The commonwealth., 1912-05-30
!En BIG RA',ES.
A Largo Crowd Attend ard hs'foS:
saal Racing.

ton held lTS tnlFu race OF the St1*i5Ch.
The races were Of the very highest
order and those present who have
seen the big races of the country
freely said they had never seen any
better racing than was 8eon here.
Excitement ran high, for al no time
was any horse sure Of winning.
A large number of people were
present from Edgecomhe, Martin,
BERTHE and Halifax counties. besides
many people from cities outside
these counties. The crowd was es-
timated at from seven 10 E!nc nun
dfed.
The judges were: Dir. Jno. D..
Biggs, Jr., Of WILLIAMSON; a. Kelly
Hobbs, of Portsmouth, Va, and A.
f. Crawford, Of Wilson.
There were to have been three
races, namely, 2:30 trot OF pace. best
3 in 5; free-for-a}!, best 3 in 5. and
roadster, best ? in 9, bat CD account
of the scarcity Of the entries the
roadster race was called off.
The races by heats were as fol
lows:
Free for-a1l, leat 3 in :; purse
SIS 90. First heat won by Macteil,
2:22!; owner, Warren Woodacd, Of
Battleboro; driver, Nottingham.
Second, Limbertwig: ovncr, Dr.
w. E. Warren, Of Wiliia'nston;
driver, Simpson.
Third, Ruby; owner, Y. c. Bush,
of Scotland Neck; driver, Bush.
Fourth, Electric Sign; owners
Jones & Bowers, Of Scotland Neck;
driver, lawrence.
Second heat, won by Mactell in
2::244; owner, Woodland, Of Battle
boro: driver, Nottingham.
Second, Limbertwig; owner, War
rem, Of Williamson; driver, Simp-
son.
Third, Electric Sign: owners, Jones
& Bowers, OF Scotland Neck; driver,
Lawrence.
Fourth, Ruby; owner, Bush, Of
Scotland Neck; driver, Bush.
Third heat, won by Ruby in 81:
owner, Bush; driver, Bush.
Second, MactelI; owner, Woodland
Of Battleboro; driver, Nottingham.
Third, L;mbertwig; owner, War-
ren; driver, Simpson.
Fourth heat, won by Ruby in 2:25
owner, Bush, Of Scotland Neck
driver, Bush.
Second, Limbcrtwig; owner, War.
ren, Of Williamson; driver, Sirnp
son.
Third, Macteli; owner, Woodland
of Battleboro; driver, Fottingham.
Fifth heat, won by Ruby in 2:213jii
owner, Bush, Of Scotland Neck
driver, Bush.
Second, Macteii; owner, Woodland
Of Battleboro; driver, Nottingham.
Third, Limbertwig; owner, War
ren. Of Williamson; driver, Not
tingham.
! Mactell took second money.
The 2::30 trot was won by Autumn
boy; owner. DR.. H. B. Marriott, 0
Battleboro; driver, Nottingham.
First heat, won by Jolly Jones i,
2::3oii; owners, Jones {: Bowers, @
Scotland Neck: driver, Lawrence.
Second. Silver Blaze; owner, D.
J. ?. Win1herlev. Of Scotland Ncth
driver, Bush.
Third. Autuuboy; owner, Marr
Oft; driver. Nottingham.
Second heat, won by Jolly Jone
III 2:41l; owner, Jones & Bowers, Q
Scotland Neck; driver, Lawrence.
Second, Silver Blaze; owner, Win
berley: driver, Bush.
Third, Autunnboy; owner, Ma.
riott, Of Rattlcboro; driver, No
tinghaIn.
Third heat, won by Autumboy
2::39la; owner, Marriott, Of Battle
boro; driver, Nottingham.
: Second, jolly Jones; owners, Jont
& Bowers, of Scotland Neck; drive
Lawrence
Third, Silver Blaze; owner, Win
berley, of Scotland Neck: drive
Bush.
Fourth heat, won by Silver Blaz
, in $780,; owner, Wimberley, SEQ
, land Neck; driver, Bush. Secon,
, Autumboy; third, Jolly Jones.
. Fifth heat, won by Autumboy
;, 2:41l. Second, Silver Blaze; thir
jolly Jones.
Sixth heat, won by Autumhoy
2:41. Second, Silver Blaze; thir
. jolly Jones.
The next meet Of the Associate
will be held On the 4th Of July.
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