The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06

Nearly 1000 admissions We're paid at
Yesterdays horse and bicycle races and
these, with the several hundred who
entered the gate on compllmentaries,
sweled the attendance TO nearly the
$500 mark. Such large crowd was
due to the attractiVeness of the free-
for-all event, which did not, however,
lrove very entertaining piece of sport,
as Ella r won it with ease in three
straight heats.
Meta, owned by Sam Ering, was also
a one-threc winner, capturing the Z'2o
trot with ridiculous case. Bobby
White, of this city, won the bicycle mile
championship event. The two horse
and one bicycle race comprised the card
for the afternoon.
The track was not in good condition
owing to the heavy rain of the pre-
ceding night which made the course
very cuppy and left two big patches
of mud around the turns. Because of
these bad spots the two-mile open BIZ
cycle event was declared off. AS on the
opening days the bicycle flyers furnish
ed the Introductory entertainment.
Then followed the heats Of the 2.25 trot
and the free-for-all.
A coincidence of the free-for-all was
the fact that both Ella T and Raven
had won seven straight races, though
the pair had never met. Distance was
waived in the race in consequence of
the special offer of 500 for lowering
the track record. Hal Pointer (2.0il2),
Raven <2.1O), Ella r (2.OS14), Moonstone
GOO, Allen Dare (2.131D and Grace
c were the six horses that were sent
to the post.
RAVENS BAD WORK.
The first heat was marked for the
| had work of Raven and the time of
| 2155s by Ella Il which was within a
quarter of a second of the track pac-
| ing record which. by the way, is held
| by Raven. Moonstonc drew the pole,
| ella r second position, Allen Dare
| third. Raven fourth. Grace c fifth and
Hal Pointer sixth. Raven got the best
| of the start and was first around the
| turn. The pace was warm one, Moon
stone and Raven showing together at
| the quarter with Ella Il next on the
pole and Allen Dare outside. Raven
broke and was in the air around the
| turn and past the stand, hOpelessly
| last. MoonstOne and Ella were first
| at the half with Hal Pointer third 1--WE
| lengths away. This was the order to
the head of the stretch where Ella Il
made a grand drive and was first by
| length, Moonstone second four lengths
ahead of Hal Pointer with Raven far
enough in the rear to have been dis
tanced had the lag been up. Time:
a. 1.0712, 1.41h, 215h.
The track record was equalled in the
second heat, which was race between
Ella r, Moonstone and Raven whose
Il; oh oft tn,.
rounding the first turn. Ella II won by
a half length, Moonstore being the
same distance before Raven, three
lengths before Allen Dare, Hal Pointer
and Grace finishing together four
| lengths behind Allen. Time: 3iA,
1.07h, LAP, 2.15.
THE LAST HEAT.
A trivial accident brought about q
curious condition of affairs in the third
and last heat. After receiving the word
on the first attempt to score, Moon
stone who was in second position struck
her foot against Ella rs wheel about a
rod from the wire and pulled up. Col
Iins, who was driving Raven, also pull
ed up and Hal Pointer followed the 'eX-
ample of the other two. The three re-
turned to the wire after the other three
had finished the first half but on being
told that the word had been given and
in consequence of the no distance"
agreement, they swung into the course
and finished the mile in order to decide
position money.
Ella rs only real competitors in the
heat were Grace C and Allen Dare. The
latter is considered a faster animal
than Grace c but he broke badly and
was third, Ella Il winning by only a
length from Grace c. Time: 81, 1.13R,
1.4Sia, 2.24
Summary:
Free-for-all; purse, $500
Ella T, g. m. G.0SlD, j. W. Tilden,
| Red OAK, la..,....,... 1
Moonstone bl. m. C.09, /. w. Jones,
Wellsville, y. J..... ......................2
| Grace c, b. m, Frank w. Biting,
| Shillington, Pa. ....................,.5 .
Allen Dare, Q. g. G.1SlD, j. l.. Wag-
ner. Hazleton, Pa. .............,....,4
Raven, b. m. (2l0l, j. L. Wentz,
Scranton, Pa .........................d
Hal Pointer, b. & (20r9, J. T,
Chambers, Dubois, Pa. ............3
Time: 2l5H, 2.15, 22i
WERE SEVEN SCRATCHES.
For the 2.25 trot there We're sever
scratches Lentolus, Billy, Bruce c
Bonnie Betsy, Oranna, Spring Light
and Josephine. Th ere We're six starters
however, and they inclu led the horses
,, which the crowd particularly wanted t.
see at the post: Prince M, Sheba, Fay
Myrtle S, Meta and Cal.
After the first half of the first hea
the contest was between Meta, Shehf
2 and Fay. Myrtle got the best of tn,
; start and made the pace for the hal
and was on the pole with Sheba, Fa!
. and Meta in a perfect line across tn,
track. In this order they passed th'
three-quarter post with Meta shownl
slight first. Myrtle fell back on thi
i turn and the other three made hare
drive FOR the wire, Meta winning by
length from Sheba who was the SAM
, distance from Fay. Time: 81, 1.l3, 149lE
2.2iH.
Meta walked away with the seconc
heat With the pole advantage she wa
never headed and had from six to
I dozen lengths between herself and tn
! field at all stages of the game. Afte
the first half Sheba and Fay had a rae
for second. the former getting the plac
: by a half length. Time: 36h, 112H
} 1.50, 2.25&
: The third heat was a repetition Of tn
! other two, Meta winning the heat an,
: race. Time: 81, l.121, 1.4S1s, 224h.
I Summary;
2.25 trot; purse, $500
: Meta, ch. m, S. e. Ering..,,.....l !
Sheba, b. NJ, j. l.. Wentz.....,,,,.2 2
Fay, b. g., ElwocG Smith.........S 3 3
\ Myrtle s. b, m, II. H. Westlake..i dis
\ Cal, b. g., j. herton........,....,5 4 dis
4 | PrinPa Nj h