The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-11


Margaret OBJ. blk. m, e. Snyder La
Plume; Randolph g., b. g., q. w. Hoyt,
Montrose; Diamond g., br. e., g. w.
Cole, Dalton; Avoca Girl, W. l.. How
ell, Avoca.
For the 240 class there are eleven on
the card, as follows: Gold Duke, br.
s., w. g. Norton, Aldenville; Post
Haste, b. g., II. S. German, Scranton;
Uncle Ned. br. s., Robert Lee, Schultz
Vile Almokin, s. M, II. II. Pierce,
Carbondale: Lamp Black, blk. g., T..
:. Paten, Wilkes Barre: ST. Nick, b.
e., n. Thompson, Scranton; Minnie s.,
ch. e., &. Snyder, LaPlume; Carl B., b.
g., j. n. Haight, Lu2erne; Jennie E.,
br. M. @. r. Creveling, Carbonate;
Miss Jennie, b. M, James Cool. Wilkes
Barre; Miss Lou, II. W. Seamans,
Factoryville.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
During the fair the Maitland Fair
and Driving Park company offers the
following special premiums:
No. 1-s2 for the first and 81 for the second
premium on photographs Of buildings and scenes
on the fair grounds taken at time Of fair, and
sent to the secretary within two weeks after
the fair All photographs to he donated to the
society.
No. , 50 for the team Of horse. starting the
heaviest load on a stone boat, straight pulling.
Must be competition.
No. 3-S for the lady who first harnesses,
bitches to wagon and drives a horse. 81 for
second. Must be competition.
No. i-Sl for the largest number Of first prcm-
iums won in Department IL domestic manufac
turers)
NO $50 cents for the heaviest one dozen Of
hens eggs
No 60 cents for the lehtest one dozen Of
hens eggs
No 81 for the best looking baby, year old
or under
No. SIS for the first couple married on th"
grounds during fair. - TO the second couple.
Each couple TO notify secretary
In the first heat OF the 224 class yes
terday there were five starters. Major
s. had the pole. with Francis j. next;
Walter j. outside. and David Copper
field and Allen :. trailing. Starter
Kelly had a protest to entertain be-
fore the scoring began. Lucy Heyer
had been entered in this class, but
Miss Jennie was substituted The
drivers of the other five horses made
mild protest, which Mr.. Kelly listen
ed TO. The driver of Jennie B. was
given an audience ana claimed he en-
tered Miss Jennie for the race, but
Lucy Heyer had been put on the card
by mistake. Mr.. Kelly told him that
it he would swear to his statement
lie coulC start his horse and the as
sociation would protect him. But he
decided not to start.
At go the race was started James
Kelly, of Dunmore, was the starter.
and II. :. Parker. Clark'S summit;
Henry Seamans. Factoryville; c. W.
liOyt, Montrose, and +. /. Lott, Mont
rose. were the judges and timers.
Weigt Is and distances were waived by
agreement of the jockeys. The race
by heats follows:
First heat-After three attempts. the
field Of FIVE got the word to an ex-
ceptionally good start Major $.
promptly forged ahead Of the bunch.
and when the quarter pole was reached
in 80 seconds. was half a length ahead
of Allen :. The Major kept the dis
tance intact past the wire the first
time, under which he flashed i'm 115.
A few rods from there the Carbondale
EalClng gained and passed him, and at
the six-furlong pole, in 1.52, there were
two length of daylight between Allen
y. and Walter j., who had also passed
the Major. Coming into the home
stretch, Allen ;. easily maintained his
lead, and completed the mile in 230
with smith GOrman's chestnut geld
| ing reXt. two lengths In the rear. The
rest of the field were close up, with
Major $. last.
Second heat--After three efforts To
I get the word, the heat was delayed by
| eight accident. While coming up to
| tAe stand, Walter j. swung in and
crowded Major ;. close to the fenc !.
Ills sLlkN struck the fence, knocking
| the tire o" one wheel The horses
We're ordered 10 be blanketed by the
starter until repairs could be made
These were soon accomplished. and
| then, after six trials more, the horses
were sent off. Major s. went up in the
| al riaht after the word was given
and the rest were a long ways ahead
| before he Steadied The heat was a
| duel between Allen 5. and Walter j.
| they Keeping close together all the
| way around both times, the former
| leading by two lengths in an easy
| stride the last few rods. Twenty yards
| behind came Frances J. and David
| Copperfeld, almost side by side, the
| black mare having slightly the best
! of it, while Major $. had nearly re-
| gained the ground he had lost. Time
| by quarters. 0,36, 1.l3, 1.49ia, 2.274.
| Third heat-After three efforts, the
| field got off. with Allen $. a nose in
| front. At the quarter. Allen $. led
| Walter j. by length i'm 0.31A. The
positions Of these two were unchanged
| at the, half which was reached in
| Lag, the other three horses being
left far behind, At the three quarter
| mark, in l,5l, Walter j, had closed
| up the gap and was on almost even
| terms with the Carbondale gelding,
| but coming around the turn for home
he dropped back again and finished
two lengths behind Allen. sum-
mary:
a24 Class-Purse $3.50
| Allen s., b. e., Levi Patterson, Carbon.
| uale '.'''.' '''',.''.'', ''''''.''','',. l !
| Walter j., Oh, g., II, S. Gormsn, Scranton 2 . .
| Frances j., blk m, Chas Connell, Scran.
ton .,.,,. ,,,....., ,.,...,,. .,,,,.... 3
David Copperheld, ], II. Ladwig, scranton I s
| Major s., br e., G. ". Dunn, Scranton 5 .
| Tme-e,2o; 2.27i.; 2,2s,
Today the judging in all the depart
ments will begin and will be finished
by tomorrow noon. Only a few hun
dred spectators were on hand yester-
day, but preparations to receive large
crowds today, tomorrow and Friday
are completed and everything will be
in plact and running smoothly by this
morning.
Carrie Nation made an offer to the
directors of the fair to bring along
her canvas tent and deliver lectures
in IL II they would guarantee her $3.50
a day for three days. The offer was
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