Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-15
BIGSHOWI
THE LAST DAY OF THE FAIR At
TRACTS 500 PEOPLE.
II. r. e.. "A Car,,,o. Horse Who's in the 2ho
Ciass, Hostlsr In the Hurdis ana
Rhea In the Match.

and last day Of the State Fair OF ISS
Between 100 and 400 people were II
attendance, and all had a pleasant time
No accident occurred. and everything
passed on smoothly.
AS far as can be ascertaIned AT present
the fair has been a complete success. Oi
Thursday, the big day. the gate receipt
showed that over 16, 900 persona PAID thel
way into the grounds. More than go
paid admissions was the result OF "ehres
day at the fair. and on the whoie' II u
thought that the receipts have Dcen am
pie TO pay everything in connection VIII
this years show.
1t ws, announced that Professor Crew'
would make a balloon ascension ana ieai
from his tower twice a day, but M
air-vessol would not work az all ana M
tower blew down on the fourth cay 81
he did not give many exhibitions OF MI
aerial or aquatic skill.
There were no county exhibits this year
and thesa facts will cause the society IA
be at a somewhat smaller expense thaa
was anticipated.
THE RACES YESTERDAY.
The races were the attraction ct th'
fair yesterday. It had been ADVERTISED
lItt tUlllIFH WOuI1 O' hN'HNN "
price on children's day. ten cents. but
nearly all present were grown people
and a large proportion Of these spent th'
dav In the betting enclosure.
In tho first race many were almost GER
tain that the Kentucky horse. Dewayne.
would win. and the book-makerS wers
playing him two to three. IL turned out
however, that the nag was IN 100 Iast a
class, ~ b. l.. C., n North Carolina ami
NAL. took first prize in the sixth neat
In his contest the purse was 800 and the
starters were az follows: Iron Bar. J. w.
Sale. Richmond: Fannie T. NJ. r. Doyle
Lynchburg; whalebone, I. NJ Hewitt
Wayanoke. Va. Il. J.. c.. NJ. III. White
Hartford. y. C.; Dewayne. r. M. An
derson. Lexington. Ky; Leo wilkes. Sam
ucl Walton, Fails NILS. Va; Maggie
Watkins. G. NJ. Hardin. Durham, n. c..
Wiley. u. ". Bruce. Su-olk. Va.
In he..teurth peat Maggie Watkini
was vi back from nrst to sixth place
for running. Below 81 given the result o.
each heat:
first heat-Maggie Watkins won, Ie'
wilkes second. y. J.. &. third, Dewayni
fourth. Whalebono nth. Iron Bar sixth
Wiley seventh. Fannie r. distanced. Tina
2:3Gl-4
Second heath. /. 6. won, Leo Wilkei
second. Dswayne third. Iron Bar fourth
Whalebone 9th. Maggie Watkins sixth
Wiley seventh. Time. 26.
Third heath. /. 9. won. Iron Bar So
cond. Leo Wilkes third. Maggie Watkin'
fourth. Whalebone ffth. Dewayne sixth
Wiley seventh. Time. 2.32l-4.
Fourt.. hcat-Tron Bar won, II. t. G
second. Leo wilkes third. Maggie Wat
klns sixth. Whaiebone fourth, Wiley hfth
Dewavue withdrawn. Time, 2&.
r-4e.t t..t Tr,p nar NON M UQia wat
kins second. y L. G. third. Whslebon'
fourth. Leo wilkes fifth, Wiley sixth
Time. 2:2G.
sixth heath. l.. e. won. Iron Bar So
cond. Maggie watkins third. Time, 211 Ia
Only horses who had won heats enteTs'
this heat.
THE SECOND RACE.
The second race was In d free-for-all
class. for a purse amounting 20 500. The
following horses competed for the money
Otard, w. J.. james. Baltimore, Nd.
~BranchwoO9, Acca stock Farm, Rich
mond, Va, Whitby. r. VI. Hewitt, Vega
nOkc, Va. john W, McClDary d Me
Clellan. Norfolk, va.
Nhitby. the celebrated PAGER, was ar
easy victor, winning the race in three
straight heats. In the first heat the re-
cord of the track. 224l-i was broken
the time being 22i. The result of eacf
heat was:
First heat-Whitby won. Branchwooc
second, John ". third, Otard fourth
Time. 22i.
Second heat-Whitby won. Branchwooc
second. Otard fourth, o W. third
Time. 2:26.
Third heat-Whitby won, John W. Sc
cond, Otard third. BranchWood fourth
Time. 2.5l. BranchwoOd secured secont
money.
THE RUNNING EVENTS.
The most exciting events Of the day
were the hurdle and running races. Hust
Ter had no trouble in coming In hTst II
the hurdle race. although Mr.. Allen Potts
riding The Dcvil, submitted "A proteS
that the nag ridden by Mr.. Woodbrlds'
. ran around the hurdles instead Of jump
ing them. The judges held That If III
, society allowed any space on the tacl
instead Of having the hurdles eXteno
clear across. "A horse had a right 70 rui
around them. Time, 2.0i. Starters in I'M
contest were: Allonette. r.. K. Robinson
Etchmond; Hustler. W. {. Parkinson
yravlorsville: The Devil, Allen Potts
Richmond; Miss Croxton, r. NJ. Pitcher
Richmond. 49,,
Rhca. the pretty FLY owned 10y Ill
dred Fitch. Of Richmond, was the WHINE
i'm the match race between herself an
Hustler. owned by W. c. Parkinson o
TavIorsvilc. The event was hait-a-mli
dash for 500. and was a very prett
squirt. Rhea made the distance in - St
couds MI. Graham Hobson rode Rhe
and Mr.. Edmond Woodbridge was Hus'
ler's rider.
The 2-year-old trot was cancelled, as
did not III.