Evening journal., 1913-09-12
NANCY Be SURE
WINS AT FAIR
Captures Governors Stake In
Six-Heat Race; Joe Boy
b DiStanCed
BILL WILLIAMS WINS
AND STEPS MILE In 2.l4

Thousands view the big Thurs
day" races at the state Fair yester-
day. the biggest crowd that ever as
sembled at the Wawaset Driving
Park and in fact in any one place
in the state The immense stand was
filled TO its capacity and thousands
stood in the enclosure around the
track.
The races were hard fought. es-
pecially the 2.2O pace The Cover
nors stake: purse $500. Six heats
were run and Nancy Be Sure, a bay
mare by Be Sure won the last three
straight heats Five horses were dis
tanced. among the number being the
famous wheeler" Joe Boy. 206
1-2 by Millerton, that saw the flag
drop for the first time in his racing
career.
The 2.11 class pacing, which look
&c a cinch for Joe Boy. lost its in
teros. when the favorite was dis
tanced In the first heat Bill William,
l.y Prince March, won after dropping
the third heat 10 w ID. S.
Nancy BE Sure. by BE Sure; Grace
Michael. by Pan Michael and Carita
lewey, by Admiral Dewey. split up
ile 22O pace. the Governors stake.
$500 into six heats Carita Dewey
won the first heat In 217 IA. cutting
ici record from 22l IA, then got the
fag in tho second heat I'm 2.1S IA.
Which with the third heat in 2.20 l-2,
went TO Grace Michael. The latter
tired badly in the succeeding heats.
Nlon Nancy BE Sure won.
For the Chamber OF Commerce $500
Stake. for 2.2O trotters. only four
faced the starter Fairweather Lucy
Van, Beau Ashton and Sidney Foster
Eeau Ashton won in straight heats,
going to his previous mark of PIG
IA. Sidney Foster fell by the wayside
in the second heat and was tagged,
Beau Ashton winning first and fourth
money.
The 217 pace had seven starters.
Edna Hamlin, by Lorenzo Hamlin,
winner of six straight races this year,
won in jig time, cutting her record
a quarter second in the first heat.
The races win be continued today.
with three events on the card-2.20
pace. the Hotel DUPONT Stake. $500,
for 3-year-old trotters, and the 2.3O
trot, with 16 eligible to start
The summary.
2.11 class. pacing: purse $780,
Bill William, ch. g.. by
Prince March, 7. r.
- Lynch Wilmington
49, (White) ...... ......1 2 /
w d. s.. ch g.. by Mann
brino King II. i. Dun
lap Williamsport Dun-
lap ........ ...........3
Ashline, b. g. Frank jack
son. Narberth (Jacksonl 3 3 3
Joe Boy. blk g.. Or. W.
Wogan. York CLeary) dis
Time. PA; 2.t4 1-2; 214; PA IA.
2.20 class trotting; Chamber of
Commerce stake; pure $500
Beau Ashton, b. b.. by
Prince Ashton. Riveryiew
Farm. Wilmington (White) / 1
Lucy Van. b. m p. Nc
Monigle. Wilmington Out
Fairweather. b. h.. James
Brady, Philadelphia CH.
Tysonl .......... ........ 3
Sidney Foster, b. h.. Or. j. b.
Derrickson, Frederica, Del.
(Derrickson) ...... .... dis
Time. PIG Ia; 216 IA; 219 Ia.
220 class pace; the Governors
stake: purse 5000.
Nancy Be Sure, b. m. by
Be Sure. Daniel Leary,
West Chester Nearyl 642 II ]
3 Grace Michael. ch. M, by
Pan Michael. Frank
Jackson. Mar berth
tJackson) 49,. ..... 41122
Elsie S. or m. William
L. Rhoades. Guttenburg,
~ ]. lRhoades) $500. 2 2434
Happy j.. blk e.. ]. f.
Mallalieu. Chestertown.
Nd. tMalIaiieU ...... 7ss4s
Carita Dewey, b. m. by
> Admiral Dewey. A. L.
Foster (White) .. / dis
Virginia Patchen, blk m.
Daniel Leary. West
Chester (Leary. Jr) q. dr.
choptank. b. h., Henry
Dutton, Wilmington
(Dutton) ... 1880. dis
Time. 217 IA; 21s IA; 2.2O 1-2
219 IA: PIG IA: pa
217 class, pacing; purse $500.
Edna Hamlin, b. m. by Lor-
enze Hamlin. Thomas
Berry. Flemington Berry l 1
Lake Gregory. b. g., William
Block. Newark. ~ ].
& (Block) .... . . 2
4 ]. F. NJ. b. h.. William L.
Rhoads. Guttenhurg. n j.
(Rnoads) -.-.... ........
+ Flossie W.. b. m, r. II. John
son. Dover, Del. (Johnson) 3
Rosewood. 2. g.. John Toy.
Philadelphia (Altchell) 4 5
Abe Mack, b. g., S. NJ. Withe-
row, Moorestown Mere
aim ....-... .-....--.. Z s
St. Elmo. br. e.. G. T. Satter-
field, St Georges Del.
(Satterleld) ~ .. 5 z
9 Queen Marie, b. m. Robert
lowell. Goldsboro. Nd.
tSaunders) ..-... ........ dis
Time. 2.15 IA; 217 IA: 216 "a.
ST. ALOYSIUS PLAYS DOVER.
St. Aloysius, accompanied by roo
ers will tourney 10 the state capit