The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-03
HORSE AND BICYCLE
RACES BEGIN TODAY
Bids Fair TO Be Scranton's Biggest and
Best Meeting.
LIVELY SCENE AT THE TRACK
stabiing Capacity Taxed to Its Ut
most and Horses Worked to the
Finest Kind of Edge--Purses of
$4,000 for Eight Horse Events and
Diamonds for the Bicycle Riders.
Today's List of Entries.

This afternoon VIII Witness the OPEN
ing of the four-day horse and bicycle
race meet at the Driving Park. All
indications point toward the best en-
tertainment and the biggest attend
ant crowds that have ever accompani-
ed similar meeting in this city.
AS many as 144 horses are entered for
the eight races on the programme and
for which $4,000 in purses of from $3.50
to $500 are hung up. While the track
has a big stabling capacity, 1t has
required good management to provide
stabling for the new and local flyers.
Yesterday the course was hive OF
activity The weather was almost
ideal for the working-out process. and
the horsemen took advantage of 1t.
All the horses were on edge, and an
evidence of condition was shown in
Hal Pointers last quarter of mile
in 81 seconds. Eta T., Moonstone,
Raven, Veta and Bert Sheldon are
some Of the stars quartered at the
track and waiting for the free-for-all
event on Thursday.
Never was the course faster or in
better shape. There were two small
bad spots on the turns during the
June meeting, but these have been dug
out and clayed, and the track is said
to be possibly two seconds faster than
ever before. That is saying good
deal when it is considered that the dis
tance is 6S feet over the mile, and that
the pacing record Is 2.15, held by
Raven, and the trotting record 2.16A,
held by Bert Sheldon.
BICYCLE EVENTS.
Each afternoons sport will begin
with bicycle races at 1:30 o'clock. There
will be two of these each day, tomor-
row excepted, when only one bicycle
event will be decided. For the seven
races there are "a entries. The three
gold medals and fourteen diamond
prizes that will be awarded are on ex-
hibition in the show window of
Weichel's jewelry store, on Spruce
street. The races are sanctioned by
the national racing board of the League
of American Wheelmen, and will be
refereed by Howard e. Davis, an ap-
pointee of Chairman Albert Mott.
Music will be furnished throughout
| the meet by the Lawrence band. The
| gate admission price will be % cents
and the same amount will be charged
| for a grandstand seat.
Following is a list of the events for
| each day.
| Tuesday-Bicycle: 2-mile handicap, IA
| entries half-mile open, 13 entries. Horse:
229 trot. $3.50, 20 entries; 2.17 trot or pace,
| $400, Is entries.
ednesday-Bicycle: 2-mile lap race, il
entries. Horse 2.29 pace, $3.50, IL entries; /;
- trot or pace, $40O, 27 entries.
| Thursday-Bicycle: Northeastern Penn
sylvania championship, II entries; 2-mile
open, 13 entries. Horse: 2.25 trot, $500, -
|
| F'riday-Bicycle: 5-mile handicap, IL en-
tries. Horse: $50 trot, $500, 1G entries;
2,2i pace, $780, "a entries.
Today's card shows no less than q
riders entered in the two bicycle events
and Al horses in the 229 trot and FL
trot or pace. Following are the COM
plete entry lists for today:
BICYCLE.
Glass ., two-mile handicap-Oscar, A.
Oswald, Will f. McMichael, Thomas Nc.
Gowan, r. V. White, r. A. Gregory
George T. Palmer, B. f. Keller. II. b,
Strong William Marsh, William Dunn
Guy A. Dewitt, Herman ]. Ernst, Dun
can A. Hall, Thomas X, Lee.
Glass /. half-mile open-Oscar A. Os-
wald, viii +. McNIichael, Robert v
White, r. A. Gregory, George T. Palmer
b. f. Keller, II. b. Strong, William
Marsh, William Dunn, Guy A. Dewitt
Herman ]. Ernst, Duncan A. Hall, Thorn
as n Lee.
HORSE.
2.29 Trot, Purse $3.50
Spring Light, b. m, H. F. Kidwell, Scran
ton, Pa.
Topsey r, blk M, ]. l.. Wagner, Halle
ton, Pa.
Kiss, b. M, ]. E. Carmalt, Scranton, Pa
Josephine ch. M, Il. j. Buckley, Wilkes
Barre, Pa.
Cheltonham Prince, b. H.. Frank d. Lind
say, Carbondale, Pa.
Fay, b. g., Elwood Smith, Wilkes-Barre
| Pa.
Saraccnesca. ch. M, Elwood Smith
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Arthur Morowyn, b. g., Eben Clark. Al
lentown, Pa.
Prince, NJ, b. S.. Stewart Fletcher. Her
rick Centre, Pa.
No. S, b. e., f. Fraunfelter, Easton, Pa.
Little Rose, b. m, f. w. Cook, Scranton
: Julia r., b. M, f. w. Cook. Scranton, Pa
Orianna, &. M, Jerry Gauff, Lansingburs
; n. Y.
Bonnie Betsy, br, M, NJ. L. Perrin, Pitts
: ton, Pa.
charmine b. m, C. N. Payn, cente
| Square, Pa.
1 Myrtle s., b. m, II. E. Westlake' scran
l ton, Pa.
S Lentolus, b. g., j. w. Tiiden, Red Oar
t Pa.
= Clay Fullerton. s. g., Henry Veil, Wi
Transport, Pa.
= Precious Stone. b. m, Henry Veil WI
n Transport, Pa.
| Bertha Barron, br, M, E. ID. Pendletol
q Baltimore, Nd.
Maryland Boy, Vlk, g., u. d. PendletoI
/, Baltimore, Md.
Cal. b. g.. Joseph Atherton, Pittston, Pi
. Bruce, c., o. g., s. L. king, Lehightol
Pa.
=, eli trot or pace Purse 800
:. Mary West, blk m, John p, Cook, scrar
. ton, Pa.
: Yolo NJ. b. m. George ]. Reiff, Mt Ca
q mel, Pa
$ Mabel w, b. m, r. f. Westlake, Scranton
Pa.
Bessie A., b. M, ]. J. Justin. centrali
: Pa.
) Eva, b. M. Frank w. Biting, Shilling
= ton, Pa.
! Grace c, b. M, Frank w. Biting, shi
= lington, Pa.
! Pomp, sr. e., d. #. Muir, shamokin, p
= Prose, b. h., Lehighton View Farm, l.
Z highton, Pa.
7 Belfry, br. g., c. N. Payn, Centre squar
! Pa,
! Barron Wood b. g., Cottage Stables, No
y folk, Va.
= Bert Sheldon blk. g., G. o. Smith, o
Y enge, N. ].
7 Teresa b, ch, M. G, o. Smith, orang
II N j.
! Red Rover b; SIT, L. staclShouse' Ma
! Ethel Ray, b. m, 7. L. stackhouse, Ma
y ton. S, c.
= Dolly Spencer. b. M, ]. T. Chambers. I
= Bots, Pc,
7 Coralwood, blk M, f. q. Phillips, Wa
! ren, Pa.
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