Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-28
THE JOCREY-CLUB RACEs.
Great Gathering or noted Racs.fiorscs--
First Meeting or the Virginia Jockey
Club.

First Meeting or the Virginia Jockey
Club.
At the Fair.Grounds to-day the Virginia
Jocky Cmb will begin a series OK races
which will last four days. Races COM
mence at 2:15 =. VI. The following ore the
entries for to-day:
First Rdce.-Purse s175, Of which S25 to
second. Winner In 1884 Of any race OF the
value OF 81, 900 TO carry three pounds above
the scale; OF two such races, five pounds.
Horses not having won in 1884 race oil the
yulue OF q, 900 allowed five pounds; OF the
value Of 800. allowed seven pounds; OF the
value OF $500, allowed ter pounds. Maiden
allowances. Six iurlongs.
Seven carloads Of horses arrived from
Washington yesterday. Among the lot
are the celebrated Checkmate. FellOwplav.
Hartford, Burch, Desiroc. Miitie B., Fair
Count, Duke OF MoDtalban, Joe Mitchell,
Keno. Telie Doe, slocum, Ten Stone,
Farewell, Minnie Warren. Hickory jim.
Coral, Mordaunt. Decoy Duck, Old Liz.
Fairmount, frankie b.. and many others.
The Virginia stables OF Colonel boswell
and Major Garth. the latter from Charlottcs-
vile, will be here. and couple OF stables
from Kentucky. These, in addition 70
those that were already ut the track. are
sufficient TO insure large fields and tine
sport.
Entries closed yesterday afternoon, and
are as follows: W. u. Burchs chestnut
filly Erin Burke, three years old. So pounds;
J. McMahon's brown gelding Uberto, aged,
105 pounds; c. II. Pettingilrs bay mare
Constantine, aged, l05 pounds; +. Ire
yelyan's chestnut mare Cigarette. aged, 10j
pounds: w. b. Scammon's brown mare
Edith Brown. five years, 105 pounds; and
Morris Il Patton's bay lilly Coral, two years,
II pounds. All six will start.
Second RdCe.-The revival stakes, for
twO.year olds; $40 each, half forfeit; the
Club to add $500, Of which $50 to second.
Winners Of sweepstakes (handicaps ex-
copted) to the value Of 1900. TO carry five
pounds extra; TO the value OF $4,000, seven
pounds extra. Maidens allowed seven
pounds. One mile.
/. j. w. Thayer's br. e, Robert Brew
ster, by Foster, dam Coronella.
2. Excelsior Stables ch. f., Bahama, by
Mortemer, dam NOtre Dame.
3. G. W. Mednger's ch. c., Frark, by
Cloverbrook. dam Minnie Andrews.
4. &. w. Medinger's ch. e., FairmOunt,
by King Ban, dam Susie Fuller.
y. ~. mtNiduOUs ". IL, Muliilt w dltu,
by Voltigeur, dam Amanda Warren.
6. W. =. Burch's ch. l., Teie Doe, by
Great Tom, dam Nina Turner.
7. ID. c. Fannin & Co.'s b. g., John c.,
by Great Tom, dam Leah u.
Third Rdce.-Purse 900, Of which $50
to second. The winner to be sold at auc-
tion for $4,000. II to be sold for less, one
pound allowed for each 800 down to
$1,000; then two pounds for each Sl00
down TO $500, the lowest selling price.
One mile.
Tho following horses will start J. W.
Thayer's brown gelding Robert Brewster,
112 pounds ]. McMahon's bay tilly Min
ME Warren, 1l2 pounds; FaDnin Il Co.'S
bay gelding John c., 1O5 pounds; and w.
X. Burch's chestnut filly Telie Doe, III
pounds.
Fourth Rdce.-The Richmond handicap,
for all ages; $50 each, play or pay, or only
so il declared. Club to add $500, OF
which $50 to second. Weights to be an
nounced October II, and declarations due
October "a. One mile and furlong.
/. Morris & Pattons b. e., six years,
Fellowplay, by Longfelow, dam Platina,
100 pounds.
.. J. w. Thayer's ch. b., five years, Mar,
Boorham, by Jack Rowett, dam by Captain
Eleee. 1OS pounds.
8. j. McMahon's b. g.. four years, Joe
Mitchell, by Glengarry, dam Kate Fisher,
1O4 pounds.
4. Revere Stables b. e., four years, Roy
s. Cluke, by Bullion, dam Ida Gaines, 10i
pounds.
5. G. III. Kernaghan's b. e., four years,
Burch, by Enquirer, dam Brocade, l04
pounds.
6, D. c. Fannin & Co.'s b. T., three years,
DecOy Duck, by Longfellow, dam Cal
Duck, 100 pounds.
I. Morris d Patton's b. c.. four years
Slocum, by Glenelg, dam Dot. 100 pounds
g. Il. Kings ch. T., four years, Nike
Pride, by King Ban, dam Lou Pike, 0!
pounds.
0. W. =. Burch's cb. c. four years, Nor
daunt, by John Payne, dam Libbie L., 81
pounds.
The following will start: Joseph McMa
hons bay gelding sam. Emory. three years
sj pounds: Morris x Patton's bay gelding
Compensation, five years, l0l pounds; C.
II. Pottingilrs bay geldlng Fair Count. 81
pounds Washington Stables chestnut lilly
Desiree, three years. SO pounds; and Will
liam Jennings's bay mare Farewell, five
years, "a pounds.
Oi the nine entered the following four
will start: Morris x PaitOn's bay gelding,
Fellowplay, six years, 100 pounds, and bay
colt >locum. four years, 100 pounds; JO-
seph McMahon's bay gelding Joe Mitchell,
four years, 104 pounds. and &. II. Ker'
naghan'S bay gelding, Burch, four years,
l0i pounds.