The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18
TRACK RECORD BROKEN.
pEBUs TIE son OF CHESTERW00D,
DOES A MILE IN ala ~.
u,.,,er Again Wins the Gsnilemens Race,
with Cadet n Close second-Eno
wins the Maiden Event.

and wend their way towards the race
| course. Before 30 o'clock fully four
thousand people were on the race course'
| The grand stand was packed 10 overflow
| ing and the space just in front OF the
| stand, where the booKmakers are located,
! was one mass of pushing and surglhS
| humanity. All around the fence at me
three-quarter pole and in the back stretch
great crowd mad gathered. Within tnls
| enclosure hundreds hustled for the best
! place to see the start and finish. ~
What day and what track! ne
made yesterday, Richmond day. All re-
CORDS broken or lowered. Track fast ana
horses in the best Of condition.
| 2:l4 ~. Everybody happy. On, what
| day!
The events were as follows:
| TRpTIIEG RAG :.
First heat: Three-year-old class-must
! have been owned In Virginia six months
! Deacon, +. Il. Cooper, Nar5aw, va. Mss
| Clay. S. r.. Nelson, Richmond; Elien
| Caskie, w. l.. Bass, Richmond; Buisat'
ii. i. Jones GAINESVILLE, Va
Miss Clay took the lead and had an
easy thing from start TO finish. At the
half Miss Clay lead by two lengths, win
Deacon second and Ellen Caskie third.
Coming into the stretch Miss Gay was
away the leader. She won under strong
pull, with Ellen Caskie second, Deacon
third. Time 2:36 -.
from the start and finished easy being
pulled to keep her field within limits
ELLEN Caskie second Deacon Third, and
Bursar fourth. Time. 2:3o.
Third heat: Miss Clay was wei ana
away before her field ana at the half was
fifteen yards in the 'front.' and IT looked AS
though she was a sure thing for the neat,
but ner driver could not Keep her on nel
feet She broke, and Ellen Caskie, gray
mare came away from the bunch anu
headed clay at the quarter, winning me
ncat with Miss Clay a close secohu'
Deacon third, and Bursar fourth. Time
Fourth and fifth heats won by. Ellen
Caskie, Miss Clay second, Deacon thliui a..
Ellen Caske took first money, MISS
Clay second, and Deacon third
gAC.SD TroTTING.
Free-for~an, trotting and pacing. purse
$500, mile dash. best two in three.-Red
Rover, ]. Stockhouse, South Carolina
Marrender, T.. +. Nottingham, CapeVille'
Va; Nellie D., S. b. Nelson, Klchmo ono,
va; Miss Thompson. North Bend StoGiK
Farm. Weyenoke. Va; Hustler Russell,
G. b. Mcdonald, BlacksbuIS, Va. Branch
wood, w. l.. Bass, Richmond, va. m,
r1rst Health the betting Miss 1hoUiP-
son was the favorite, even money belhg
u0sted opposite her name-two 10 Two
with Hustler russell and Nellie - Heg-
ond, betting three to two. Keq hO'ei,
Marrcnder, and Branchwood piacea "
same money-ten to two. Hustler rus
sell took the lead, going TO the quarter
at a pretty good pace. He was never
headed winning the first heat handy
Mia, Tbompspn, who showed second
under the wire was set back 10 .aSt
place on account OF repeated running
Nellie d. was given second place. with
Marrender third and Branchwood .ohrth'
Second Heat.-The betting was posted
as follows: Hustler Russell three 10
ten; Nellie D., four TO two; MISS lhoilp-
son, six and five 10 two; MarreMder.
and Red Rover, ten TO two; the others
were twenty 10 two. Hustler got away
first and held his position, winning EASILY,
Branchwood second. Marrender third.
aid Nellie -. fourth. Time. 2:2ll2
Third Hcat.-Hustler Russell Won
breaking the trotting record for Virginia
by four seconds, with Nellie -. second,
Miss Thompson third, and Branchwood
fourth. Time, 2lSi2
RUNNING CONTESTS.
1st. Running. nve-eighths OF a mile,
for two-ycar-olds S2Ou.--A. Austin, r. 3.
