Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-07-11
The Fourth and the Races.

done before noon, however, except
preparations and marches of Sunday
school picncs and baseball game
between local organizations.
The main interest centred in the
afternoon races at the Frostburg
Driving Park. Early dinners were
eaten and by l o'clock the grounds
and grand stand were filled with a
thu ong eager to witness the Park 5
opening day.
About Los "Pink Whiskers,' driven
by his proprietor, Thomas Jenkins,
came waltzing down the track with
one hind leg strictly stringhalt and
his countenance suffused with en-
barrassment on account OF the In
dependent Cornet Bands anti-Second
Battalion music.
Then other horses cot on the track
for practice and raise of blood to race
temperature.
Meanwhile, about dozen lemonade
fiends, with voices developed and
trained in Pandemonium, made
existence in the grand stand a living
horror. There was one in particular,
with crosscut-saw file voice and lung
power to match, who should haye been
born under the reign of Herod, A. d..
l. This awful competition of rasping
tones and the delay in starting were
| to abolish.
AT last there was start. Charles
Larue's "Bill," James Aspinall's
Fred" and Thomas Jenkins "Mr.
Pink Whiskers of Pocahontas.' The
game was trot in harness. one mile,
two best in three. "Bill' won in first
heat, the two latter being distanced.
Then there was mile dash by A.
J. Bateman's robin Gray Thomas
Kean's "Nellie j." and George B.
Percy's MAUD" This run raised the
first real excitement of the day.
MAUD" led the first round, but the
saddle slipped. The jockey held on,
however, and brought her in second.
Nellie won.
Next was the event of the day-the
harness trot between DR.. j. r. Gar
mans Captain" and William Payne's
Fred Hopkins;' mile heat; 3 in 5.
Captain" won the first heat, but lost
the next three, Fred winning.
The fourth race was half mile
dash, Five horses entered-S. B.
Wheeler's "Dexter," DR.. P. A..
Michaels "Nellie r." Thomas Kean's
"Nellie j." A. J. Bateman's ROBIN
Gray" and w. C. Conley's "Will."
Dexter" won, the other horses com
ing in the order above given.
A quarter-mile dash came next be-
tween David Morgan's Bob" and
Whceler's Dexter" The latter won.
Next and last (not on the program)
was an exhibition of w. R. Percy's
PAGER, "Sneak," encouraged by ''Dex-
ter" Sneak made the mile in 2:4l.
This being the first occasion of the
kind the management had not of
course, as full control of affairs as
future experience will afford. Many
irregularities and delays will be OBJ
waited hereafter.
Concerning the integrity of the race
between Captain" and Erred. Hop
kins," talked Of quite generally and
obtaining uninfiuentiai notice in in
ferior prints, the JOURNAL asked one
of the officers of the Association in inn
mediate charge. This gentleman in
dignantly denied 'that there was any
ground whatever for the allegations
made against the Association, or that
there was any rational cause for sus-
picion of crookedness. Certain it is
the Association had had no part and
will have none IN any irregular pro-
ceedings."
NOTES.
Spectators on the grand stand should
keep their seats, or be made to do so.
Nothing is gained by anybody stand
ing. but when the front row rises, the
next must, and SO on, and when all are
up they can see no more than when all
are sitting.
A cigar salesman went the rounds
no doubt to assist smokers to OBJ
serve the grand stand injunction--"No
Smoking" The nasty "twofers' and
villainous cigarettes annoyed many
ladies greatly.
AT LILO a pepsioned veteran of the
late, war advanced to the fence en-
closing the mall and, with a nimble
handspring, went over head foremost
and lit on his feet.
Heavy at shower 800. Grand stand
open to the public.
Firecrackers introduced into grand
stand at $40.
The order kept in the judges stand
was good, although there were sporadic
indications of Il popular inclination to
crowd it.
Mr.. Pink Whiskers of Pocahontas