Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-09-26
THE FALL RACES.
\ Fine Days Sport. The Best
Ever Known on the Track.

Thursday last was the day selected
for the Fall races on the track of the
Worcester County Driving Park Asso-
cation and better selection could
not have been made. The air was cool
and the sun shone brightly. The track
was never in better condition and
the worst feature of the entire days
sport was the small attendance which
to the management was discouraging
The purses amounted to S177.50 and
every horse that won earned the money
and won it fair The morning meet
consisted OF a two year old race. In il
were Richard Wilkes, owned by Robt.
Stage; George Wilkes, the property
of John w. Gordy and Eagle owned
by |. I. Heam. Mr.. Stacy won two
straight heats and the race in 3.l5
with George Wilkes a close follower
In the afternoon the three-year old
race was the first called. There were
six entries and they scored up in the
following order. Grey Wilkes owned
by a colored man by the name of Geo.
Powell drew the pole; Clara Grey,
owned by w. II. Parsons Raymond
Bell, the property of Goldsborough
Colbourne Lady Gray. belonging to
w. L. Jones; Grover Cleveland, owned
by Charles S Parsons and St. Elmo,
belonging to Henry Mitchell. Grey
Wilkes won the first heat with Ray.
m0nd Bell a close second. In each of
the two succeeding heats Raymond
Bell proved to have too much heel for
his competitors and won them in 81.
The third, was the four year old
race 1t had four entries as follows a:
Reck, owned by |. n Veasey Roy,
the property of n. l.. Mason Nancy
Hanks, belonging to c. =, Barnes and
Star Boy. owned by Lafayette John
son, This was one OF the prettiest races
trotted and after four closely contested
heats was won by Mr.. Mason's horse
in 2,5l! a good record for a green
colt. Mr.. Veasey has a fast colt but
luck was against him in this race.
The 3-minutc and free-for.all were
then left to be tro,ted and the sun
was getting low, so that the Judges
hurried the drivers as much rs posi-
BILE The 3-minute race was the first
trotted. In it were entered Benny
Brown. owned by A. ID. Pussy,
Walker Morrill,, belonging to ID. w.
Collins and Elect Withers, the prop
erty of Dr. John King. The three
were evenly matched and the race was
quite exciting. Benny Brown was
more settled than the Others and won
three straight heats and the race in
, 43. Elect Withers came in second
aud Walker Morrell third.
The last race, the free for-all, was
decidedly the closest contest and the
most excit 9, although there were
only two entries, John l.. the property
of John Otwell and Maggie d., owned
by William Duncan. Both were fast
horses. They irotted three heats, the
first two be ~ won by John l.. and
the third was n tie. At the close of
this heat the crowd was wild with ex-
element and il was too dark to decide
race between so closely matched
horses, in consequence of which the
Judges decided to call time for the
day and finish the race the following
morning They fixed the hour at 10
o'clock and both horses were there
with owners, each of whom drove his
own horse. in full humor TO do his best
At | / o'clock the first heat was driv-
en-. Ii was trotted in 2-29, the fastest
ever trotted onthe track. Orwell came
in ahead, but was set back for running
into Duncan who was given the heat.
Both sulkies were injured and new
ones secured for the next and last heat
which was won by Orwell. That n
more exciting race will never be
trotted we have no doubt
Thus ended the fall races which
were the hest ever trotted in the
county. Everybody went home satisfied
with the speed Of the horses and the
decisions rendered by Messrs. A. Par
ker,L A.Purnell and Alex Malone ,Sr.
who served As judges We regret our
inability TO give more complete ac-
count of all the races, but time and
space are too limited to permit There
was not poor race irotted and all
the horses showed considerable prom
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