Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-11
THE OPENING RACES.
<NGsLuS WINS YEARLlNa STAKES
AND MAKES A FINE RECORD.
The Other Events No. Excitiay-Fntries
for To-Day-paris Presented Last
Night-Pouitry Exhibit. &c.

Tue other Events Not Excitiny-Fntries
for To-Day-paris Presented Last
Night-Pouitry Exhibit. sc.
Tho crowd at the Rxposlton-Grounds yester-
aay forenoon was not 10 largo as on Saturday,
but about tho hour for the races 20 commence IL
began TO increase rapidly, and these attractions
and the repetition Of Pains Paris and Com
mune made the scene towards nightfsn most
animated one
there seems 20 have been a general misun-
Outstanding regarding stock week. The i'm
preston had obtained that Il would commence
yesterday, but this was mistake. Tho proson,
h horse week. Stock week. however, begins mex;
Monday, and every stall on the ground has been
taken. A before stated. the entries promise
mat the exhibits In cattle, sheep, and hogs Will
be especially fne.
The lnlux Of country people TO tho city, II no,
TO Tho grounds. began yesterday, all tha trains
coming into Richmond bringing large mum bers
OF sisitofs, and IL Ia expected that there will De
an unusually large attendance on the grounds
to-day.
rurrR TINT RoEBEp.
Stables. Fry 4 Co. who own the big OK, had
their tcnt robbed Of about $500 worth Of ar
ticles Sunday night. Tho stolen articles con-
sisted Of watches, rings, &c. Tho thiof Is sap
posed 70 be negro who WAS employed 10 watch
the tent
portion Of tho Broad.street road had been
sprinkled yesterday, thus rendering travel 20
the grounds more comfortable than on previous
dayA Complaint is made that the MARSHALL
street cars do not run after 10 o'clock. thereby
greatly MISUNDERSTANDING many who are detained
on The grounds later than that hour.
The merry-go-roUnds, both inside and outside
the enclosure, ana n pretty good business. but
ny 20 O'Clock the fakirs were very blue
The second rendition OF the Battle OF the
Crater viii be given tonight, and Il viii be the
EFFORT Of the management 20 remedy the defects
incident 20 tho first prcSen tatiOn, and some new
and attractive features will be introduced
THB TROTTERs CALLED OFT.
Several hundred people nearly a thousand,
pcrhaps-witnessed the opening races, which be-
gun soon after noon. Tho track was In fairly
good condition, the weather was pleasant and
bracing, ana the horses were In excellent trim,
though not very well classed. In nearly every
case one particular horse had "A "cinch.' and
this, Of course, made things rather dreary Tor
the other Rspiranis.
opened the eyes OF The sports, who watched his
movements, and his speed as a trotter created
quite Juror Tho doings Of this little animal
were tho talk OF everybody, and the gelding GER
tsinly won the laurels Of the day.
Several pneumatic sulkies made their appear
nncs on the tack just before the races coh-
menced. and this. Il course, gave the horst-
lovers something to talk about, While they were
stil more Interested in seeing how the vehicles
would show thems elves on tho actual test. mo
ncw-stylc sulkios won their celebrity through
Nancy Hanks. the queen o! the turf, Who
banged some Of the old records all 20 pieces
while trOtttng 20 one Of the 0ueef-lOOhlng Ye-
hicles. The wheels used Tor the ne" cOnH-
vance are not much. II any larger than thos'
Of a safety bicycle, while the seats arc bulU
above them. A well-knOwn sporting gentleman
said yesterday that he thought tho innovation
was q good thing, and would make gain OF
four or five seconds on the mile.
To enliven things yesterday the band occupied
seats in the grand stand and made themselves
most acceptably heard between the heats.
The starting Of the races Was done by MIR. j.
Wood Martin, Of Philadelphia, man OF national
reputation among lovers Of horse-nesh lie has
had long experience in this special line aud
showed his skill yesterday. The judges OF the
trOtnng races wore Messis. II. G. Chambl'n ana
Joseph Lassiter. Mr.. James X. Branch aud
Colonel w. 7. Wicknam performed a similar
duty for the runners. wnie Nessrs. +. L. TAYLOR
j. u. Mathews, and Allen Donnan acted as time
keepers.
HABIT HIS own WAY.
The nrst event, trottIng to harness, was for a
purse 81 5000. Only horses Oi the 2.tJ class
were admitted, and there were Ave TO start
Lady LightfOOt, the soTro mare ~ X. l. Landon;
Acca, the gray stallion OF Acca StOck-Farm;
Clipper, the chestnut sorrel OF the Meadow
View Stock-Farm: Charlie, the bay OF G. 81
Hardin and Granite, the bay geldinS Of r. t.
Piphor.
mile heats. and Charlie" who is stylish rather
than beautiful, had things entirely his own way.
in the nrst heat he was the hrst 20 get under
the wire, and IN dong tins ne made @;j410
record. Clipper followed him second, with Light
foot third, Acca fourth. nnd Granite NTH
In the next heat Charlie" repeated his net
and again came In FIRST. but he only saved him
self by some pretty active hustiine when almost
at the goal His record this time was 2:3J, with
Acca two lengths behind him aud clipper third.
