Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-28
The WGrrcnto;i Races

haffeulon SHOWED 10 great ADVANTAGE On IA,
Saturday, and like Epson and IIaymarket Il,
town is never so busting as on the dqT Of =.
races. Her people were all alive and slr,;o.
and dressed in their best clothes, AID wqa,i-
their brightest looks. They honorcd IT,, a..
IN its truest sense with the seal of their am.
baton.
lu this section the love Of inc horses sc.,.,..
be Inherent aud Inherited. Every enc you;r.',
the ge0llcr sex as we'll as the coarser. rave co.!
bloodcd stock, and can discount N:wmsrI..
Jockey on pcdegrees. Nearly every la!, IL
Warrenton and the surrounding country is,
Dl Vernon, with all Of that lady's ouuc.Di,T
skill and style, and intimately more OF rein,
mcut and sottuess than the heircss Of u.h.
dcstone Hail possessed. They can uap.cr
their thoro' breds with as much grace ami cas-.
as they do their lovers, aud every ore koows
that up in this section every Romeo has 70 ",
his way up from three to fifteen years bcEr,
the charming Juliet surrendcrs Certainly IL.
ladies here ride even better than tue men, AMI
arc equally lovely aud more stylish IN hei,
long flowing riding habit mounted on a A0,s,
under good strain, sweeping along On :
stretching canter,thc jaunty hat setting Of va,
the flowing hair, than they are IL the recent"
room, or floating along keeping time to one G.
Strauss WtchlDg values. lulced it Is SAID
that the Eauqulcr ladies have a s)verlga r,H
tempt Tor any man Th0 cannot ride wei, All
like the Spartan dance they hold gooI hos.
manship next ID truth. IN ungrac2!ui rider.
as sure 70 receive his c0Hgc llonl . PI2im,a.
girl as the young city gent vino, t:.Hugh la:u
some, honest, yet p09r, Is 10 D. rrtu3r! J.; H..
city maiden, especially Il be has 10 :r,a. &
pcctauous or lch relations. Il is uyl t. H.
wondered at that this innst n!.nIy accomplish
ncut is the one uT al! Others the p&5l.c he.
take the most interest IL, aud the spring an.
| tall meetings Of the FauQuICr Riding oNj has.
not only acquired Z local, but 4 NATIONALLY pa.
| ton, as was evidenced by the many s:,.....
| who attended from distance On Saturla;
| The day was Admiralty calculated lrt i.
| programme, being cloudy "ad cl9. Al u.
mcnsc crowd vas present, aud Mlch cJliG..
asm was manifested in TIE slilt">s .; - "a.
Gus competitors.
! Tie day was crerad ~ IN !uicrn..oa.
hurdle race; one mile, over eight haF,i,.a. J..
competitors were Sensation, =. T., ridden h.,
Crew, au Engishnlan; Lady ta1a. :. t., ''.G,.
American; Joe Bag$taeE, I. T., Da.ia!. f..
| lishman, ard w;uurr Of The ia.i wear ""a's
| bowl, and Bullet, u. z, .;ai:ci&, Uera,@n. J.,
riders made L far START. :.a'i li!J s!ruLels ~a7a
very linc aud beautiful oar al i0:tr !.5.-:.
leaped the fist hurdle at the aH;nc inr, thee
each horse was pushed 20 40 his best. ,'a..,.
and Bartc!s rode slightly IN aJvanct n -.
others, and then Carer .Irecl an il. DAM,
who was The iavJrits, dropped ne t"yg..
yards astcrn, and urew say bach u hlnt. ..n&
then the chase c1nuicnG:d ia G:rneat. l.!it,..
| d., a., / %
not succeed, a. Carter, on his mlrr, si,a.m..
along the ground. Daniels n..ic some gCoIU:.
but before the hal! mila was pas, ii all si% !g..
his chance was lost, and a. for tc"w Il. -.
pcggog along very contcnlcdly ha.t I H!i' 81
the rear Every hurdle was c.rlr"i - r,,'
horse, there not bciGG sInal' a!urutl, d =.
At the last quarter the race va II SUI ih...
for Carter, who vas slmc !ADgihs aA.a! I...'.
his mare with alignment, cIlc AM Hrt;. a..
he gallopci by the winning pos. ln1tJ t"1 h,A.t
shouts OF all. Time > m, 5't
: Next followed the II 1t races, but thaJ :.
merely Of local Importance, vent reFvH, 'n'.
The day Was ended hy Che t"J NILE -.'rI..
chase over eight walls and J!iE! it.rH --Irt
iump. Much interest WAS ulani!c;;rt ~ TIL.
race, il being 10 fact the Irawiog earl rHi - ID.
disappoiutlncnt was felt wien ii Wa i1nHI i"..
the WarrcnIon crack, Charley iAyp". ,'l.l
not ride. y few days before. IL rt"'",'',T ia
this very race. his horse lclI|9d the WA'' 49,
fell over, throwing the filler, at:i ttr'hle- =.
payac's cellar bone. Thea acaia, i t4-.,
Green, the famous Black llore ccncA, ~. a..
cut Of the race, and the "r'aI st,n@r'e o." ''a
the l,0glishmen .ul TIE EIrgtnlsG5 -. d.. Z.
be. There wctc "ay three entries. ""'
LUDLOW and Daniels. This lA,' Wt.N ''n
over Tor BarteIs, GJnials hot,: ,ir,'.- =, 81.
second wall, anl lalIJw not cHcn ati'"t...'.
to 20 arouod the nr,n,l tlm,. Ban. go.
we'll and understood E;, hu~ac&; 'h3r"u2H..
At night there was 4 spHndld n!"Ini @l'".
at the hotel, wmcn mirti, w;1e AMI "1'.'.t i. .'
sway. There was L large as5:nl!'A+' O.. =.
tioguishe1 guests present, Cos. ~. i'''4
son, VIM. Payne, Flz Lee, L,m1@, I 'T..'
Hugh Garden, Major John Daniel, 81! ''I"'"
burg, ard various other wei! Eno%o 23' ''
compishcd gentlemen.
Warrcnton hospitality AID warren .i'-..
tlcmcn are too we'll known 20 REQUIRE "'s I.".
gyric at my hands, but when Ih%y an I'd.
combined they cannot be surpassed - '.....
| can only say that their wit WAS nn!y 'Ii'.
Ivy their wine, aud beth were only sIfl''.''
by their gchlalIty. ti'A' 80 ''