The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-23
VIRGINIA RACING.
NO LONGERA PUBLIC COURSE IN
THE COMMONWEALTH

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STRUGGLE now is 90 win the prize in CONNER
cial and NATURAL h0om-, % distance COM
nafitors who so at desks and run hrAih
races over railroad tracks. instead Of pu1-
ziinethoir blca- over the pcedto Dem 'ne ny
irim-limbad siccds and trained Jockeys ine
metal h,d in ihe bowels OF ihe EARN j. more
attractive 90 modern thought ilAn ine iil,'-
fie uhlrh ei 90 DE- conceiued ii ,. @
.rf,. beautiful. hlo0dod horse ihlt nelol-
,.ii, ,nn,hilatod distance at Fairfield
Tree llin. Broadrock- Sew h"i"e1 'n' ''''
raca fields 800 Virginia
0rr or EyisWNCf.
1lor.e.racing was once the national
amusement. hut 10 has been 1ai.eN oNl oi
existence. tO % great extent, ul nts,-.iil'
.rf ,,hnn we SOC still lingering Wiil us q
madne-s for ihc lnc quaIite. oi iAe n1oif
h.t... rara-cOursos have been allowed
lo ~. down. Public sentiment, long 0Iroci-
I'D AGAINST the vices oi racing. was aAI. l'-
irnrcoI iF fhe disasters caused uy ih' M"if
and found ralor aid iu tHn IS eN'i .i.-
SNORT fhafwas -flu iu trOlin- mNichef' ln.
r.-,ilf has lacn Chat ir0ifcr- have ueuIp'H
f.a niace ofthria-llng runners 0I D'n, NiHfh
boards and r01i-r00ms have lun out race
course. anal names iu close rooms nave
f.knn the place of real horses. and tne pen
air0f tAa race-frlck. The tick OF iie ie..-
rranh announces erc-uli now, m place "I
ile voice ol ihe judge, which u-ei u, Iih-
ruf from tho judges stand. NoN- Mnicu i-
lit lesser efii' 49,. ~ ,i... r..a...,.f
iiA-7 Gee te" y. ..e .t ma. o..ls-
oi w Us il M.' . .''t il,. ,rrifar'-.
p 'n l'i '"i "'-''''
THE RACE tltLD7'
fn al. carly days oi ihe colony the inter-
est taken in horse racing. ever since ile
dar. Df Jaime. /. WD- shown % @ great eA-
f.r,f Dos our English ancestors Aear the il-
nol. old Iaur0l Of Virginia. there were
.atoral fine raco-frlck-. and tle colonial
a.nfrv. y0ung and 0id oi both sexes, eiineea
f.. Greatest delight bon uaIonIirg these
0i4oe, of public resort and amu .cmcut. Ihe
/ laiin. m some instances were brave Deitel-.
and if was mot 800 ali unusual Oh hear them
If..u4- with perfect UuNrIeiY tHc good aha
bad qualities OF % horse. ,.,..c......
n.li .'', ,...,.... ,.ns,.iarfai fo Rich.
,'lc i.i 7, .'.,'.'ef tr0-,..hf ai0n. with
..'"U' '" tf.. ami ..,,.f0u,- fh1tu-nl
IL Hi'.' -..i..... 'f,.,. ,,-l.n 81 ,.a- tho
IT'D ..''', "- -tt tmonr ofh.i
I.. r.- --..i,,, assorted itself
,I 30 ,.',.,. ,.f lrn, I0f0re me fever broke
.... '... anil fn. fi. Immediate Vicinity
,,,.-'..,,,5 ,f.ro snr,r.- into existence
..' ,.,,.., r,,,o,,. ,.,.a track. known
+. t,.o t,..f In thi. country. Connected with
.te.a frsel. were pa class of racing men
! ,.'ho made r..nlaft9ns that aro world wide
.f Ir.tI of Mn1fDd horses. pro-
I..-.l t.r. I'm Niroinia. that la.
49, I.n .nr,....aI bv mrimof
.....'f..... rs., N.r,inI1 was the envy oI
.' t..-r ,,.,fI u.r frrrnln wore kiuu+
. ...i'.i,l har.a- ,r.r. worthy o
.l't. ......,.,. and of f0. .ranI old State
,l.t 0.., ,.,. .-.rf.I. There wera tri
....- ...,.. bal. fr ft... .usint dHg-. hl
,H., t,,. ,..-.i AWAY. now. and the DIS
t@.. .rtI.ir i0..l- would read lihe romano.
ir ..f .rth in detail. There ha- been
..,.tf.f. evolution in Old. matter off L0r-.
r...i ill., n,I rnflI. tracks have 0uii
i..,,..,' o. I-...f .I rutr. and Obj. uiuchiD.
.....f.'.l tl.. fi,r.. .rr..Iu.I.s ihn cultivation
.ftI. I'.r... f. .i. ,.xf0nf One. known.
......,.,,
conc Ol iht hi-i iar. IIh.e. 'i'
Richmond was called ii"' ili., il p.
-ull1 Ned nio sinaii farms. upon
-ld' lNiiii4 ati'itl 7. l' i '".'
distance ti-l .i ". t,'.il-... D,
'. ...-. If i..- .,..,,.. KID.
johnson iii'u. l'.. L
r...r Colonel johnson .o',..a Norih Caro-
iff'l' .''"'i .I.. al.
.iiit h'i'hiN'' " '' l'. i .
ANiIA 'iii.- HNu ''
tie,i efiieiu county IT,
I'D ile enii.- Ni'l i'l '..'' 'l', ..i'.
NJ lrhNtNi' o.. li..'i'f''
VI il.A.i ei n Nii''i'7
.'f irt iNi Niln .....i .
li'io.l ''l l' 'e o..' oi '' .i.....i .,. ,,...
N.' h'i''- ii', ever i.....'...f
country il' "..N-"' ." i.'..tf
ANA lnI pun VIVID i'' ,l I'l. 10. i'
/ LOT on what Us now csiien i''",,'
/ NtAl morning 1i' Nn.'l
THAT lne mules hia 'leM ', ,. ,l. '''i ',
80. ana Boz TOOK iiin TOD i"t iiIi ,' '''i D"
/ Doe must nave Ne.n 'l'i''' ,..'i. '...'
/ noi Ml'.slahiin- DTS BE-.
nl ine l.s7 .l h.- l"ii. 'i,' o..
offered -if' NiiHNi f''' lol n''',
/ NIti was h''ellri. iN'i ii-,t -'"'' ''.'
I $40 down 900 Ila game I'D nN7i"H, ".i
$500 90 cards. pmb John W ichnah i'i i,i'
coli AMID named hln "bn-lon. ~ ii.itin F"
johnson SAW ile ei.i, thl cl-t.f i'r- NN.
/ points in nim. oner.d Nat hife- l' l'ne n'i
and train hlm and run him iof hhl tu.
/ profits. hNe- eon-'nied- ANA ,0l1N.i ''.i"
sou subsequently became 'o'e '''.' '' '''
great horse. ............,.,.
ialhi 1881 ID i''' "''"'
Another noted rlee-ilfch near lne cili