Evening journal., 1908-05-19
SPORTING
WESLEY, JR., MADE
THE FASTEST TIME
Stepped Mile in 2.24 ia at
Opening Matinee Of Della
ware Horse Show
HORSES SHOWED UP WELL

At Horse Show Association Park
yesterday afternoon the first matinee
race Of the 1908 season was he'c. and
nearly 1000 admirers Of fast going
horses gathered 20 witness the opening
races.
The card as offered showed 25 en-
tries in the seven events. and when It
came TO a showdown It was found that
but two Of the proposed starters were
scratched. In Event No. ., A. II. Wor-
rilow withdrew mis- Queen Esther while
Dr. w. p. Miller failed to start Topsy
Van in the fourth
The track was fair, not fast, and
taking into consideration the fact that
yesterdays races were the first OF the
season, remarkably good time was
made. Three of the horses, Litue
Lady, Expedition, Jr., and Jim Bayard
3made the mile in twenty-five fiat, while
Wesley. Jr., made the best time Of the
day, covering the course in 2.24 IA.
There were several new ones on the
card. including NJ Grady's Dayles-
ford w. b. Austins Lottle NJ; Jim
Gillespies Mollie o.; c. II. Diggins'
Wild Cecilia: Peter Orth's Rock; w.
H. McCreary's Red Rock. and J. II.
Gould, Jr's Sugar Stanley.
In Event 1 James Kelly's roam mare
Mollie Murphy, was an easy winner,
taking the first and third heats, and
dropping the second to Fleet.
In the second. Daylesford was an
easy winner in straights. In the third
on the card Tommy" Farley drove
Little Lady first under the wire in
Ice. frrb4 &c ~ hxr a
Lady appears In better form this year
than ever before.
In the fourth go, DR.. Eaves drove
Jack Gilman two in succession under
the wire, although DIR. Mahaffy was
lpressing him somewhat with James z.
lWinchester's Belle Ashton
Event five was captured by ]. G.
Hartmanns Wesley Jr., with Dr. Ma
haffy driving. Wesley Jr.. dropped the
first heat TO Expedition. Jr.. in 2.25, but
came back in the second with the
Lowest mark of the day. 2.24 Ia, and
took the final round in 226 Ia.
There was nothing to Event No. 6
but Beau Ashton, although Wild Ce-
celia showed the marks of a conner be-
fore the season is over.
In the seventh and final event, Red
Rock, with Joe Malatesta driving,
dropped the first heat to Sugar Stan
LEY. but the bay gelding took the sec
ond and third.
In the second heat II was a close FIN
ish between Sugar Stanley and Red
Rock. but the Gould gelding was set
back to last place, owing to the fact
that he did not finish on the gait on
which he got away. William II. fin
ished last in the first heat in this
event, and owing to the fact that the
"old war horse" is not in shape as yet,
he was withdrawn by his owner. E. r.
Ewing.
Judging from the performances Of
yesterday the time this year will be
the fastest yet made on the local track.
THE GARD;
Event No I
III. T. Kelly's r m, Molie MUIR
ply (H. c. Mahaffy) ...... 1 2 /
lS +. Jackson's ch. g., Fleet
| (Jackson) ...... ........... i
10. c. Hutton's b. g., Alfred T.
(Hutton) ...... ......... 2
Time-2s9 1-2; 2.45 1-2; 2.41 1-2.
Event No. 2
Michael Grady's b. g. Dayles-
ford CEarly) .................. !
Edwin Barnes g. h., Arbutus
CWallace), (Barnes) ........... 2
Time-2ss; 2.s9 "a.
0 Event No
l Brookdale FARMS b. m, Little
0 Lady (Early) ............... -
0 Charles Hawyard's b. g., Jim
1 Bayard (Moody) ...........2 2
0 W. B. Austin's blk. m, Lottie
0 M. (Austin) ................
0 Time-2.25; 225 1-2.
O Event No.
John r. Jones' blk. g., Jack
Gilman CDr Eaves ........... 1
J. B. Winchester's b. mp Belle
Ashton Dr Mahaffy) .........2 ?
Time-2.37; 2.27.
Event No.
J. G. Hartmann's b. g., Wesley
; Jr. CDr. Mahaffy) .......... l
7 NJ. +. Haydens blk. g., Expe-
y dtion, Jr. (Hayden) ........ 3 ?
B. c. Grommon's b. g. Trawilla
; CDR. Eaves) ................
n. c. duPonts b. g. Rejected
/; Stone (Earley) .............. 3
Time-225; 2.24 Ia; 2.26.
Event No. 6
IL. P. winohester's blk. g, Beau
Ashton (Winchester) .......... 1
la. II. Diggins' ch. m, Wild Ce-
celia CDR Mahafy) ........... ?
James Gillespie's b. m, Mollie o.
(Gillespie) ......... .........i..
Time-2.37 1-2; 2.36.
Event No.
w. II. McCreary's b. g., Red
Rock (Malatesta) .......--.
Joseph II. Gould's b. g.. Sugar
Stanley CW. II. Wallace)
Peter Orth's e. g., Rock (Orth) 3 3
Garden FARMS b. m. Marla-
vinia CWinchester) .........
f. r. Ewing's ch. g., William
i H. (Ewing) ................ - -
sSugar Stanley set back TO last place
for changing gait during heat.
Time-24O; 237; 2.39.
The officials were Walter N. Hare,
starter; Joseph Davidson, Lambert J.
lFoullxe, judges and timers; Joseph II.
could, Jr., clerk Of the course.
BOOTS AND SHOES"
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