The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-12

| McClenry d. Mcclellan, NorIoik' Va,
Comet, &. g., A. II. Tyson, Chester, ia;
Great Stakes. b. g., George u. Bennett
Goldsboro, n. c.; Sigma. o. m NJ. Ne, r. a.
G. D. NOEL, Tazewell. Va; Edith
AI,nont b. m. Magnolia Stock Farm,
Second. running, purse 800. Gentle
osr riders mile dash. Free only to
b"rses habituaIly psed as saddle horse.
First horse. $50; second. $35; third, SD;
no entrance fee.--Orphan Boy. s; Hills
man & Lefew, Richmond; Abd-si-h NADER
Jr., 5. s., W. I; Mose,y, nichs s"a;
| Hall. Va: Bonnie Kate, b. m. ;. a.
Branton. Morren, Va; Johnny Morgan,
ch. g., II. X. Carr. Warrenton; Fight
ING Greek. b. g., John II. Chst'in, Rich
moend: Alta. 3. f.. w. c. Parkinson,
Tavlt rsville: King. b. h.. l.. VI. Walker
| Rio. Prosper. Jr., c. s.. l.. :. Bass, Rich
mond: Bet, b. IN, NJ Pitcher. Richmond !;
| Harry. b. e., ]. W. Boswell. Richmond
| Niobe, S., Murphy & Sheppard, Rich
mond. .ooo
Third-Two-year-old class, purse $500.
Must have been owned in Virginia SIX
months previous TO October LIST. Nile
heats. best two in three. First horse, $3.50;
second. 500; third, So; fourth, S15-
| Iron Bar, &. g., Mrs Belle Lindsay. Rich
| mond: Wood Bee. b. f. Accs Stock Farm
Richmond; Harold b.. b. h., James
| Fletcher. Richmond; Laura, b. m,
Joseph Lassiter, Richmond; Egwood, Jr,
| b. s., Walter Nelson, Richmond.
Fourth-Running. purse 5000. First
| horse. $50; second, 500; third. $50:
fourth SI5-Germina, b. f., Bernard
boswell, Boswell Sacqueline. e. f., j.
w. Bradshaw. Lynchburs Bowlex, oh.
Iaho h
c., b. IT,, William Garth, Charlottesville.
COLUMBUS DAY.
The executive committee of the Vir-
GINA State Agricultural Society held a
meeting at the presidents house, on the
Exposition grounds, yesterday. There
were present. Colonel a. S. Buford,
Messrs. I. p. Campbell. w +. Wick
ham, Henry W. Wood, Everett NNaddey,
John Murphy and j. b. Watkins.
1t was determined at the meeting 10
set apart October Dist as Columbian
day. Ga this day special excursions will
be arranged to run from all points in the
| State, and all children under fifteen
years Of age will be admitted at reduced
rates.
IL has been agreed to prepare an espe-
cially attractive programme for the day.
and TO make the occasion a gala one in
every respect. Messrs. Henry W. Wood
and Everett Waddey were appointed n
committee to give especial attention to
these features.
Arrangements were also made to hold
c0lcred peoples day on October oath
A committee was also appointed to give
particular attention to this occasion.
THE BATTLE LAST NIGHT.
Like on Friday evening, the 1900
seats erected for the audience proved
insufficient in number last evening when
the great military exhibition of the bat
tie OF the Crater was repeated The
performance was very decided improve
ment over last Fridays exhibition, and
everything went on very smoothly.
After the military spectacle had once
commenced there was no intermissiOn
and the whole performance was gone
through with in about an hour The
exhibition will be repeated next Thurs
day evening for the last time, accord
ing to the programme, but it is thought
by the management TO have one or two
additional repetitions of the spectacle.
The military authorities, it is understood,
will consent to it, provided that they can
procure additional fireworks, their origi-
nal supply having only been provided for
three evenings.
While the military show was in pro-
gress the big Exposition building was al
most deserted, and the lunch counter of
Mrs. j. II. Gill, of the Male Orphan
Asylum, was the only place where any
business was going on. At the close of
the spectacle the crowd poured back
into the building and fingered about
for some time. In the music hall num-
Der Of people found resting places while
the band was executing several tunes.
but on the whole the place had rather
dull appearance, and by 10 O'Clock most
Of the visitors had started for home.
The Old Guard Alr. Polk Miller and
several others will this evening go to
Petersburg, where they will entertain
A. +. Hill Camp with number of their
famous war songs.
Mr.. CANDLIsH REPLIES.
Mr.. A. OandliSh, the general secretary
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Of Richmond, who published an open
protest in The Times of Sunday against
gambling at the Exposition, visited the
grounds yesterday, and makes the fol-
lowing reply 90 the defense of the games
of chance made by member of the ex-
ecutive committee In yesterdays issue Of
this paper. Mr.. Candlish says:
The letter in your issue OF yesterday.
as coming from one Of the committee on
privileges is in no way n reply to my
assertions regarding gambling set forth
in my letter of last Sunday. The gentle
man referred to attempted in very
feeble manner to cover Up the vice re-
ferred TO under the garb of language
which to say the least is ambiguous and
proves itself altogether inadequate to
cover the vice of gambling as licensed
and openly engaged in on our Exposition
grounds.
He shirks the responsibility by saying
that the Society contracted for the Gus
tOmary privileges on the ground restau-
rant with a responsible party; also that
they stipulated that nothing illegal was
to be licensed or admitted. He says that
in his trip around he failed to see any
thing more than the ordinary games Of
chance. That is all any man can see,
with the exception Of fools drawing out
money and gamblers drawing il in. Re
garding the responsibility Of the person
with whom the Society contracted with
to sublet the privileges. it must have
been fOregone conclusion that gambling
az stated by the correspondent would be
allowed. AS touching the restaurant
privileges, that virtually speaking meant
place where liquors would be sold. If
as he says. the committee Were ignorant
of the evils referred TO, which, | regret
30 say, are still going on. then the we'll
disposed citizen must Of necessity charge
them with negligence. Betting on a tin
horse, a picture card, a certain color or a
three-cent ring which is used as a blind.
is as much betting as il Nancy Hanks
was on the track. Consequently the
ten ptation to bet is equal with the race