The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-19
On motion, the meeting adjourned.

| BROAD ROCK RACE8-IHIRD DAY.-A
morti interesting and exciting race than that of yes.
| terasy, has not beeen seen over the Broad Rock
| Course for ten years. The purse was for $500,
two mile heats $40 entrance, free for all ages for
which there were six entries, three of whom were
known TO be horses OF great speed, from previous
| performances.
At an early hour persons began to gather from
Chesterfield and this city, in vast numbers so that
long before the hour for starting, there were more
| spectators on the field than before saw at
Broad Rock The announcement that six contes:
tants were to appear, seemed to have awakened the
| feelings OF days lang syne" in those who had
known the race course ia its palmiest days. and
young and old fastened to the scene to enjoy the
sport.
From the moment the horses appeared before the
| stand untilt the horn sounded for starting specula
| tors took sides with Florence" and backed her
heavily against the field. She was known to be
very fleet when in order and judging from her
mile race at New Market last week, those who knew
her best felt confident that she was lust right to
make two flying heats and take the purse with eass
At twenty minutes past l o'clock the buple
sounded to saddle, and in few minutes thereafter
the six entries up to the score and received
the word the Boston FLY being first Dividend sec
ond, Pauline third, Highlander fourth, Florence
fifth, and Selene sixth.
First Heat-The six got off well together. the
fleet footed Selene soon showing In 'front.' and taking
the lead which she maintained with apparent ease
Florence making desperate effort to overhaul her
but failing to do So the other four merely ogoing
Both miles were run without change or variation
Seene, winning the heat with ease in 345 l.2 Flo
renee being second, Highlander third, Pauline
fourth. the Boston hy fifth, and Dividend dis
tanced.
The betting now changed in favor of Selene
against the field, Florence being out Of fix and un
able to run Hghlander's friends too rallied lit.
tie, and took him against Florence at two to one
Indeed the betting variable that 1t would be-
impossible to note it correctly.
| Second Heat The five contestants having cooled
out well agaiu took their positions, and getting an
admirable send off," the contest was nnife sniri
| tod between Selene and Pauline tor half mile
when Selene again resumed the lead, Pauline fell
back and Florence made one of her telling brush.
to get in 'front.' but failed to do only being able
to get to her leaders hips where she hung on until
passin the stand, and then giving place to High
lander, who, under the whip and spur continued TO
gain upon Selene, until turning into the ousrter
stretch, when he Tapped and passed her, beating
1 her home by two lengths. in 344, and distapeina
the other three contestants
There being but two of the six entries left and
Highlander having won the second heat in such ad.
mirable style, those who had fallen ON Florence
now took him up at long odds. and thus succeeded
| In hedging" out of their losses in a very hand
| some manner. Selene was known to have speed
but her endurance was questionable with her
| friends, who now deserted her by scores, conse
quenty the betting was 800 to $40 that she would
be beaten
Third Heat-At the sound of the horn. the fy
| and Eorse came to the score, received the word
and getting an admirable start sped forth like
chained balls, side by side. They had scarcely
gone three hundred yards when Highlanders Jock
| ey, finding that he could take her down at plea
sure, pulled to the and kept up a close trai
until reaching the head of the quarter stretch when
he rallied his horse, and by applying the persuad-
ers drove him past the stand about two lengths
| ahead. Those who saw this burst of speed on the
part of the horse and the i'll effect of the spurs on
the mare, now concluded that the race was over
| and that the sport was at an end And they were
right in their calculations for Highlander contin
ued his lead until the race was ended winning the
heat and purse In So to the great delight OF those
who had accidentally taken him against Selene.
Below we time and place them:
P.S Fowlers oh. b. Highlander, years
| old, by Glencoe, dam Castinet, .. II
Thos DoswelPs b. f. Seine, years old, by
| Epsilon, dam Beta 9
0. r. Hare's eh. m. Florence 5 years old
by Herald dam Rowton dis
John Belcher's b. T. by Boston, Jr., wears
old, dam full sister to Duane dis
T. Davidsons b. m. Pauline, 4 wears old
by Glencoe, dam Rushlight dis
C. Green's CHI h. Dividend, 5 years old. by
Prince Albert, dam Betsy Andrews dis
Mme-3 As l2 344 352
To-day the race will be for the Jockey Club
purse OF $780, three mile heats for which Rube aud
Die Clappertou have been entered. Persons de.
srous OF seeing the race and avoiding the dust can
do so by taking the Extra train, which leaves the
Richmond snd Petersburg Railroad Depot at eleven
o'clock, and return at four oclock-only charging
fifty cents for the trip both ways.