The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-15

BROAD kocK kAcEs.--kouRTH DAY,-
| There were two races snnouncsd Tor yesterday.
and some little sport was anticipated bat sot
enough TO attract large crowd. and. ~ couse-
quence the Estheriug at Bread Rock wss hess than
the day before Raciog has 80 many ups and
downs % sny other man-insented pleasure. aud
for that reason We never anticipate too much, for
We know its uncertainties IL We see sveepstake
advertised. with twenty Subscribers, We make no
calculations OF the number to start till the horn
calls the cntsies 10 the score, for every man own
ing horse fs not expected to declare bis dstermf
nation, however poor bis chance, rs the time ar.
rtves for putting up stakes or paying forfeit MT.
jonss may own an ordinary 'sleatber dspper" and
Mr.. Smith may have q second Lexington ia the
same stakes, yet Mr. Jones will not declare that
he win not run until the time for stsrting arrives
preferrng TO take the chances Of catching Mr.
Smiths entry out Of fix, by sickness or accident
when he could then 90 10 and win With his scem.
mon tacky." We have offen heard proprieeors Of
courses soundly abused for rublishiug long lists
OF entries TO induce the muttitudes to turn out
when mot one-dfth the number would start in the
race. Those very compiainants did not know
that the Proprietors had control of the eptries
spd could not tell what would start, nor did they
half their entrance money By paying forfeit, or
they would have attached no blame TO them for
getting out By paying forfeit r'E5 sf es7o-ea,
In the first race yesterday. dash of two miles,
there were four entries, three Of whom appeared,
in front of the stand at the call Of the drum. OF
this trio, Mr.. Green's Glencoe iley greatly the
fayorte in betting circles, Mr.. Hsrpers fiiley oc-
cupying the second position, and Mr.. Bsagley's
colt the last. ALI three of them looked remarka
bly, well, and might have passed for 'sbruiserso in
crowd; but their owners looked upon their Gu
pacity as doubtful and this fact being made pub
lie, no one else gave them much credit.
The &drt.-When the drum sounded the three
came up, Green first, Harper second and Beazley
third and all three being turned loose before the
word was given, dashed of at the top of their
speed. The starting judge" called them back as
quick AZ he could, but the fiery syoung 'uns7 hav-
ing steam up, put on their best licks, Mr.. Harpers
fley taking the lead, and despite the pulling and
saving of their jockeys continued to run to the
half mile pole, when Green and Beazley were
stopped, Harper continuing to run one mile and
quarter before she could be checked, thus pump.
ing the breath completely out Of her, and destroy.
ing all the chance she ever had to win.
The Race.-After giving the three short breath
ing spell, the drum,ence more called them to the
score, and the word being given, they were turn
ed loose. Harper going like hawk, soon bowed
ing second aud Beazley third, but on reaching the
straight run," Green made 1t her, caugGt her
in the scufie and led by the score, in 149. Green
now began 10 mend his advantage, and going at
q steady stride, while the Harper filley seemed to
fall back, continued to widen the breach till reach
ing the head of the quarter stretch, when her
jockey took strong pull on her. and coming home
in a canter, won the race in 3:56.
p We append a summary: W IT, lE
Friday, May IA swespstake for three year
old colts and filleys $500 entrance, 500 forfeit,
dash of two miles- .-s..t ~.
G. Green's ch f. by imp. Glencoe, dam by
Vim. =. Harper's chf by imp. Glencoe dam
By Monarch.