Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1894-10-06
THE RACES.
IN Interesting Day at the Snow
Hill Driving Park.

Hill Driving Park.
Tuesday last was another great day
in the history of the Worcester Coun.
ty Driving Park Association, the event
being the Second Annual Races on
their track Although for several
hours in the forenoon. rain was falling,
and many who had made arrange
ments To witness the races, were de-
tered from coming, the attendance
was large, and the racing good. II
was the first all-day-races ever held ON
the track, and the managers deserve
credit for pushing the trotters up 81
As to get through before night, having,
on account of the rain, made such Il
late start. Messrs. William 5. Wilson,
Levi a. Purnell and DIR. n. :. Smith
were selected ms Judges They mount
ed the stand at 10 o'clock and the first
race, free for all horses in Worcester
County, was called ut 1890 o'clock
In it were three horses, Grey Eagle,
.Ir., belonging to :. W. Townsend, of
Newark b. NJ. Motley, owned by
Charles Bishop, of Bishopville; and
Orphan Boy, the property of Denard
Collins, Berlin. The race was easily
won by Mr.. Collins Orphan Boy in
two straight heats. Second money
was divided between the two other
horses, the result of an accident in the
second heat which prevented the race
being finished. Orphan Boy was
driven by Mr.. Collins youngest son,
and the young man showed skill in
the management of his colt which car
ried off the first prize in 2.43. The
second and last race in the forenoon
was the mule race, in which there was
but two entries, l.. NJ. Malone's Bill
Nye and Robe Parsons Jennie. They
were rs unequally matched in size as
in speed. Bill Nye the winner, being
a very large black mule, while Jennie
was considerably under size. With
the announcement from the Judges
Stand that this race ended the fore
noon proceedings all made for hotel
and dinner.
In the afternoon the first race to be
called was for PAGERS and trotters, in
which were also three entries, Joseph,
owned by White & Duffy; Stella c.
belonging to James +. Davis. and Mr..
j. G. Otwell's Grover c. who proved
To much for his competitors and won
the lace in three straight heats in 2.36,
although Messrs. White n Dufiy's
Joseph was close second. Between
the heats of this race the 2.40 class
was called and three Virginia horses
were entered as follows William +.
Flctcher's Martha Jane and Pocohon-
tas and W. b. Duncan's Maggie ID.
Martha Jane was an easy winner in
2.j3. In the second heat Of this race
it appeared evident that the horses
were not driven to their speed and
after the second heat the drivers were
notified that unless better work was
done the horses and drivers would be
ordered from the track. OF course
this notice did not apply TO the driver
of the winning horse who was only
compelled To win the race TO prevent
such censure.
The most Interesting race of the
day TO the people of Worcester Coun-
~, the three-year-old class, was next
on the program. and as three out of
the four entries were Worcester Coun-
" colts, it was hoped some of them
would win the first money. Such was
not the case however, for Wicomico
proved too much for us, and Messrs.
White IL Duiiy's Mister won the laur-
els, and the first money in 2.49 while
Mr.. Walls colt. FELTON,, took second
place, leaving Mr.. George Haywards.
Dolly Byron in third and Mr.. 4. VI.
McMaster's Fannie Butler fourth place
The colts all trotted well and with
proper handling will no doubt make
valuable track horses. In the three
minute class, which was the next race
called, there were three entries rs fol-
lows: Molly Morrell, ID. W. Collins;
Hustler, Emory Parsons Roseall,
Clay Conway. Again in this race Mr..
Collins horse had too much heel for
her competitors and won the race in
2.53. The days sport was brought to
a close with the two-year-old colt race,
two best in three, half mile heats. But
three colts were entered, rs follows /:
DIR. y. 5. Smiths Grace Window /;
Mr.. \. l.. Pusey's. Sailor; and How
ard Davis Star Boy. Sailor won first
money in two straight heats and DIR.
Smiths, Grace Window carried off
second prize. The time was 1.43 and
the owners have nothingto fear in the
future OF their colts.
The crowd was much larger in the
afternoon than before, and notwith-
standing everything possible was done
by the managers OF the Association
and half dozen policemen, it was
impossible to keep the people off the
track, where no one had Il right to go
except drivers. Owing to inattention
to this rule, and the appeals of man
ayers and policemen an accident to
Mr.. Asbury Kelley occurred which is
regretted by everyone. lie was cross
ing the track when Mr.. Isaac White
who was exercising his trotter ran
into him, breaking three of his ribs
and punching hole in his side. He
was taken to the home of Mr.. Will
Parsons and DIR. Paul Jones was sum.
moned and dressed the wounds.