Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-09-05

Staunton Ice Company.
Standard Oil Company.
Globe Brewery Float
Hughes & Skaters Float.
Adams Express Company.
Blackford Silver Cornet Band.
Hewitt's Float.
DR.. S. P Hite's Floats.
Brown Wagon Company.
Star Photograph Gallery.
Virginia Hotel Bus.
Heydenreichs Wagon.
Reeves Cats Fertilizers and Fellsworth
Lime.
Padgets Coal Carts.
Hamilton & Aliens Hill Top Stock Exhibit.
Augusta County Argus.
j. NJ. Hardy & Son.
Glenn & Co.'s Ice Wagons.
Hounihan's Repair Shops.
J. J. Brown& Co.'S Float.
Eakleton Bus
Private Carriages
We have not the space to describe the
wagons and floats and what they represented
in this display. They were very creditable to
those who participated in it.
THE FIRST DAY.
The exercises of the first day-Wednesday
consisted of riding contests and two trotting
races.
RIDING CONTESTS.
The riding contests for special premiums
resulted as follows
For boys under II years-Clarence Witt,
first prize, $3.50 in gold; Floyd Hildebrand,
second, a bull dog; Fred McComb, third, a
pair of spurs
For boys under 9 years-Warren Byrd,
first prize $3.50 in gold; Gooch Harris, second,
pair of game chickens; Joseph Hanger,
third, riding whip.
3.-For misses under II years-Miss Bette
Brown, first prize, IS in gold; Miss Sallie
Wright, second, riding habit; Miss Daisy
Thornburg third, clock Miss R. F. Dudley,
fourth prize.
4.-For ladies of Augusta county only
Miss L. Bell, of Fishersville, elegant god
watch.
5.-For ladies of Augusta county and city
of Staunton-Miss Hattie Koiner, Of Fishers
Vile, first prize, $50 dinner set; Miss Lisa NJ.
Shepherd. of Staunton, second, SO in gold;
Mrs. NJ. D. Koiner, of Fishersville, third,
handsome riding bridle Miss L. Housman, of
the county, fourth riding bride; Miss Mary
East, of the county, fifth, riding habit; Miss
Matte Bickle. of Staunton, sixth, Oxford
Bible Mrs; J. N. 0pie, Jr Of Staunton, sey-
IL.
county, eighth, $3.50 in gold Miss Bessie
Turner, of Staunton, five pound box of
chocolate bonbons.
TRoTTING RACES OF FIRST DAY.
The races Wednesday afternoon were as
follows
FIRST RAcE-Trotting- years old and I'M
der purse 800 mile heats; best in g.. En-
tries: Dr. D. D. Carters bl. h, Onycha Wilkes
j. T. Trout G. m. Omnia; Dyer Bros, Jack
Cook e. h.; J. N. Crawford s 6. g. Sam.
First heat-Onycha Wilkes led with Cook
second md Sam third and Omnia fourth. Wilkes
won with ease, but saved Omnia from being
distanced. Time 2.47.
Second heat-Onycha Wilkes first; Sam and
| Jack Cook divide second and third money.
| Omnia fourth. Time 2:444.
The four-year- old stallion, Onycha Wilkes
which won this race in two straight heats, Il
owned by DR.. D. d. Carter, of Woodstock
| Virginia.
SECOND RAcE.-Trotting- stations owned il
| Augusta county; purse $500: mile heats, bes
three in five. Entries j. E. Arbuckle's br
b. Shawnee; Thomas Hogshead's Oh. b. ]. |
| G. Jr.; T. E. Friends Aldebaron; w. ID
Brews b. S. Stanton.
| J. /. C. started in break, Aldebaron LEI
easily from start. breaking once. Stanton
was second at the quarter, but Shawnee pass
| ed him at the half. AT the three quarter pos
j. l. C. was last, but finished second owe
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| unknown.
Second heat. 1. c. Jr. finished first
Shawnee second. Aldebaron third, Stanton
fourth. Time 24S.
Third heat. l. c. Jr., finished first
Shawnee second, Stanton third and Aldebaro
fourth.
Fourth heat. l. G. Jr.. first, Shawne
second Stanton third, Aldebaron fourth
Time 2:49
RACES OF SECOND DAY.
The races Thursday afternoon were as TO
lows
| FIRST RACE.
Trotting, minute class; purse; $3.50; mil
heat-best three in five. Entries-Dr ID
Carters h, Onycha Wilkes James Cox's
Kelly; F C Smiths m, Ida c; Dyer. Bros
m, Ida Watts Mrs w H Brew's b m, Name
Wilkes; Jno Jackson's b m, Lille Medium
First heat-Kelley finished first. Onych
Wilkes second, Ida c third, Lille Mediur
: fourth. Ida Watts fifth and Nancy Wilk'
sixth time 1881.
Second heat-Kelley flushed first, Onycl
Wilkes second, Lille Medium third. L
Watts fourth, Ida fifth and Nancy W sixth
time 2:45.
i Third heat-Kelley finished first, Onych
wilkes second, Lille Medium third, Ida
fourth; time 2:43.
oil SECOND RACE.
Al Trotting, 2:40 class: purse, $780, mile heat
best three in five. Entries-Samuel Moore
b h, John Paul, o Trowbridges h, Rt
Fox; A G Daingerfield's h, Omar Pash
Dyer Brothers b b, Kanawha Boy.
First heat-Red Fox finished first with eas
John Paul second, Kanawha Boy third, ON;
q | Pasha fourth; time 2:39f
n Second heat-Red Fox finished first ON;
O Pasha second, John Paul third Kanawha Be
| fourth; time 1884.
Third heat-Red Fox finished first, ON;
J, Pasha second, Kanawha Boy third and job
| Paul fourth: time 2:46
Running race-Mile dash; purse, S100-be
! ! two in three. Hollywood, owned by A
J. Quarles, of Richmond, first; Lille NJ, own
by A S Mcdaniel, of Ashland. Va, secon
I King Cadmus, owned by e Watson, of Nil
Il rod Hall, Va, third; Topaz, owned by G
| Englekng of Ashland Va, fourth; Dewonit
owned by Dyer Bros, of Roanoke, Va, fift
| Best time 1:46
County race-Horses not trained and driv
g by nom professionals best 2in3. Grover CleN
l. land, owned by Nathaniel HILBERT, won
f two straight heats; Miss Allen, owned
:, Thomas Thornburg, second; Nellie Thomps6
owned by o T Brew, third.
|. RACES OF THE THIRD DAY.
d FIRST RACE.
al $50 Class-Trotters and pacers purse S25C
best 3 in s. Entries: Corker, owned by E
| Watson, of Nimrod Hall. Va; Ida G, own
by F Smith, of Staunton Partially, own
u by James Cox, of Mt. Jackson, Va; Kanaw
l. Boy, owned by Dyer Bros. of Roanoke, Va.
First heat-IdaC. finished first, Kanaw
Boy second, Corker third, Partially fourt