The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-08-28

The first race meeting of the Westminster
Driving Association took place on the track
at the old fair ground last Saturday afternoon,
and drew together quite large attendance.
The races were first set for August 18th, but
heavy rains caused postponement, and the
postponement caused some disarrangement IN
the program. One of the horses entered nad
been sold and others were not IN condltion,
so the original program could not be, carried
out.
The Association, hover, arranged other
races. and the contests were made as interest
ing as possible.
In the first race Charles Il. Mitten entered
Austin Winters b. G. Joe, Harry Thompson
entered b. g. Rob, and John Marsh entered
b. h. Carroll. In the first heat the horses
got good start and kept pretty well together,
especially Joe and Rob, and came under the
wire in bunch, Joe first, Carroll second ana
Rob third Another good start was made IN
the second heat, Joe soon took the lead, with
Carroll and Rob in the rear. Joe held the
lead we'll, and was widening the distance ON
the second half mile, when Carroll was put In
a run and caught up. When Carroll got along,
side of Joe, the latter broke, and Carroll
took the lead. Both horses came up the home
stretch at rapid gate. When near the finlsh
Joe broke, and Carroll came under the WIRE
first, with Joe close up, and Rob, who had
trotted the whole distance, was not far behind;
The Judges decided that Joe and Carroll
both crossed the score in run, and gave the
heat to Rob, with Joe second and Carroll
third There was some delay In getting q
start in the third heat, and when the WORD
s'go'' was given, Carroll's driver did not 60.
Joe and Rob trotted the heat, Rob winning
by head, and winning the race.
In the second race there were two entrles-
John Marsh's b. h. Westminster and u. Frank
Beavers s. g. Frank B. The first heat was
rather slow, and Frank B. won easily. Inc
second heat was much faster, and Westmln-
ster had no difficulty in trotting away from
his contestant. Frank B. was Withdrawn
after the second heat and Westminster was
given the race These colts were well match
ed, and the race would have been quite inter
esting had Frank B. been in good condition.
The third race was between Frank 1ing.
LIMOS b. m. Flora Temple and F. E. Cootes'
blk. M. Maggie. Flora Temple was too
speedy for Maggie, and she was held back at
times to make the race close. But one heat
was trotted, which was won by Flora.
John Biggs b. m. Bounce, was on the orig
inal program for one of the races, but the
withdrawal of several horses, for reasons
stated above, left her without q competitor.
She was brought out to go in this race, but
she was regarded too fast for Maggie and
Flora Temple. For this reason, ana because
the race had been previously arranged for
Maggie and Flora Temple only, the judges re-
fused to let her go.
Flora Temple proved to be more speedy
animal than expected, though she had never
before been on track. Some discussion as
to the speed of Flora and Bounce after the
race led to the making of match between
them, for a purse of 500, to be trotted next
Friday afternoon, September Srd, ats o'clock,
on the track of the Driving Association.
The judges of the races last Saturday were
F. E. Cootes, John Christmas and |. A. Miller,
while W. W. Power, the president of the
Association acted as timer, and was active IN
carrying out the days program.
The time made was from 2.5S to 800.
Four of the horses were mere colts, with but
little training, and did not work as well as
usual.
The large attendance evinced the interest
in the community in trotting horses, and the
Driving Association could be made perma-
nent and strong organization. There are
some speedy animals now in training, and
spring and fall races could be made interest
ing events that would attract large attendance.