Evening journal., 1917-11-12
curtain Goes down
ON Matinee RACES
Harry ]. Wins Feature Event
on Last Days Race
Program
PRIZE WINNERS
ARE ANNOUNCED

The 1917 matinee season Of the Del
aware Horse show Association came
to a close ON Saturday afternoon with
a race card Of four events and an
nouncement Of the seasons ribbon and
cup winners. which will be presented
at the association banquet
Happy J. won the The feature event
after dropping the first heat to Grace
Michael. The winner paced the Sec
ond heat in PHI - and the final one
in PA 81. Grace Michael took the
first heat in 2I7 IA and was a strong |
contender FOR the first position in the
remaining two heats.
John ID. Mack and Uleon fought it |
out in the first race. the former tax
ing the FIRST and third heats Uleen !
went 20 the front in the second heat
and nosed his competitor out az the
wire. summaries:
Happy j. captured the feature event
after dropping the first heat to Grace
Michael. The winner paced the second
heat in 2l4ia and the final one in 2l49l
Grace Michael took the first heat in
2l7h and was strong contender for
first position in the remaining two heats.
John d. Mack and Ulcen fought it out
in the first race, the former taking the
first and third heats. Uleen went TO
the front in the second heat and nosed
his competitor out at the wire. Sum
maries;
Event No. /.
John d. Mack, b. g., Cowview Farm ! 2 ]
Uleen, br. g., S. j. Mckee ...... 2 3
Helen AXworthy, Oh. m, Rockland
Time. 2i7; 2.i7; 2lss4.
Event No. ?.
Happy j., blk. e., Rockland Farm 2 l
Grace Michael, ch m, NJ. +. Hay
den ........ ............-.... /
Handy jim, Dr. g., J. Writ Willis. 3 3
Time: 2l7h; 2l41si 2l4ss
Event No. 3.
Torfrida, b. M, Riverside Farm. 3 ] !
Huguenot, b. e., John Zebley l 2 3
Dora Thorne, b. m, j. c. Boulder 2
Babe Allerton, b. m. j. @. Boulder 4 4 4
Time: 2.25ia; 226hi 2269t.
Event No. 4.
Little Lady, Ord, b. m, T. c. dupont J l
Gillespie, ch. g., Dr.. Henry Garrett. 2
Linares, b. h., r. II. Catlin ........ 5
Times 226i 2.25.
The following season winners were
announced;
The 500 in gold donated to the owner
whose horse trotted the ten winning
heats averaging the fastest time was
won bv Cowview Farms John ID. Mack
Mr.. Townsond's own trotter, Para Belle
tied for the prize, but the donor not
competing, the prize went TO John ID
Mack.
Rockland Farms Helen AXworthy won
the s25 donated by W. b. Austin TO the
owner whose horse trotted ten heats III
the second fastest time.
c. f. Phipps, one Of the members OF
the Delaware Horse Show Association
offered a gold medal to the trotter win
ming i'm the fastest time, provided the
matinee record of "Amo" his own trottei
was beaten. Amos matinee record Il
PA. which was not equalled during the
past season. c-.s
The silver cup donated by c. W. Crit
fifth to the trotter winning in the fast
est time was captured by John ID. Maci
and Uleen; both horses trotting tn,
mile in 2l7. just how the winner vii
be decided is not known.
A tie also exists for the silver cul
awarded by Joseph J. Martin for IN
PAGER winning in the fastest time. Hand.
Jim and Happy j. paced the mile Il
2l4A.
John D. Mack also won the gold media
offered bv j. p Winchester to the trot
ter whose seven winning heats average
the fastest.
Handy Jim was the winner Of the gol
medal awarded 20 the pace whose seve
winning heats averaged the fastest tim,
The silver cup offered by Harry .
Stoecllle to the trotter winning the great
eat number Of heats, was won by hugus
not, the winner having led the way J
% heats.
Handy jim also won the silver Gu
awarded by Joseph Freck to the pace
winning the greatest number OF heat
the victor having gone under the VII
n winner in % heats.
Huguenot took the silver medal pr
sented by DIR. J. r. Kuhns to the trott'
starting In the greatest number OF race
starting twenty-five times.
The silver medal presented TO u
pacer starting i'm the greatest number
races was won by Jim Watson, haNif
started in 81 races. w. j. Kelly VIZ
the donor. -
The $50 in gold presented by Georl
G Morton 10 the member securing u
greatest number of new members duril
the year 1917, was won by Dr. James
Afahaffv, who secured four new member
The prizes will be presented TO I,
owners of the winning horses az u
annual banquet of the Delaware hor
Show Association which will be held
the near future.