The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30
RAVEN DEFEATS
HAL POINTER
Scrantou's Fast Black Defeats the Old.
Timer 10 Three Heats.
10 10 CAPTURES THE z.1e EVENT
Won Three Out Of Four Heats.
Medium Boy, Maud l.. and Trilby
Way Get Placed in Field OfSevcn
Starters..Track Record Of ZIG l.2,
Ravens Record, Lowered a Point
and u Half BY That Horse.

The twelve hundred or more people
who took advantage OF the ,fine weather
yesterday to visit the Driving Park TO
see the races of the go class ana also
the match race between Hal Polfter
and Raven We're more than satisneu
with the fine showing of speed which
was made.
Some of the best material in this part
of the country was entered Tor the
purse of $500 which was put up for the
winneiS in the 80 class. Seven en-
tries We're made and four heats We're
necessary to settle on the winner. the
horses in this class with their drivers
| were: Jo Jo, driven by Fred Cook;
Bessie A. driven by ]. Justin: Bertha
c.. driven by John Cook; Trilly Way,
driven by NJ. Perrin; Maud L., driven
by j. Wilson; Kitty Cloud, driven by
l.. Patterson and Medium Boy, driven
by c. Barlow.
The gentlemen who occupied the
judges stand were: Frank Jermyn,
starter; John Fritz. clerk; and c. 5.
Seamans, Harry Bellman and J. l..
Crawford, judges.
There was considerable delay In get
ting the horses off in a manner ac-
ceptable to the judges, and some i'm
patience manifested by the enthu-
sasts at what seemed unnecessary de-
lays On the first heat the horses came
in Medium Boy, first, whose time was
2,2ih 10 Jo. second: Bertha c.. third;
Besse A, fourth; Trilly Way, fifth;
Kitty Cloud, sixth and Maud l., sew
| enth.
RAVENS FIRST HEAT.
In the interim between heats of the
| 2.2O class, the three heats necessary to
! settle the match between Hal Pointer
and Raven, the very fast animal owned
by Dr. John l.. Wentz, Of this city,
were decided.
This race excited the greatest inter-
est of the afternoon, because both ami
mails We're known to be very fast. Hal
Pointer. who was driven by ]. T. Cham
bers, of Du Bois, Pa, was three or four
years ago one of the King Bees Of the
grand circuit and has entered some
of the notable races of the country
He holds record of 2.O4A, but his age
has rather relegated him to the has
| been list. Raven with a record of 20.
| and the fire and spirit of younger
| horse made q very formidable oppOn-
ent for the old King. The first heat was
| finished with Raven winner at 2l11a.
| Great enthusiasm was manifested by
| the crowds at this splendid showing
made by a local horse.
The second heat of the go class then
took place. Medium Boy surrendered his
lead to Jo 10, who came in first. and
dropped down to fourth. The other
| horses came in: Trilly Way, second:
Maud l., third; Kitty Cloud, fifth; Bes-
sic A, sixth; and Bertha c. seventh.
| 10 10 did the heat in the very good time
of 2.22.
Rowdy Joe. a horse owned by NJ. T.
Keller. was then brought out for go
| at the track record which Raven holds
| at 2161s. The first heat was called off
| by the judges because of a bad break
made by the horse on the first half
which ruined his chances for making
any time. The last heat however, did
not result In any remarkable time
and ROwdy crawled under the wire at
2.1S clip. missing the record by Ia
| seconds This was somewhat of dis
appointment to the crowd as this ami
NAL is quoted at 2.0S and was expected
to show up some pretty good travel
ling.
Hal Pointer and Raven then came
out for their second heat and Raven
| again came In first, 'bettering his first
heat by a full second. This tied his
own record on the track made some
| time ago In 2.16ia.
a great deal of curiosity was mani
| tested in the crowd as to whether 10
10 would hold the lead he made for
himself in the second heat. He did 1t
and more, too, coming i'm an easy win
ner in 2.2lh. He was followed up, but
| not too closely. by Maud L., second;
Trilly Way, third; Bessie a.. fourth;
Kitty Cloud, fifth; Medium Boy, sixth,
| and Bertha c., seventh.
Maud L., owned by DR.. Porteus. Of
Taylor, had improved wonderfully in
the last two heats, coming in last in
the first heat and third and second re-
spectively In the second and third.
Quite a contingent of Taylorites in the
! crowd were hopeful Of her getting the
next heat and possibly winning the
last after that: but the frequency
with which the 10 Jo shouters crcu-
latde through the crowds and displayed
their willingness to enforce their opin-
| ion with the long green, acted as
damper on the rest of the field.
All interest then centered on the
| final heat of the match race. Both
| horses got off In good shape and fol
| the first half 1t was nose and nose. On
the last quarter, though, the black de-
| velOped a great burst Of speed and came
under the line not only a handsome
winner, but breaking his own record
! on that track, which is the track rec
| ord. by q second and half, time 215.
| This race meant purse OF $500 to the
| winner.
The final heat of the 2.2O class and
the last Of the day was then decided 10
10 came in again for a winner. making
three straight for him; time, 2.21. The
| Taylor horse again held on to second
! place, but wasn't in it for moment
as winner. Trilly Way was third;
Kitty Cloud. fourth; Medium Boy,
| fifth: Bessie a., sixth, and Bertha c.,
| seventh.
On the four heats Jo Jo secured first