Evening journal., 1918-09-03
STRICKER CLEANS
UP In CHEVROLET

J. II. Str'ckler. driving a Chevrolet
car. captured the honors at the open
ing automobile races at the Delaware
Stale Fair yesterday. finishing FIRST In
/ four out Of The Gve races lie made his
fastest time In the last race. the three
mile free for all race. when ne finished
In minutes and 80 seconds
| F,5nk Fader's Oakland finished sec
ond In the five mile hendicap. but the
Chevro'et, despite the handicap, man
aged 70 get there first IN minutes and
/ 20 seconds.
In the other three races. Thomas
and Hszen with their Fords, q and 9
respectively, were following the Chew
rolet as II changing places with each
other for the second place.
Gleason's Ford managed 20 COP the
time speed in the trial race when q
beat Strickler's Chevrolet. Summary:
Time Trials.
First. Gleason, Ford, time III rs;
| second, Strickler, Chevrolet. time, tA9
/ nat; third, Thomas, Ford, time i.2i 2-5.
-Four Mile Free-for-All.
First, Strickler. Chevrolet: sesond.
! Gleason, Ford: third. Thomas. Ford.
Time 5.2i 10.
Two Mile Free-for-All.
First Strickler. Chevrolet; second
Gleason. Ford; third, Thomas, Ford.
Time 2.92.
Five Mile Handicap. q.
First Strickler. Chevrolet; second
Crosssn, Oakland: third. Thomas, Ford.
Time go.
Three Mile Free-for-Au.
First, Strickler, Chevrolet: second,
Gleason, Flrd; third, Thomas, Ford.
Time $50.
Car UpsetS.
Previous 10 the trials which pre-
ceded the races Cox, driving a Ford,
turned turtle but escaped injury. The
car was slightly damaged. The acci-
dent was charged TO the wet track.
I Running Races at Night.
in the evening three horse running
races took place with the following
results:
First race, 8 furlongs-First, Rus
sian Pinion; second, Race Brook; third,
Russling Brass; Star Gazer, scratched.
Time ii2.
Second race, furlongs-Flrst, Por-
TIA; second, Sohmegia; third, In and
!
Third race, az furlOngs-Flrst. Miss
Bljou; second, Israel; third, Lady Lin
den; fourth, Pay Streak. Time 100.
The entries for tomorrow follow:
2.24 pace, purse S4OO-Gravity. b. m,
Anderson Wilkes, Fry & Rankin, Jr.,
Mt. Holly, n. j.; Stella S, b. m, Pilot
Medium. Jr., A. II. Tyson, Wilmington,
Del; Little Lady Sd. b. m, Colorado T.,
I. c. dupont, Wilmington, Del; Alfred
S., b. m, Garland NJ. Myer & Son,
Bridgeville, Deli Great Lake, blk. m,
Peter the Great, w. NJ. Robinson, Nor
folk, Val Bell Woodford, b. m, Hilton
dale, s. Stendemurn, Cambridge, Nd;
Walter B., &. g., Lord Admiral, q. W.
Hindemeyer, Philadelphia, Pa; Bugola,
b. g., Burgin, James Brothers. Belle
Haven, Va; Priscilla B., blk. m, Bar
nett B., Elliott Brothers, Bridgeville,
Del, Ozenut, b. h., Ozono, Maplewood
Farm, Readstown, n. j. Lottie John.
son, b. m, Russell B., Z. II. johnson,
Dover, Del.
e.27 trOt, purse s4OO-Fancy Hall, blk.
h., Walnut Hall, w. s. Gracy' Lewisville,
Pa; Catherine Glover, ch. m. Morgan
Axworthy, Fry & Rankin, Jr. Mt. Holly,
y. j.; FL Shaib, b. e., Sahib, Fry &
Rankin, Jr, Mt. Holly, N. j.; Luck
Stone, br m, Moko, Myer & Son,
Bridgeville, Deli Zomedra, b. m, Zom-
bro. Jos. X. Sparks, Philadelphia, Pa;
George Donna, ch. m, Peter ODonna,
Maplewood Farm, Roadstown, y. j.;
Cloudless A., br. m, Elmo, J. W. Willis,
Wilmington, Deli Native Chief, ch. e,
Native King, w. L. Bull, Melfa, Va;
Moko Axworthy, b. &, Howard Mann,
S. Y. Nottingham, Mschipongo, Va; May
Russell ch m, Sidney Prince, w. c.
Tarr. Pocomoke City. Nd
2.l3 pace, purse S60O-Edna Hamlin,
b. m, Lorenza Hamlin, Thos. Mcfarland,
Burlington, y. j.; George Case, b. e..
Judge Case. d. c. Armstrong, Pocomoke
City. Nd; Commodore Dallas, b. e., Vice
Commodore. Sinnickson & Bonham,
Salem, \. j.; Baroness Watson, b. IL.
Baron Bell, John 5. Garrett, lr.. West
Chester, Pa; Betty NJ. b. M, Russell b..
G. V. Hindemeyer, Philadelphia. Pa;
Rowdy Boy, b. g., Charlie Wilkes, Har.
man Pratt, Smyrna, Del; Gilbert NJ, b.
h., Tommy Harrison, W. n Walker
Belle Haven, Va.