The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-26
THE TROTTlNG COURSE.
FAST TIME MADE YESTERDAY.
ANNE COLLINS THE WINNER.

The trs,ting match. In harness. bet ween western
and northern borsSs fora purse of III 900 700
10 the first. $500 TO The second, and 81 90 to tue
th!rd-besr four in 1ve-came Off yesterday evening
at the Fair Grounds. and was greatly enj Dyed
by an app eciative though not very large crowd.
4 IA. track, nader the management OF MIR. Thomas
l.. Crouch who has been dillgent In catering TO the
tastes Of patrons OF the turf was In good condition
The trOtting was 1ne aud the time far better than
any made n, re In recent yearS
In the selling of pools ". II. Cr.wford's I" Annie
Collin" med 10 be the favorlle, standing first in
Of New York, and advertised for the race, did not
cni.r. having been detained IN Baltimore.
The three horses entered were called TO the stand
al about o'clock, ami assigned their positions In
the following order: Tanner Boy, owned and driven
by II. Z. Kelly. of Cincinnati, Ohio, the inside
track: Annie Collins, owned and driven by W. H.
Crawford. of New York, second; and Jack Draper,
owned ard driven by I. q. White, of Watrrtown,
New York. the outside.
TIE START.
Tanner poy took The pole from the start and kept
U on the second and third quarters followed closely
by Annie, with Jack Draper about twenty yards be-
hind her. IS they neared the last quarter the mare
pressed hard upon the Tanner Boy, and when they
dred The stand was almost neckand neck with and
gaining upon him, when she broke and passed him,
showed him her heels Out was given thu neat Annie
having broke first and run In ahead. JACK broke as
he reached the last quarter, and came IN bad third
Time, 2:29a -
Upon the call of the judges, after The lapse Of
twenty minutes. they all came up promptly an0
Tauner Boy, Annie breaking rs she heared the
quarter pole. On The second quarter they held the
same relative positions, with Annie gaining. AS
they appeare0 from behind the buildings Tanner
Bow was SILL ahead. with Jack Draper, who had
been second, losing ground, and Annie gaining. AS
they nearet The stand - nnie shot ahead and came
i'm about half lenr:h ahead Of Tanner Boy. Jsch
was again the bad third. Time, 2:32.
Cu the third heat Annie mad The pole AT the quar-.
rer when she broke. aud Tanner Toy took the lead
over the second quarter with Jack third. On the
third quarter Annie bad the pole, followed by Tan
npr and Jack in order ana the same positions were
kept on the home stretch, Jack breaking badly, and
Annie winning The heat making the second for her.
Time, 2:3lE
THE LAST.
good start was had and beautiful and exciting
RIM was made by all the three being punched until
I, ey disappeared bchiud the buildings. When they
rcsup AIRED iRnie bad shown Tanner Boy her heels
ana was milking good lead, WHICH she kept, wiz
Wing the las, heat and race, with the Boy about four
:pshs lsSlind, followed closely by Jack Draper.
-TirS-22:.32E. ,o ~.
he race throughout was Tery exciting an" the
driving admir- able.
There was ;tlGo an imprOmptu troting maici!. otst
two la three, between T. Curiiss bay Stallion Tom
wand ldrX's bay stallion Dick Ames, Tor purse
OF SlUr, In which III X AmeS WIS winner. lime.
3:24.
The JUDGES on ,his occasion were Colonel Car
,ringtpD, Mr. thastain Wnite, and Mr. j. School
craft.