The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-09-17

Quite crowd gathered at the Fair
Grounds last Saturday afternoon to witness
the races announced to take place at that
time. The leading race was between
1ommie NJ, driven by W. Hughes Capt.
Hull by B. Wort of Mt. Carmel, and Fill
more driven by w. Hartzel. The stakes
were 800, divided as follows: $50 to the
1st, $50 to the end, and $50 to the 3rd. best
three in five. Tommie NJ. took the first
three heats, but was closely crowded by
Capt. Hull. Fillmore is a young horse and
his driver could not keep him on his feet,
and every time he broke he lost ground.
On the third heat he worked better, and
but for his breaking on the home stretch
he would have come in second. With
proper training he will be heard from in
future. The best ii me was 2:40.
The most exciting race of the day was
the Gentlemen's wagon race. Senator
Bridgens entered chestnut geldirg Mad
Honest Johnny. This was a spirited con-
test, the wager being basket of wine.
The Senator is a new arrival in our town,
being contractor on the Bloomsbury Il
SulliYan r. II. He has always borne
spotless reputation in business and is
known as prominent democrat, and
necessarily an honest politician, all over
the state, and therefore it was not specially
mentioned that the race should be accord
| ing to rules. AS he mounted his wagon
| nd oiy ha ba hot
betokened his confidence in the superior
| qualities of his stetd Some complained
of, and some admired his driving. He
| sits obliquely on the seat with his near
eye on the horse, and his off eye on his
opponent, with his whip at an angle of 40
degrees over his shoulder. This may or
may not have been to his advantage. The
judges were somewhat slow in deciding
the heats, no doubt waiting for the sup
posed winner to. offer them an opportunity
to go into the merits of the case (of wine.
Col. Tubbs is so well and favorably
know as a roadster that it is useless tc
comment on his driving. 1t was observed
that he did not wear the same confident
smile that the Senator did, but he wore a
pair of yellow kid gloves that in part made
mp for the absence of the smile, He car
ried an umbrella under his arm as he ap
peared on the track, and it was generally
supposed he would use it to urge his horst
along, but if this was his original intention
, he abandoned both the intention and I'll,
umbrella before mounting his wagon.
, A little scoring was done, and clouds o
dust raised in starting the first heat, bu
p the word "go" was finally given, and tn
r horses sailed around tie track at Il livel.
gait, the Senator taking the post as had beef
y previously decided in game of old sledge
On the first quarter Tubbs was obliged l.
| take the dust, but as soon as he got be
hind the buildings. ont of sight OF TIL
Judges, his horse struck gait that yer
strongly resembled a run, and when the
appeared in sight again the distance be
tween them had greatly diminished. Tn
home stretch was made by both horse
nearly neck and neck, and both on a.ad
run, so that the judges decided it A the
heat. The Senator offered to j. wagons.
heat without getting out Of he wanted
but Tubbs objected beShis mouth and
time to get the dust .eat had been trotted
eyes. After anoe, a second heat was
by the other as more closely contested,
made. u wearing look of firm deter
both III upon their dusty countenances,
20 m'each thoroughly convinced of the In
,-centlon OF the other to beat at all hazards.
The Senator did some crooked driving
cutting the Col. oil whenever he attempted
to run past him, and the heat was ended
in favor of the former with the latter lust
behind him. The time was something less
than four minutes.
number OF ladies occupied the grand
stand, and the Senator seemed to be the
fayorite with them, and he was greatly en-
couraged by the waving OF their handker.
chiefs, fans and parasols, and the shouts
OF the boys as he drove past in the lead
This ought not to be considered reflection
on Col. Tubbs and his beautiful driving,
and lie should be consoled with the thought
that the best horse always has the SYM
pathy of the crowd.
The track was in baI condition owing
to the dust which raised in clouds at every |
step, yet all who witnessed the races went |
away well pleased with the sport, notwith-
standing the busting they got.
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