Middletown transcript., 1892-09-08
aEGET REGISTERED SATURDAY.
Racing at Kirkwood.

The second racing meet OF tn
Maple Valley Trotting Association
was held on its kite-shaped track a
Kirkwood last Saturday. TIL
weather was perfect, the attendance
fair, and while the races were poorly
contested, all of them being won il
straight heats, the time was goot
for the classes. The only perform
ance of any note was that OF Nut
wood Prince, by Nutwood, who won
the third heat of the $50 class ir
1924. He is from the Elkton Sto cl
Farm, Elkton, Md. The startins
| judge was William VanOstend, witt
George Bennet and w. r. Reynolds
as associates. The following is q
summary of the races:
3MrNuTE CLASS. PURSE, $3.50.
Beverly. br g, w. NJ. Crompton
Hssppy Partner. gr $, Maple valley !
R. 4. T. v W. g, D. 4. nccray tMcccraayj 2
May s., b m, W. T. Harriott (Harriottj 4
Reckless Boyss. F. L. Tatman (Tat-
Tine by quarters:
Quarter HALT Quarters Mile
First heat /. 38N 1.l6 zoo 2.52
Fsi1a EsdHaf hess asa' 81 Ii liz is7 hs sss sssH
$50 CLASS. PURSE, 500.
Nntwood Prince, s, Elkton Stock
Modoek. s'W g. ". e. Duhadway tDu : .
Dusty. :, j. Denny tiNashjj * : dis dis
Agate Wellington. m. Maple Val
Misystse sy asfm gr shiW1ngaM Sracie eac,e; dis
Bronson, s s, c. II. Salmon (Hyde) dis
Easter, b m, w. T. Harrfott (Harri-
NIL NIL ans
Quarter Half Quarters Mile
First sat 70 l.2OH 2.02 24l
Ssi2d sidGdf hess ess. iiss 1is ~ Is1 ssx sss
245oLAss. PURSE, $3.50.
Fred Ensign, b g, J. II. Nash (Nash) 1
Nutwith, b 8, Maple Valley Farm
Onward 5 !. L. Dickinson John: :
Nellie b W. i. Bigg tBiggsj -. 4 d
Time by quarters:
sfdGd3 ThiPd heat ass. So LIZ 115N Is iSs s.ssx ss
2s4 CLASS. PURSE, $3.50.
Civilian b 8 Hannum s Fulmer
Dynamite Dr g J. I. Nash tNash) = )
Sonnet ch s Elkton Stock Farm
Time by quarters:
Quarter Halt Quarters Mile
$s,9a second 5ss heat s s II.k 55'.sH Sssn n ,-
, To beat sO11 by Wilkes Bird b Elkton
Quarter Half Mile.
seeond sces dshe heat ssx liz I.ilH @ s.ssS
The pneumatic tire sulkies were
used at this meeting for the first
time in this State.
John Greenleaf Whittier, the Quaker
poet, died yesterday morning at Hamp-
ION Falls, N. H.. aged SIS years. He
was born in Haverhill, Mass, on
December 7th. 1907, of Quaker parent
ige and always retained the peculiar |
ties of speech and garb that distinguish |
he Society of Friends. He was sue
'essively farmer, shoemaker, teac her,
,oet and editor, and next to Longfellow
vas the most popular of Americ an
,oets.
The annual session Of the Sow ereign
1rand Lodge. I. o. o. F., will be held
n Portland. Oregon, week after next.
The Grand Lodge of Delaware will be
epresented by DR.. E. w. Cooper of
camden and J. FL. Appleby of Will
nington. George G. Morton of Will
will represent the Grand En-
of Delaware. Alexander
1uthrie of Hokessin is the grand
nardian of the Sovereign Grand
lodge. The four gentlemen named
Vill leave for Portland tomorrow.
During their absence they will visit
alt Lake City. San Francisco, Denver
nd other points of interest in the
Vest.
On Monday night Jack" McAuliffe
nd "Billy" Myers met in the arena at
Few Orleans to decide the worlds
ght-weight championship. Fifteen
Ounds were fought with the result
hat McAuliffe once more proved his
lperiority and was declared tie
inner. On Tuesday night the ''ban-
Am" championship was contested at
be- same place by Jack" Skelly, white.
nd George Dixon, colored. Eight
lrious rounds we're fought, resulting
| the complete defeat of Skelly. Last
light, John L. Sullivan and James
orbett met in the same place to decide 9
le heavyweight championship. 6
wenty-one exciting rounds were
'ught resulting in the defeat of i,
lllivan. L
On Wednesday morning of last week
70 well-dressed men entered the store
the Chapman Art Decorative Co.,
1922 Chestnut street, Philadelphia,
st after it had been opened by the
,rter, and stating that they were in v
lrry and could not wait for the sales 3
en- to arrive, they prevailed upon the 9
,rter to show them some furniture
hich happened to be on the second
'or. One of them said he would re-
ain downstairs and read the paper, (
d as soon az the porter had gone up
airs he packed large valise which I
carried with over $1,000 worth of I,
ks used in upholstering, some of it G
ing worth S35. yard. Upon the re- 81
rn of his confederate they left prom :
ng to call again. Almost immedi- n
sly after their departure the theft -
IS discovered and the police notified. D
10 next morning the porter was stag &C
red by seeing the same men fulfill ii
,ir promise to !" call again - by walk is
, into the store with the purpose of Sc
ying the same trick again, not know W
that the theft had been discovered. =,
9 porter notified the police and both ca
re arrested and recognized as old Of ia
ders. I'll