Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-26

The races begin ~ | O'Clock. The probes
donal WbeeiDen who bcye entered are W.
N. Boyst o; South Carolina: II. q. CrOcker,
of BO'tOn; Ralph Temple, Ot Chicago. and
W. A. Rove. Of Lynn, Mass. There VII
also ne tamdcu tricycles each d1g. The
Judges will be Atwater, Of Washington, and
EisenbTcBdt and a Richmond man.
BALLOON.
Nile. Carloua will not make her ascension
to-day ~ expected, because the gas-geue-
rating machinery hss not arrived from Pbils-
dclpbis, aud Wili not come probably ibis week.
The Gr.t aerial trip Will very ikly occur
Monday noon.
N0Trs.
The Florida caT is a source Of attraction
everv day.
Mayor Foushce. oi Lexington, Ky, was
ai The Exposition yesterday. lle Soid be was
delighted with whlt be saw, though it had
not been advertised I'm his country IS It ought
10 have heeu.
The entries FOR the Boy Day Saturday
sport, are ilhng rapidly.
The TrOtttng Races.
The tr0ttnI races Yesterday were better
than had been seen here before for many
wears, and anumbcr u persons who hlycbccn
attending the Slte fin. aud been connected
with the races for 10 least q puaricr u cen-
fury SAID a, many good, thoroughbred, fast
horses and as good exhibitions oi speed had
never before been seen at Richm0nd.
The programme was toO much for one
day, ard could not be fully executed, a.
though The Judges used the greatest dispatch
possible. There were four events, each
best three out Of i've. The horses were
called out for the first race very soon after
- O'Clock, which wa. The hour appointed
for TIE committeeman, aud no unnecessary
time Was lost between The heats. aud yet al
$40, when the Judges could hlrGly see On
object on tie flr side u the track, but three
b,ai. of the thIrd and two % the fourth rlcc
had been trottcd. These two viii Lc fnisbod
lhis morning, commencing a. 30 O'Clock
sharp. and 81 l. O'Clock The regular pro-
gr.mmc tor to-day viii De taken up. Per-
son. viii be charged but one adm 'ion 10
The curse FOR the entire day.
The attend4uce yesterday was nothing Ike
so large as such trials OF speed should nave
attracted. The Richmond people are gid 90
be- fond Of fnc horses, and iL is strange That
more 0i them were DOT out 20 witness Such
cXtra-tiue races. The tIack WIS in much
better condition than could have been cV-
peojrd after ue gsInrN az Ilin That Its
fallen recently. u was drlGyod aii thc fore
noon and bet secn The bclis, and before the
end Of TIE day amusement II h1d been
gotten in rCllly ia'r order. II there is not
more rain good time can be made to-day.
The heats oi the first ard second and of The
Third and fourth races were saud"iched or
not more than one would have been gotten
through With.
As originally planned the trotiing meeting
was to bayc opened last Tuesday week 10 cg-
cupv Eve days. The continuous rain. hoW-
ever. aece.sitatad two pOstp0ncWCufs, and
in order that the programme mi1ht De cars
riel ont in its cutire'y and no one be disfp-
pointed Major Ntnabie was forced 10 crowd
five days work into four days. sir f.. G..
Walker. the starting iudge, thoroughly TN
der,tands his business and his management
of the track Is almost faultless. he Is pa-
tleut and calm. but strict and prompt tll ~
which are very necessary Characteristic, %
make racing either successful or interesting.
The betting wus llreer yesterday peIhap-
than on any preViOu, day thi- iall. The pool
sellers did their best day'- work and there
were great many side bets and some of
them for large sums. An ilnmeu'e quantity
Of money was Lost on the j. l.. Darlington
stakes.
TIRsT RACE.
The first trial was the j. L. Carrington
staspsl $500 for thrrc-ye colts aud iillie5
owned IN Virginia aud Norih CaroliRa;
milo heais. best three IN five, four 10 enter.
three o. start FIRST horse 10 get co per
cent. oftle forfeit, entrance, aad subscrip-
ilon; SECOND horse, 81 per cent; third horse.
lj per cent.
The entries were T. 81. Hewitt Mis-
Thom'sou, II. G. Chlmhlin's Eggood,
Charles p. Stcke,'s Winnie D., }. W.
BethePs Jolly Friar, and ". j. Terbie's
Chnt Clint failed % start.
Niss Thompson took tie poll and held 'he
lead for short while 10 the first heat, bu.
Egwood soon dled the gap and forged
ahead. These positions were mlintqined ur'
I'll on the last quarter, when Joty Friar' WHO
was decided fav0ritc, made rapid gains,
and when near the wire pushed ahead, VIM
ulng the heat.
Ia the second. fourth. aud fith heats the
horses came in in the following order: Miss
Thompson, jolly Friar, and EgWOOd. Win.
uie u. retired after the third heat.
Ia the third heat Miss THOMPSON came In
FIRST, with Jolly Friar second and Egwood
close tliri. Wis Thompson was set back
for breaks. and The heat WAS given 20 jolly
Friar. This gave The race 10 Miss Thomp-
snn, and the best time made was 2:3S. The
time I'm the other heats was 2:jJ, PSI, 2:J2t,
and 2:52. respectively.
Nj Chambin's colt Is one Of the hand
soonest pieces Of horse1csh ever seen on this
course, and with a little more training she
will make q fast mover.
SECOND RACE.
The second trial was 2:lO class-premum
Sl00. FIRST horse, 500; second borse. Sl00;
taird horse, $50; fourth horse, $40. Leats,
best three in i've.
The entries were W. Il. DaingerGeld's
Florence d., George ScattergOOds Charles
Dickens. j. Ii. MorrOH's George Gheeu,
). Il. Nelson's Vivid.
Dickens vas the flyorite in this race, aud
brought 9l0 against the field at 81. For
some time il looked Is thoughthe botters had
mistaken their host, but alter i've hotly.cOn-
tested heats the Iayorite Won, and be was
chtered most lusply. In the lrst heat Vivid
led frOn the lrst quarter home with Dickens
close second and Florence y. third. In
the SECOND Dickens was first, George Gheen
second, Vivid third. VIVID led for the FIRST
half mite in the third heat. On the stretch
Ia front o, the Grand Stand Dickens
gained rapidly. and when near %
the wire he attempted 70 pass Vivid, and in
80 dong ran into her snlsy and tore away
several spokes from rbe right wheel. Dick
Fktence ID. George Ghesn was dtstaDeed.
The Judges awarded first place 20 FloreBce
d., .ecODd 70 Vivid, and third 70 Dickens,
and stated tbat the accident was unzFsid-
al,e. Dicsens was set back Tor hreaking.
Time, 2:llt Dickens won toe next two
beats aud tue race, and Vivid was awarded
second place. Best tine, 2:3S.
THIRD RACE.
The third trial was f0r the 2:30 class-pre-
mium Si00. First borse, 500; second,
500; tnird, eco; fourth, $40. The entries
were j. II. Morrow's Circulstor. BeGell &
Johnson's Major Ulrieh. A. Johrson's Nil
ton Biackwood, aud II. kengla's KAie Clark.
These horses being very higniy strung
and on their metal considerable time was
lost before start wa COTTON. Major Ulrich
was the iaYorite, with Milton Black wood as
second choice. Each OF The three hents trottsd
were very exciting. Cfrcahtor showed up
better than manx expected aud pushed Major