perilous,"
fourth money.
The Special County race had four start
ers and was won in three straight heats
by E. G. Weavers, bay gelding, "Charlie
M in 2:40; w. Stockton's 'sBessie L, .
second; DIR. A. M. Harris "Gen. Knox,
Jr," third and Frank P. Wagner's
'Drover Boy" fourth.
The 2:2S class race was very much cut
up, there being seven heats trotted. This
was won after fierce contest by ]. B.
Burlew's bay mare, "NelHe Rose" in
2:31. Chas. L. Wyckoff's "Kitty Burch"
Rnr So
cisely the same positions in this race, and
consequently were entitled to an equal
decision of second and third moneys;
fourth money was taken by L. d. Boyd's
Lady Marie"
The three minute race, on Thursday,
had six starters and was won 10 four heats
by ii. X. Applegate's "Etra," in 2:39a;
E. d. Boyd's ar. b." second; w. Ii.
Grants Hunter" third, and Jerry
Gauff's "Perilous," fourth.
Out of the large number of horses en-
tered in the $40 race only five came to
the front at the time of starting; first
money was taken by j. Waldron's bay
mare, "Dina," in 2:344; A. Barngrover's
Katie NJ" second; w. w. Egbert's
"Mintwood,' third, and E. d. Boyd's
"Bay George" fourth.
lnasmuch as much time was spent in
getting off the foregoing races, it was late
on Thursday afternoon before the free
for-all was called. The large crowd of
people had been waiting with anxious ex-
pectation for this race and, of course,
there was much interest manifested and
considerable excitement shown, when
"Bayonne Prince, ''Irish Lad, "Lizzie
H." and Scotland" came on the track.
All of these horses are among the best on
the turf, some of them having records be-
low 2:20. Three heats were trotted on
Thursday, "Bayonne Prince" Lizzie r. -
and Irish Lad" each taking heat. BY
this time it was dark and too late to fin
ish the race; consequently it was post
poned until Friday morning, at 0 o'clock.
At that hour on Friday, the four con-
testants again appeared upon the track.
"Bayonne Prince" had the pole, aud at
the word shot away in good order, but
Immediately after rounding the first cor
ner, he left his feet, and his driver was
unable to get him settled again before
the end of the milo. He ran almost the
whole distance and came in fourth. In
the next heat he settled himself to his
work like veteran, and won it in 2:28,
with "Lizzie r." close upon his flank.
He also won the next heat without diff.
Guilty, this giving him the race, Lizzie
r." was second; "Irish La,l," third, and
Scotland" fourth. Taking all things
into consideration, the racing was as fine
as any had upon the track on previous oc-
casions.