Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-05
SPLIT HEATS FEATURE
RACES At THE FAIR
Some Close Contests in the Track
Events There Yesterday
Afternoon.

the light harness events offered nv the
Delaware Horse Show Association at the
Delaware State Fair grounds yesterday
OF the three races "A 2.2a pace a Z.Z' trot
and a 2 l3 pace, two went Ia three heats.
However. the feature event of the pro-
gram, the 2. l3 pace, went To BETTY NJ,
Philadelphia horse. III straight heats.
As was expected, the fastest Time oil the
week, which at the same time ~ the
fastest time made on the new track, was
established during this race, 2l3la being
The best Betty Nj. won the event in
straight henta from fast field, pacing
halves in IOiL The field carried her
at terrific clip for parts OF the miles
and the New Jersey entry. Commodore
Dallas contested each heat To the wire.
hut was unable Ia uutstop the speedy
daughter of Russell h. The three heats
over this new track averaged well below
21i
Herman Tyson piIotcd Cloudlcss A,
Wilmington horse to victory IN the IL
trot After losing the first and second
heats. he scored , 22l3 IN the third heat
Moko Axworthy, winner oi the opening
heat looked to have about speed epough
To win hut took second money Three
horses were ,,stanccd IN the opening
heat OF this race
The Virginia mare, Great Light won
the PA pace, IN a tive-hcat battle. tax
ng n record OF 20ll IN the fourth heat
and after casting 2 shoe Bugola, another
Virginia mare. vas the contcnding factor
in this race, winning the first and Second
heats. but she could not quite reach IN
the final heat
The attendance Yesterday. which was
expected 90 bc under that of Tuesday,
4. Al = al IL
When the figures are compared with those
Of previous wears II - expected that tho
crowd OF Yesterday will equal If not cx-
coed the "Wednesday records This augurs
well for tho attendance TODAY which with
the large size of tho now grounds the
better appointments and the hig and
diversified program offered ~ expected tn
shattcr MI previous Delaware State
Far records
To SCI NV TRACK RTCoRp,
Big Thursday ~ the far today will be
celebrated by the usual bIg Thursday
program Of races In addition 60 the four
fast events which are on the card an cx-
hibrion mule against time to set record
for the now tlsincrc track will he trottcd
hy Harry J : worlds champion trotting
stallion on n haIf-mllc track, owned bv
Harry ! Stoecl>lc Of this city
a.2i racV, 2 nj 5--purss'. saoo.
Great Light. blk m by
Peter tho Great CI'in-
nrNi -........... !
Bugola. h &. by Bur
gin 1Buzinel 5 ?
I.otte Iornson. b m.
nv Russell u (tohu
aon1 ..... 70
Gravity. + NJ. ~ An
dcrson wilkes (Fryl . 70
ozonu. II. by ozono
Garrison1 . ro.
Stella : u m by Pilot
Medium. II tTysorl 70.
Time a2ii4 s@o1 2et'.
220i4 2e6'4
2;2. Trot--3 in a--rurSc. stoo.
Cloudiess \. br. IN b,
Elmo oTvson)
Moko Axvorthy. Il. &. hy
Howard Mann tMotta l :
| Luck stone hr m. b. Moko
tMycrl ...
Fancy Hall. hlR II by Wal
nut Hau tI;raCyh - re
Catherine Glover. GcorFic Donna
and Mrs. Watts dtstanced IN the first
heat
Time 2 20 IA: 2:1s Ia; c.22 II,
2:c3 IL; 2.s4 1-2
2:iS pace--3 in Purse. 5000.
Betty NJ. h. m hy Russell II.
CPeacocb) ..-...--.,.. ] ]
Commodore Dallas. b <. by
VICE Commodore tTyson) . .
Gilbert Nj. r h. by Tommy
Harrison 1Mott) ..3 I
George Case b. e. by Judge
Case CCiark1 1........=........ :
Timc-e:I3 ia; eli I-2; 2.i3 IL
TOMORROW $ FNrRIrs
The entries for tomorrow races follow
Threc-year-old, tro< purse 5000 Jay
| Bonham. Salem. y J Dolla Guy, ch. m
| GUY Axworthy. 5. b Russell. Lewis,
| town. Pa Elcnor Axworthy. CHI 10
Dillon Axworthy. Jos Mclaughlin PhiIa-
| delphia. Pa; Native Chief ch q. Ma
tive King. " j. Bull, Melfa, Va,
| Comcly. m. ] Malcolm Forbes. j II
Robinson, Norfolk va
| , 20 pace purse S400 Huskcr Brooks
| b. h., Husker Boy. W r Nyrich, Read
| ing Pa Gravity. b m. Anderson
Wilkes Fry & Rankin. Jr. Mt Holly, \
| j.; Stella 5. br m Pilot Medium Jr
| a X Tyson, Wilmingto on, Little Lady. Sd
b m. Colorado f.. T c du Pont. vii
mington, Alfred :. b h, Garland "
| Myer q Son. BridRevllle. Del Ben Azoff
| b. H. Azoff. Il " Southerland Mt
| Olive y G., Bell Woodford. b m. vii
tondalc : Stendcmurn Cambridge. Md
Joe AllIewood ch. T.. Alliewood, ] J
Sweeney, Baltimore. Md Walter b. b
&. Lord Admiral G. " Ilindemeyer
Philadelphia, Pa; Bugola, b G, Burgn
James Bros, Belle Haven, Pa; Priscills
b, blk m, Barnett b. Elliott Bros
Bridgeyille. Del; Master DomaS. br. h.
Peter O'Donna, Maplew ood Farm. Roads
town, n J.. May Hamlin. b. m. Lorenza
HaInlin. J. C. Mott, Mt Holly, n J
Red Direct, ch. g.. Director Red, +. II
Johnson. Dover Del.
2.24 trot, purse 5000 Ores. b. q, Faros
Morgan Mitchell, Aberdeen, Md Flor
ence White, b. m, Colorado T., Thos
| White, Philadelphia, Pa; Major T., b
&. Major Forrest, j. T. Smale, Spring
City. Pa, John ID Mack, b. e.. Petaurist
J. " Willis, Wilmington, Del; Fancy
Hall, blk h.. Walnut Hall, W 5. Gracy
Lcwisville, Pa; Fl Sahib, b. e., Sahib
| Fry d Rankin. Jr., Mt. Holly, y. J.
| Catherine Glover. ch m, Morgan Ak
worthy. Fry & Rankin, Jr, Mt Holly
y J Feneste, blk. IN. San Francisco
" II Robinson, Norfolk. Va; ID. o. c.
b. H.. Peter Billskin, NJ H. Sullivan
Philadelphia. Pa; Robert Emmett, br
h.. Toddles, NJ r. Sullivan, Philadelphia