Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-06-05
THE STANTON RACES.


Since Friday last Staunton hotels have
been filling with strangers, and by Tues
day the American and Virginia presented
busting crowded appearance, hardly ex-
ceeded in fair times. Daily excursions were
being made out to the race track on the
Fair Grounds, which had been put in per-
feet order by Mr.. John 81. Snapp. the pro-
prietor, who is as good judge of what a
track ought to be as any man in this coun-
try. Every train brought blanketed horses
accompanied by busy, knowing looking
grooms, who were attending to them as
carefully as if they had been tender chill
dren
THE HORSES.
| There has never been in Virginia as
many fast trotters and runners assembled
as there,were in Staunton yesterday. We
give the list, which we believe has never
been equalled in the State.
Runaers.-b. m. "Pet." owned by DR..
Crop, Augusta b. m. "Fleeter,' W. N.
Long, Augusta; b. m. ''Trixey," W. B.
Crawford, Augusta g. g. ''Buck RABBIT -
- Clatterbuck, Rockingham. A bay
mare and sorrel mare of John Haskins,
England.
Pacers.-g. g. "Dan," J. B. Cridland,
Fairmont, W. Va; s. h. s'Little Billy y
same.
1rotters g. g. CRUSADER" J. B. Grid
land, Paramount; b. $. 'Toodles," J. G..
Smith, Richmond b. S. ''Don Carlos, +"
Darlington & Moher, Richmond; g. g.
Geo. J. N. Bradshaw. Lynchburg b.
m. "Lady Clyde" A. E. sprague, Lynch
burg, b. h. ''Top," D. 7. Harvey, Dan
vile.
THE RACES
were postponed ON Wednesday, on account
of the rain, but yesterday the sun
shone out, and large crowd assembled
to witness them, among them number of
ladies. The first race was for a purse Of
$3.50, open to all horses who had never
trotted in less than 3 minutes. for which
j. B. Cridland, entered Crusader, Moher &
Darlington, entered Don Carlos, and A. E.
Sprague, entered Lady Clyde, all three
starting, and was won by Don Carlos, he
winning three straight heats in 2:554,
2:574, and 2:57a, Crusader coming in sec
ond, and pressing Don Carlos close in all
three heats. Lady Clyde broke badly from
some cause, and though generally showing
speed and bottom, yet did not fulfill the
expectations of her many friends.
The second race was for purse of $3.50
for horses which had never beaten 2:40,
Mr.. D. I. Harvey entering Top, and j. G.
Smith entering Toodles. This was an
exciting race, Top being the favorite but
Toodles having many friends. In the first
heat Top beat in 2:514 (; in the second heat
Top beat, Toodles pushing him very close
ly throughout, and especially in the home
stretch, and coming in only a half length
behind. In the third heat Top took the
lead, and kept it for the first and second
quarter, but in the third Toodles took the
lead and kept it, coming in and winning
by handsome distance, in 2:3S}. In the
4th heat Top again took the lead and kept
it, Toodles breaking several times, but fl
nally recovering and pressed Top warmly
in the last quarter, and only lost in about
a length and a half, the time being 2:434.
The running race, which was to have
taken place yesterday, was, by mutual
agreement postponed till to-day and with
the other purses offered, will make an in
teresting trial Of speed in trotting, pacing
and running horses, meeting at 2 P. M.