Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-09-07
Horse Racing.

The races at the Driving Park Satur-
day afternoon last were largely attended
and, until an inopportune shower put
an end to it, ELECTED interest amounting
to enthusiasm.
The first was the 800 class, trot or
pace, ten entries, names and owners as
follows
dan" ........ Fitus Rossworm Cum berland
Maud .....F. w. Wagner, Meyersdale, Pa
Annie T'....C. w. Thompson, Meyersdale
Jean" ..........N. b. Keim, Salisbury, Pa
Saul ...........B. S. Randolph, Frostburg
BLACK Bess" DIR. C. G. Jacobs, Frostburg
Skip" .............. George Stern, Frostburg
Maud K" j. r. Ravenscroft Sand Patch, Pa
shamrock ......C. S. Kerr, Lexington, Ky
King" DR.. &. A. Smith, Frostburg
Two races We're made under this mum
Der, the entries being divided "Maud,"
"Jean," DAN and annie r." COM
prising first heat was taken by Gamma
T. Jean" coming second, MAUD"
third Dan fourth. In the second
Jean, Dan" Gamma T." and Maud"
arriving in the order named. Time
LIST, :22 I'd, l:2l.
Rain stopped the contest at this stage
and the judges postponed the conclusion
until Monday afternoon when, as
Gamma t. was the only competitor on
the ground. the heat was made by her
alone, which gave her first money.
The second half ran but one heat oven
Il heavy track-"Skip," Black Bess, ="
"Maud r. Saul" king" and
shamrock drawn
The half-mile running race was won
by BILL" William Illusions horse.
Messrs. Frank Watts, of this place,
NJ. J. Mullancy, of Cumberland, and
Col. H. V. Horton, of Asheville, n. c.,
We're the judges.
In connection with the races the
Salisbury CPO star of this week
makes remark over the result as follows:
The judges declared Keim the winner, but
the money was rot paid over, because the
third heat was abandoned. Kem was ready
and anxious for the third heat to come OIL
regardless of the weather, but the other con
testants objected. for the very good reason
that they would be beaten easily by the
Keim mare.
Mr.. Keim has since been assured that he
will receive first money. and unless he does
receive it, the people from this locality will
steer clear of the Frostburg race track Our
people believe in fair play.
The JOURNAL has official assurance,
however, that Mr.. Keim's claim is not
good. AS thus described
The first heat finished with Thompson's
mare ahead and Keim's second.
The second was very pretty race between
"Annie t." Jean" and Dan" ending in a
very exciting come-In on the last quarter,
with Annie T." and jean" side by side,
and Dan" "a few yards back, gaining rapidly.
At the last quarter pole jean" broke and
ran 30 yards. making some gain, due to the
muddy condition of the track and to the
manifest eagerness of Keim her driver, to win.
He crowded Annie T." very close to the
pole and caused her to break Just before going
under the wire.
Keim very successfully got his mare back
into the trot and passed under the wire in the
regular gait.
Dan" who led on the home stretch, broke
20 feet before passing under the wire, which
lost him the heat and the judges decided in
favor of Keim.
This provoked great dissatisfaction, due to
Keim's mare running so far without any eff.
fort or attempt of the driver to get her back
into her normal gait
Owing to the down.pour of rain the races
could not be finished and were postponed
until Monday afternoon.
When the judges and time keeper met to
decide the race. as annie r." was the only
horse present, they determined she should
get the heat, giving her two out Of three
This entitled Thompson to first money.
Keim second, Rossworm third, and Wagner
fourth.
There is a little talk to the effect that
if Mr.. Keim holds to his determination
to establish an dIibi for himself hereafter
at "the Frostburg race track, there will
be no kick here. 1t cannot be seen, how
ever, why Salisbury people should take
to heart his failure to win by making IL
long gallop in trOtting-race.