Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-15
RAIN PUTS CRINP
into Horse RACES
Nugget Boy Wins Only Heat
Contested at WawaSet
Park
MANY ENTRIES IN
SATURDAY CARD

The annual spring races of the Della
ware Horse Show Association opened
yesterday afternoon over the Wawaset
Driving Park track. Rain cut the racing
program short, but one heat was finished
In the 2.24 class trUt, and the horses
were scoring for the opening heat Of the
2.l3 class pace, when a thunder storm
broke. rain falling IN torrents put an
end TO the afternoons sport. Tho I'M
finished events and the program intend
ed for Saturday afternoon will now be
raced on Saturday starting at o'clock.
The Philadelphia entry, Nugget Boy,
won the only heat decided, scoring q rec
ord Of 2lS ID, beating Tom AXworthy,
another Philadelphia entry, out on the
homo stretch. Philadelphia entries also
finished third and fourth in the heat.
Ruth Ongalc. the winner of the Horse
Dealers Sweepstal<e race at Belmont
track last week. finished fifth. These
races are all $1,000 stake events, and will
all be raced on the every heat a race
plan. ending with the third heat.
2-e4 Class, trottingi purse $1,000 (un-
fnishedl
Nugget Boy, b. g., by King wedge,
J. X. Sparks, Philadelphia (W.
Tom Axworthy. b. S. George w. Hin
demcyer. Philadelphia lPeacaokl.. 2
Bourbon Chimes. blk. g., NJ. p. Wells,
Philadelphia (Duttonl .....,.... 3
Florence White. b. m. Thomas
White Philadelphia CWhtel a..... a
Ruth Ongnle, b. m, R. f. Flord, Gil
den, Va. Clark ............. o
Nancy Hanks Dewey, b. m, G. II.
Leedom, Ardmore GRADY ........ o
Fl Clinic. b. m, J. W. Lee, Middle
town. n. Y. (Pitman) ..s........ z
Sarah H.. b. M. Andy Mcdowell,
Somerton (McDowelD .. 8
Bonset, b. m, II. d. Sheppard, Han
over iCorbinl ................ 0
Black Wig. blk. e.. Daniel Leary,
West Chester lLeary) .......... 10
Zombor. b. e., s B. Russell, Lewis
town lRussell) ...............D Dis
Onward Penn, b. h., George Gregory
Philadelphia Gregory ........ Dis.
The Joker, b. E., f. Bethes. Dillon, s.
@ Oh. Tyson .................. Dis.
Time. 2.ls 10.
Tomorrow's entries:
9.24 Trot Purse $1,000.
Lady Mitchell. Oh. m. Pathfinder
Stoeckle Stables Newark Del; own
or Moucan Mitchell Aberdeen, Md.
MAJ Stevens. Dr. m. by Peter Ste
VEINS. William b. Eckort. Reading Pa
owner. William B. Eckert. Reading,
Pa
Lady Patchen. br. m. by Director
Paichen. Charles H. Lafferty, Phila-
delphia; owner Charles H. Lafferty
'ade'phia.
Les oh. g., by Kinsleo, H. II
Sheppard. Hanover. Pa; owner. II. d.
Sheppard Hanover. Pa
Betty NJ. b. m, by Russell b., g. w
Hindemeyer, Philadelphia; owner. G,
" II ndemeyer. Philadelphia.
Harry Pointer br. E.. by Hlastio
Pointer. Dan Loary, West Chester
Pa; Owner. Dan Leary, West Chester
Pa
Zion Girl b. m. by Pilgrim, W S.
Townsend Wilmington owner. John
Davis. Brown Mills. ~ J.
Joe Armstrong. &. &. by Puritan, c.
F. Pitman. Trenton, y. j.: owner, c
F. Pitman Trenton. n. ] And w. H
Hollett. Wilmington, Del, declared
out
PIG Trot, Purse $1,000.
Kenneth. b. h., by Crystauion.
Stoeckle Stables. Newark Del; owner.
Herman S. Crossman. Monroe n. Y.
Willie Worthy CHI g. by Ward Ak
worthy A. p. Commings Reading, Pa. ;
owner. A. D. Commings Reading, Pa
lCTime allowance claimedl
Amo. &. m. by Auster c s. Phipps
FWard. Pa. owner c. s. Phipps Ward
kPa Thine allowance ella med0
\ Bondie Boy, b. g., by Bonnie. F
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