The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-05
ON THE TURF.
WHAT THE FLYERS DID YES
TERDAY AT MELROSE.
THERE WERE TWO Ball GAMES.
And Roanoke wiped the Diamond
With the Visifors-They Were Not
in It-Dotaiicd scores of Both Hnmes.
Other Ball Games
THE WINNERS.
Fitzhugh Lee,
Cricket,

The races yesterday afternoon at
Melrose Driving Park were by far the
most interesting and exciting of the
season and the crowd in attendance
was twice as large as ever before.
Dead-head Hill, just over the fence,
was crowded with people, but this
did not prevent the management OF
the association from taking in IL great
deal of money at the gate. The at
tendance of ladies was more than
usually large, ard the hill
overlooking the track was n
tangle of vehicles. TIE grounds
we're crowded with fallirs from
everywhere, drawn here by the
races. They did agood business with
the crowd who were intent OH enjoy
ing their holiday.
The first event was Il running race,
one-half mile heats, best > in 8,
weight for aye; purse 1926. One hun
bred dollars went to first and $25 to
second The horses to start were
Cricket, Fitz Lee, Lula Il. and Triple
Cross.
1t took all three heats to decide the
contest. In the first Cricket was an
easy winner, taking the lead at the
start and keeping it until the finish,
crossing the wire two lengths ahead
of Fitz Lee. with Triple Cross third,
and Lula II. away in the rear. The
latter was distanced and consequently
barred out of the race. Time 50.
The second heat WAS also very in
teresting. The start was q
good one, and Cricket again
took the lead. but Lee pressed him
hard and at the quarter gave him the
go-by. From this point the race was
beautiful one, and the horses came
down the stretch part of the way neck
and neck. Lee won. Time, 50i.
In the third race Lee took the lead
and won with case by half a length,
Cricket second. Cheney. who rode
Lee, didn't touch him with the whip
and he sprang around the track in
great shape. Time, 52!.
SECOND RACE.
The second race was trotting, mile
heats, best in 5 to harness. a purse
of $50 was offered, $1l0 to go TO the
first and $40 to second.
The entries were Hugh nyer's
Frederick" Doctor Whites Little
jim w. c. Williams Auction Boy
and Mr.. Barbce's Billy Button" The
latter horse was n good favorite and
was driven by Harrington, who had
had him in training for some time.
Billy jumped ahead at the wire and
led until the finish, the others string
ing out behind with Little jim good
second, Auction Boy third and Fred
erick last. In the second heat Billy
again won easily, and they began to
think Barbee's horse would have "a
walk-over, but it soon transpired tina.
he didn't. Mr.. Bradshaw had up to
this time tean driving Auction Boy.
The Lynch )urS man weighs over
200 pounds, and of course the horse was
handicapped. Ed Fagin, of Rich
mond, now took the ribbons, and he
picked Auction right off his feet, and
after struggle lifted him easily over
the wire with Billy little behind.
Harrington protested and appealed to
the Judges to have the Jockeys
weighed, but Mr.. Williams said that
it had been agreed that this shouldn't
be done.
The judges sustained Williams. The
fourth heat was almost Il repetition Of
the other, and this time little Billy
gave signs Of weakening, and Little
Jim took second place with Billy
third. The fifth heat also resulted
in victory for Auction, and he was
declared the winner. Billy Button
taking the place.
The third and last race was q three
quarters dash. There were three en-
tries: Mary t., Repudiator and Josh
Billings Mary took the lead and
kept it, Josh and Repudiator fighting
hard for second, two lengths behind.
Josh got it after an exciting struggle
in the stretch.
MORNING GAME.
The second game of ball between
the Roanokes and Bristols yesterday
morning was q very good one in a
great many respects, and was won by
the home team by I. score of 6 to 2.
The Roanokes got in most Of their
work in the early part of the contest,
and was based on the wild throws of
the pitcher. 1t may have been on &C
count of the unusual feature of ball
playing in the morning, or it may
have been on account of its one sided
ness, but anyhow the audience did
not look on with the enthusiasm they
generally do, Notwithstanding that at
least GOO spectators were present.
Quarles and Keefer. pitcher and
catcher, respectively, for the Roanoke
club, clothed themselves all over with
glory, and never failed at a critical
moment. The other battery also set
tied down to hard work towards the
latter part of the game, and had they
done as well in the FIRST innings the
result would have been very different.
On one, and probably two occasions
towards the last innings the Roanokes
were retired when all the bases were