The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-11
LOCAL MATTERS.

J D,oda Rock Races 7hersdag-The weather wa
oe, oeiisnfful yesterday, and the race was fo
'ns Jockey Club Purse of $500 three mile heats tt
mere were three entries. unusually iargt
.u. F" oi PERSONS turned ont to witness the con
~. anu participate in the excitement inciden
a.a'o The track was in excellent condition, ad
IT,. suited to a fast race; and the good feeling
"s seemed to pervade the mass made the time
sp.., On the course very pleasant. We noticed
near tne head of the quarter stretch a number OF
ines IN an adjoining field, ENJOYING the sport and
waving their handkerchiefs as the horses passed
mem mem IN every mile Had suitable arrangements
p..n male for their accommodation, it il than
prooapio that hundreds of them would gladly have
| apPearcd i'll the pavilion TO participate in tha,
neain-gIving excitement SO highly appreciated by
tue M iair daughters of Old England.
| ne R0ce-The trumpet called the horses to the
u.rh AT the appointed hour and Immediately there
a,nr M betting on the result began in earnest Lucy
Fhihps was offered at two to one against the field
en ano taken for hundreds of dollars the impression
ha,n'e gone abroad that Selene was cont of fix, "
anu consequently unable to wirsH The friends of the
mart, however risked the cha6fes freely taking
| every oher made them, until those the odds
s'ae backed down TO even" When the three
| were stripped, Lucy certainly made lthe best ap-
pefahce i'll point of order but neither of the three
seemed up to the mark, and many thought that il
IL came to broken heats Rattle might slip in by the
scuftie and take the purse while o hers were offer
ing to wager largely that he would be nowhere in
| the race
At o'clock the horn sounded to saddle. and soon
| thefeatter the trio" appeared before the stand,
| Lucy being first, Selene second and Rattle third
| ready to commence the
FUst Hedt-With very little trouble the three got
OFF together. and ran along side by side-a short dis
| tance, when Selene dropped back a length or two
| Lucy qulckened her pace, and Rattle holding his
! own, the three strung along to the back stretch,
| going about as fast as a newsbov on a post
| horse. On coming to the quarter stretch the speed
was slightly increased. and Lucy led by the stand i'll
2Oe On turning into the second mile, Lucy increas-
| eI bnrp andf tho 9TH T.
spirited run was made along the back stretch and
| down the quarter, Selene having changed po-
sitons with Rattle. and become good second, not
withstanding the fact that her saddle had slipped up
| to her neck and her jockey in most prccari-
| Gus position, but Lucy led by the stand the second
time i'll 1:7, her friends cheering her she passed
and calling on her rider to hold her up and let her
run In the third mile the speed was again mcreas-
ed, and on reaching the back stretch Selcne made
| a splendid brush, outfooted her fair companion
swung into the quarter stretch in advance and led
home III l55 winning the heat in G00 to the infinite
| delight OF those who had taken the odds of the
| knowing one
! Many who had witnessed the first heat looked
upon the race as at end, and three and four to
one were offered from all quarters that ''Seenc"
would win the purse, with but few takers. They
did not seem to observe the distress of the fleet little
mare they were then backing, nor did they wish to
know it, but fortunately for them takers were
scarce as snow storms in July and they were there
fore compelled to stand where they started and win
"sari'S, oieh "hL
Inc time allotted tor COOLING and scrapng having
expired the trumpet again sounded to saddle, which
being done in no great hurry the horses once more
| came to the score for the
eecohd hcat-a1Ier TWO false starts, IN wmcn Sc
eie anu hatte ran snort distance, the three hnai.
~ got on ogether, but had only gone rev hundred
y"uS "heh Lucy loon uie iead haltle pelhS Sc
cono oeiene tralhs at respectful distance. On
getting to the back stretch Rattle collared Lucy
n"d SNORT prush win her, Dut soon Tell on anu
siie led DF the etaho IN 2:oi. i'll the second neat
nlaoa ~, tho haI strat h',t ~, bo1i hor .,,,
pi'tc ui nc p,'h S'ietch' uu. Lues he,u he' o"ii
as'ii lGaols oy the staha IN l:o'. O1 reacnnhs
~, ''' ~ ~ 'o 'h,i" ny iNiA ~
d hain'eohic niusi, cut oo"h natue, 'rti .oi
iiiIu iu p'' oeiis "'IM, %" ; M - - = i 81 =, .
% oad tto t.t 80 ho . bs h5ne in Ia
;nnino tbo heat in - A' 0'''''e ''~'
| Tbis posnlt ~ nnoc So, tbo fr;.ras Of nov q,
+bc;r .nins ;, ,,ho rot hoi Sot;sfd tbat tbe;r fa
yorte could now, WIN tho roce onaneJ LARGELY in
| favor of Rattle against Sclene thereby throwing
| away much of the precious metal that otherwise
would have proved clear gain
| When forty minutes had expired the trumpet
called the horses to tho score and all of them came
| up to the start for the
| i%Ta Hea-:At the WORD SEINE led on, got the
TRACK anu moving az steady Dut RAPID stride, led
t.ie lirs' iie III I9f IN the second Iouhu
| hu,H hcPt 'ul'ihs, nu' was uhape 10 feaeh licI ,
eHoer' VINO PaSsto IHe Stihd III ioo OF thc ,iiira
l,e peiiii, hei,' 'le icau uii,h Ie'cnns INC p p
eu 1utn, WIEN Luz! vent d, ntl' an, aitci ioiis
anu wen contested Drush' iappeu her, 'heh pass
cu ntr, anu assuming 'ne i,ohl Postlo, lett o, ',
.lie s!reten a anu oy me rlanu IN w, winning .ho
o"' ~ ,''J-s anu 'i, Piee otille ceii,5 10y wv
icHSt ths pehll1 anu hi''ie sa,Iht MS uis
| rtPS atPu n.I11G Gs tThis ~ nu ~ ~ f,,,,
"e0hcs@ay' ote'0t. . " hi1u LAY MY oi"'
| iu[Se FoUo, " in.ee i'lnG hc"tS, M D., .,,.
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heats viii be run for by Mr. James Tallys bay colt
| Sebastopol Mr. o. p Hares bay horse Michael
Angelo and Mr. Calvin Green's sorrel flly Linder,
and the race is expected TO be most exciting one
Sebasopol will doubtless be the favorite against the
| field. and it NAV be that he NAV win but there is
nothing certain but death and taxes Those who
wish to witness the sport can get to tho course by
| taking one OF Wrghts omnibuses, or by getting on
| the extra train of cars, which runs near Broad
| Rock.
1Jve,;,os (aur, P.cordar Tavlor and Alder.
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