Mayo. Hague Va; Mrs Stewart. X. l..
Hubbard Washington, ID. G.; Black
Beauty, Z. A.. Watson, Nimrod, Han
well, Va; Bushrod, r. +. Taylor, Han
over Courthouse Va, Restless, i. Cum
niDaham. Profit. Va.
All entries showed before the starter,
and when the word was given Restless
took the lead. making the pace, with her
field close i'm pursuit. At the quarter.
Restless led. Bushrod second, and Aus
tin third. Coming into the stretch Aus
after close finish from Restless, with
BushrCd in third place. Time, l.01
In the betting ring. Salhe TAYLOR was
the fayorite at even money, with Aus,
tin and Restless together at odds OF
TO .. The others were 10 10 l. 10 :.
GENrLEMEN's RACE.
"a. Neutrality-suspicious. riders three
quarter mile dash. open to horses used
habtualy as saddle horses, $10-lady
Minnie. NJ. J. Kimbrough, Richmond, va.
Fighting creek. j.. II. Chafiin, Iach-
W T@Smo H2i y 8mma nelson ESQ Vs. y?n" Mf Be
RuthviIle. Va: Nellie BLY,, l.. CroXton,
Virginia Cadet. Il. cunningham. Pr, ut
Va: Mollie, r. l.. Hubbard, Washington
y. c.; Duke Of buckingham, W. =. Ven
kinsOn. TayloTsyille, Va; Brock, Nlihah
Bernard. Fredericksburg, Va; Tom c.
H. r. Duany, Upperyille, va. =. ,r..,o.
When they got the word go" Hustler
took The lead. Croxton. his rider. bringing
him away from his contestants ny III
teen feet. with Cadet, ridden by Robson
following. The others were Wen OH 10
gether. At the FIRST quarter HhStieF W. W.
we'll i'm the lead Of his field, with 'aie'
second and Brock third. Coming mt" me
stretch. Hustler had all the best OF ~,
leading his field 10y three i"nEiHS' WI"
cadet second. Then came the great III
iur creek forward. taking fly at th'
Leaders IL seemed useless as the liuSlLtI
was out to win. and HobSon. on az"
was riding the greatest race OF MS ~
ueIng vhip and spur with telling eittl'
keeping his horse well mp IN front ~
hest The winner Of Monday race hl.4
the second in yesterdays cQnteSt coI.W
do was to get third piarr h Lustnj WI mnI
an easy winner, with Cadet second am
ITghtinq creek third. Time, %
;Tbe Rockies picked Fighting Creek I"i
,ha fovorite and he was well pIaytu pS
the talent; but, alack. ne could n' SSTTj,,tUc
nm with the leader, consequence
~ money for his hackers.
RUNNING NILE DASH.
o. Running mile dash, for maldehs
az aces S2OO-EnO. 7. Is. DoaWelt , II
%iau VA: Tom g., II X PuidnS' Caarrys
vile Va. Lazarus, W. +. Joyhe'' N'''0
oG IT, ri race was entered as first on me ne
rropramme. but, owing 10 Tom g DSans
Entered for the gentlemen u'al va
set back until last. 49,. ,,,.or;te with
nv hooks placed Emo as iaVorile, WIN
,lds of | 10 >; Tom t. secoHd w tnv
p puuJ 2 IN 2 and Lazarus 10 = Ihey
og'tIns' neiI away from the post together,
az - IoCked like anybOdyS race az Tue
anu - as they were all running Wen UP
tto"ntber with Tom G.. having SlshuS
,6s Gast Of H. At the hair rom - uIe"
aWaV and took the lead, making the run
ping with Emo second, Lazarus thlIu;;
Coming into the stretch Emo spun teu a." L,,
took he first place, winning the race Dy
a length from rom I. WIN A'"""' 80 -
,Tbe prone who took third place III
MONDAYS gentleman's race, hurt hersei
very badly. and was unable 10 80 lhto
the other races for which she was en-
tered Mr. HuTkamp, her owner, VINO
rode her In Mondays race. was compelled
10 withdraw her, as she was carrying
nine pounds more than any one oil ner