The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-21
Ioor,.,poudeuce OF The Richmond DispAlch.l

lCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
AUGUST is, 1881.
The Racing Park at Jericho was opened
to-day by the Greeobrier Racing Society
with two events, which were great sue
cese, aud heDceforth good horse-raciRg will
be one OF tue principal sports at this "a.
nous watering-place. onte number Of
tuifnien were present, and q large crowd OF
fashionable people from the Springs, be-
sides throngs from the surrounding coun.
try, witnessed the amusement. A purse Of
$3.50. including entrance fees, was made
up, and the following gentlemen were
elected judges: Major A. ii. Drewry, Gen.
eral w. II. II. Lee, General William II
Payne, General L. L. Lomsx, Virginia, aud
Generel Phil. Cook, Georgia.
BuRDLR RACE.
The FIRST event was hurdle race-balf
mile over foir hurdIes-Sl5 entrance, 5000
added. The first horse 70 get 90 per cent !;
second, 30 Isr cent; third, 20 per cent.
-Four 10 start, or third money to be divided
between first and second horses.
Dir. II. Dulansy entered gray gelding Cy-
rus; Mr.. w. ID. Boykin entered gray mare
Kentucky Belle; Mr.. C. Carlisle entered
bay mare Keinie; Mr. Robert Neville enter
Cd brown gelding Satan.
There was good start aud a lively con.
iest, Mr.. Boykin's gray mare Kentucky
Belle being the winner; Mr.. NeyiIIe's
brown Reicing Satan second the others
dlstanced.
srgBPLR CEASE.
The second event was a steeple-chase-
one sad quarter miles over ten fences, $50
entrance, $500 added; 80 per cent. TO drst
4 -. "A
cent. 20 third horse--four 10 start-or third
money TO be divided between FIRST and sec
oud horses. Mr.. II. q. Dulsney entered
bay geldiag Fleets Mr.. Robert Neville en-
tered brown ge!dIHg Satan; Mr. 4. Dula.
ney catered gray geldiDG Cyrus; Mr.. ii.
w. Reeve entered brown mare Kate.
AZ The fall Of the dag the four got of In
good order, and seltsr-ske!ter they went
Irish fashion over the bitches and fences.
One OF the hoisemen was dtiched, but
there was no serious mishap. Mr. Duia-
neY's Fleet wes the winner. with Mr..
Reeves Kate seconds the others out OF The
race.
The following Is a summary Of the two
races. signed by the honorable Judges
EoHr entries for steepIe-chase, $40 each,
go: four entries for hurd e.rsee, els each.
$780, subscriptions. 300. Aggregate, $40.
Hurdle. Race--Pnrse, four entries, els
esch, eco; IS per cent. OF 300, st40--$ $500;
50 per cent. to the first horse, 800, 10 per
ceat., being bali OF the amount, going to
fhethird horse hsd he come out, S20-$i20;
30 per cent. TO the second horse, 500, 10
per cent. being haii, going 10 the third
bore had be come out, s2e, s80--s200.
btesDie- Chase Purse, four entries, $50
each, $685. 65 per cent. Of S40e, s260-s340;
Afst horse, 90 per cent, size, hall OF the 20
per cent. going 20 ftird horse bad be come
pat e34- $2O4; second horse, - per cent,
Sj0z, bali OF The 20 per cent. TO fbird borse,
y above, e34, tI36 $40.
H.a. Dulsny's bsy geldIng Fleet, being |
5fst ia the steepls chase. will receive, -
'bevs, fzo3; n, w. Reeves brown mare |
Kate. being second, receives el30; w. d.
}oykIp's gray mare Keosueky Belle, being
|yst ~ toe hurdle race, receives ei3o; Rob
1t NerIise's brown geldipg, second Ia the