Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-26
RACE PROMOTERS
HIT HARD BY SLUMP
Summer Meeting Here Last
Week Was Poorly
Attended
.2.16 IA BEST
TIME OF MEET

Wilmington. ordinarily the best
nhossv town within a radius OF 90
miles of Philadelphia, had a decided
slump at the summer meeting, held
under the auspices of the Delaware
Horse Show Association last week,
az the old Wawaset half-mile track.
The attendance was meagre, not
enough gate money being taken to pay
one-half of the $500 purses Even with
the entry fees the associations bal
nnce was still on the wrong side Of
the ledger. Weekly matinee racing
has injured the attendance az purse
meets
During the week 20 harness races,
trotting and pacing, were on the card,
Eve at each gait. The PAGERS contest
ed IL heats that averaged 2.15.57 per
heat. the trotters went 10 heats TO an
average of 2.20 per heat, making a
combined average OF 2.1i.7S IL.
The best trotting was 2.16 Ia. made
By Azora Axworthy. by Bale AXwor-
thy. Dick Hentschel driving. The fast
est pacing heat. 2.11, was by Sellers
D.. by Lauarat. In the free-lor-all.
Only one trotter cut his record, Mer-
chant Boy. by Benares, son of Bin
CARA. 10 2.2l IA The PAGER Ashland
Reed cut his win-race record from
PIG Ia TO 2.15 IL.
The money winning drivers we're:
Miller. S420; Kline. $500, Peacock,
1925: J. Leary. Jr., $3.50: Dick Hent-
schel $50: Tom Mcfarland, $3.50.
McCairnes, $3.50; John Ryan. Jr. S105
Dougherty, SIS; Patrick. $751; Phipps
SIS: Sweet S765 Satterheld. SEQ;
shreve. S45 A. Tyson S45: Corbin
$50; Biggs, $45: Stuttgen. S45; Reaves
S45: Muller, $50; Armstrong. $50.
MOUNTAINEERING PAGERS
Money
won
Mckinney Maid, b. m, ZIG Ia
Mckinney (Mulier) ....... S15C
Bessie Patchen. b. m. PIP IA, Di-
rector Patchen tMcCairnes) O.. 15C
Ashland Reed b. g., 2.15 IL, Ash
land Wilkes O<line) ..... 15l
May Bird, b. M. 217, Ashland
Bird (Peacock) ........,. 15l
Sellers d., b. g, 2.06 IA. Lauarat
tklinel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Mary Ellen, b. M. 2.09 IA, Bel
mont Prince (Miller) ..... z
Jolla p, b. S., - unknown (SweeD Z
June Bug, b. m. I'll IA. Dignus
Brook (Peacock) ....... Z
Queen Hal, r. M. unknown
tMillerl ........ .............. Z
Crystal Lewis. b. g.. 2.16 IA. St.
Louis (Miller) .......... Il
Alice NJ, b. m. 200 Ia. Cooper's
Hannis lCorbin) ......... a
Marion d.. b. m. 2.19 IA, Beau
seant (Stuttgen) ......... A
Axis, Jr, b. g.. 2.29 Ia. Axis
tMiller) Observation-Disclosures. 4
Are En- Bee. b. m, 212 IA
Treasure (Reaves) ....... 4
Elsie B.. b. m, Bohemia Boy.
(Biggsl ..............-... 4
The Kid, b. m, 216 IA, Correction
tSatterneldf ................. 3
Nuss Mckinney, b. M. - McI<in-
ney Leary. Jr) ..............
Rowdyy Boy b. g.. PIP IA Charlie
Wilkes (Satterfeld) .s....... 8
Easter BE Sure b. s.. 219 IA, BE
Sure (Ryanl ......... 8
MONEY WINNING TROTTERS.
Azora Axworth. b. m. 215 IA.
Bale Axworthy (Hentschel) .S1s
BERTHE Chimes. b M, 214 10.
Chimes, (MacFarland) ..... Is
Polly Danvers, b. m. 2.20 IL,
Danvers (Leary) ........... II
Bertha Fogg, b. m, 215 Ia. BARN
Deem (Patrick) ..........
Amo. E. m. 2.13 IA. by Auster
(Phipps) northumberland.
Joker d. Lake. b. m. 2.29 l-2. Red
Lake (Ryan. Jrl ..........
Leeman. b. g.. PIG IA. Red Med
ium (Shreve) ...............
Miller Boy, br. T.. 2.15 "a, Precur-
sor "a. Tyson ..............
Merchant Boy, b. e.. - Bunaris
(Doughery) .................
Virginia Augusta. b. m, 216 "a,
Constantine (Miller) ......
Judge Palmer. b. s.. PA IA. Bur
sar (Dougherty) .............
Silver King, Dr. s.. 2.26 Ia. Sill
yer Wing armstrong; .......