Evening journal., 1907-07-24
Wheeler Wilkes Shows Re-
markable Burst Of Speed.
Nasty Collision, But
NObody Hurt

tAO0N0 HAAt
Thrilling finishes. the doing OF a mile
IN 2.14 3-4 and a nasty collision that
fortunately was fraugbt with no ser
aous results featured the opening days
races of the three Gays purse meet
of the wilmington Horse Show As
eociation at the Wawaset Driving Park
Uesterdav afternoon BY far the star
Event was the grneling drive by Dan
a.earv OF his sorrel stallion Wheeler
wilkes that landed him in first place
An the final heat OF the 2.l7 pace IN
the eye-opening time Of 2.l4 "a after
a finish that had the spectators guess
fnr until the judges announced thelI
decision. This was the best time OF
ahe dav. although the go pace was
feeled off IN heats that beat 2.2O.
The only jarring incident of the day
was the smashup involving the brown
reldinc Josh Roughley. driven by
George Il. Satterheld OF Townsend ana
Prowney entered by Frank Boyer
of Smyrna and driven by Iheooore
ALLEN. for many years one Of Dr. NC
COWS best drivers on the big circuits.
Roth sulkies were smashed, and the
horses sustained slight cuts. iheir
hnixup came in the 2ll pace ana als-
ouallned both horses. browney was
within the third money whom the ac-
cident occurred and Josh toushley
WAS down IN both heats that had peeh
paced for fourth money.
SO far as attendance was concern
ed the crowd at the opening day was
not so large as such good racing shoulu
have attracted. II Will be better louas
and tomorrow, however. Ihe TRACK
was in hne shape, and by many was
compared with the speedy oval at
ALLENTOWN. AS good as the surface
~sas for the different events the IN
convenience of narrow NoeN
Tor the starting of big fields was Np-
parent in every heat yesterday
Much Scoring. r.,,
II was no easy matter lor 'o9ep.' l'
N Davidson, the starter to get away
Z ecid of nine horses in good FORM
becatse of the width of the track
ADDED 10 this was the delay caused
nv the jockeying of the drivers TO
ret "A rocel position as they came under
ahe wire waiting for the word 90.
because of this nddlng and fussing
kor position In scoring Il was necessary
sn one race for the field to be brought
down the stretch eight different times
before they were sent away.
The horses were called promptly Tor
each heat but the difficulty In scoring
brought delays that stretched the
events out until after O'Clock In the
evening. Altogether twelve heats were
required TO determine the three races
for the day, which we're the 2lf pace
the 2.35 trot and the 2.s0 pace.
Winners Of the Day.
The 217 pace was won by the sorrel
stallion Wheeler Wilkes, owned and
driven by Dan Leary Of West Ches-
ter with the bay mare Hoke Lee, own
ed bv w. G. West OF Sylmar Md, IN
second money; the bay gelding John
r.. owned by II. c. Irwin of Steelton,
Pa. In third money, and the bay geld
ing J. H. L., Jr., owned by +. w.
Grothe, OF York Pa, in fourth place
The 2.30 pace was won by the South
ern beauty, Donna Hal, bay mare
owned by c. NJ. Garth and Son, of
Courtland. Alabama. The mare took
three straight heats. A. H. Tyson's
big gray gelding, Gambolier, was In
second place and the bay gelding
show Me, owned by Frank Iiitchner'
of salem, n j.. landed in third money,
while fourth honors went TO the bay
mare Eveline Wilkes, owned by e.
Iindley, of Camden, n. j.
The bay gelding Bobby Burns, own
ed BY B. S Mitchell. OF Boothby Hill,
hid, won the 2.35 trot, which required
hive heats to decide because of a bad
break by Bobby. Second place went TO
'hhe bay mare Cora Beck, owned by s
C. Keith. Of Newton, Pa, and third
money was won by Matthew +. Hay
hens lively brown geding Expedition
gr., finished third, with the black mare
Debie wilkes, owned by II. Moore
of Mortonville Pa, fourth.
Premier Event
The 2.17 pace was the premier event
of the day, for nearly everything that
happened out OF the ordinary was dur
hng the various heats Of this race. OF
(which Wheeler Wilkes was the boss
1zvery heat had a hard finish. It was
between Wheeler Wilkes and the baS
mare. Hoke Lee during the first heat
and the latter managed to outpoint this
West Chester stallion in the stretch
During this heat Sattekield's sulky t'
which the brown gelding Josh Rough
ley was attached collided with IA,
eulky Of Browney, the smyrna horse
uf.Nen nN Alltn. Alltn Alit Wal
6,unctured but he went nearly the on.
tire mile on fiat rim and finished IL
third place. In the next heat during
the jockeying on the stretch the norsei
scored eight times. In one of Sh'
dashes down the stretch Satterhelai
sulky again struck Aliens and a baS
spill was narrowly avertcd. These TIVE
down Estate drivers clung slosely to
gether, as If they we're trying TO settl'
a little question Of supremacy betweei
themselves. Driving up before tn
judges stand Allen called out:
Won't you make that Indian keel
in his position" at the same tim
pointing toward Satterield.
Judges Warned Him.
The judges warned Satterheld tina
St would cost him money II he did no
score in his position. The horses go
away well and once more It was
night all the way round between tn
Wilkes stallion and Hoke Lee. Lear
was not headed. however. and cam
under the wire first, with Hoke lie