The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-26
ENTRIES FOR THE
COMING RACES
Insure Some Great Contests for Next
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
MANY LOCAL FLYERS WILL BE SEEN
On the First aud Last Days of the
Meet There will BE Running Races.
The Free. .for-AII on Thursday Will
lie One Of tho Most Interesting
Contests of the Meet--Horses OF
2.2O Class Meet Friday.

He One of tho Most Interesting
Contests of the Meet--Horses of
2.2O Glass Meet Friday.
Below will be found list of the en-
tires of the coming meeting at the Driv-
ing Park. 1t will be seen from the num-
ber and quality of these entries, that
these will positively be the best races
that Scranton has ever seen.
The first day comes the ESQ trot, 2.zO
pace and 2.S5 pace. People of Scranton
will remember last fall at the very
close of the season they had a 2.2O class
mixed race, which has been the talk OF
the community since, where the gamie
10 10, owned by Mr.. Kingsley, of oily
phant, driven by Fred w. Cook, won the
race after a great fight. Maud L.,
owned by Dr. Porteus. of Taylor, Pa,
figured very prominently in this race,
also Bertha c., driven by John Cook;
Medium Boy, of Tunkhannock, driven
by Mr. G. NJ. Barlow, his owner, all of
which are entered in this race with
great many others.
Second day comes the 2.24 pace. free
for-all trot or pace, and the 2.25 trot;
these are also filled with large fields,
especially the free-for-all, which with
out doubt will be the best race ever
seen in Scranton. Entered in this are
Hal Pointer, the ex-champion of the
world; Wilkes Patchen with a mark
of 2.16k, very promising young horse;
Rowdy Joe, mark of 2.0S and is going
very steady this year; Bert Sheldon,
marked 216A, who always stays until
the race is finished and If the race
is split up keep your eye on him. Bont
is also very fast this year; Mabe W.,
with a mark of 2:17 has recently been
purchased from Vermont by parties
here, and is one of the fastest young
horses ever raised in Vermont; Princess
M, from Maplecroft Farm, King OF
Prussia, Pa, is a very fast mare; Allen
Dare, with mark of 21.13A, owned by
Jacob l.. Wagner, of Hazleton, Pa,
Is a great race horse and is going nice
this year. Elmer, with mark of 21S1S,
owned by Mr. w. H. Pierce, of Pittston,
Pa, is a very fast young mare, who
won the free-for-all race Thursday of
this week at Wilkes Barre, fastest time
was in 2.24, with a lot to spare; Veto,
with mark of 2.O9K, driven by r.
Hentschell, of Baltimore, Md, who won
the great free-for-all race last fall at
Bloomsbury, distancing Raven in the
fourth heat, also beating Rock P, Guy
Wonder and Hal Pointer, after each
winning one heat apiece; this race has
been the talk of the community for a
long time; Mary West, 2.16A, owned
| by John Cook, Is one of the gamiest
mares in this section and has already
showed his ability to go as fast as any
of them, and with such a field as this
| lovers of first-class horse races are
promised treat
The third day comes the 234 trot
2.20 trot, 2.29 trot or pace; these are also
well filled, with 22 entries in the 2.2.
class, and with such a field, this should
be one of the greatest races of the meet
ing. On the first and last day of this
meeting, there will be a running race
the entries for which are not yet closed
| There are at the present writing al
least seven starters in each race. This
also promises to give the lovers of run.
ming races a chance to get their fill
Lawrence band will be in attendance
each day. The entered are:
FIRST DAY. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30
Glass 1. $50 Trot. Purse $780,
Daisy, b. m, f. Il. Wade, Scranton, Pa.
Col, DR.. Atherton, Pittston, Pa.
| Saractnesca, ch. m, Elwood Smith
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Josephine, ch. m, e. r. Buckley, Wilkes
Barre, Pa.
Topsie r., blk. m, Jacob L. Wagner
Hazleton, Pa.
Little Rose, br. m., F.. w. Cook, Scran
ton, Pa.
Julia r., b. M, F. w. Cook, Scranton
| Pa.
Alice Wilton, b. M, John Cook, Scran
ton, Pa.
Glass 2. 22O Pace. Purse. $500
Dolly Spencer. br m, j. T. Chambers
Dubois, Pa.
Macleay, blk. h., Martin Clark, Scranton
Pa.
Leota c.. gr. M, Elwood Smith, Wilkes
Barre, Pa.
Kit Cloud br. m, Levi Patterson, Car
bondale, Pa.
Pine Knot. br. g., j. D. Wright & Bro
Bertha C.. b. m, H. f. Kidwell, scran
ton, Pa.
Maud L., ch. M, r. f. Westlake, Scran
ton, Pa.
Miller Lee b. g., II. F. Kidwell, Scranton
Pa.
Teresa B., ch. M. Geo. w. Smith, Orange
Ferida, b. M. ]. T. Chambers, Dubois
Pa.
Ralph, ch. g., r. e. westlake, Scranton
Pa.
Princess NJ, br. M, Maplecroft Farm
King Of Prussia, Pa.
Trixie Lee, b. M, r. Hentschell, Balti
more. Md.
10 Jo., b. g., F. w. Cook. Scranton, Pa.
e. W. H., br. g., C. E. Bellman Scranton
- Pa.
Wilsma, br M, Maplecroft Farm, Kin
of Prussia Pa.
Cedella, b. m, Geo. Dunn, Scranton, Pa,
Class g. 2.35 Pace. Purse, $500
Spain, b. g., Elwood Smith, Wilkes Barre
Pa.
Annie j., b. m, John Lanning. Wilkes
Barre, Pa.
Lille H., ch. m, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Grand Sultan, b. h., II. f. Kidwel Scrar
ton, Pa.
Silver Prince, &. g., K. e. westlak,
Scranton, Pa.
Beauty, b. m, r. f. Westlake Scranton
Pa.
Emma c., b. m, Jacob L. Wagner, Ha7
Teton, Pa.
Cholout Boy, g. g., f. w. Cook. Scranton
Pa.
Gold-seeker, b. h., w. C. Norton, A
denVille, Pa.
st. Joe. blk. g., c. Z. Bellman Scranton
Pa.
SECOND DAY. THURSDAY. JULY 1
Glass g. 2.24 Pace. Purse, $500.
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