Democratic messenger., 1894-06-23
THE RACES.
\ GREAT DAY I'm OLD SNOW
HILL.
\ Thousand People Witness the
Trials of Speed.

Iilt>t tTOitin1 tiltt MS ever taken pace
in this county was witnessed on the
track OF the Snow Hill Driving Park
s>ociation last Tuesday. and it is with
much qualification that We can say that
not single objection could be made
against the management of the As>ocia-
ton. In the forenoon hot broiling
sun elected much sympathy for the
horses that were to be tested, but ut
noon cloud came up and just enough
rain fell To lay the dust and put the
track in most excellent condition. In
consequence of the rainfall the first
race was not called till 2 o'clock, when
the Judges. DIR. Smith, of Chincoteague;
Augustus Parker, OF Pocomoke CITY.
and Levi 4. Purnell, of Snow Hill,
having been selected by the racers,
mounted the stand and called up the
) minute race. free for all horses in
Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset
counties (pacers or trOtters). In this
race four horses were entered. namely
Ben. Franklin. PAGER. owned by Mr.
L. W. Beauchamp; Rocket, bay geld
ing, owned by Thomas Taylor. OF
Salisbury; Sadie, PAGER, owned by
Capt. Charles S. Capper, and John
Morgan, brown gelding, owned by Mr..
William Purnell, of this town. Ben.
Franklin won the pole and the heat
was close until after the first half mile
had been turned when Il collision
occurred, which resulted in Mr. Pur-
nell and Mr.. George Dove, who drove
Rocket, both being thrown from their
buggies, Mr.. Purnell landed on his
feet and his horse stopped at once.
while Mr.. Dove fell and was dragged
a short distance by his horse, which
dashed by the leaders in the race in a
dead run without driver. Mr.. Sid
Burroughs, who was deputized to keep
the track cleared of all drivers, except
racers, was on his bay mare, and over
taking the runaway horse and buggy
was in the act OF jumping from his
horse to the buggy when his horse
struck the buggy wheel with her front
foot and fell, throwing Sid off. The
crowd near the grand stand rushed to
the centre of the track and the horse to
the corn field, but ran only short
distance before being caught A large
crowd of people was present, among
them many ladies, who witnessed the
collision and the run away. consequently
excitement ran high, but as soon as the
horse was caught the people quieted
down and the judges called up the 2.45
class. The sorrel horse, Meteor, y
owned by Wimbrow Brothers, of
Whaleyville, which has trotted here
several times before, and ".Iohn Dan
iels," owned by Shields Brothers, OF
Horntown, Va, scored up. This race
was principally arranged for testing the
speed of stations in this county, and
much regret was expressed that only
one in the county would enter the race.
The Messrs. Wimbrow Brothers have a
good horse, possibly the fastest in the
county, but the Virginia horse won two
straight heats and the race in 1891
which was the best time made during
the day. The bicycle race was called
with four entries, viz: w. {. Scott,
Ernest Young, S. NJ. Crockett, of POGO.
moke City, and George Boznango, OF
Crisfeld. Mr.. William Scott won two
straight heats in l.25, and carried the
prize, n gold medal, TO Pocomoke City.
The colt race was between Mr.. A. w.
Smiths three-year old, Jumbo" and
Mr.. John Wallis three-year old, and
was won by the latter in two straight
heats, time 3.0S and 3.03 respectively
Both colts did well, and for the little
practice he has had Jumbo did astonish
ingly. The heats in this and the three
minute race were intersperced with the
running race in which three herse,
belonging to Messrs. Goldsborough Col
bourne, Henry Johnson and Sidney
Burroughs, were entered. Mr.. Col
bourne's horse won the race in two
straight half-mile heats in | minute
Other exhibition heats were run b,
horses failing TO he entered in time fol
the race. Among these was hal
mile heat by Mr.. W. L. Dickerson'
horse, which was made in IS seconds
the fastest running done. Mr.. james
Henry also gave an exhibition heal
with his little PAGER which is a hustler
Mr.. Henry illustrated that he had moi
only very pretty little horse but one
that could give the best of them al
they wanted. The three minute race
was again called Immediately after the
bicycle race and occupied the greater
part Of the afternoon. The result o
the first heat appeared TO excite eacl
of the horses, rs well as their drivers
to determination to win the race, and
no effort that could be made by anyone
in taking every advantage possible
was lost. So closely matched were the
horses of Messrs. Taylor, BeauchamT
and Purnell that seven heats had to be
trotted before the race was decided
The first heat was won by Ben. Frank
lin, time 2.46, the second heat by same,
time Dab the 3rd heat by Rocket
time 2.42; 4th heat by John Morgan
time 2413; 9th heat by Rocket. time
2.42; 9th heat by John Morgan, tim,
2.43; 7th and last heat by John Nor
gan, time PAP. Amid the shouts oi
hundreds of admirers the first premium
was awarded to Mr.. Purnell, and h.
drove in town followed by the crowd
bringing with him not only the first
premium, but also beautiful bouquet
of white roses tied with long ribbon
streamers which was presented by .
lady friend. Thus ended the days
sport and every body went hom.
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