Evening journal., 1908-06-29
SPORTING
LITTLE LADY IS
QUEEN OF TRACK
Gallant Mare Broke TrOttlng
Record by Doing the
Mile in 2.I4 3-4
BEAT MARY LEE BY A NOSE

In the greatest race ever seen on the
local track T. c. duPonts gallant little
mare Little Lady Travelled the mile in
l2.14 "a at the Delaware Horse Show
Association matinee races on Saturday
afternoon establishing a new record for
herself and for the track.
There were six events on the card
and the horses were especial wei
classed. The weather was all that
could be desired and the certainty OF
witnessing some fast work brought out
"a large attendance at the track. The
principal attraction was the third race
in which r. Coleman duPont's Little
Lady, Mr. Ewings fast geld.ng Doubla
d., Mr. Malatosta's Mary Lee and Mr.
Wallace's Essex Maid were the starters
1t was the first appearance this season
of Mary Lee and Essex Maid. Mr.
Jones Jack Gilman was scratched.
Event one brought out six starters
and was won in straight heats by As
terist with Mollie Murphy second. In
event two. Arbutus took the race in
straight heats from General CoXey
the horses got away on the fifth score
down. Little Lady taking the lead from
third place at the first turn and carried
It to the upper turn Of the back stretch,
when Mary Lee forged to the front with
Little Lady a close second. Mary Lee
continued TO lead to the home stretch in
the last half when she went wide and
Little Lady was rushed to the pole and
l4 han htrn a Taf I
The second heat was not as fast, Little
Lady taking it readily in 2.21.
Double D.. beating ,out Mary Lee for
the place In the race off for the red
ribbon Double D. beat out Mary Lee
by two lengths in 2.20 1-2
Event four was won by Ben d. in
straight heats with Wesley Jr. secon 2
In the fifth event Red Rock won the
first heat dropped the second to Lady
Jane but came bacS. in the third heat
winning the event
In the final event Rock came undei
the wire in the first heat as first horse
dropped tho second to Bob Wilkes ami
came back in the third, taking the blus
ribbon The summary:
Event No. I.
Asterist b. m, H. NJ Stanford. !
Molie Murphy, ro. m, A. Kelly
Alfred T., b. g.. Geo. c. Hutton.
Fleet, ch g., S. f. Jackson .. 3
Wood, b. g., l. W. Swede ... 8
VIM. Mack, b. g., J. r. Mcclure 5
Time-2.2S 1-2, 2.31 1-2.
Event No. 2.
Arbutus, g. h. Edwin Barnes. 1
General CoXey, b. H., w. S. Town
SEND ................... . Q
Mabel c., CHI m. e. J. Fahey -. 3 8
Time-2.34 Ia, 2.34 "a.
Event No. 3.
Little Lady b. m. T. c. dupont. 1
Double D., b. g., E. r. Ewing. .
Mary Lee, b. m, J. Malatesta 3 g
Essex Maid, b. m. Garden Farm I
Time-2.14 "a. 2.21.
Ben d., b, e.. Benjamin Dickev.
wesley, Jr.. b. e., J. G. Hartmann 2 .
Rejected Stone, b. g., r. c. DUPONT &
Daylesford, b. e.. NJ Grady a
Queen Esther b. m, A. II. Worri-
low '................. < A
Time-2.24. 2.22 "a.
Event No. 5.
Red Rock b. e., w. II. McCrearv I
Lady Jane, b. m, H. C. Buck
master ................ r
Wild Cecilia, ch. m, C. II. Dig
Bans Observation-Disclosures. . >
betsy Ross, br. m, Fred Baldt. g a
Moiile o., b. m, James Gillespie. 5 S
Time-2.S4, 2.29 S-4. 2.2S -.
Event No. 6.
Rock, e.. p. J. Orth q,
ooo Wilkes b. S. e. J. Fahey..2 3
i'eno b' Or. g, James NJ. Bran
So, ,l ...'..............3 2
Niioget' b. m, w. II. Hollett... 4
Iline-23s 2.39 1-2. 2.37 "a.