Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-14
THE RACE-COURSE.
Events of Interest at Philadelphia and
Elsewhere.

| PHILADELPHIA, September l3.-Grand
| Circuit race summaries:
David Bonner Stakes-t2.Ooo for 21i
class, trotters-Charlie c., by Sam Purdy,
Bessie OMalley. ?, l, !, /; Fanny VIII
cox. l. ?. 2, 2; Instant, 3, 3, 2, 3. Time,
/ 2I5 class. trotting-purse s1,000-Ora
Wilkes, by Sable wilkes. Ellen Mayhew,
| by Occident, !, !, J. Nyanza, B. ., 2; Myr-
ne r.. ?. 3, B. St Elmo. Time, 2Ie'l.
ZIG, 216A.
21S class, trottlng-purse $lO00-Ralph
Wilkes. by Red Wilkes. Mary Mays. by
| MambrinO. Patchen, l, |. !; Lesa Wilkes.
?, ,, 3; Cephas. 8, 5, 2. Colonel Kuser,
Catherine Leadbourn, Overhclt Time,
Free-for-all class. pacing-purse sl,ooo-
Mascot, by Deceiver. Miss Delore, /, !, /;
Saladin, 2. ., q Time. 21O 2:Os. 2:lo.
The feature of the days racing was the
| breaking Of the track record In the second
| heat of the free-ior-all pace by Mascot.
| The Decever (gelding) made the circuit
| I'm 2:0S. which Is IA seconds lower than
the previous best record, which was ac-
complishcd by Flying Jib two years ago.
AT GRAVESEND.
RACE-TRACK. GRAVESEND. L. T.,
September l3.-There were no special at
| fractions held here to-day for visitors
the card being by no means brilliant.
but. Notwithstanding this. the attendance
was the largest of the meet.
First race-fve and half furlonrs-
Clifford O22. Simms TO ~ won, Cor
rcctiOn second, Wah Jim Third. Time,
Second race-hve furlongs-Urania Gl5
j. Reagan. l6 to - won. Roundelay Sc
cond, Manchester third. Time, lo3
Third race-YOuthful Stakes ive and q
half furlongs-Harry Reed Qo5, Simms,
! TO p won. Applause second. Nanki Pooh
third. Time. 1.0l Ia.
Fourth race-Fulton Handicap, one and
,l, TOW Crff r.
fin. to y won, Six Excess second As
Fifth race-one and three-sixteenth
! mies-Dobbins Ol2, Simms, 70 lO won.
Sir Walter second, Saragossa third. Time
sixth race-one and one-sixteenth
miles-Prig O0j. Penn. TO u won, Dis
count second, Bandit third. Time, l.50.
PACING AND TROTTING.
TERRE HAUTE. IND, September "a
II was too dark 10 tell the drivers colors
this evening when the frce-for-all pace,
in which Hal Brad'n had won a heat
went over. as did the pa ttOt OF which
there had been one heat.
But one worlds record was lowered
today. and that was by Fantasy. who
went a mile in 200 lowering her own
record mad this year, OF 2OI Tor q
4-year-Old. 1t was perfecuy-trotted
mile. and the middle half was made in
In the free-for-au pace. Hal Braden
could have made a new worlds pacing
record if h. had been driven The last
quarter as fast as he was in the hrst
quarter which was 9Oi2 He was at the
half in 1:0ls.. the three quarters In l.3S.
and home in 209 The Jib had been at
his wheel until he came on the stretch,
when the Salisbury entry flew into the
air. Geers pulled Braden in and logged
10 the wire in an effort 10 save Reflector
from the distance but the effort was or
no avail Reflector had mad bad break
AT the first turn. which, with the 2:e5's
or 2.Ot clip Braden was setting 10 the
three quarter, dropped him too far back.
when the Jib broke on the stretch, John
Il. Gentry, who had sold in the pools as
ths favolite, came up fronfa half dozen
lengths back and passed under the wire
second. Their was much scoring ior
another heat Flying Jib behaving badly;
and finally the race was postponed until
noon tomorrow ,
The track was soft early. but improved
during the afternoon. II there IS no
more rain, IL will he peri sct tomorrow,
when. in addition to the free-for-all trot
and the unfinished pace. a strong attrac-
ZION. Robert j., will so to beat 2:02te'
AliX TO beat 20i Directly TO beat 2;lo,
the 2-vear-old pacing record and Joe
patchen 10 beat the stallion pacing re-
cord