The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-01


State fair for competitive exhibition.
The Conference then adjourned.
TUE tAHEINGToS CUr-THE VIRGINIA Rip
ISG CUES SECOND RACE.-Thc five miles trot
under the saddle came of yesterday ut =
O'Clock, and unclaimed the attention Of the
large aS>cHhiagc. not merely from the move!
character Of the contest, but from the pluck
Of TN" riders and horses. or the five entries
OF the clui,'S programme. three appeared
when Tie bugic sounded. These were Jack
son Bolton. on iir. llewett's seven-yeaTs-old
Selding Wyanoke, by kossutb, dressed in
win" color; T.. w. lIogc, on bis sorrcl geld
iiJ Red Fox, six year, DID, by old Red Fox,
dressed in green; and Barton HaXall, on bis
black mare EIida, seven years old, by Cedric,
dressed in black and white. The drawing
for places resulted III UaXall having the in
side track. Bolton second, and Ho%e third.
The start WAS fair enough. Bolton went to
the front about the first quarter pole and
kept it almost continuously throughout the
race. ~ they passed the lialt-mic post HaX-
al was prcs:in" him, and Hoge following
some distance in the wake. This order was
kept up to tie end Of the first mile, which
WAS made in three minutes and forty seconds.
| tinugd 10 press Bolton, and for a few mo-
mcnts was ahead, but it was soon plain thai
bis mare WAS out OF condition and the
work WAS telling on her. Passing the half
mie-post the second time, Bolton was ahead,
HaXall not far behind, and Hoge coming up.
Here Hogc's horse repeated his bad habit Of
brcaking, and it seemed that his mouth
was completely inscnsible to his riders Wig
orous pulls. The second mile was made in
$40, Bolton passing the Judges stand ahead,
IIaXaii second, aud Ifogc third. Just be-
yond this point, however, Red Fox COM
mcnccd IL settle down 10 his work, and
soon tapped and then passed llaxull, and in
this order passed the haii-mile post. To-
wards the end Of The third mile Red Fox
commenced crawling up OH Wyanoke, and
iii" brave little hldn, still holding her own
right wei, the third mile WAS made IN 3:GS.
Commencing the fourth mile it was paiu
that both riders and horses were resigned to
the belief that business was on hand. When
the haIl-'niir post was reached Bolton was
i:tr ahead, and IIaNail Keeping right well up
to Hoge. Coming down the lust halt Of
the fourth mile HoGc commenced to pres
Bolton right hl;vclv, and the Fox seemed
for the tirst time to be right well in hand.
Just here. aid as we thought unnecessarily.
Bolton @avc his horse the whip severely.
The fourth mile was made in ;i.4I, and the
| iiftl commenced with toierah!y stiff upper
! lips. From this point il seemed 10 us the
| riders were indeed working their passage.
After this, iIaXaii's uilIa, between the effect
of he" work and unfortunate inclination to
shy, iosi ground, and the race :hencctortn
| was between Wyanokc and Red Fox. The
old Red crept up when ahout halfway round,
| but then broke again, and before he could
| be brought back 10 his work WranoLr was
oUt If reach, aud So completed the fifth mile
| and IL" race. winnin" the cun. Mr. i!ngc
| alc> The second premium. the hunting sad.
| die. Mi IlaSall has lie right TO know that
| he rode beautifully, and made the most Of
very unprolni>ing nlatcriHl. The time OF the
whole race, Is minutes So seconds.
The third race Of the Riding Club-" the
| Consolation tGp"--takcS place to-day IT tie
| our mentioned in tlie programme. 1t is
luii" certain that at least Tie following will
| start: Nc->rs. William II. tiilhan on W.
Roanc Rj;flin$ hcanokc; Hait;rc Gillian on
| Gcorgc kufn's Colonel Frank Philip Hax-
al on Scddon ,Iomcs's lilly Rapid Ann, and
Richard =. Phciim Oh Bis mare Queen NaJ.