The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-08-29
THREATENING CLOUDS
KEPT MANY FROM FAIR
Despite The Indications of Rain, a
Crowd Attended The Fair YeSter-
day-DPeamland Brought About
LOO From Baltimore - Races
Were Fine, Six Heats Being Need
ed to Settle The 2.1S Pace.

| Old Sol was conspicuous by his
absence from public view, and while
thousands of persons glanced anxi
ously, from time to time, at the sky
to see if he We're coming out, he fir
] ted back and forth all day, so thai
the more timid ones decided that il
was the wiser plan to stay at home
and be safe from the rain which
threatened to wet everything and ev,
erybody who attempted to sttend the
| Dorchester County Fair on its second
day
The crowd was fair-sized one.
however, Notwithstanding this fact
and again the lovers of good sport
had the time of their lives; there
was enough snap to the racing events
to make all of the spectators sit UP
and take notice In the 2.16 trot
four heats were necessary before Ken
meth, the able son of Crystallion,
could get the deciding heat, while in
the 2.1S pace six heats were neces-
sary for May Hamlin to demonstrate
her ability to win. In the 2.15 Pace
Commodore Dallas took three heats
in succession, but in the face of the
strong wind blowing at the time, he
was compelled to make the second
and third heats in less than 2.15.
The automobile race was not SO
good as on the previous day, since
only one of the six starters finished;
some had engine trouble, some could
not get to running right and dropp-
ed out on the first lap, while others
got their engines so hot in warming
up for the event that they were out
of the race almost before it was
started, and some stopped, apparent
ly, because they were tired and did
not care about finishing the course.
The race was five mile event, and,
as on the previous day, Miss Helen
Phillips Chevrolet carried off the
minutes and 80 seconds. A feature
of the race was the fact that Miss
Phillips accompanied Melvin (Sam)
Cannon on the race. She stated yes
terday that if the rules permitted she
would drive her own car today. Six
cars entered the race, but that OF
Miss Phillips was the only one to
finish.
The mule race was won for the
second time by Grandma, the fast
''critter" of Ben Thompson, the time
for the quarter of a mile being 40
seconds. Uncle Pete, entered by
Lloyd James, was second; Jim, enter
ed by E. R. Ewell, was third; Mandy,
entered by w. ]. Sherman, fourth;
lobe. entered by Raymond Phillips,
fifth, and ---, entered by E.
R. Ewell, was sixth.
The summaries follow:
ZIG Trot-Purse. $500.
Ruth Palmer. b.m., A. A. Slagle. 1 2
Kenneth. BIS. H. Tyson 3
Arion Prince, BIS. ny. Upshurs ri z
Time. 2.17 Ia. 10 Ia, is IA, .19 IL
Els Pace-Purse, $500.
May Hamlin. b.m. Mott 3 / l l
Belle Jones, b.m., Saunders 8
Oxonut, BIS. Elliott Bros. 2
Time, 2.21 Ii, Is IA 20 3-4, is IL,
20, 10 1-2.
Els Pace-Purse. $500.
Commodore Dallas, Big, H. Tyson l l l
Pauline Hilda, chm, Sc. Earring 2
Kirby Direct, Big. b. Switzerland 4
Alice Hunter b.m., S. c. Bull A 3
Time, 2.15 IA, IA ii, IA IL.
Automobile Race-Five Miles.
Chevrolet-Melvin (Sam) Cannon
Buick-Bob Dali.
from bley-Nelson Thomas.
Ford-Elmer Cannon.
Ford-Fred Wagner
Hudson-Guy Stewart.
Time min. so sec.