Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-19
ming AZ near As possible to Sheriff.. took

came In to the nrst half LOUISE 'N~
Guirard by a short half neck. Jim sner'
rill followed a close third. with Presaae
Isle chasing Immediately after him: ~
the threc-ouarter pole Louise widene1
the gap between herself and Gulraru anu
maintaining her lead down the stre'cn
finished nearly a length ahead OF "o,rA.u
The others were some distance pe"n"u
and were strung out like sheep' ',"
Sheriff. finished third and Pressure ih'e
came under the wire fourth. Inc '""'
was 2:2sia.
THE LAST TWO HEATS.
There was no delay In starting .ne
fourth heat. The horses got or pre''rS
together. and Guirard, who had the po'.,
took the lead at once. Louise ioiio"e-
him closely. but at the quarter she o,Un
and fell back to third place. hit'y ~.
and Jim Sheriff. followed, In 'ne -
named. The half was reached WIN ~"
rard leading the bunch by three iens,",'
This lead he maintained until the stIc'.' ,
was reached when Kitty Hurt Ioise.
ahead az Louise. and, nanking CUR iu'
came in only a short neck oeh on,ss
Jim Sherrell followed her' anu o.os
finished fourth. The tiine ""S .,,,or,
I,ouise's defeat was sore u.."pp Tho.
10 the talent, who had pae"''
rally. -. ~ ,hIs race
iii n.as likewise the last event OF 'n'
a,'an,rr was won by Gurard, giving nm
49, - Ue got of first. took the po'e'
"a Increasing his lead at every 1un'p,
80 ,,raer the wire winner HIM
- ou,se Kitty Hurt ana JIM ON
III n,nchod for second place. Zoe! ran
aioso together until the stre'cn
49, y,hen Louise broke away iIoin
oa0" "o,,rarv and took second. Jim SheI-
nv, ,omh ,hird by length from hlt.y
~" ,o ran fourth. The time was
30 %,,irard gets first money on the rae
',iaa gets second. Kitty Hurt gets III" w.
and lin Sheriff. gets fourth
TuREE-QUARTER DASH
rho third race. which was run between
,,,.. hats of the big trot, was 'nree
rter-mile dash. with a 500 purse. saiIy
Ta,,ior owned by T. IL. boswell: Bushrou,
mod nv II. i. Taylor: Austin owheu
~. 7, u Nsyo. and Restless. owned py
branch Cunningham were the sla' 'eIs,
A, tho word go. Austin took lne poie'
ond away he went, closely pursued py III.
others Sally Taylor was a shaue aneau
~ them. and she II was VINO iofceu H"S''i'
20 IN his best. Closing up on MN very
shor,lv Sally and Austin ran neck ana
neck for the first half. Austin then orohe
Icy from her. and gradually widening
the gap between them came uhuei '"s
wire a winner in 1:22 two lehsths ano"',
OF Sally Taylor. Restless had hein ''ii
s,,ace M TO the stretch, but as lhe AM,
mails Numbered along down this Busnrod
went ahead of her and tnished oi'y
short distance behind sally.
TROTTING IN FAST TINE.
The fourth race was n trotting contest.
2.S3 class. mile heats. best three IN nve'
nurse $500 The starters were Charley
Moore. owned by joe Grouse Juha Va
owned by j. c. Smith Nellie levitt own
Oh by G. NJ. Hardin, Jr.; Lila, owned BY
lanes y. Smith; WOeful, owned by James
Sinclair: Willis. owned by W. H. Bass
BOSTON. owned by T.. u. Pendleton. and
Wrful Winnie. owned by James I. Biggs.
II took some little time and a great deal
Of patience 10 get the animals on, Dut
when start WAS finally made II was
pretty one. and the horses went down the
course well punched. Lila got off first
and Julia o. followed close behind her.
