Middletown transcript., 1893-09-16

-@%E-1~ A5S2aA VlOuS year, TIE al
-sad..ye tendance was all
that could be desired, and the racing full
Of interest.
Monday was children,s day, when all the
school children were admitted free, and
the little folks had full sway.
The attendance was about 5000.
The races were called at 1.30, the first
being that of the yearling class, for purse
| of $100, half mile. Five horses were started
| The first and second heat were won by Vic
Wood, bay flly, owned by George A.
Millington, of Dover. The time of the
heat was 1.341; second heat, 1.35. In the
first heat Santos came in second, Brown
Colt third, DR.: Mccoy fourth and William
H., s. s., fifth. In the second heat Brown
Colt finished second. DR.. Mccoy, third,
Santos fourth and William H. fifth.
In the second race, 800 class, troting, for
purse of $400. six horses started. Grover
s., a bay stallion, owned by Lyman Red
mond, Of Plmlico, won the race in three
strait heats, the first heat in 2.55, second
235, third 2.334 In the first heat Happy
George, bay stallion owned by E B.
Emory, of Centreville. Nd, came in second
Perrette third, Willis fourth, Maud Mediumf
fifth, c. L. sixth. In the second heat Willis
finished second, Maud Medium third, Hap
py George fourth, Perrette fifth, G. L. sixth.
In the third heat Perrette was second, Hap
py George third, C. L. fourth, Willis fifth.
Maud Medium sixth.
The third race was the 2.22 class, trotthg.
for purse of $500. Nine horses started.
Fascination, bay gelding owned by DR.. ]
G. Mccoy, of Kirk wood, won the trace in
three straight heats. The time of the first
heat was 2.214, secoud 2.221, third 2 20l
In the first heat Puck came second, Miss
Thompson third, McAllister fourth. In the
second heat Miss Thompson finished Sec
ond, Puck third, McAllister fourth. In the
third heat Puck was second, Nellie s. thied,
McAllistef fourth, Miss Thompson Fl tn.
The fourth race was in the $50 class for
the Peninsula purse Of 500. The rrce was
won by Sampson, bay gelding owned by
Henry Dutton, of Dover, in three straight
heats, the first heat in 2.46, secoud 2.45 third
2.434. In the first heat ten horses were
out. In the first, second and third heats
Julia Benton came second Matte Russell
third. In the third heat all dropped out but
three, Sux, S. Tompson and Julia Benton,
Sux S, coming in third in the third heat
while the other two were distanced. Mon
days racing was the fastest that has ever
tax en- place on those grounds.
The second day opened with three thou.
sand people in attendance. Races were
called at 1.3O. First race, two year-old,
stake purse 1900, nine l.orses entered, only
three starting, two heats straight were won
by Angelius, a chestn ut colt owned by T.
N. Hewitt, North Bend stock farm, first
heat in 2.36l, second heat 2.314. Maple.
Valley. b. f., owned by DR.. J. e. Mccoy
came in second in both heats, while Rena
Russell, blk. f., owned by G. A. Millington
Dover, came in third on first and dis
tanced on second.
Second race, 237, trotting purse $400. Six
horses were started out of fourteen. The
first heat was won by Extalight, bay stallion.
owned by Joseph Stateu. Baltimore, time,
1921. Dick, bay gelding, came second;
Princess Orloff, bay mare, third; Shiloh Boy;
sorrel gelding, fourth; Leo Wilkins, bay
stallion, fifth Second, third and fourth |
heats were won straight by May Belle, bay
mare Time, second heat, 81; third. 1924
fourth, 2.35. In second heat Eytalight !
came second; Shiloh Boy. third. Dick,
fonrth; Leo Wilkes, fifth. In the third heat
Extalight second; Leo Wilkes, third; Shiloh |
Boy, fourth; Dick. fifth. In fourth heat
Shiloh Boy, second; Leo Wilkes, third |
Extolight, fourth; Dick being distanced
Third Race-Free for all; purs s40o
Three horses started out of twelve. Char
ley G. 6. G., owned by B. H. Demorset. |
Elmira, won the race in three straight
heats. Time, first, 23O; second, 2174; third
220. In first heat Bolton, b. s., came sec
ond and Nellie B. came in second and
Belton third in each
Charley G. who won the third race in
three straight heats, beat the record of an
horse of that class ever trotted on this
track. Saaddin, the famous trotter, made
it in 2.13.
A bicycle race took place between wheel |
men of this State, the race being won by
Mr.. Hollis, of Wilmington, first time in
LIS, second, 1.26l.
On Wednesday fully 5000 people were at
the Fair. The buildings were crowded with
people viewing the exhibits and everyone
seemed to enjoy the Fair. The restaurants
did thriving business. The man who con-
ducts a photograph gallery was kept busy
all day and many of the tintypes that he
turned out were really curiosities.
The three regular scheduled races were
the best ever given on the track. Experts
say it is seldom that such we'll matched |
horses are brought in race as occurred |
Wednesday in the 2.57 and free-for-a all races
1t was exciting from the start in the 2.3
race. DR.. McCoy's Dick led off in the first
heat and held his position we'll until com
ing Gown the three qurrter stretch, when
he broke. He was set back and Extalight |
given the heat. 1t required three more heats
to settle the race, Princess 0rloff winning