Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-01

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our guardsmen, and Colonel Cooper,
one of the most valiant and redoubtable
warriors in the State Militia, who never
faltered on the field except upon the oc-
casion of an encampment he made q
single misstep and fell, spraining his
leg, wound that laid him up for weeks.
These are but few of the well-known
men in the great throng, which was
numbered by the thousands. The only
mishap Of the day was that suffered by
James g. Downs, a railroad brakeman,
who broke his leg.
THE RACING EVENTS.
The race for Peninsula horses, in the
morning, opened the racing events for
day There were three starters, and first
money was won by Wilkes Bird. Sum
mary:
Purse. SEQ.
Wike- Bird, Elkton Stock rarm..... - Q 1
Miss ,l. Alice, u. Ii. Emory, Centrevile. 3 9
Little Emma ----- Chance, Centreye. z 9 q q
Time, s,ss,l, a.36JS, s.ssj., a.s6i4.
There were five starters in the 245
purse. Fannie Miller was the favorite
in the pool pavilions. The boolxmakers
sold her 10 against 2, and she was so
clearly fayorite that the field had few
takers at 2 to 8. Mutuals paid but 6
Tor b. The judgment of the betters was
verified by the mares performance, she
taking the race in straight heats with
apparent ease. In the first heat on the
lower turn Lady F. was caught in the
rush, her sulky wheel dished and q
shaft broken. John T. Elliott, her
driver, was thrown out and dragged
and the scared trotter dashed madly
around to the upper turn, where she
left the track and brought the sulky in
collision with a tree, wrecking the frail
vehicle. Elliott escaped with few
bruises and many rents in his garments.
lie started again in the second heat, but
was no nearer a portion of the stake
than fourth place. Summary:
2.i5 race purse 1900:
Fannie Miller, L. Redmond, Arlington,
Tommy NJ. Jas. Mckee, chiittii.a chestertown....a ! 1
ronn. Ohm Price !; Z. Clark Belmont, Pa..s 4
Lady f., j. T. Elliott Wilmington. 10 4 8
lime, 2.40, 2.36s, 2.S5h.
The pool sellers and bookmakers
dropped money on st. Elmo, who they
had backed to 10 win the 2.10 purse,
giving odds of 10 to 2 on Sadie NJ. The
Chester mare won with ease while the
choice of the profession flushed with
several recent victories was in bad form
and behaved so unruly as to lose the
race. st. Elmo added to the humility
of the pool stand by being distanced
after the judge had taken out his
driver and put in d new man. Sum-
mary:
e.is class purse $40.
Ganla NJ. ID n Mp(rar n
Problem. H. w. Lobb, Philadelphia. 4 2
Maggie, lhos. Grady, Belmont..... 8 3
st. klmo, liensel u Hops, balto.... . dis
Royal, w. Nicholson, Philadelphia. 8 8 dis
Time, 2 aBAf, e.25IS, 2.2oh, 22S.
There were seven starters in the $50
race which was won by the favorite,
chad there been pool selling at this stage
Of the day. Instant in straight heats.
Summary:
Instant; w. q, 1rImble, Newburg, N. VI l
Lady II rrfs, +. 5 Boil. Easton. ......2 8
Jack Roth, ). j. Clark, Belmont, Pa. 4 2
Lady Martin, X. 8. Ellis, paschal. Pa. ...G 3 4
jerome. q. W. Haight Columbia, S. C..5 8
Calhoun, L. Redmond, Arlington, MIDI dis
May spillman,M. IL. White, ,uertford, ,N.C.7 dis
Itine-229, 2.e9, 2.g1H
RUNAWAY AIR BICYCLE.
Carl Meyers, the aerial navigator,
made successful ascent in his ballon.
The great torpedo-shaped vehicle rose
to great height and flew away in the
southeast breeze. By pair Of canvass
wings, equipped like ships rudder,
worked from the rope car like the crank
on a bicycle, he was enabled to turn the
balloon about at will, but he evidently
could not change its course for it sped
away until it was mere speck faraway
to the northwest. A descent was made
five miles to the northwest, but the
farmer who tried TO assist in anchoring
the balloon let go his hold inoppor-
tunely and it shot skyward again and is
yet fugitive. A reward is offered for
It's recovery.
DOVER, Sept. 26.-Yesterday closed the
annual exposition of the State Fair Asso-
citation. There were 1000 people present,
making an estimated attendance oil 23,0O0
(paid admissions) during the four davs.
This is more than satisfactory, consider
ably in excess of the most hopeful antici-
pations, and taken all around, was II big
thing. Just what part the bookmakers
played in this successful achievement must
be surmised.
There was feeling, yesterday, very
widely shared by the male portion Of the
population that the prohibition of pool
selling was a hardship, and that the
authorities might have "winked the other
eye" at this violation Of the law. A sober
second thought, however, has brought
about the feeling that the attorney-gencral
did the proper thing. For the chief prose-
his back upon the violations of the law
'"Agd have been a serious matter and
1Aii haze laid him open to most pointed
a-.itirisiu
EyEN EvENING's editorial last night
was fully endorsed and commended by
the conservative and representative people,
as sounding the note of alarm against
legalizing gambling.
Even the directors commend this
opinion. Doubtless OF the entire board of
managers not more than one ut most has
any idea of what pool IS, that Is other
than 1t is a method Of betting, and they
know only in general way that book
maker is not an individual devoting him
self to literary work. This statement is
advanced To show that the managers have
no personal inclinatiuns to hazard money
ON the races for it is probable that very
few of the number have ever laid wager
on a race They are men for the most
part who would oppose gambling in any
form or guise, and would be the first in
the community to rise up and protest
against the practice of any evil in our
midst.
They have been solely and unselfishly
actuated by the desire to save the fair from
financial collapse and adopted the pool
selling only as II final heroic effort to save
their pet project from dissolution.
Other similar associations lodged finan-
cial disaster through the same method and
it seemed the only one presenting help
ing hand. which it did at big cost to tile
pockets of the people. II there can he no
pool selling in the future the directors will
close up their enterprise.
Aeronaut Meyers did not make second
attempt at going up in his balloon to-day
His silllen aerial vehicle after escaping
from him on Thursday afternoon pursued
gator and could not be nut in condition