The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-12
OVER 10000 PERSONS ATTEND
FAIR AT BLOOMSBURY.
The Greatest Exhibition Of the Kind
Ever Held in Northeastern Penn
sylvania-Three Good Races on
the Card-Pickpockets Are Arrest
ed-Exhibition Mile Driven by DR..
Wicksell, of shamokin.

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making an attendance for the three
days Of close upon $4,000. 1t has been
by iong odds the greatest fair ever
held in northeastern Pennsylvania and
the managers Of 1t are correspondingly
elated.
Special trains from all directions
swelled crowds into multitudes long
before moor. 1t was Danville and Ber-
wick day today and these respective
towns shut up schools. mills and
stores. locked their homes and went
to visit their sister borough. Berwick
brought along It's band and they occu-
pied the post of honor, paying In tiptop
style from the judges stand while the
turf events were being decided.
There were three good races on the
card. Two of them were disposed OF
in straight heats. but the other needed
two extra ones to pick the winner. The
race should have gone to Tinker, the
bay gelding of r. G.. Norton Of Scran-
ton, he winning the first two heats
handily and losing the third by an
eyelash, as 1t were, after having every
thing his own way to within 100 yards
of the wire. Thereafter he wasn't in
it, the race, a 2.19 pacing event. going
to McChesney. of Bellefonte, Pa, in
the newt two heats.
The first race, for 200 PAGERS, brought
out the fastest time of the meeting,
two 2.15 heats. 1t went to Silver Prince.
of Jersey Shore, Pa. The last race. a
20 trot, was o by G. w. Loudon,
OF Altoona, in three heats. the best
mile being 2.241a.
The track was in prime condition
and the day was as warm as one in
midsummer. The crowds in the stand.
packed like sardines. sweltered in the
fierce rays of the sun. which blazed
into it after 9 o'clock until the racing
was over. at 5 O'Clock.
A couple of ~pickpockets were gath
cred in and placed in the local bastile.
The association intends to push their
cases in the hope that it will d%iscour-
age visits of the light fingered frater-
nifty in the future.
The usual vaudeville entertainment
was given between the heats, includ-
ing Nine. and Prof. Sunlan's trained
horse and bull, a troupe of trick dogs,
a%crobatic and juggling feats, and a
burlesque boxing match between a Mr..
and Mrs. Smith. These pleased the
audience nightly.
A special train of ten cars ran from
Scranton over the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western. 1t was crowded
long before it reached Bloomsbury and
so was the regular train, which arrived
here an hour late.
The first heat in the races of the day
was called at Ito and was started with
but few preliminaries. 1t was neces-
sary for Starter Smith to threaten
drivers with fines before they conclud-
ed to get dow to business and score
with the pole horse. Silver Prince won
the heat about half a length from Os-
car L., Jay B. being third a nose be-
hind Oscar. Time Of heat, 2.15;
In the second heat the first time
around Silver Prince led by two
lengths. with Niano second, two
lengths before Jay b. and Oscar l..
half d furlons back. The mex trip
around Silver Prime passed under the
wire a half length in front of Jay b.,
who was only a neck before Niano.
Oscar l.. finished fourth, we'll inside the
flag, The time was slow for thisc class.
2.l1A.
In the third heat, after one score
had been made. a shoe on Niano's right
hind foot was pulled off, and she was
brought up to the stand, where one of
the temporary policemen, dofing his
gray official coat, started to do a JOB
at his regular vocation. 1t took only
a minute or so to replace the missing
footgear. the policeman proving to be
an adept at his trade. The first time
around the course the horses passed
the wire all in a bunch, with Jay r..
in a pocket, out of which he eXtricated
himself In a trice and set sail for the
leader, Silver Prince. 1t was a hot
,,a 1A 80 N11 l.~~1- -.
could not catch the Prince and gave
up the struggle half way down the
stretch, Silver Prince coming home
easy, a winner by four lengths, while
Jay B. was that much in front of Os-
car l.. The driver of Silver Prince
was presented with a crisp bill and a
rosebud and cheers after the heat.
Summary:
200 class. mixed; purse, 800.
Silver Prince, b. g., W. NJ, Hepburn, Jer.
scy Shore, Pa. l l |
jay b., G. g., II. NJ. Carlisle, Luthersburg.
ia, 3 9 .
Oscar L., br. e., John Douls, Rochester,
y. !. 2 I =
Mano, b. m, Clarkson Brothers, IIagers.
-. town, Nd. 2 4
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Second Race-2.19 Pace.
There were six starters in this
heat. Tinker, owned by r. G. Norton,
of Scranton, m driven by Frank
Hannis, n Timewood, the black geld
Ing owned by Frank Jermyn, of Scran-
ton, and driven by l.. A, Patterson, of
C~arbondale, We're the only Lacka-
wanna county horses in the race.
There were twelve horses scratched,
Including six from the vicinity OF
Scranton. Tinker drew the pole and
Timewood was in second place. There
were two scores and then the word
WAS given. Tinker started to lead the
bunch from the jump-off, while Time
wood did not get fifty feet before he
was doing a breakdown and when he
quit 1t, was left solitary and alone be-
hind the field, which he could not
thereafter catch. Tinker, on the con-
trhry, kept right on doing the work
cut out for him and was the pace
maker all the way round At the
half, he was a length In front of Lucy
Heyer, whose body showed halfway
before McChesney. The finish was a
game one. Tinker came easy and
without the whip, and beat Lucy Hey
er by two lengths. Pure Gold, under
the lash. was a nose behind Lucy for
second place. Timewood finished last
OF all, but was well inside Of the flag.
Time of heat, eco.
In the second heat, the word was
given at once, much to the displeas-
ure of the driver of Pure Gold, who
was taking 1t easy in the rear. The
first time around, Tinker was in the