Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-08
Wilmington TRACK
GETSWORLD' SRECORD
Harry ]. S. PAGES the Hall
Mile Course in 2:O7 IL
Against Time
PETER STEVENS
WINS FREE FOR ALL


Racing that surpassed anytning-ol
he kind ever before witnessed ID this
i.y. was the big feature YESTERDAY "i-
cfnoon at the Delaware Stato FAR az
NaNaset Driving Park. when a double
ard was presented due TO the post
,oncment Of Thursdays events because
III the muddy condition OF the track.
Harry J. $, the black stallion owned
BY Harry J. Stoeckle OF this city, es-
abllshed worlds lrottng record Tor
stallion on half-mile track. IN
august "a last this horse at Goshen, n
L.. half mile track, made a world : rec
,fd for three heats in race on nan
nile track. and yesterday afternoon c.
abllshed new record for stations
AZ Negotiating the two circuits in 2Ol
l-2. The worlds half-mile track rec
,rd fof stations was previously held by
Willy. made at Monroe \. \" IN wi
Ahen he stepped the mile In 2Ol 81.
The previous trotting record Tor the
local track was 2.i2, held by Dr. Chase,
rom which Harry j. ;. clipped q IL
seconds.
The record for the Wawaset Park
rack for a PAGER in a race, also was
lowered, Peter stevens, from Heading
nacing the second heat in the free-for-
an pace, in 2.07 "a. reducing the Tor
mer mark OF 209 "a. made several
years ago by Ethan Roberts.
Thus new marks for the track for
both PAGERS and trotters were huns up
one afternoon besides new worlds
record FOR a mile for a stallion on
half mile track being set. IL certainly
Nas some horse racing.
Harry ]. (. was driven by Herman
Tyson who sent the game son OF Nd
miral Dewey away on his record-break-
ing trip at a good gait, reaching the
quarter in 80 IA seconds. Tyson then
.ook him in hand. aud he stepped the
second quarter in 81 seconds a 2O4
gait lie cased up a bit in the third
quarter which was passed in i.36 IA,
but the final drive for the wire show
ed the real gameness Of the horse, for
he responded nObly, trotting the fourth
quarter in 81 IA seconds, a 2.0o shot.
without a skip or wRver, and appear
ed fresh at the finish.
numbering runner TO sulky car
ried Harry y. :. down the stretch and
around the frst turn after scoring, and
then picked up the handsome black
NNNllOl lNI AilN niN' NAN ~ hiAN ANaA
quarter mile The quarters reeled on
BY Mr.. Stoeckle's phenomenon were re.
garded as about the most evenly gaitet
sver negotiated on Wawaset Track anf
he second quarter OF 81 seconds is tho
fastest ever shown on that oval. horse
men stated.
OF the delighted thousands who wit
1essed Harry J. SIS remarkable mile
NJ flalfrh Tod Cnnntn
tors than Mr.. Stocckle and the mem
bers of his family.
All told tventy-one heats were raced
The 2i3 class pace for a $1,000 purse
resulted in a seycn-heat battle. Gilber
NJ. won the first two heats, but tire,
n the sixth and after going away on
break was distanced. Colonel NJ. tool
the third heat and June Bug LANDED
he fourth. Then Tyson sent Commo
lore Dallas 20 The front in the nftt
heat after which Colonel NJ straighten
ed away and won out in game finishes
't was a great race and the seven heat
averaged right around 2.i3.
AIintmark scored a straight heat vic
tory in winning the 2.30 class trot. ais,
for a $1,000 purse The Philadelphia
mare. Nancy Hanks Dewey was the fac
tor in this race. Lady Aubrey, also IL
the Gray stable, won the PIG class
pace, after flve-heat struggle
The bay mare Mary Warren. won th,
PA class trot in straight heats. il
rather slow time. with johnnie Millel
close second at the finish.
The summary
RACING RESULTS
free-for-all Pace-purse S4OO
Peter Stevens. B. by Peter the
Sellers D. b z william b Eckert.
Reading lCorbnl ............. .
Time H. . OF Ia
p. IA Glass rrot--Purse $500
Mary Warren, M. by Iombro II
u. sheppard, Hanover lCorbinl ~
Johnnie Miller. b g II d. Sheppard.
harover iWilhamsl .....-.. 80
Deed Tinker; , h. William B Eekeri,
Hill, ~ J ,Garrisonb ............t
Time 10 ais Ia 2.1T "a
- :. - Class Pace-Ciizens stakes purs
$1,000.
Colonel NJ. b e. by Colonel
Cochran, Schwartz Bros.
Harrison. y. J fPitmanl .
June Bug b m, by Dingus
meyer Philadelphia Pea
commodore Dallas, b z. BY
Commodore Sinnick.
SON & B9nham. salem s..
IT, Oh. Tyson .-.......... i Q
Gilbert NJ, b z, by Tommy
Harrison Horseshoe Farm.
Rising sun, Nd. q Arm
Grace Michael. Oh m. Horse.
shoe Farm Rising Sun.
Nd. Hayden ........ 5 70
Tine is ia. ZIG IA. 2.12 !
2.12 "a 2.13 Ia. 2.13 Ia 2-16 Ia.
2.16 Glass Pace-Purse $500.
Lady Aubrey. M. by Captain
Aubrey. @. Fl Leedom. Ard
more iUruuN . b . 7 (
George Case b by Judge Case,
ci,y. : Nd A'4 q Ssn.ir ssa59. aaai
Queen Hal N. by Hiram n
William B Eckert. Reading
Madison n..@s square. br b. Fry
Rank ut; Holiy, 'Fry)- IS
s' r~,m ss S"' cSoa,ssvihe IRA
%S"e al. ais Ia ala 4
AIS 81 2.15 Il.
30 Glass Trot-Wawaset PARK stai
mintmsrk. h. by Bingen. W. II.
Leese. Brooklyn .--...-....-..-..
Nancy Hanks Dewey b M c. II.
Lesdom. Ardmore tGradyl .......
Psylow& m. A. B. Coke. Paoii
Bonrhos Crimes h. weIis Bros.
phnsd~iphia (Dutfonl ......-.-.
King Binreu h < Griath Whining
ton a Ty.son =. --...'. .......
Florence white. m Thomas White.
Time-a p' 20 az ar a. 3is.
To beat tho track record - .. IL trottir
HAIRY S. NIX b. by ADMIRAL Dewey
dam D0rc-s Noore b. Nilto7 s. Harry
= siosekie. Wilmington Herman Ty-
Tine 80 Ia. i.o4 II. i.ss