The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-16
FIGHTING CREEK WON
IN THE GEYTLENEN'S RUNNING
RACE AT THE EXPOSITION.
Lalia Anderson Captured Three Straight
Heals in the ALSO Ciass-Resuits OF tho
Olher Races.

( Tho race card ar the Exposition yes,
terday was by all odds the drawing CaIu
OF the day. Some we.l-known Aorse
flesh appeared on the course in front %
the grand stand, which was packed TO ING
limit, and excitement ran high. Soihe ~,
the favorltes sped under the wire eN9y
winners, while others failed To sho" w
as we'll as vas expected. Nearly every
event on the card wGs full OF ill teL 90
as many Of the best animals IN WI nLllA
had been entered for one race or anothei,
while horses from outside the state "eie
noted. ,
AS early as Il o'clock the grand STAND
began to fill up gradually, ana whe na,, t'i
three-quarter dash took place ~ ~
OF hours later. the crowd had run UP iIto
four figures. Before 3 o'clock there NeLe
no less than 1900 pairs OF eyes cdetS
watching the nags speeding arouA" vac
course for honors. -, n snug
sum changed hands Some of the sehtlS,
men with sporting procllVlues loSt III, "a
they had, with what their iIlelSlus . ,ron,
lend them, and then shook the aust ttor'
their neatly creased trousers ana sduIteI-
ed back 10 the city, sadder but wiser iiei
A fairly good track, gauuI.y az .as -
jockeys, prancing hass, az snirit
gowned women. well-dresSed men hnrs ar
OF musIc clouds Of dust, wild cheeIs a.
the 8ntsh. policemen with their hanus Luil
To keep the track CLEAR, reporters, tba
race-card peddlers. and all ni""S Sririt
scene brilliant one, full Oh oaS"' vGh"Ie'
were fully up to the standard, anu the
records we're very creditable, as VIII D'
seen below.
RUNNING RACES.
Running-three-qua dash free
for ali. purse, <2JJ DIVIDED p, l'st
kim. second horse, So, third $lV-LaLdi uo'
entered by ". II. Joiner; via HuiIttfSts,
entered by Il. A. Watson; Rhea, entei .,s ~
q. 5. Engelkind; hIie, entered py p ~
boswell: Mrs. Stewart, entered py n ~
Thcmpson Lily NJ, entered py o. D. ?
IlcDaEicI: Emma V, entered by a. BECK
lev. Gypsy. entered by L. II. Maddu1.
Won hy Mrs. Stewart, brown mare
owned by X. l.. Hubbard OF Chase Ivy
There was great deal of dlssatlsfac-
ton expressed among the owners 81 the
horses in this race. on account Oh tte
did not see the flag fall consequently
there was poor start. TWO OF the
horses were left At the post Gypsy, en-
tered by T.. II. MadduX, was great IA
yOrte, many thinking she was a sure
thing and Emma v, owned and entered
by A. Becklsy, were left at the post.
Mrs. Stewart took the lead at the start
and won handily, Rhea second, and Lilly
VI. third. Time, III
2 RunninC-mtle dash. three years old
and upwards purse S20o.-First horse,
$50; second. so; third, $lo.-St. Andrew
entered by f. 4. Watson; Emo, entered |
ny = D. iytSWfll. i IFtLtI, entered DN X [
l.. Hubbard; Moderator. entered by II. /
K. Dulany; POVERTY. entered by T.. n /
NadduY: Duke OF Wellington entered by /
Dr NUder00n
Won by Poverty. entered nv r. u
Maddox Freezer, entered by Z. L. Hub /
bard second and Moderator. entered by
II. r. Dulany. third Time. l:i7 10.
Third race-running. mile dash purse,
800. gentleman riders. This was by far the .
most interesting race Of the day In this
race the talent got decidedly the worst
of the Argument. When the books opeu-
ed, Fighting Creek. owned and entered
by Mr.. Chaflin. Of Chatsworth Earns. on
James river who won the race, after
hard drive from tho three-quarter pole,
was placed on the betting boards az odds
The talent got on TO him, and Just before
the books closed had backed him down
20 10 3. ana finally even money at
? TO was put up opposite his name.
cadet Was a hot fayorite at the opening,
with Hustler a close second choice, the
former at to 2 and the latter at to >.
Rhoa. almost a rank outsider IN the
betting. took the lead at the pole ana mp
10 the half looked like a sure 20, when
Chann. forged up, and AT the three-Guar-
ter every body knew that he was sure
winner winning by length. Tom C."
entered by r. r. Dulany, second The
Time, l.sp
TEorr,NG RAcrs
LIST. Two-ffty class-purse .$-59.-Louisa,
entered by j. Stu.EaJu5e, MtE, 'H,'lt4
by ". NJ. Brown. Eliza Jane. entered
by G. Pickett william. o.. entered by
cred Iy X. q Reynolds: Human, IN
tered br $ b. Nelson, L9lla Anderson,
ertere! by North Reno STOCK ,,2r5,. f fIaa
Caskie entered by W. L. Bass; ida g.,
entered Ev Thomas Hogshrad; nitlla
Hlrt. cu.-rrl by Samuel Hunter hamp-
NOT. entered ~ g. BroYncH; Dave Cook
entered by X. II. P"ttu-, AiCD., entered
Ff>f He4f.-Kitty Hurt drew the
pole and ef,er several bad starts. t.ey
an GOT Off in a bunch, a. tne quarter
Lall Anderson took the lead and Won
the neat easily Time 2"Hr
Second Hcut--Auderson cam" off with
the lead. holding IL with ease until the
th~cc-Guarter was reached when b. look
el as though Louise. black mare owned
by j. StockEouse, would win, hat %ui"r-
son took 4 squirt and won our ay o. Length
and "a half. Time. 2:2Ji.
Third WCat.-AndergJH took the lead
and was never I'm danger NJ being headed,
winning .haHdlly. Time. 2:32.
Lalla Antorsin, the winner of the three
straight he:ts, was sired hy NopIbgra
owned by MIR. LHush'rue
IVney, OF this city, driven ty e.. IT,
ID Trottns, one half mile. purse 22J
yca"ling ciasS-must have been Own Vi lu
Virginia SIX months previous a. October
l. 1894 -half-milc heats, best two iu Jhre",
purse $-J-PriUce Coz, entered 10y a.. l..
Petit. Guy Fly entered by y. q. Smith.
There were only two atart"r- lu
this race. First heat was won D. Guy
Fly; time, 80 Second and third heats
were won easily by Prince Cox slime,
Us and l.22 -
Prince Cox was sired BY Phaianx. owned
by &. l., Petit Of Bermuda Hundreds,
Va. driven by Joseph station.
The following were the Judges ana
timers Ia yesterdays races:
Trotting-COlOnel Robert HOueh start
err. II. G. Chamblin, and Colonel William
T. WickHam
Runnirg-M. .. Holt. o. H. Berry and
Writ r.. Taylor.
Timers-Joseph Lassiter, Langhorne
Putney and a. J.. DOnnau.
one Of the handsomest horses on OK