The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-31
SUCCESSFUL RACES.
Sixteen Hundred Spectators witness
the Events ut Anthrac cite Park.


The most successful race meet ever
held in this city was that conducted by
the Carbondale Driving club at An
thracite park yesterday. About 1900
people were in attendance. or this
number over 1900 were paid admis-
sions; ladies were admitted free.
The weather was a little cold for
those who sat IN the grand stand but
il was all that could be desired for the
entries. The success Of this meet pre-
Msages several others of n like charac-
yter during the summer, The races
were all hotly contested. They were
started at 2 80 o'clock and 1t was
o'clock when the last heat was pulled
off.
The team race between ]. ]. Simp-
sons Lottie ard Lorsno and Levi Pat
terson's Nellie b and Big Bones was
taken by the former in three straight
heats Time: 1:24, 1:22, 1922 1-2. The
prize was a pair of road blankets.
The one-half mile running race was
the most spirited of the day. There
were ten entries and 1t took eight heats
to decide which was the best horse.
The entries were Charlie, owned by
James Corrigan; Z. j. Lilyburn, owned
by f. j. Burns, Maud, owned by 5.
Robinson; Harry ID, owned by f.. F.
Edwards; Mayheld; Mary Lott, owned
by H. S. Price; Sorrel Chief. owned by
Frank Lindsay: Little Rocket, owned
by Elmer Avery; Morgan Wilkes,
owned by William Briggs; Frank,
owned by Frank Walsh
The first heat was won by Harry II
Mary Lott. second, Morgan Wilkes
third Time 1:31 1-2.
p. j., Clayburn took the second heat,
Mary Lott second, Morgan Wilkes
third. Time 1:26.
Mary Lott won the third heat, Little
Rocket second, Morgan Wilkes third.
Time :27 S-4.
The fourth heat went to Morgan
Wilkes, Charlie second, Harry d third.
Time 1926.
Morgan Wilkes also took the fifth
heat, Harry d second, Charlie third,
Time 1921.
The sixth heat was taken by Mary
Lott, Charlie second, Sorrel Chief third.
Time 1:3S 1-3.
Seventh heat: Little Rocket first,
Morgan Wilkes second, Charlie third.
Time 1:25.
Eighth heat: Mary Lott first, Nor
gan Wilkes second, Little Rocket third.
Time 1924.
Mary Lott received first money, SO;
Morgan Wilkes second, So; Little Rock
ct third, SO.
In the free-for-all race there were
three entries. McClay, owned by L.
Leonard of Forest City won three
straight heats; Brown Eyes, owned by
Stewart Fletcher of Uniondale was Sec
ond and Levi Pattorsons Kit Cloud
third. The time for the heats was
I'LL 1-2, 1:10, Iii.
Roth heats in the onc-half mile run
ming race resulted alike. Pixies Peak
owned by II. S. Price was first; Daisy
owned by Horton Lee, second; Mitchell
owned by w. o. Hill, Jermyn, third
Lucy Grey, owned by L. G. Culver
Waymart, fourth. Time 1903 1-2. 1907 IL
The two mile handicap bicycle race
was won by Merritt of Jermyn who was
a fifty yards man. IT. X Lee whC
started at the line pressed him hard fol
the race and was but a foot behint
al the finish. Millard of Carbondalt
was third. Time Asa. Prizes: $40
S3 and 50.
Lee afterwards went a half mile ex
hibition run in 1:09. He was paced t.
the quarter pole ny Merritt.
"A half mile foot race was won by
Charles Fallen with Jack Ruse second
Both men are from Forest City. Tht
time, 2:35 1-2. Prizes $4 80.
A half mile novice race resulted a.
follows David Croft first, Kennetl
Raynor second, Harry Gleason third
Rix Nicholson fourth, Rex Copelanc
fifth. Trey We're not timed.
The only accident of the day hap
pened in the sixth heat of the Greer
race when one of the drivers ran int,
the sulky of Harr d, driven by Johl
Muldarick of Mayfield. He was tipped
out and the horse ran half way rount
the track before he was captured
Beyond few cuts on the animals leg
no damage was done.
The following gentlemen occupied tn
judges stand: Starter, Thomas Hen
drick of Jermyn: timekeeper, Fran,
Burr, Carbondale; judges. ]. ]. Place
Mayfield; G. S. Tingley, Herrick Cen
ter; Peter Rivenburg, Clifford; A. 1
Patterson, secretary.