The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-15

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Bethlehem or wilkes Barre Races.
Scranton people, horsemen excepted,
have but slight conception of the re-
| Gently acknowledgement in horses in
this city. The bicycle has it's advo-
Gates, many of them, and - compare
| tive enthusiasm among some OF Scran-
toms well known business men is being
shown in fast horses.
There are now stabbed at the driving
park and under the care of profession
al trainers maybe two score OF trotters
and PAGERS that have marks below 2.3O,
while a much larger number are
| stabbed in the city and are driven on
| the park track by their owners for
pleasure purposes only.
Following is a list of names of some
OF the well-known gentlemen who may
be seen IN a brush at the park almost
any pleasant day or who take a turn
or two around the circle and watch the
others do the speeding:
w. F. Hallstead. Geo. NJ. Hallstead,
John M. Kemmerer, A.. J.. Spencer, w.
IT. Smith, b. T. Lacey, DIR. G.. Il. Hill,
Frank Merrifield, j. Frank Seigel. DR..
Porteus, w. H. Gearhart Mate"
Thompson, +. L. Crane, c. S. Seamans,
@. w. Brown, John Ladwig, c. M San
derson, j. r. Mears, w. II. Pearce,
Charles Schadt, ]. e. Carmalt, J. w.
House, Casey Brothers, John Cleland,
A. H. Depue, John Horn, w. r. Ed
wards, Frank Scutt, l.. Jiffkins, Will
liam Adair, DR.. j. L. Wentz, John Da-
Wis, T. f. McDonough, M. T. Keller, ].
l.. Crawford, Harry Belman, w. A. st.
John and many others.
Just now the park management and
owners and trainers are anticipating
the circuit races, which will be held
here Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day. June 80 and July and 2. 1t has
been many years since this city has
seen professional racing that was
above suspicion. Nearly always there
was hippodroming that disgusted the
spectators and discouraged those gen.
tlemen who were directly interested.
This year there is to be nothing of the
kind. The management is bending it's
every effort to provide clean sport and
it seems likely they will be successful
Frank G. Smith, of Buffalo, has been
secured to officiate as starter. He is
one of the best known professional Of
ficials in the East, and gets well paid
| lOl ilo NQlh. IuS lltlG 1dCI ludL IC
will start the races insures fairness
and efficiency.
One of the fine strings at the track is
being handled by II. T.. Kidwell, of
Texas. Among them are Rowdy Joe,
2OS Bertha c., 2.21; Miller Lee, 2,25; Sir
Credit, 2.25; Mamie, 2.29, and SPRING
light, 2.S0. Mr.. I<idwell is the owner of
Grand Sultan, one of the best bred
horses now in the stud in this section.
Grand Sultan is fine limbed, young and
of a seal brown color. His sire was Sui
tan. ..
Among the horses in the f. w. Cook
string are: 10 10, 2.2OA owned by Mr..
Kingsley, of Olyphant; Mary West,
2.16A, owned by John Cook; Belman,
2.29&; Sedella, 2.27%, owned by George
Dunn. Mr.. Cook is handling a number
of other good ones.
HAVE MADE FAST TIME.
No little secrecy is attending the
work of several horses in Bob" West
lakes stable. Their exact perform
ances are not known but 1t is common
, talk that they have been worked out
in very fast time. Westlake has c, d.
} Jones' mare Bonita, 2.14%; Maud L.,
2.19&, owned by DR.. Porteus; w. A. st,
Johns Myrtle s., 2.2SA; Ralph. 2.19&,
owned by Frank Jermyn.
Harry Belman is doing his own
, driving. His Z. w. II. gelding was on
Saturday sent part of a mile in such
good time that his mark of 2.23A will
be greatly reduced in his first engage
ment. ST. Joe is another promising ami
NAL owned by Mr., Belman and at the
; park.
california" Smith has charge of j
L. Crawford's seven youngsters. They
are a likely looking lot and their work
is promising. Rarely has such a youns
string at the park attracted so much
favorable comment.
No story of what is doing at the park
would be complete if it omitted a fiat
tering reference to the finely matched
pair of black mares owned by A. Bit
tenbender, and being handled by
"Nelse" Churchill. They are trotters
/ and young and very fast Severa
times recently the watch has been helc
: on them at half and three-quarters
J and each time there has been noticed
2 an improvement in their work.
) DR.. -Wentz's Sheba a few days age
t was sent a last half-mile in LIZ al
t though her mark is only 2.27A. She
/ finished strong and, to those who saw
l her, appeared able to make the full mile
t In 20 if she had not been under a pull
5 in the first half.
l Davy James is handling T. +. Nc
= Donoughs big bay trotter and severa
!. others in his stable.
8 Under the personal direction of A
a L. Mills the track is kept springy ant
q fast, and horsemen are being given con
, veniences and good service which Il
: making the park mecca for the talen
in this region. Few of the horses there
r now are entered for the events a
r bethlehem or Wilkes Barre, but the!
e are expected to earn for their owner
Y quite a slice of the races here from
: Wednesday, June 80, to Friday, Jul!
2, inclusive.