Evening journal., 1911-08-30
RAIN HALTS
FAIR RACES
Two Heats In Each Class Had
Been Decided, When Storm
Caused POStpOnsment
HORSES MAKE
FAST TINE In MUD

Rain spoiled the opening Of the
thirteenth annual fair of the New
Castle County Agricultural Fair AS
sociation at the Gentlemen's Driving
Park yesterday Lowering skies IN
the morning prevented a fair attend
ance. but at noon IL cleared up, aud
the three races on the program were
started over an hour late, and six
heats. two heats In each OF the three
classes. were decided before a drench-
ing rainstorm set in that caused
postponement. It is likely that to-
days races Will 80 over until tomor-
row
For the first event. the 2.SO pace.
10 horses faced the starter. all fairly
we'll matched as to speed Phoebe Full
Ter. by Major Fuller. from Paterson.
N. j.. which has raced down the half
mile rings this season, captured a
share of the money, getting her
maiden record of 2.23 "a in the frst
heat and winning the second heat in
drive from Choptank. by Admiral
Dewey. a st. Georges prospect, in
2.24 Ia Rosewood, by Russell b.,
and Billy T. Chimes. by Chimes.
proved speedy in the contest.
In the 2,14 pace only four out Of
ten entered raced for the money Lady
Bess, by Melodious Chimes, captured
the first heat In 2.19 in a close finish
from Ashland Bird by Ashland
Wilkes, the latter getting the second
heat by a nose in ZIG "a. Prince
Hamlin. by Dare Devil. made a great
effort TO win, but was outclassed In
the stretches
Slow trotters eligible TO the 2.30
class, numbering 10, by such sires as
Jay Hawker. Nobel. Bellman, Walnut
Hall, Payroll. Baron Onward. Prince
march, Oakland Baron, General For
rest and Ponce de Leon, contested for
the $500 purse for two heats when the
rain stopped the sport. Major For
rest, from Hanover. Pa, won easily
I'm the first heat. getting a mark of
2.25 IA. In the heavy going IN the
second heat the favorite, Major For
rest, disllked the heavy footing and
ran half the distance, Moella, by
Nobel. capturing the heat in 2.3l IA
Summarizes
$50 Pace. Purse $500; Unfinished
Phoebe Fuller. b. m, by Major
Fuller (O'ConnelD .........1
= lChoptanh b. S., by Admiral Dewey
III Duttonl ...... ...........4
Billy T. Chimes, b. g., by Chimes
, lPaynl ..... ..-............-.1
Directum I. ch. e., by Directum
Kelly (Ryanl .. .....-......b
Rosewood, &. g.. by Russell B
(IysOn) -..--.... ......t..-...d
!. Clay Tell, br. S.. by Say Tell (Fin-
negan) ...... ...... .........o
! Dinah, g. m, by Pilgrim q. Dut-
= toni ....... ...............-.9
Gay SQUIRREL. & g, unknown
tklair) ....-.. ..............f
: Monte. Jr. b. s., by Monte
, (HOllett) .... ................S I
Easter Be Sure. b. s., by Be Sure
(Toomey) ...... ...........lO
Time, 22s "a. 2.24 IA
2.30 Trot; Purse $500; Unfinished
Moella. b. m, by Nobel (o'Con-
nell.. . ................
Major Forrest. b. g., by General
Forrest (Gitt) ...............
} Fairweather. b. c., by Walnut
Hall (Payn) .................
J Paquita Belle, b. m. by Nobel
(Vollmer) see. ........ .....- 2
' Edgar NJ. b. g., by Bellman
, (Newton) .... ........-.....
r Black Prince. blk. E.. by Prince
march lynch ..............
| Baron, Jr., blk. e., by Oakland
Baron (HolletD ........... 3
Grace W, r. m, by jay Hawker
4 tbush) ..... ..--.+ ..-..... Z u
Beroll. b. g., by Payroll (ouln-
. toni ..... ...-.. .-...t.....
Belkis c., b. m, by Baron On
ward (Rose) .... ...........l1
Dreamwold Ponceling. br. m, by
Ponce de Leon (Yelland) .. 10
Time, 2.25 Ia. 231 Ia
2.14 Pace; Purse $500; Unfinished
Ashland Bird. b. g., by Ashland
, Wilkes (H r. Tyson . .. 2
: Lady Bess. blk m. by Melodious
Chimes CA. tyson ........... /
, Prince Hamlin. b. s.. by Dare
= Devil (Van Houten) -. . 3
! Prince Elmo. b. g., by Stralsund
fWallace) .. ..... ..... 4
Tfrno . 10 IL "a