Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-18
VALENTINE DRIVES
THREE WINNERS IN
BELMONT MATCHES
Pilots Peter .Coley, Gold Quartz
and Bogalon to Easy
Money.
TRACK WAS VERY FAST

the wire at Belmont Driving Park yes
terday in the $4,000 Rellevue-Stratford
stake.
The defeat of Favonia, the favorite,
was the surprising feature of the $1,000
Will am Penn stake race for two-year-old
trotte ers. He has lost only one other race
this season.
The 2.20 class trot, Directors stake,
for local and nearby horses, was of the
most interest TO the numerous follow
ers OF the classy lot of trotters, and IN
winning, Charlotte Dillon placed another
2IO trotter to the credit of her illustrious
sire. Dillon Axworthy, taking the opening
heat in 209L, with the greatest ease.
In the 2.06 class, Bellevue-Stratford
Stake race, Geers got away to n good
start in the opening heat with Don De-
Lopez Tommy Murphy's entry, driven
by Walter Cox, went to n break soon
after the start. Selka also went on q
run and at the quarter Hollywood Kate
was also on a run Valentine was lay
ing steady in second place with his great
trotter, Peter Coley, and as they round
cd into the stretch, Charlie Rex moved
up on Peter, with Ina Jay coming fast.
The trio raced head and head from the
long distance home, Peter Coley WIN
ming by narrow margin, with Charlie
isAA attl'i Jay ihRDSt pi
INA JAY THE WINNER.
In the second heat Ed Geers again
took the pole on the first turn, Holly
rood Kate racing second. At the half
Dodge moved his speedy roam mare up
70 the lead, which he maintained to the
head of the stretch, where Valentine
called on Peter for a final effort, with
the result that he forged slowly to the
a . cySln a n
finish with Selka slipping in and beating
Hollywood Kate for a place. .
In the final heat of the race, Ina Jay
was sent TO the front On the turn she and
Charlie Rex fought it out, the mare winning
the heat by head, with Peter Coley being.
allowed to take his time in fourth place.
The time for each of the heats was 2.06A
Seven high class youngsters answer
cd the call Of the starters bell IN the
two-ytar-old William Penn $1,000 stake.
The big bay colt Favonia, owned by
Mrs. Agnes Edman. of Memphis, was
unsteady. much TO the surprise of his
host Of followers. In the opening heat
Cox got Marget the Great TO the pole
at the first turn. with Guaveta AT he
wheel At the half Favonia and Bogalusa
moved up. The finish was so close that
the official decision was awaited for the
Ion won the heat and placed Bogalusa
second.
The second heat found Guaveta in
the lead The favorite, Favonia, again
went 10 a losing streak on the back stretch.
Valentine moved BoCalusa to the front,
which place he maintained TO the finish.
The third heat of the colt race was
harder than the second Heather broke
and fell 70 the rear, Valentine taking
Bogalusa TO the pole on the turn, which
place he maintained to the finish.
The local Directors Stake race for
20 trotters brought out field of nine
classy trotters. In theopening heat, Nc
Dowell shot Grace Hale TO the front, which
position he maintained TO the short dis
lance az a terrific clip, passing the half
mile post at 2.07 gait, and the three
quarters was passed in 1.36, q 2.0S shot.
When called upon for final effort, Grace
was not capable of beating Charlotte
Dillon, which stepped under the wire
winner IN 20oA.
The second heat found Mcdowell
again 10 the front, but this time Grace
went TO a break on the first turn, when
Serrill moved Charlotte Dillon to first
place with ease, which position he main
tanned 10 the finish, IN 2.1Os4.
The final heat was Charlotte Dillon
al the way, with Donna Dillon and Jones
Dillon the factors
The 2 10 class trot went TO Lady Wilgo,
Mcdonald taking the first and third heat
with her in close finishes Ben White nip
ped the second heat with Grace Drake at
the wire.
The 20s class pace race found Gold
Quartz speedy. He won the opening
heat for Valentine In good form In 2.0SA
The second heat was the fastest OF the
afternoon. Fleming sent Darvester out In
the lead ST the quarter and maintained the
position to the home stretch, when Nalen-
tine nipped him at the wire, winning by
less than head, time 2.04$4.
Darvester went to the front In the final
heat In the first turn, Valentine allowed
him TO lead TO well past the distance post,
when he made try with the speedy son of
Peter the Great, but it was drive made
too late TO count and Darvester paced
under the wire "a winner In 2.07 fat
Summary:
2.10 trot, purse 81 900; three heat plan.
Lady Wilgo, ch. m, by Wllgo,
Red Medium CA. McDonald),
Indianapolis, Ind. ...... l 2 i
Grace Drake, blk. M, by Robert
C. w. G. Pollok, Cleveland
(Whlte)
Oscar s;5.Sn1ss Masts 3; 3 & 4 Fred E. Hyde 3 .
Lila Lac, b. m, w. r. Cox, In
TimeFa.oeH, 2.1o, 2.Io19.
2.2O trot, the directors stake, purse
$1,000 Best in 5 heats Philadelphia
and suburban horses.
Charlotte Dillon, ch. m, by Dill
lon Axworthy-Peter the Great,
A. B. Coke, Paoli (Serrill) -. /
Lena Zombro, br. m, M. M. Sui
Ivan. Philadelphia (Jackson) :. 5 2 4
Donna Dillon, b. m, Chris Offen-
hauser. Phila. F'ithian) ..... 6 z 2
Grace Hale, br. m, f. Z. Mas
land, Bustleton (McDowell) 2 6 z
Jones Dillon, b. g., George Greg
DRY, Philadelphia ....::.... 3 3
Harvest Pride, b. m., W. M.
Carswell, Concordville Ueary,
Jr.) .................
Ethel johnson, b. m, w A. Ell
liott, Norristown Oeary, Sr.) 5 6
Justissima, b. m., j. S. Lee, New
town, Pa. ,..; 8 Or
Major +, b. g, j. +. smale,
Spring City ........... 9 dis
rins5g So 81 ! Y ss 2 njls SsS
.321z I.C4 137 210%
.33 1.05A l .39 2. IN
2.Os pace, purse ST 900; three-heat plan.
Gold Quartz, CHI g., by Peter the
Great, c. A. Valentine, Colum-
bus Observation-Disclosures
Harvester, br. h., by The Har-