The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-10-08

FAIRFIELD RACEs.-3D DAY.-Jockey Club
Purse of $50, arih $40 entrance added to
the Purse.-Mtle Hedts.-Open to horses
Of all ages.
Thursday did not yield. in interest, to any
of the preceding day. CT the week. There
were four entries for the purse, which we will
name in the order in which they stood upon
the track at the commencement of the race
First. Thomas Watson entered chestnut filIy,
by Herald, dam archioness, years old, car
red SO lbs. Second. james Talley entered
chestnut colt by Boston. dam Barbara Allen, 3
years old, SO lbs. Third. C. & N. Green en-
tered bay horse, by Wagner, years Old
Fourth. Thos. b. Williamson named bay
horse, by Trustee, ) years old, 10Y lbs.
The horses seemed to be in fine condition,
and full of ardor, especially the chestnut flly
of MIR. Watson, and the chestnut colt of Mr..
Talley' The latter seemed TO have a wild,
dare devil sort-of-look, while the former ap-
peared as if she said, "catch me if you cam"
The colt did not look a. if he were one bit too
polite TO comply with her request. AS they
were brought up, We could not but notice the
agility with which each seemed to step off, and
SO light was the tread of both, that they scarce
lv seemed to touch the earth. 1t would be
difficult TO say whose step was the lightcst,
for if she seemed fixed upon springs, he seemed
fixed upon India rubber. Betting was decided
ly in favor of Talley. AT one o'clock the sig
nal was given, and the horses, dashing off
from the starting place, flew around the track,
as it were, on the wings Of the wind. For
some distance there was severe contest be-
tween Green's bay colt, Talley's chestnut colt
and Watson's chestnut FLY but, at the quar-
ter stretch, the horse fell back, and the mare
won the heat by about mouth. Williams
stood Sd on the list, and c. s. N. Green 4th.
Time-l:52.
Second heat. The start was very fair. For
the first quarter of a mile, it appeared that the
contest would again lie between Watson and
Talley. The latter, however, after having
made beautiful run, gradually fell back, and
the countenances Of the knowing ones fell
! with her. About ne-tLird of the way round,
a new actor came in to change the scene;
one, who, from his sluggish appearance,
we should never have suspected of such a
thing, for he had held back in the first heat,
and seemed hardly TO know whether he was
running or not. So unpromising was his ap.
peararce, that we were on the point of re-
questing his owners to name him " Sluggard."
This was c. & N. Green's bay horse, years
old. In the last third ofa mile, when Taley
was giving it up, and gradually falling astern,
this horse was seen suddenly to dart forward
TO pass Talley-to lock Watson-to run
with him, yard arm and yard arm, few hun
dred yards, and when they came to the quarter
stretch, to gain sensibly upon him. As thew
made the turn he took the track and kept it.
Gaming out fully ten yards ahead. TalIey's
horse was third, and Williamson's last. Time
-1:54
Third heat. Williamson and Watson with
drew their horses, and the contest now Law be-
tween Talley and Green. The horses started
fairly, and for the distance of half mile. ran
beautifully, sometimes so nearly together, that
the same blanket could have covered Them
both. The heat and consequently the race
| "oH W oiecIl, dlteF q severe strup
&c. Time-l:52.
Great sport is expected to-day from the
number of fine horses entered.
P.s. We are requested by member of the
Jockey Club TO say, that the race 10 dav "a
miles for the Jockey Club Purse Of s4oo ,
will be by far the most splendid ever ran in
the vicinity of Richmond since 1884.
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