Evening journal., 1905-10-23
EXCITEMENT At
LIMA HUNT MEET
Several Spills Occurred, One
Rider Sustaining a Dis
located Shoulder Z
SOCIETY WAS PRESENT IN FORCE

The third annual grace meet OF the Lima
Hunt Club at the Delaware Horse Show
Park on saturday afternoon was attend
ed by four thousand persons ana was pro-
ductive of considerable excitement
There were three bad spills. the most
serious being in the FIRST race. the Farm
ers' nat race OF one mile. In that event.
Joseph Cochran's oracuiar. ridden by
George Gordon. fell ON the three-quarter
turn. S. j. Bowden's Jimmie ridden by
Miles. fell over him. Louis d.. the only
other starter. managed TO clear the pros
irate riders and horses and finished first.
Gordon sustained dislocated shoulder
and after being examined by Drs. Draper
and Wales was sent to the Delaware Hos
pital
Miles had several teeth knocked out and
was bruised and cut about the face. lie
refused to so TO the hospital and his in
juiies were dressed ON the grounds. The
horses regainod their feet and finished
rderiess.
An accident in the fourth race mile and
"a ltll NH Alt iitAA ANA ANh ANNAt'ANf NtA+'tN
great excitement owing TO a false start,
several of the horses made "A circuit of the
track before they could be recalled by the
judges.
Walter Burns who was riding Kirk
Lexington. found that his horse had brok-
en- his grth before they got OF. He held
him IN as best he could and went around
the track clinging 60 the animals neck.
AT the quarter-milc post he slipped of
and fen under the horse lie rolled out
Of the WAY and after resting few min
uics remounted.
Whun tnu horses We're finally sent away
Burns rode a fine race and finished Sec
ond lie got a bad start, but soon roganed
his lost ground and twice around the
track he and William NJ Kerr's Ola Fort
were neck and neck ON the last lap John
fuckers Rathowon forged TO the front
ana won out Kirk Lexington finished
stcnnd end Old Fort third
MAMIE H. DID NOT START.
The most interest was taken iu the vii
m.nston steeplechase. but this turned out
TO De u disappointment owing 10 tue
scratching OF Mr. Kerrs bay mare Mamie
H.. one of the best steep!echasers in
country. The mare was nj 10 run tho
race of her life. but the owner was COM
PEELED to withdraw her owing 20 the abb
sence OF an available jockey She Is too
valuable a race mare 20 trust TO am IN
experienced rider particularly over the
jumps Mr. Kerr had arranged with Mr.
Spencer a gentleman Jockey. to ride
'.namie II, but Spencer won't to New York
AID accepted a mount at the steepleohase
races al Norris Park
Meanwhile the owner OF Mamie A. had
rcitased his own jockey. Savage. 10 Mr..
W. S. Halliday to ride Night Ben in the
same event Rather than place Mr.. HAIL.
Gas alta d'sadyonaee. Air. Kerr scratch
cd his own entry. magnanlmous act.
Win Mamie "A. Qua. Night Ben had the
race "a ms mercy and he won easily
There were only three oiher starters. or
mon- Oetewood and John a. Warmer. Or
ia,n finished second and Gatewood third.
J"En A. Warmer refused at the third
hurdle and was nowhere. Had Mamie A.
started The lace would assuyely have
been an eusy victory for her us was pre-
dicted 10 these columns.
YOUNG MEGARGEE KISSED
starleigh Mosargcc. of Philadelphia,
who os Joseph T. Rogers Gatewood iu
;Ae WILMINGTON s.ee1lecaaso ws loul-
~ Missed and hottcd as he came to the
judges stand after tie finish OF the race
4,s ne came down thes tretch IN the last
lein he repeatedly struck h.s horse over
tAe head wi.h sho whip Several persons
ran out cn the track toward him. but
vsere kept back hy me police.
fihe judses called him TO the stand and
administered severe roprimand. lie was
told never 10 make such AN exhibition
asain, being warned that IL he did so he
would be disqualified AS the rider leti
tne stand fc was hisscd again by the
csowd ia the grand stand.
'lhere We're numerous scratches and this
operated agalIisi the sport In the third
race a hunters steepiechase fer the Linn
Hunt cup. AN declined the issue exeepr
l.. NJ. Stackhouse's ID K. Nuteilus ana
Walter Stokes br e. Barricade. Nrtollu.
won easily.
ar kerrs 3. Telifare won the last
nace, one nii.e on The nat. with Colo,
Edward Mcrrclrs M Agnes ID second
ana " a. siotesburg's ca g, Lord Tara
third. This was a good contest. ana wa
Won cleserly by Telfare
The police were on the lookout 70
betting during the afternoon Before III
fsices began. three men. who were mai,
ing "A wascr. were taken into custody
They we're soon released.
SOCIETY OCT IN FORCE
Despite the cool weather. society wa
out Ia. force many automobile parties be
ins present from Philadelphia. Chester
this city ana elsewhcre Among the spec
tators from this city were.
Henry P DnPont. Alr and Mr.. Hsnr
b. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs Martin z
waikcl. Airs. Gtoreo r. Bs cli. A.r. .,n
Mrs. John r.. BIRD. alr. ana Mrs. Josep
bancroft, Miss Swift ar. and Mrs. Pet,
y Wright, Madame LeWenhaupt Cor
sueilo. General James H. WILTON. Edwa
G. Bradford. Jr-. Thomas T. Bayard. III
Misses Wilson Mr and Afs R.lb.
SatteFthwaite. the Misses Ethel IN
Elizabeth Poole Mis- bertha DUPONT
George A. Elliott. Mr.. ana Mrs. Robel
Pennington. Andrew c. Gray. Eugene
DUPONT. William C. Mahany. John n
Rogers. DR.. and Mrs. James A. Draper
Jr.' George s. capelle. Caleb B. shewart
Mr. and Mrs. James ". Ponder. Jane
r. Winchester. Victor Dupont. Ord. Ms