The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-01

Race.
The racing programme at the Driv-
ing park yesterday was Of exciting in
terest and was witnessed by we'll
pleased audience. These weekly cards
of the entlemsn's Driving club are
becoming more popular, as the good
sized mum ber of the fair sex who occu-
pied the grand stand yesterday indi-
Gated.
One feature. however, that made the
audience impatient, was the repeated
scoring in each heat required to get
the horses off in bunch. The first
heat of the first race was the most
tiresome. Five horses-Little Agnes,
owned by E ]. Goodwin; Poor Richard,
by DR.. Houser; Billy, by G. NJ. Sander.
son; Maud, by Walter Jermyn, and
Beauty, by DR.. ]. L. Wentz, were en-.
tered in the first race in the 3-minute
class.
Maud was the cause Of delaying the
start py her sulkiuess; at last after over
half dozen attempts the quintette
got under the wire pretty well together
and the word was given to go.S
Little Agnes had the pole and held
it to the quarter where Poor Richard
and Beauty passed her. Both Of these
horses broke coming down the stretch
and Little Agnes surged forward win
ming the race in the fast time of l. 19i.
Second lplace was given to Beauty by
the judges. Dr. Houser. the owner of
Poor Richard, made determined OBJ
jeotion to the decision but was over
ruled.
All races were half mile heats. the
best two out Of three. The second
heat of the 3.minute class was taken
by Little Agnes in l, 1871, second faster
than the time in the first race, This
heat was not an exciting one.
MOST INTERESTING RACE.
The second race, the 2,40 class, was
the one most interesting. But three
horses were entered, Compeer, a sorrel
gelding, by F. II. Jermyn. Maud L., a
chestnut mare, bv Q. s Seamans, and
Fanny Blair. by G. NJ. Shelly. Three
heats were necessary to decide this
race. In the first Maud L. won easily,
Fanny Blair second and Compeer third.
The second heat was q neck and neck
contest from start to finish between
Fanny Blair and Maud L.. the former
winning by length. Compeer was
distanced. The third heat was hot
one and the sympathies of the audience
were with Maud L., who was by far
the speediest animal on the track yes
terday. She had an off day and disap-
pointed the expectant ones every time
by getting off her feet and flying in
the air. Fanny Blair won the race,
but II she had two lengths farther to
90 Maud l.. would have captured it.
The third race, in the q 30 class. was
conspicuous by the ease with which
DR.. Charles Hills big bay gelding,
Jack, won both heats. Four horses
were entered, Magnolia, DR.. J. L.
Wentz; Keeley, G.. M. Shelly; John.
DR.. G. E. Hill; Jack, DR.. Charles Hill.
Magnolia was the favorite, but she was
a complete disappointment There was
no interest taken in either heat because
Jack was so far superior to the other
three that none Of them could come
within ten lengths Of him. In the Sec
ond heat he went in the air for an in
slant and fell back little, but with
big, heavy strides broke to the front
again aud came down the stretch like
tornado.
THAT LAST RACE.
The fourth race, In the 2 80 class,
was rather envious Of the first, and
made a desperate effort to tire the pa
tience Of the spectators. Matt Dals's
bay mare. Pee Dee, initiated the ex-
ample of Maud In the first race and
prevented start at least half dozen
times by galloping from the pole to
the wire. Five horses were entered {:
Duke, by L. 7. Payne; Frank H., by
+. G. Hazard; Pet Hand, by Frank
Spencer; Pee Dee, by Matt Dale, and
Valley Boy, by Levi Patterson.
Duke had the pole and kept the lead
to the quarter. There the horses
punched together, and until the stretch
was reached there was no telling which
would win. Duke. however, went
under the wire first. followed closely
by Pet Hand and Frank II.
The second heat was much similar
to the first. except that Valley Boy
showed up we'll and gave Duke hard
battle for first place.;
The following is summary of the
races:
First race. 800 class