Lgntfoot and Granite brought up the ingloriOns
roar.
Charlie came IN ahead again when the third
heat closed, and once moro Acca was second.
This time the winner made the mile in 2:3O.
Clipper Was third, Granite fourth, and Lady
Lightf00t iith.
Charlie is from Durham. y. C., and they say no
IL an unknown" hut It any rate he gathered IN
the FL 80 awarded tho victorious eteed. IL was
rumored yesterday that he had habit OF wink
INK his eye every time he passed ahead under
the wire. but whether this was so could not Do
definitely ascertained yesterday.
TIE YEARIING RACE.
The second race-trOtting 20 harness, for year
lines-was the one in which Angelus covered
himself with glory The purse was for 800,
and there were five 10 start-MaY Handy, OF
Whitby Stockholm; Angeus, owned by T. NJ.
Hewitt: Ellen Caskie, OF Acca Stock-Farm; Ber-
muda Bells, owned 10y Cox Brothers, and Birby,
owned by John G. Small The colts were hard
to start and very nervous, but finally they We're
OF, and Angelus soon left them all IN the rear.
lie distanccd all OF his companions and passed
under the wire with l:2Sle record The judges
desired to have second heat trotted, but Mr.
Hewitt objected, aud he was Of course awarded
the prize, a. his horse disianced all Its competi-
tors.
In the mile dash for n purse OF 500 thore
were twelve entries, "a follows kOrska, b. =, q.
y. stacy: orphan Boy. T., liillsman & Lefew;
Apdal Kadie, Jr ;. 81 W. j. MOSeiey; Permits,
g., j. W. Lawrence; Cannonacc, b. m, {. II. =
Quad; Phis, b t., Judge Thomas Jones; John
ny Morgan, ch. e., III. II. Carr Mohr =, =. T.
Sheppard; Fighting Creek, b. g., John II.
Chailn: Alta, b. T., J. &. Parkinson; King, b. X,
/. ST. Walker; Prosper. Jr., s., l.. :. Bass.
Alta won with record Of Loo, white Abdal
came ia second and Johnny Morgan third.
In the running raceior the purse OF S-oo JAG
quelne. the equine greyhound, won the best
Two out OF three heats-first with record OF
l:5Ilt and thenln 1852. Katy C. followed pc
cond In both INSTANCES and Bowlcx brought up
the rear.
Augelus, the gelding, ia said TO have made tho
best time ever obtained by yearlng III Nlr-
gina or even IN the South Shc is out Of tho
mare Wmnifrcd aud her second dam Is Nelson,
who Is dam OF Roy, VITA q 2:30 record. The sire
Of this colt Is a horse called Whitby' with
pacing trial Of 2Slf. Whithy Is BY Harris with
n2:l1A record and out Of Maud L., with q re-
cord oil 23l.
TIE TRoTTISG RACES TO-DAY.
Tho races viii begin at o'clock sharp to-day
and IL is said by experienced horsemen that
they will be unusually good
The following are the entries:
$50 Class-1, CentrevIllo, d. g., Ira Nelson,
Richmond; ., Robert Bruce, b. x, f. c. smith,
staunion, Va; 3. Lady Hannls. h. m. A. s.
Hughes, CappahOsic, Va; !, Cape Charles +. e.,
W. M. Dixon, Hudgins, Va; .. L1lla H., b. l.,
Acca Stock Farm, Ricamoud; q, Willis, b. H.,
AccA stOck-farn. Richmond; Z. Miss Nelson
l.. T., Samuel H. Nelson; =, Lala, b. m. james
Fletcher, Richmond: q, Robert Ransom, b. S.
Joseph Lassiter Richmond: 10, Holcomb, b. S.
ingleside StOck-FaTn, Richmond; II, Myrtle
b. M. William Hops, Richmond IL, Fear Not,
b. g., David Hathaway, Norfolk, Va.
Stallion Class-1, Tom Ewing, b. s., William
Atkinson, SUFFOLK, Va; ., Cape Charles. =. =,
". NJ. Dixon, Hudgins, Va: >, Willis, b. A., Acca
StOck-Farm, Richmond, 4, Three Tips, =. s.,
Aoca StOck-farm, Rchmond: D, Money Hunter
b. e. Samuel b. Nelson. Richmond; Is, Aaron
Wilkes, b. g., James Fletcher, Richmond; Z,
HolcOmb, b. g., lnglesido htOck-Farm, Rich
mond: :, signe, ch. -, Benjamin ). Scott,
Brdgetown, Va.
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Grown people stand around the bulletln-bo
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thereon. and the children are made happy 70.
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only paper that has It's own telephone and bul-
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nishing iis friends with the latest happenings
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published the next morning Is heartily appre-
clated. THIS register Is q great convenience a.
any one can there ascertain whether his or her
friends froui the country are on the grOunds
All visitors are invited 90 register.
These are the nathcs entered yesterday: John
kepler, Washington, ID. G.. NJ. 4. Roper NJ. f. |
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