The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-05

Race I, three quarter mile dash, Fitz Lee /,
. Ella2, Virginia Belle 8; time l.l9
Il Race 2, trotting, mile heats, best 3 in y,
= George w. /, Till F.2, Mike D.3; time 2tl,,
2.50E, 252.
Race 3, ono and one quarter mile dash Katie
c. l, Dover2, Capt. Manning and Medoc dead
heat for 3: time2.l7
Race I, one quarter milo heats, best gin 3,
Kilkenny 1, Midget 2, Creole 3; time 81 seconds.
To-DAY's EVENTS.
Race ], sevcn-eighths mile dash; entries:
America Count-Me In, Story Teller, Charles
ton, Triple Cross. Marksman, Trousers.
Race 2, one half mile heats; entries: valcrian,
Virginia Belle, Capt. Manning, Ella, Crown
Prince. FitZ Lee.
Racc3, Virginia stakes; one and one eighth
miles; entries: Dover, Katie c., Metloc, Trou-
sers:
Race 4. trottnF, free for ALL entries: Little
Dick, Barney W., Friday Jr.
During the forenoon of yesterday
there was little encouragement in the
weather for horsemen and those of
; Roanoke's citizens who had promised
themselves another days sport attend
ing the races at Mclroso Park. The
storm of the previous night was like
wise thought to have proved dam
Rener for the track and the utlook was
not of the best. But shortly I" after
o'clock the threatened rain blew over,
and within the next two hours n crowd
fully as largo as that of tho opening
meet was ensconced in various portions
of the park.
Tho track was oven better for speed
than on Wednesday and reports from
the paddocks were such that the fav-
critics received their customary amount
of attention in the betting ring.
The results in the four events of the
card were not as gratifying to the
boollies Us those of tho first day, at
least in the trotting race, for the favoritc
started under protest and then made a
mess of it throughout by q number of
bad breaks. The dashcs were game
contests though, and elected any
quantity of favorable comment on the
superior horse flesh the association has
booked. There was excitement enough
and to spare in all Of the three running
matches, but the last Of onc-quartcr
mile was the best of the day.
The false starts in the trotting match,
eleven i'll the first heat, delayed the
balance OF the programme cons iderablv,
but the crowd had an abundance of on
thnsiasm and remained en- masso until
O'Clock, when the last heat was ended.
The band again cnivcned ma tiers with
musical entertainment, which was
frequently applaudcd between heats.
FIRST RACE.
When tho starters were called to the
I}ost in tho u mile dash, NJ II. G.
Jordan held the flag and the Judges
Ttand was occupied by j. II. Wingatc,
lice Simmons and Frank Williams, II.
IN ClaXton acting as clerk. America,
of the Columbia stables was scratched
from the field, and the starters in their
order were: A. d. payne's Virginia
Rclle, II. c. Mattuxs Ella, j. d. Nc.
Carty's Marksman, S. +. poindextcrs
Charleston and l.. L. lIollady's Fitz
Lee
Fitz Lee was the favoritc in the race
the book Cd Is being: Fitz Lee to 8,
Charleston 10 to |, Marksman 10 to /,
Ella TO and Virginia Belle 3 to
Fitz Lee and Ella received the most at
! tcntion in the mutuals, ana the former
being barred in the auctions, Virginia
Belle sold at $40, Ella IS and the field So
{ Tho flyers got away exccllcntly on
thc second trial and ran we'll in bunch
ito the stretch. Virginia Belle cutting tie
pace, and closely followed by Charleston
and Fitz Lee. Coming under the wire
, for the first time, Virginia Bell still led
by q length, but Fitz Lee had slipped
ahead of Charleston, the latter running
T; neck and neck with Ella At the half
Fitz Lee showed daylight between him
self and the second horse, Ella mean
while being urged by her jockey,
jumped to second place on the upper
turn and oming down the stretch it
was gr race between the two lead
{ ers, Fit Ice winning by length, with
Ella a. easy second and Virginia Belle
third limo 1910
i TIE TRoTTERs.
George c. McCahans Mac was
scratched for the second event of the
day, leaving r. j. McCarleys George
W.. w. l.. James Till f., f. e. White. s
Mike d., and Thomas Payne's Col Tom
20 trot out the race, which was mile
heats, best three in five. No less
than nine false starts we're made, Till
II. and Col. Tom breaking in the score
each time.
Protest was then entered against Col.
: Tom on the ground of being ''ringcr,"
) but evidence Of the horses having a
better record than 2;45 was not forth
( coming. On the eleventh trial the
Epole, which he held throughout the
jhalf, which was made IN 1870. At the
three,quarter post Col. Tom moved up
s and passed the procession, going under
; the wine four lengths ahead of George
I W., Till +. beating Mike ID. for third
place by length and half.
[ The Judges, however, awarded the
5heat to George w. on account of Col.
Toms breaking repeatedly, and the big
black was put back to fourth place
Time 2:55. In the second heat George