Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-08
ixDsPExDEsor DAY.
Thousands See the Races nj EHnxeI
Dom Driving Park-Observance
ana celebration Of the Fourth

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BELL Driving Park Observance
and Celebration Of the Fourth
monday-A Th,rsty bay.
Tho Fourth of July was very generally
observed and much celebrated Monday
IN Wilmington. Business Of ali kinda
was suspended, and the day was devoted
TO sports Of various kinds, excufsions.
pionIcs, nc. Tho reports OF tho steam.
boat captains and station agents Indicate
that about 25,000 people left the city dur
ing the day.
The intense heat drove nearly every
body who remained at home, OF the street
and the city presented deserted appear
ance. IL was not however so quiet as the
booming of fire-crackers and pistols kept
up pretty constant and annoying din
that the police could not quell. The
police station record shows that ,'the
flowing bowl" was popular and frequently
visited
SPORTING EVENTS.
The races at Hazel Dell Driving Park
Monday afternoon attracted crowd of
over 1000, and some good sport was
shown. A Chester horse, DIR. Ulricl's
Oinarron, won the $50 race in 2. 81 and
2.55. Stidham's Black Frank captured
the three minute race in straight heats,
scoring in 2.57t and 2.56, with II. b.
Forbes Brown Tom second. There were
three starters in the 2 SO race, an event
holly contested. H. Durhams Kriss won
the first, third and fourth (and the race)
in 2.45, 2.483 and 2.43Y. j. w. Reeves
Kate won the second heat in 2.43l and
came under the wire second in the other
heats; w. W. Lobdelps Prince, third. p.
Fagan's Ben won tho free-for-all in three
straight heats in 2.3g, AL and 2.43; and
w. dallagher's Tillie S. took second place
in the race. w. W. Lobdell's Frank and
i. Courtney's Annie v. also starters, were
withdrawn after the second heat.
Five rifle matches under the auspices of
the Wilmington Rifle Club, occurred at
Schuetzen Park Monday afternoon. In
the last match the possible score WINS 40
points and in the other matches Is points.
The matches resulted as follows:
First-Henry b. Seeds, Charles Helmet
and jerome b. Bell, IS points
each; Adam Lindsay, William A. Bacon,
William +. Seeds and =. j. New
man IL each d. II. Megill, IL; William
O'Oonnor, 10! Irwin w. Seeds, Charles
Lewis, James Newman, John Scott and
Howard Simpson, 10; William Floyd, 81;
George Newman and U. Fuller, 8 each;
James M. Dewey and George Reese, I
each. II. b. Seeds received FIRST prize,
Lindsay second, Megill third, O'Connor
fourth, Irwin w. Seeds fifth and Floyd
sixth.
Second Bell, Is points; I. II. Robin
son, IL; O'Oonnor, 1913; Helmet, Bacon,
II. b. Seeds, Lewis, S. J. Newman, Scott
and Fuller, IL; Floyd, Ill Megill, Lind
say, Simpson, j. jackson PIERCE, and
William f. Seeds, II each George New
man, j. e. Newman and Irwin W. Seeds,
10 each James Newman, s.; Reese, q;
Charles Gotwerth, @. Bell made per-
feet score and received first prize. Rob
inson took second prize, O'Oonnor third,
Helmet fourth, Floyd fifth, Megill sixth
and Irwin w. Seeds seventh.
Third-Henry B. Seeds, 10 points; S.
]. Newman, Bell, Bacon, William f.
Seeds, Helmet, Megill, Gotwerth, Simpson
and W. O. Seeds, IL each; Fuller, James
Newman and Irwin w. Seeds, II each;
Floyd, l0s; Scott, Lewis and Robinson,
III each; O'Oonnor, 81. II. II. Seeds
received first prize, Bell second, Fuller
third, Floyd fourth, Scott fifth and
O'Connor sixth.
Fourth-S. j. Newman, IA points
Henry b. Seeds, Helmet and Bell, i3 each;
Simpson, William Il. Seeds and Irwin w.
Seeds, ~ each Scott and Megill, II each;
James Newman, 10; Floyd, %; Fuller,
y; o'Connor, 3; Lewis, Z; Bacon, 6. s. J.
Newman received first prize, H. b. Seeds
second, Simpson third, Scott fourth and
James Newman fifth.
Fifth-Bell, 3S points; William f.
Seeds, SO; Floyd, 81 II. b. Seeds, 30;
Irwin W. Seeds, 80; S. j. Newman and
Fuller, ~ each; Bacon and Scott, 20
each; OConnor, "a Heinel, 20 Simp-
son, %; j. u. Newman, 10; Lewis, Ii.
Bell received first prize, William Il.
Seeds second, Floyd third, II. Is. Seeds
fourth and Irwin W. Seeds fifth.
A rifle match, under the auspices Of
DUPONT post, G.. A. r., occurred on the
banks Of the Brandywine near Leafs mill
Monday afternoon. The possible score
was Is points and the contest resulted MS
follows j.. @. =. Burger of Washington,
IL points #. M. Wade, 10: William
Blackburn, 2 I; b. D. Bogia and Charles
Horby, each Il. b. Ayars and Joseph
Duffy, 3 each. j. s. Lit2enberg scored
points ont Of possible s.
A target match, participated in by mem-'
bers of Smyth Post Guards, occurred on
Cherry Island Monday afternoon, and
resulted rs follows: j. II. Wrightington,
IA points James M. Banthem and
Richard Heritage | each; Robert Brown
and Robert Liddell 10 each; Andrew
Thompson and A. w. Jones, z each;
David Young, o. George Cooley, o. The
possible number of points was 25.