Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
JUDGE DOUGLAS WINS
OVER ALCY WATT
Fine Time Made in Harness
Events at State Fair Grounds;
Wawaset a Winner.


entry TO the three-year-old trot race
at the Delaware State Fair. won a
splendid victory yesterday afternoon
defeating a high class field of young
stsrs in one. two, three order.
Judge Douglass campaigning under
the colors of the Keeler Stable and
owned and driven by DIR. Mendenhall,
trotted a very creditahle race. He won
the first neat in sISA, reducing his
former record made in winning at
kutztown and incidentally defeating
the Melfa, Va, colt. Alley Watts. with
which Driver-owner Bull has won four
straight races in as many weeks.
The second heat was another battle
between the General Watts filly an6
Judge Douglass. but he proved to have
the better brush down the stretch ano
won i'm s.1Sis The third and final heat
was repetition of the others, with the
exception that Alley Watts forced Men
denhall 20 step 10 n lower mark of
sI1A to win. which he did with the
greatest ease.
Tho only incident to mar what
would have been a great afternoons
racing from start to finish was the
manner In which the 2.15 class trot
was contested. The Southern mare
Idol Bergen. which had raced north
ward from her home in South Caro-
lima without taking a faster mark
than 2I6L. which she acquired at tn,
fccpmoke races. won the openinE
heat of the 2.l5 trot in 2.I3A with
such evident ease that il was ap-
parent shell a bit in reserve. Nor
gan Leaf finished an easy second.
The second heat was raced AT a mer
~ clip. This Morgan Leaf won, show
iug his ability 10 also step taste
heat n required Morgan Leaf had a
record of but 21SA. Before the start
of the third heat his driver, Miller. OF
Washington. came into the judges
stand, stating that the horse was sic
and unable 20 continue in the race
As the judges wished further proof
a horse doctor from southern Della
ware was called by Miller, and he APP
peared 20 think the horse was sick
So with first and second money won
as an races are three heats a race
and every heat a race. Morgan Leaf
was allowed 10 be drawn.
The third heat found the New York
entry, Ruth Brooke in front at the
finish in 2.l6lz. with the Bergen horse
winner 81 the first heat in 2.l3L
finishing in fourth place. AS two
horses now each had won a heat II
was necessary 10 race another heat
with the heat winners contesting
Ruth Brooke and Idol Bergen went
away at an easy clip. and the Justice
Brook mare was allowed TO win the
heat in 2.20 fiat. The judges then
fined Moore. the driver of the Bergen
horse. SIS tor not driving TO win
Summaries;
Three ycsr-ol6 colt trct; three heats
race, purse, St75:
Harvester. kceler stables Bor-
aentown. y. J. (Mendenhal) - / IL
A,ss Nv WaSts' ~ b. pi;i, &, By S,o,ss General
Miss Zelda Peters. b. T.. 5. b.
nus Russell Lewistown SRusseln ; 81
Reading (Braucher) .............. 4
Garcia the Grest, b. T., Alonzo
Williams. Philadelphia will
Time iss4. 2.is,{. 2.i7l. . " or
% class trots three heats a race:
Ws~asct b G.. by Binvolo. Bet
. Bros. Wilmington (hiaIla-
Worth Etawah. b. e.. by Etawah.
J. Van Buskirk. Essex Falls, y.
J. tDexyl . 2
Laura Axworthy. b. m. j. e. Nc
Somsey, West Chester u.
Iearyl ................... . s
Elsie Laird b. m. John Davis
Browns Mills y. J. Davis - 4 :
Mabel Tramp. b. m. o. W. Good
sin Wilmington fGoodwin) 3 & :
Honest Bill blk e Virgins &
Cartel. New York whitney - 3 4
Captain Clay. IA. n. NJ p New
ton. WOodStovn. y. j. (Newton} G dr
Time-2.l71s. 2.l93a. 2.i554
= l5 class trot; three heats race. purse
sHgst
Ruth Brooke. n. m by Justice
HrOokc, Virgins & Cartel
New York whitney, - . /
Idol Bergen. b. m. by Bergen
j. u. Moore. Minturn. 5. C.
Moore ......-..........-..- 2 .
Lord Gale. blk. e.. Willis Sta
hlcs. Wilmington [H- Tyson s 4 , ro
Drris. h. e., Willis Stables Will
mington @ Finney4 ...,.. 3 2 RI
Hunuale b. r.. smith X. Dale
Winston fRoberts) ..-..... G r.
Morgan Leaf. b. e. by Morgan
Ay~orfhy W. E Miller
Washington (MiIler) ...... DIR
March ON. b. e.. +. ]. Fahey
Wilmington tPeacockl -...- DIR
Lena Bond. h. &. Will McHen-
~. Hnxerstown CNfcHenryl s dis
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