Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-04
HORSE RACING ON
NEW FAIR GROUNDS
Initial Performances on the Track
Yesterday Indicate a
Good Future.

Spnt heat racing, iPatuitu tht iti'"S''
track events of the annual iour-day
light harness program of the Delaware
State Fair Yesterday afternoon. Two
trotting events and two running events
formed the program. the two running
races being a mile stecplechasc and ia
-furlong dash.
According to expert opinion passed on
the track Yesterday by drivers and other
horscmen present. it Is likely TO become
one of the fastest In this section when it
ACQUIRES the proper surface As II is the
track is a little hard at this time, although
this did not affect the time nor the horses
: yesterday.
In winning the 222 class trot race
Herman Tyson pilotcd the Maryland en-
try. Iros. to new record of > l91, IN the
opening heat, reducing his former mark
bv five seconds The Reading mare
Wnalo outtrottcd him to the wire IN the
second heat, taking n mark of 20 Lrus
stcadicd after this and WAS never in danger
of losing, winning rs he pleased in slower
time
Pauline Ililda was forced to put up
quite battle to win The 2.l6 class pace
race. The North Carolina gelding, kcrby
Direct WAS always a dangerous factor IN
this race. He closely contested the open
ing heat and was first NJ the wire IN the
second heat but as he had swervcd In
the stretch. the judges decided TO set him
back, awarding tho heat TO Pauline llIlda
in 2.I61.. the best time of the race.
Kirby Direct outpaced the mare To tho
finish IN the third heat IN 10 ,, new
mark for him The mare, however. came
back in the fourth and final heat which
she won in head and head drive down
the stretch.
JOCKEY HEAVILY THROWN
The thrill Of the afternoon was afforded
the crowd IN the stecpleachase event.
Three starters faced DIR kuhns and he
got them AWAY even after a false start
All Of the horses seemed TO have difficulty
in taking the jumps and several were
topplcd over.
II was al the start of the second lap
that the spectators were gwen the thrill
Russian pInion and Crack OIpav took
tho iuInn in front Of the stand at the
same time. Bound seemed to strike the
brush and Crack ODay stumbled.
throwing Jockey Horning heavily to the
track Hormng seemed to strike on the
back of his neck, and the force Of the toss
fiipped him over into four or five rapidly
executed somcrsauits
At first it was thought that HorniSg
was seriously injured. but before the
track attendants could get TO him he
picked himself up, and aside from a
severe jarring was unhuTt. BY the time
of the next running event he had suit-
clcntlv recovered to enter and cop first
place Crack ODav finished the second
Ian without driver and took all the re-
naming jumps clean.
Summary:
222 class trot, purse S4o0
OroS, b e. by Faros. Morgan
Mitchell, Aberdeen, Md. III.
TYSON .............-.. 3 ]
Nnola, chm, by Expedition, c.
+ Bcchcr, Reading (kliDc ,
Sable " bm. ]. Dixon, Balti-
moro (Brozius) 3 ? 3
Caption. chg. John Burnett, vii
mngton burnett 4 4 ids
Edna Owvho. bn.. ] II Hagen,
Philadelphia jackson 5dr
Time 219is, = 22Qi4. 22i Z, 22l 4
> Is class pace. purse 500.
Pauline HIda. chm, ;. +. Tar
ing. Richmond. Va Mott / ]
Kirby Direct. bg. by Walter Di-
rect. b W Switzerland, Mt
Olive. \ c. Dougherfy) ,
Doctor L.. bg.. Fry and Rankin,
Mt Holly Fry ..... .....-.. 3
Joe .tlhewood, chg, J. J. Swec-
ncv, Baltimore lROscmrel Ads
Timc-2IS14, 21614, 216l3, 2.17.
Running race, four and one-hah fur
longs In and Out, bc HomIngl, won
Lady Linden, en-. Williams, second;
Poor Joe. bg thely1, third; Elmo, chg.
tFarreln. fourth 1Ime-.51.
one mile steeplechasc race: Race
Brook brg Donaldson, won; Russian
Pioneer. hC Williams second Crack
ODay, bg >aornIng, third. Time
2.03j2.
ToMoRRows ENTRIES.
The entries for tomorrow are as follows.
> - pace. purse S600-Lottie johnson,
b. m. Russell b, E H. johnson, Dover,
Del Red Direct, ch. g, Director Red,
L. H. johnson, Dover, Del; Babe Aller- |
ton, b. Inn, Ray Allerton, J. c. Boulden, |
Wilmington; Walter B., &. &, Lord !
Admiral, c. ". Hindemeyer, Philadel-
phla, Pa; Bonnie j., b. N, j. : G., W |
r Nyrich, Reading, Pa; Eureka Red, /
b. 2, Berkshire Red Fry d Rankin, Jr, |!
ture Todd, Fry d Rankin. Jr,, Mt Holly, |
y. J.; Del Cor, br. m, Del Cornoda, y |
NJ sullivan, Philadelphia, Pa; Little |
Charlie B, b. &, Sidney Prince, W L. |
Bull, Melia, Va; Miss Marque. b. b., /
Sir Marque, Myer & Swain, Bridgevlue, |
Del
PIG trot, purse S6OO-Lena 1ombro. b. |
m, Zombro, NJ f Hayden, Wilmington. |
Del; Silver King, br b.. Silver Wings, |
" m Armstrong, NarShailton, Del, Mug |
gctt Boy, b. z, King Wedge, JOS. X |
Sparks, Philadelphia, Pa; Achcen, N,
Achilla, ". NJ. Taylor, Wilmington:
Host Peter, b. h., Peter the Great, :. c. |
Bull, Melfa, Va Major F., b &, Major |
Forrest, J. F. Smale, Spring City, Pa
X. J. ;, b h.. Unknown, NJ. \ Sulh-
van, Philadelphia. Pa Red Russell, ch |
b Symboler, " r Eyrick, Reading Pa.
= Is trot, purse S60O-Charlie Penn, b.
e, Royal Penn, n p James, Kendall |
Grove, Va. Bedworth Chief, b. b., Bed
worth, Jr, Harry Herbert, Reading. Pa.
Edna Owyho, b. m, Owyho, J D Hagy, /
RoXboro, Pa; Ulsen, br <, Notchclifie. |
A. X Tyson, Wilmington; Nugget
Boy, b. &, King Wedge, Jos X Sparks.
Philadelphia, Pa. Pavlowa, b. b., Peter
The Great, W II. Robinson, Norfolk. Va.
Ruth Palmer, b. N, Judge Palmer, W. J,
Dougherty, Newport News, Va; Dock
Mckinney, br. G., Dry Dock, d. @. Arm
strong, Pocomoke City, Md; Tom AK
worthy, b. g., Widen Axworthy, c. ".
HindeIneyer, Philadelphia, Pa. Kenneth,
b. h., Crystallion, j. W Willie, vii
mington; Caroline, b. M, John c. Car
Isle, Q. o. Coolbaugh, Gwynedd Nal
ley, Pa
Free-for-all pace, purse S40O Doctor
l., b. e., Air Castle, Fry d Rankin, Jr,
Mt Holly. n. j.: Handy jim, br e. In