Evening journal., 1919-07-11
HORSEMEN GATHER
At Dinner CIRCUIT
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In harness racing simply for the love
Of H., spening hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars annually without any thought
OF a return, TO raise the sport TO the
highest possible level.
All the speakers last night commend
ed President Wallace and the members
OF the Delaware Horse Show Associa-
ton for the progress made in harness
racing in this city Inc last year. The
project OF putting up such plant as
the association has at Elsmere whore
the meet is held. under circumstances
that have existed for the past two
years, was considered by the visitors
nothing short Of a miracle.
Wilmington probably has never be
fore entertained such a prominent list
OF amateur hOrsemen as those who are
attending the Junior League meet.
First Of these is q. 4. Graves. president
OF the Metropolitan Driving Club, Of
Boston. Although % years Of age. Mr.
Graves Is Just as keenly interested in
the sport as ever and drives his own
horses. lie drove a race at Elsmere on
"Wednesday and won second place
W. J. Mcdonald. OF Boston. who won
the junior League cup on Wednesday.
with his bay geding. Northspur, is
looked on as the leading amateur reins-
man Of the United states. lie drove
Northspur in the race on Wednesday.
Mr.. Mcdonald. who is a real estate op-
orator in Boston, has the largest stable
Of matinee horses in the world, about
twenty-five in all. lie has been keenly
Interested in the sport for years and is
a great credit TO the game.
Judge A. s. Tomkins. Of Nyack, ~ Y.
who Is a member Of the Supreme Court
OF the State Of New York. and a prom-
nent member Of the Goshen Driving
Club, is also a visitor. Judge Tomkins
also drives his own horses and is eX-
pected 10 drive in one of the races To-
day. Judge TOmkins says he never
misses a Saturday afternoon at the.
Goshen track when home. and admits
that he looks forward TO that day dur
ing the entire week with just as much
pleasure as the boy who has been
promised a trip 10 the circus.
W. Averlll Hartman, son Of the late
r. II. Hartman, railroad magnale, OF
New York. is another prominent anna
teur horseman who has been attending
the meeting. These are only a few OF
the men who have placed matinee rae
ing in a class by itself in this country
who are attending the meeting. others
who can be mentioned are Herman :.
Crossman. Of Monroe, N. y; J. q. Sher-
man, New Rochelle: Captain Edward
Boylan. Of Newark. " J.. and others.
Mr.. Wallace, in his opening remarks
told how pleased the Delaware Asso-
citation members are to have such ilne
group Of amateur hOrsemen as their
guests. He said the Delaware lovers
OF the sport hoped to have them return
again in the near future. He then IN
trOduced G. a. Graves, OF the Metro
poltan Club, Boston. dean OF amateur
drivers OF this country.
Although within one year Of the
four score mark, Mr.. Graves does not
look it. During his remarks he stated
"The racing game looks better TO us
than 70 ever did before" Mr.. Graves
said the boys used TO look over the
fence when he came out driving and
he could hear them remark, Here
comes grandpa again" now he said,
Il can hear them say when l come
out. here comes that old guy again.
That's all right, but I am going to
keep on racing until they call me a
boy These sentiments Of the veteran
horseman were loudly applauded.
Mr.. Graves said the Wilmington peo-
pie had been so hospitable that 1--WE
will come again when you invite us"
In conclusion he said the backbone Of
The racing game is the amateur racer
and the amateur driver. He appealed
10 the horsemen TO keep out all COM
merciallsm and all unfairness and race
for the love OF the sport. He called on
members OF the Metropolitan Club TO
stand up and give three cheers for the !
Delaware Association, which was done. |
John p. DeXihimer. Of the Horse !
Driving Association OF New Jersey. and
Edgar Shoemaker. vice-pres.dent OF the |
Nassau Club, made short remarks In |
which they congratulated the local as
sociation on what it has accomplished |
and thanked the members for the hos
pitality shown the visitors.
The talk OF Judge Tomklns Of the
Supreme Court Of New York, the next /
speaker, was one OF the features OF the |
evening. Judge TOmk.ns proved a de- |
llghtful and witty after-dinner speak !
er. Some Of his remarks relative TO /
the country being dry, furnished
mSch amusement for the banqueters.
The speaker said this banquet would /
be remembered as The FIRST the horse
men held in that part OF the history |
OF the country which VIII be known /
in the future as the "dry era" Some
time ago he said, two newsboys in
New York were reading the bulletin
board in front OF a newspaper. One
bulletin announced that the last State
necessary had ratified the prohibition
amendment. One OF the boys on read
.ng this said, "Gee. I bet fathers glad
he's dead" "I have some friends"
iokingly remarked the Judge, who
win probably wish they were dead" "