Willis was well up in the lead. and the
three horses were moving almost neck
and neck. At the quarter Willis broke
anu. DtCoDllDE ugly, NdS lOiNtN aNhS
back among the tail-cnders. He was
finally brought down. and gradually re-
gained that which he had lost. At the
half Lila led Julia O. full length, and
Boston followed, with Willis a close
fourth. This order was maintaiIed down
to the three-quarter pole when Julia
o. answering the call OF her driver
forged ahead OF Lila and came under the
wire two lengths ahead. having made her
mile in 2:30. Lila took second place. and
Willis having passed Woeful took third
leaving the latter horse 10 come under
the wire in fourth place.
THE CONTEST GETS CLOSE.
The second heat was decidedly the mos
exciting of the day. and the finish wa;
so close that very few. if any. other thar
the judges could tell who was the victor
Julia o. was. however declared the win
ner. and Lila was given second place
with Charley Moore and Boston third anC
fourth. respectively. Lila led for the frs
half with Charley Moore second and Julis
O. third. Boston was fourth. and all o.
the horses were close together. At tn
three quarters the four leaders punched
and coming out on the stretch neck an(
neck came in and under the wire at I
terrific speed. SO close were they as the!
passed under the wire that hardly al
inch OF difference in ,heir positions coulC
be discovered Before the judges an
nounced their decision cries came from al
parts Of the grandstand and betting rim.
Of Dead heat" This heat was run II
$780, the same time of the former one.
WILL FINISH IT TO-DAY.
1t was almost dark when the 2:p tro
was finished. and the judges announce
l. % ~ Os00 ola a.
be trotted to-day at o'clock, and tn
other two races scheduled 10 take plac
Yesterday were postponed until to-day
They will follow Immediately after III
2:33 trotting heat. The same horses tina
were in the contest yesterday VIII, o
course, start in the other heats.
SUMMARY.
First race-running mile heats (best tw
in lAree)-purse $500. First heat-freeze
won. Emo second. and Jersey Pat third
Time. 1:47ia Second heat-F'reezer wor
Emo second, and Jersey Pat third. Time
las
Second race-2:40 class, trottlng. mil
heats best three In five)-purse $50
| First heat-Louise won. Guirsrd second
| Fannie Goldsmith third. and Kitty Hur
| fourth: time, 2:30. Second heat-Guirar
| won, Louise second. Jim Sheriff. third
| and Kitty Hurt fourth; time, 2:26. Thir
| heat-Loulse won, Guirard second. Jlr
| Sheriff. third, and Pressure Isle fourth
| time 2:2Sl.. Fourth heat-Guirard w0I
| Kitty Hurt second, jim Sheriff. thlrc
| and Pressure Isle fourth: time. 2:S
| Fifth heat-Guirard won. Louise seconc
| Jim Sheriff. third, and Kitty Hurt fourth
| Time. 2:34i4
| Third race-running. three-quarter mil
| dash-purse $2O0-Austin won, Sally Tdy
| lor second. and Bushrod third. Time, Z
| Fourth race-trotting. 2:S3 class. NIL
| heats. (best three in fve)-purse SSo'
| First heat-Juia .. won, lAai secohC
| willis third. and Woeful fourth; time
| $50 Second heat-Julia o. won. LII
| second. Charley Moore third, and Bos
| ton fourth; time 2:3o. (The other thre
| heats will be trotted to-day
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
| The following are the entries Tor IN
| two full races to-day, which, as expialhe
| above, will occur after the decisive hea
| OF the 2:3o class:
| First race-running. mile dash, Tor a
| ages. consolation race for horses that hav
| started at this meeting and have not wor
| purse $l50-Gypsy. K. II. Maddux. Wasf
| ington, ID. c.; Randolph. j. g. Thomr
| son, Union. $. c.; Wild Huntress. T. A
| Watson. Nimrod Hall. Va: Moderator
| II. l.. Dulany Upperville. Va.
| Second race-running. consolation rae
Tor gentlemen riders mile dash, for sad