Middletown transcript., 1891-10-29
YESTERDAYS RACES.
THE LAST MEETING OF THE SEASON
WAS THE MOST ExCITING EVERa z
GIVEN IN MIDDLEToWN.


GIVEN IN MIDDLET0WN.
The three hundred persons, many
of them ladies, who braved the cool
weather and attended the last races
of the season at the Gentlemen's
Driving Course, yesterday afternoon,
saw the most exciting events that
have ever taken place in Middletown.
The 2.45 class was particularly in
teresting, and in the fifth heat free
fight was imminent. Fred 7, won
the race after stubborn six-heat
contest with Onward and Modoc
Frank Earnest of Kirkwood, was
starting Judge and George Bennett
of Chesapeake City, Nd, and John
7. Wilson of Middletown, were as
sociate judges. Mr.. Bennett also
acted as time-keeper. Jacob s. ,Coch-
ran was marshal.
The 4-minute class was the first
event and George NJ. Patchen captur-
ed the first two heats with compara-
tive ease. Probably because of the
skillful driving OF Robert = Morrison,
however, Oakley Russell took the
succeeding three heats and the race.
May Bel won the three-minute race
in straight heats. The bay pacing
mare, Gypsey entered by W.E.Duhad.
away of Townsend, and driven by Du-
hadaway was barred from the latter
event, because it was limited to trot-
ters. The free-for-all class did not
materialize, owing to the non-appear-
ance of Sadie M, and Fascination.
These horses are owned by DR.. j. @.
Mccoy, who. being suddenly called
to New York to the bedside of a
daughter afflicted with diphtheria,
would not allow his horse to start.
Sadie M. is on D. H. McCrea's stock
farm, adjoining that Of DR.. Mccoy,
and was kept at home because Fasci-
nation did not start. Grover G.,
owned by George Houston, of Mt.
Pleasant, was the only other entry.
The 2.45 race was the event of the
day and it took six heats to decide
it, the last heat being trotted in the
dark. After the second heat Hiram
Pleasanton the driver and owner of
Fred P, retired and W. B. Biggs sue
ceeded him in the sulky. The friends
of Modoc claimed that Biggs had
struck their horse over the head with
a whip in the fifth heat and protest
ed against Fred p. being awarded
that heat. Matters became decided
ly interesting in short time and
Starting Judge Barnes replied to the
vigorous protests Of Edward Graves
of Townsend, by exclaiming from the
judges stand that he could whip the
Townsend man on the track in just
two minutes. Graves said he did
not want to figure in public affray
and the affair gradually cooled down.
The disputes raised by distant at
tendants at these meetings has be-
come Objectionable to peace-loving
patrons of horse-racing and the SOON
er stop is put to them the better it
will be.
The running race was an easy
victory for Lizzie v. Flora was bad
ly strained in the first heat and was
drawn. The summary -
4x1xurE cLAss-vALuE OF PURSE $40
M. v. s. r., Kirkwood, b m Oakley
Russell, by Mayfiower, (Morrison) 2211l
t. q. Boyer, Odessa, blk 3 George
NJ. Patchen, by Patchen, (Austin) IL
Edward Lestsr, St. GEORGES. >
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3MINUTE cLAss--vALUE OF PURSE SIS.
R. J: y Morrison. ogleton, b m MdsIy,le, May Bel,
JOHN SS ss:esi; Il. Clayton. Mt. Pleasant,
sa@aei Ssafaf peachy, e odessa, 'G;hsHia' ehssris'
NJ. Kumpei, Middlerown, ) wasp
Time 800. a5sl, a5sx.
245 cLAss-PURsE $40.
Hiram Pieasanton, McDonough,
bsFred P. BY Honest Fred,
Jas. L. Dickinson, Townsend, 8
Onward, by Clematis, (Dickinson) l 3S 2
W, e. Duhadaway. Townsend, gg
Modoc, by White Mountain,
tDuhadaway) 43233
X. j. Morrison. Ogleton, d May
flower. (Morrison) 10
Time a5sN, 25s74, 2.59111z, 252. a.45114. $50.
RUNNING RACE n MILE DASH, e IN 3)-sADDLE
AND BRIDLE VALUED AT $40.
w. II Collins, Smyrna, b m Lizzie ",
by Legatee wv. II. Collins) l
Shell Collins, Smyrna, m Daisy c.,
lshel. Coilinsl .
Douglas Cochran, Middletown. b m
Flora =. (Cochranl d