Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-09-06
The Wilmington Fair.


The fair at Wilmington has been largely
attended up to the time we go to press and
the races have been exciting and interesting
to degree rarely witnessed. On Monday
there were three races one Of which the a22
class proved to be in fact, as we'll as named,
"a horse race" and was very exciting
throughout.
The first race, three minnie class had eight
starters and the judges had hard time to
keep them in order and from breaking the
rules. They were compelled to fine two of
the drivers S. each for bad scoring in the
second heat. j. B. Elliot, who drove Lady
F., is only a boy, and he proved to be a gen.
eral nuisance to the other drivers. In the
fifth heat of the race he ran into R. ]. Morri-
son, who was behind Msyfower The sulky
was overturned and Morrison was thrown to
the ground. He held on to the reins however
but the horse became excited and started to
run, dragging Morrison along. A crowd Of
attendants caught the horse and saved Mr..
Morrison from being badly hurt. The horse
tried to get away and succeeded in getting
off his bride For a time it looked as if
they would be unable to manage him, but
after a good deal of difficulty they sue
ceeded in getting him to the stable.
Morrison had already won two heats and
was in the lead only ten lengths from the
wire when the accident occurred. The
Judges, according to the rules of the track,
were compelled to distance him.
After trotting six heats, which would have
done credit to running horses, the race was
captured by Billy Lambert. In 247A
The second race for the 222 class had FIVE
starters It was the best aud most exciting
race that had ever been witnessed on the
track. Yorktown Belle, owned and driven
by J. H. Phillips of Philadelphia, won the
race in three straight heats without making
break. The race was very exciting through
out Several times during the different heats
Yorktown Belle, Billy Beverly and D. c. S.
were neck and neck. As the horses came
under the wire in each heat it was almost
impossible to distinguish the winner. The
time was very fast. The second heat was
trotted in 2.23, which is very fast time on a
half-mile track, and equal to 2.Io on mile
track
The third race for 2-year-olds was a great
surprise to everybody. There was only tire e
starters. Happy B, owned and driven by c.
B. Emmory of Centerville, Md, won the
first heat and the race in ASH an exceed
ingly good record for 2vear-old on half
mile track, The other two starters were dis
tanced.
TUESDAY.
The attendance at the Wilmington Fair on
Tuesday was not as large as was seemingly
promised by Mondays phenomenal
crowd The number Of visitors is estima-
ted at 600 The people are generally quite
enthusiastic over the success of the fair.
The geuesal exhibits are far more interest
ing than last year The attendance is gem
orally made up Of Wilmington people from
the immediate vicinity The people from
Lower Delaware have not put IN an appear
auce
The absence otthese people is said to have
been caused by the failure of the manag ers
to make terms with the railroad company.
The races were of course thee attraction
and were somewhat exciting. No one event
was finished in straight heats.
In the hurdle race Dexter tripped and
horse and rided rolled over on the track. It
was thought that the colored jockey was
badly hurt, but he got up and led his horse
away.
The second heat in the 2.3o trotting race
Forest Wilkes overturned and wrecked his
sulky, but escaped pesronal injury.
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