Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-06

man of this city, was the hero Of the day
at the track events of the Maple Valley
Trotting Association, held at Kirkwood
Tuesday. Green's celebrated pacing
stallion, Saladin, girdled the great kite
shaped track in 2.05R, beating W. 2.
1aylor's famous horse, Mascot, hereto
fore the fastest PAGER in the world, with
previous record Of 204. The race was
one of the most beautiful track events
ever witnessed in this State, and will
long linger in the memories of those
who were fortunate enough to see these
two wonderful animals come together
on the race track.
The contest between these two horses
has been looked forward to with great
deal of interest, as the drivers had been
instructed TO send their flyers at the
highest speed with the view to beating
the worlds record. While the pacing
record was not lowered, the phenomenal
Delaware stallion shaved two seconds
Z and a-half from the record held by
Royal Wilkes, and came within an ace
4 of lowering the record held by any
Y pacing stallion in the world. While
n Mascot's record of 2.04 is still intact, the
= Bnffalo horse succumbed to thesuperior
4 work of Jimmy Green's flyer who, it is
A said, will yet prove to be world-beater,
I 30 Wonderful is his speed.
4 Snladin was given the pole in Tues
\ day's race, and took the lead until the
quarter pole was reached, when a per-
NJ ceptiblu break was observed from the
/ iudge's stand, allowing Mascot to forge
i ahead. Green was quick to bring his
borse down again, however, and when
nthe half-mile flag was dropped Mascot
was leading only by two lengths.
AzSatween the half-mile pole and the
sdfee.qnarter flag the Wilmington flyer
made a wonderful burst of speed, came
to the front once more at the three
quarter mark. From that point he be-
baved beautifully and without single
break. He came down the home stretch
several lengths ahead of Mascot, who
had lost the race practically at the three
Nouarter pole. When Saladin passed
under the wire he was fully five lengths
in the lead Saladin's time was min
ptes, st seconds.
y The demonstration at the finish of the
race was indescribable. The occupants
OF the grand stand simply went wild,
while 1000 voices. from as many diff
ferent throats yelled until they were
hoarse and unable to yell any longer.
II Amid the din and confusion Green came
driviag back to the judges stand, which
action O. his part was a signal for a
A surging d lie of humanity to Immediately
surroundkl klorse and driver, and the latter
was placed on the shoulders of dozen
strong men, who bore him in triumph
from the turf. The stallion was coaxed
and petted by score of ardent admirers
until several stable men were forced to
drag the animal from the sportsmen's
hands and lead him away to his stable,
Some one threw beautiful wreath oi
flowers, shaped like a horseshoe, over
! the PAGERS neck, which led every one
to believe that this mark of appreciation
\ was due TO the fact that the animal had
added new laurels to his owners brow
and was entitled TO this floral emblem
4 Each of the horses worked out milC
preparatory to going against each other
IN Mascot finishing in 2.0S fiat, whilt
IA Saladin crossed the wire in minutes
M and seconds, beating Mascot by {
81 single second. In the workout mill
X Saladin's full time was: First quarter
30.4; half mile, 1.034; three.quarters
n 1850; finish, 2.07. The summary Of tn
N "split" race between Mascot and Saladil
N was:
Saladin, James Green, Wilmington. .....
"a Mascot, W. r. Taylor, Buffalo, N. Y.....
RI Time, S0t; 1.02 1.34t; 2.05S; purse, $1,000
n Mascot was driven by the well-knowl
Il fckey, w. j. Andrews Of Buffalo.
u DR.. J. G, Mccoy, owner of the kite
shaped track, was early on hand wit
Y Manager Cooper, and when the tim
came for the events to take place every
thing was complete to the minutest dc
J tail.
MISS BATES mot IN IT."
A balloon ascension was announce
to take place previous to the commend
\ ing of the track events, when Miss Lul
E Bates, "queen of lady aeronauts," wa
\ to have made her descent in parachut
from the clouds The balloon did a:
scend, but Miss Bates was clearly INC
in 1t" at all, as the balloon got away bt
fore the ropes were satisfactoril
\ loosened, leaving Miss Bates to watc
4 the descent of balloon and parachui
4 with thousands OF other spectators. Th
Y balloon assembled into the clouds sever
" thousand feet, when it concluded it ha
risen high enough for one day and the
descended of its own accord. 1t lande
mile southwest of the track, in Il
n midst of a field of growing corn, whel
y it was afterwards recovered and brougl
back.
II The lilliputian boxers gave an exhih
9-Gtiop Of club-swinging and boxed thr'
rounds with two-ounce gloves. Tbs
are the Breining twins, Frank ar
Willie, eight years of age.
NJ The handsome saddle horse Swee
4 heart, ridden by her owner, d. ]. Qui
ton, delighted the spectators with b
performances, showing 10 different gal
under his rider, who is "a years old.
The other events were the 2,17 ella
1 trottors and the 2.37 class. In the 2.
Il class Sadie M. won the race in three o
NJ of five heats, with Conway a go'
second. The summary:
4 Is Sadie NJ, m, by Prince orloff, owned
III BY D. II. MeCray, Chester. ...........l /
Al Conway, br g, by W. H. Vanderbilt,
owned by y; Scott Quinton, Irenton.s
n IS Gypsey Girl, br IN, by Juuius, Maple
n Warwick b m, by Warlock, owned by
4 M w. j. Andrews, Buffalo. ............4 8 4
II; e. Il, 8, BY King Amont ;;..'s5 8 3
j. %. Turner'S brown sorrel, Belli
from the Amber stables, won the 2.
class, with Agate Wellington secor
Some clever bursts of speed were sho'
in this race and the trotting was out
- the usual order. The summary;
Bcllini, 3, J. Z. Turner. .;;.;;;...4 / i
~ Agate Wellington, by Lord Yelling
ION, Maple Valley Stock Farm.....i :
~ Warren McGregor, 8 s. by Robert
K McGregor, D. Scott Quinton. Tenton..3 3
Dick, D 8, W. Il. Vanderbilt. Fleming
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