Evening journal., 1914-07-22
DRIVERS ROW ON
FIRST RACING DAY
Starter BiggS Assaulted and
HOrSeman is Suspended
by Officials
STATE HORSES
GET IN MONEY

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With large attendance and som,
classy racing the three days trottinQ
ana pacing meet of the Delaware Hors,
snow Association opened yesterday af.
ternoon. 1t was featured not only by
excellent racing, in which Harry j.
ntoeekle's Dewey colt, Joseph X S.
won his premier race in straight heats
N 2,l9 IA, but there also was q clash
on the track that resulted in one owner
driver being set down for thirty days.
M. G. Miller OF Washington was the
driver suspended for assaulting o. b. r.
Coles, Of Pitman, n. j., during the sec.
ond heat of the 2.25 pace. President
Howard i. Wallace. Of the association
who witnessed the assault on the back
stretch, urged that Miller be expelled
II was in the second heat Of the BPS
pace that the trouble occurred. In the
/ opening heat Joseph X. S.. driven by
II. r. Tyson, came through in the lead
IN 2.lD Id. Miller was driving Chrys-
tai Lewis, and was out to win If posi-.
bic, but was in too speedy field. In
the second heat the five contestants did
the half in lilo Ia, and were punched
until they reached the last quarter pole.
4 President Wallace happened to be near
4 there and saw the trouble between Mil.
/ Ter and Coles. who was driving The
I Echo, a contender Echo was in sec
ond place, Just back Of Joseph X S. Mr..
+ Wallace said that Miller drove his PAGER
alongside of The Echo and struck Coles
across the hand twice with his whip.
Coles protested 70 the Judges, and Presi-
dent Wallace told Of the assault Mil
ler's suspension later was announced.
Chrystal Lewis was dstaneed in the
heat. Miller's suspension was an
nounced later in the day. He has sta
BILE of seven horses, which will be
barred for a month. Some Of his friends
tried, but without avail, to have the
suspension lifted.
Miller figured il another incident. too,
before the suspension became effective,
but his mare, Mary Ellen, got first
money after Miller had been supplanted
by another driver
There was plenty of excitement at
the first days racing of the midsum-
mer harness meeting of the Delaware
Horse Show Association yesterday
w. r. Miller. of Washington. was sus-
pended for 80 days for assaulting o.
B. r. Coles, of Pitman, N. j., during
the second heat of the 2.25 pace. Pres
ident Howard 4. Wallace, of the asso-
citation, who witnessed the assault on
the back-stretch. urged that Miller be
expelled
In the fifth heat OF the PA hace
Miller was removed as drive OF
Mary Ellen, and w. l.. Bull OF Melfa
Va, was substituted Bull himself
had suggested to the judges that he
could win with the mare. Although II
was known she had all kinds Of speed,
she would have been distanced but for
the waiver rule when a new driver is
up. Then Bull entered the judges
stand and declared the mares hopples
had been tampered with, and said she
almost fell during the race. This
caused excitement to reach fever Leat
among the 1900 spectators.
r. E. Biggs, of Baltimore, the start
ing judge, went to examine the hop
pies when some one in the crowd
struck him in the face, causing the
blood to flow freely. The crowd was
so dense that Biggs could not say who
was his assailant. He was not badly
hurt
Thereafter two policemen guarded
Bull and the mare while she was in
the paddock. In the sixth heat Bull
started to make a runaway race Of II
from the start. He took the lead and
kept it throughout, winning the race
IN slow time, owing to a collision be-
tween Are-Em-Bee and Tommy Nell
son.
The racing opened with the 2.25
pacing class. Only six of the q
horses entered faced Starter Biges.
the black side-wheeler, Joseph
4. s., by Admiral Dewey. with
Herman Tyson up, winning in straight
heats and earning his maiden record
OF 2.19 IA.
For the PIT trot six OF the 26 horses
entered contested. Tyson again win
ning with Sadie Penn, by William
Penn, 2.07 IA, after dropping the
ilrst neat to Virginia Augusta, by
another of Miiler's !
string. Sadie Penn got race record |
Of 2.17 1-2 as her maiden mark.
The S-year-old filly, The Colorado |
Belle. by Colorado f., 2.04 ga dam
The American Belle, by Rex Ameri- |
Gus, was driven against time. 2.3O Ia
trotting' winning in 2.29 fiat. sum
maries:
2l4 Pace Purse, $500. 8 in S.
Mary Ellen, b. m. by Bel
mont Prince, Miller &
Duil IA. ... ..... ! 3341
Rowdy Boy, b. g.. by
Charles Wiles, Sat =
field ~. .... 25412
Tommy Nelson, ch. s.. BY
Charley. T. Mcfarland 4.224
Are EN- Bee, b. M, by
Patchen Boy, Reaves. 3s1234
Bessie Patchen, b. m. by
Patchen Boy, McCares s a. 5dr
Great Bells, b. s., by Bells
1arrlson ........ 6 s dr.
Time by quarters.
first heat
IA 1-2 S-4 Mile
"a 1-2 LOS 10 LAP 2I51-2 4
second heat
.s41-2 1O7 LA 2ls1-2 \
"a los 1924 215 l-2
Fourth heat
"a LOG ~ 1.411-4 2.l71-4
fifth heat
.SS "a LOS l.451-4 22sl-4
2.l7 Trot Purse $500. 8 in s.
'adie Penn, b. m, by William
Penn. H. r. Tyson II. 21l1I
'irginia Augusta. b. m, by
Constantine, Miller 1923
'tar Grattan, blk. g., by Grat-
tan Boy, Corbin ...4442