The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-06-18
The Fourth in Mount Holly


milton of Independence day in Mount
Holly are almost completed and from
present appearances the programme
that has been prepared will suit every
taste. Lorenzo L. Sapp, chairman Of
the committee of arrangements, has
been working faithfully to see that all
will be given a day of pleasure. 1t has
been generally admitted that the usual
firing of explosives shall be prohibited.
This is the plan that has been adopted
in the larger towns and cities. In
Trenton four dealers have been fined
for selling firecrackers and caps
The exercises in Mount Holly will
begin in the morning at ten o'clock,
when there will be an outdoor gather
ing at the court house, with prominent
speakers. This feature has not been
definitely settled yet but it is hoped to
have Congressman Bacharach and one
of the soldiers who has seen SER
vice in the trenches. The Third Regi.
ment Depot Brigade band from Camp
Dix will get here early in the morning
and will give music during the day.
The afternoon will be devoted to
sports. There will be base ball game
at the fair ground between the team OF
the Second Battalion, 153d. Depot Bri-
gade from Camp Dix and picked
team to represent Mount Holly. In
addition to this there will be several
good horse races. Secretary Wills has
been working hard on this line and
has secured many fine entries.
The Business Mems Sweepstake for
2.30 trotters is arranged on the same
plan as the one recently held at Bel
mont, each horseman paying S25 to
enter and the winner taking the entire
amount, the association adding 800 to
be divided among the losers. The
following horses are entered: Ell Sahib,
by Sahib, Fry and Rankin, Mount
Holly; Cloudless A., by Elmo, Her
man Tyson, Wilmington, Del; Bis
milla, by Bertini, Keller Stable, Dor
dentown; Savannah Bingen, by Bin
gen, Joseph L. Herman, Asbury Park;
Jocade. by Handsome Joe, Doctor
Truck, Freehold; Major f., by Major
Forrest J. F. Smale, Spring City, Pa
Elsie Laird, by The Laird, John Davis,
Browns Mills.
In the 2.16 class there are very fast
and select bunch of trotters, including
Cumlude 2.OS4, by Morgan Axworthy,
Keller Stable; Silky Belle, by Wilkes
Boy, with record of 2.124, entered by
Rigg Hall, of Philadelphia; Caroline,
2.144, fast western mare, entered by
C. C. Coolbaugh, of Philadelphia;
Glenora, 2144, the speedway champion
entered by William c. Fox, of Mullica
Hill; Sweet Spirit, 2.O94, by Walnut
Hall, entered by Joseph L. Herman, of
Asbury' Park.
The PA pace has several local en-
tries that have this spring made better
than 22O. Among them are Eureka
Red, Fry and Rankin, Mount Holly;
Farmer Worthy, A F. Bradley,
Mount Holly; May Hamlin, George
Homer, Beverly; Setter Girl, Keller
Stable. Bordentown; Over the Top, by
Copa De Ora, 2.O1, owned by Joseph L.
Herman, Philadelphia; Bergola, by
Bergen, 2.06, owned by d. c. Lucas.
of Morrisville; Zion Girl, from Bro wn s
Mills and Edna Laird.
The 2.l6 pace has only five starters
but they are fast bunch and all have
promised to stare They are Doctor
L., 2.15, and Madison Square, 2.13;
owned by Fry and Rankin, Mount
Holly; Joseph X. S. 2.10H, by Admiral
Dewey, 2.07, owned by Henry K.
Stoekle, of Wilmington; Nettie
Patch, 2.164, owned by Mooie and
Kelly, of Newark; and James Forrest,
from the Bradley stable.
In addition to these races there will
be an amateur event for local horses
that that have not been a mile better
than 2.30. Several of the local bows
are preparing their colts and the race
promises to be good one Liberty
Bonds will be given as purses so as to
avoid giving the horses records.
In the evening there will be dancing
at fountain square, and if the weather
is good there is no reason why the day
should not be an enjoyable event for
all.