Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09
LOCAL AND PENINSULAR
PLsAsAHT DAT AT BIRMIk CHAM
PARK.
AS Hazel Dell Park-some Hntorest-
ing and Exciting Rnces ThursdnY
Afternoon.


The second meeting at the Hazel Dell
Driving Park, Thursday afternoon, was
largely attended, and the contests were
the most spirited and interesting yet seen
ON this popular track. There were four
races.
The frst-S.30 class-was participated
in by r. j. Morrison's bay mare Ida May,
A. Springer's bay mare Mollie s., j. W.
Denney's gray mare Bessie, w. 8. Sim
mons bay gelding Mike, John Greiner's
bay gelding, Del and Peter Fagan's brown
mare Crazy Jane. Ida May won with
ease in two straight heats, Mollie s.
second and the others scattered far to the
rear. Time, 2.59A, 2. .594.
The minute class had eight starters,
as follows: r. j. Morrison's bay stallion
Ohristiana Boy, O. L. Aliens brown
stallion Robert Moscow, T. D. Browns
black mare Ida, w. w. Lobdell's black
gelding Prince, Harry Mahaffy's black
gelding Harry, J. w. Denney's gray geld
ing Jack, w Gallagher's brown mare
Susie b. and NJ. +. Hayden's bay mare
May Bell. Three exciting heats were
trotted, in which all the interest centred
upon Hayden's May Bell and Browns
Ida. May Bell took the first heat in good
| style. In the second heat Ida got bad
start, being far in the rear, but as the
others were we'll punched the judges
| could not do otherwise than give
the word. Ida, however, settled down to
work, and at the three-quarter pole WAS
neck and neck with May Bell in as pretty
and exciting struggle as ever was seen.
Here both horses broke, but May Bell re-
covered more quickly and took a,kight
| lead. On the home stretch Ida again
forged up, and seemed about TO pass,
when May Bell took her track and pre-
vented her from getting ahead. A claim
OF foul driving was made and allowed and
tile heat given to Ida. Browns mare
\ took the third heat and the race, in good
style. Time, 2.543, 2.504, 2.5lI.
In the ESQ class, best three in five,
three were but three starters, and the
heats were as follows;
D. W. Ulrich, 8 Cimarron.. -. ....1 1 q
y. W. Reeve, b m Kate. ............2 2 /
nj. Hayden, br g Dexter. r............S 3 3
Time, 2.39i, 2.42f, 2.44.
In this race Cimarron took the first
two heats in good style. During the
third both horses broke badly, but Kate
settled down first and took the heat.
David W. Ulrich of Chester, Cimarron's
owner and driver, claimed the heat be-
cause Kate was running, but the judge, Mr..
Caleb Churchman, said, as far as this was
i concerned il was s'six of one and half-a-
dozen of the other,n and allowed Kate
the heat. As this heat was the last of the
races, and the decisive one would have TO
be trotted Immediately if at all, Mr..
Ulrich decided not to urge his horse any
further, and the race was awaid ded to
Kate, CiInarron is bright sorrell stallion
of beautiful shape, and fine action, and
was more admired for his appearance
than any other animal in the races.
The fourth race, a free forall, had four
starters, and was won by New Castle
horse, James B. Toman's Roam Ben, as
follows:
James 3. Toman, 6 Roam Ben. .......1 /
J.; a: Wilson, b m Gypsy Girl. 2
w. G. Mahaffy, b g Bob. ob................3 3
/ w. Gallagher, m Lille S... ....4
Time, 2.s9i, 2.42S.
This race was awaited with more in
terest than any of the others. Among
the entries was Alice Medium, a gray
mare owned by j. II. Flower of Chester,
| Pa, who is gspute& very fast, and hos
been cleaning up everything in her neigh
borhood. 1t was reported that the Ebay
gelding Bob," announced on the pro-
Rramme, was a fast mare sent down from
Philadelphia by William Stokley, the
well-known horseman, for the purpose of
getting away with the Chester mare. The
owner of the latter evidently got wind OF
the scheme, and withdrew his entry at
the last minute.
.--During the afternoon George G.. Lob
dell's Black Frank, driven by w. A.
Devices, trotted an exhibition heat in 2.37.
Among the attendants were a number
from Chester, Pa, Newark, New Castle
and other places, including many ladies.
The failure of the W. & N. railroad to
run train from Third street bridge was
a great disappointment to about 800
| people, who were compelled to walk all
the way over TO the track.