Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-08-25
wAWasEr RACES.
Two Thousand People saw the First Day.
Meeting.

Two Thousand People saw the First Days
Meeting.
The first days meet of this Wawaset
Trotting Association was held OH Tues
day at Wawaset Park aud sums pretty
racing was Witnessed. About 1000
people were present. Tho First Regi-
ment Band euliyened the occasion with
music between the heats. The races
began at 9 O'Clock and it was after 7
O'Clock when the last event was de-
cided. Five heats were necessary to
decide each OF tho two races. In this
$50 race considerable interest WINS
created betws cen Dell Reihl and Lena
P. The fourth heat of this race wac
so close that when the decision was
given to Dell Reihl, a great shout OF
disapproval came from some of the
spectators. In the subsequent heat,
however,, Lena II. broke badly and
made poor race.
The running race was the last event
of the day and Or. j. X. Mahatfy'a
horse won, with young Clark up MS
jockey.
Appended arc the summariea:
2.4o trot and pace; purse, $500:
| Directa, Thomas j. Williams.
Bridgeton, N. J............. 4 II !
Elsey Dewey, J. +. Shin, Cam.
den, N. J..... !
Prince A., James Walls,
Crompton, Md............. 2 6
Lillian, Ray, II. W. Davis. III : =
Camden. N. J..... ........ 43 2
Shelley, Henry button, Dover,
Delight. ps ooaso,av,iis Farm. 81 ! ! d.
Jessalin, James Richardson,
| Bellaire. Md............,...1l1 10
Grover e.. Fred Grason. Ok
ford. Pa ...,...............l5 8 8 6 Z
Knoxville, Charles Garrison,
| Vineland, N. J.............. dis
Careless boy, T.. J. Early. Will
Maplewood Nowal, Maplewood
Stock Farm. ......-......... IL dis
May d.. l.. Duff. Newport, Del.l3 IL IL dis
Black Prince. Paul Dehner.
Twin Oaks, 10 dis
Lady Lawson, t. u. Windsor.
Milford, nel...............l2 dis
Blue Wilkes, kinwood Farm.
Norristown, Pu.. ............l4 dis
| Time-229i. 2.2at. 2.29t. 2.2ol, 22os.
30 trot; purse, son.
Dell Refill, Charles Garrison, t.
Yineland, N, J.s..,....... 0 80 1
Beidon r., William McFar.
land, Philadelphia, l IL
Antonetta, Marshallton Stock
Farm. ...................r 4 2
Lena r, 7. i. Yeatinan, Ken
nett Square, Pa........... 2 8 9
Sailor Girl. Harry James, Oar.
lington. Neutrality-suspicious.. G 7
Admiral Dewey. W. H. Davis.
Camden, N. J............... 8 q Z s
Hoke, Jr.,. William q. West.
sylmar. Md. ...,...........l4 10 s 6
DIR. Mccoy, Howard Cooling,
Woodbury., n. J............1s 10 s
A. j, Wilmer Rash, Chester,
PA. .'....:.'::.......,:.. dis
!; Belle Podge. II. w, Austin,
Woodstown. N. J........... 10 A dis
Bettina, ~. Ryan. Chester. PALE IL 10 Cd
mington.. ........... 800. II l2 II dis
Linda, II. r. Ewes, Wllmngtnn.16 0 dis
Windsorwood, WV Robbins,
Dridgeton, N. J........... s dis
J Music Box, g. H. Huber, viii
Avalanche, w. S. Garrison,
Rhodestown. N. J...........ll dis
Lyndon f., Joseph Quigley,
New Castle..,. .............1S dis
, Jean W., Kinwood Farm. Nor
;rime-32oa, a.a7i, a2si, a27i, III AZ
/ 2.mile dash, running race; purse, SIS.
, Dewey, DIR. j. Il. Mahaffy ...,.....
Queen of Berlin, MIR. Miller
Lawrence p. Pusey Worth, London
Grove, Pa.....................
Humming Bird. II. j. Mcfarland. Down
ington, Pa......,.
, Nantucket, Frank Start, Eikion, Md a..
Salvtr, ]. +. Worth. London Grove, Pa.
| Juanita f.. j. u. Warren, Lewisyille. Pa.
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