The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-28
z.ocAn MATTERS.

r.wM.rrrr K. Third DAy.-We
..-ss knnvv that "a ever sss more lovely weather
,hau Yesterday for out door spor.s or one wnicn
The people seemed TO enjoy more near,Iy a
the dust. and the air being cool ana nractng, Eli
s,s inbabiants OF the scockade seemed 70 be assir
a m early hour, 20 witness some excauns event-
Alter pleasant ride OF m hour and nsh on the
sccommod alton train, which leaves ior fe.ersburg
s,eyv morulns Al half past eight o'clock, We pro-
cured hack. and hasiening to new nMAes were
,rprised 10 ses 20 large gathering present though
we had reasons to believe that inc race would DC
"cracting ONE Being two nou.' 10 20 NJ H 2.
res,dence. a. here No Iearned that the tour con-
tesssnss named for the race were all looking we'll.
and that saIene vas rather the favorhe against
any named nag, With bu, iex takers. So
II the iudse. stan a. s stripping fair though Selsne
md Lucy Phillips were rather high for brufsius
mSrt-ss perfect a. her liberal matter could desirs
her and moved 90 n ush Ike wtausr that she was
surrounded by iriends ready 70 nsex ner 20 the
for the rdsu charged, end the eontestsnts came up
for the word geiens being arst; Lucy nealips ss-
eoed rhllO third sns rs.n =. "a III. NJ
two false starts Ia each Of which Selene ran sb ,ut
four hundred yard: q: four came Up .o.s.st, and
only ~ gone quarter Of MI when ssl.ns drew to
the font Philo running good sseosd under strosg
ns o q s. az
isss. snd the sseeSd ii 1.s4 Philo having gone up
little nearer to her lesdes 20 test her foot bot sill
stretch or the third tms, Pho was rallied slishtly
~ hsr lider and res.ondins promptly, Tapped her
suddsulJ euttiBe her acquaintance, Dashed 70 .hs
third nile IL 1884 ssd visH,ni IS: hest II s,!sl
Ys.ss barely ssviss his aistspss ,.
sush sns.psss.a rsa s..eni.hsa The ssest:.
opened AZ eight TO one on fhilo against the hsld.
with but few takers ct that figure Indeed she MAD
shoIed such foot and sueh game. In the hrst hsst'
and the purse looked upon - already owned by NJ.
GIBBONS Between selene aud Lucy, however, the
while the Peaks having struck his leg and fallen
lame, was withdrs rn from the track.
SECOND HEAr.-The usual respite having been
given, the horn sounded and soon thereafter the
three damsels marched gracefully to the score. ana
receiving the gord were Immediately flying around
in mi ftast, irsy sssond AID Phio. uad.r hard pull
bringing up the and hiding her lime. The frat
mile was thus run in 1:55 and tbs second 10 l:.6a;
links. and keeping up stesdy lick, drove her com.
petors to the head OF the :tsetch at the top OF their
speed, when she dashed BY thsm with sppsss: .1
along the stretch, leading homo the third mile in
LIS. aud winning the heat in s:4si, sslene being
aeccnd and Lucy third
Below we append the rasul'i ..oo
THURSDAY, Sept n -Joekey Club Purse $500.
thre mile heats closed with the following entries:
ME- w u II. 0ibDOue HRu6S u III. EHor yenis
old, by Mariner, dam Caisandra-dre. red :,
and viii. ..,....................... l 1
Maj Thomas Dosw ell Gam - br Selene, B
~ ear old. by Fps lon-dress carlet and whte' ,
Cam Beta. ............ 8
Mr. James Tally names Oh. I. Lucy Pbillipa5
yesrs old, by Taly-ho, dam Betsy White .
d.sss green and white. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Mr.. John Beicher names br. b. Peaks of Otter,
tyeaIs old by Childe Harold, dam BY Priam,
dress purple ana white. 4 dr.
Time: 5:4S4 -5:46a.
To-Day the meeting closes with two mils heat
stake FIR hch there four entries Fanny Fsrn,
Wsen we efs the course 2he prospects Ct tn. result
tee horses having been Graded by the racers, ma J
be calculated by the following: The four were put