Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-19
Hauey Had to Be Taken Down TO
Let Guirard Win.
BEST RACES OF The WEEK.
Large Crowd, Liberal Betting, and Fine
Exhibitions Of Speed.
THIS THE CLOSING DAY
Dsc,.ivc rro,tinp Heat, Two Running Con-
tests, and Bicycle Races-otner Az
tractions-Notes Of Yesterday.

terdav was not so large as on the pre-
,,,ons day. when the Richmond people
,urrea on, by the thousands. 1t was OF
s,mcient size TO comfortably fill the spa
c,ous grounds and building. and me
t,ki,s with their many catch-penny de-
vic,s reapcd a rich harvest.
The weather remained perfect: the SUI
s,,ne brightly and AT times warmly ana
sl 4 those present seemed to be ENJOY
... themselves TO the full extent.
.s,c side shows all aid large business
.,vyds nockng in and out OF their 'ents
.,.,ughout the day and long into the eve
ming The Music Hall was crowded at all
of the free performances given therein
bv the ST. Belmos. Miss Raymond Da-
ventry. and Astartc The wonderful wire
walking Illusions Of the latter created
profound interest and much speculation
from those below her as to just how Inc
feat was accomplished.
The fair will close with Pompei to-
night, and in addition TO the attractions
originally scheduled there will be during
tho day horse and bicycle-races.
The horse races yesterday were, OF
course. the feature Of the day, and they
were OF a most exciting and interesting
character. The betting was spirited anu
large. the horses ran well, and altogether
the entire programme was deciuVuIS nDie
interesting than that of any preceding
day.
HAD TO CHANGE JOChHNS.
=, ,ha second race there was probably
more excitement manifested by al pres
ont than has ever been exhibited IN any
similar event in this city. II was 4 trol-
ting race mile heats, best three IN h'e'
for purse Of $50.
Guirard. Mr.. John wilson's pa! seIuiiis'
was by long odds the best amman III INC
race. and should have won WIN ease
Ills driver. John Haney. however puIieu
him and allowed Louise. the second nsl
horse in the contest. TO take heat from
him and thus ncCessitated the entire hNe
heats being trotted in order to arrive AT
q decision So papable was TINS acuoh
on Haney's part that n hue ana cry was
raised by those in the betting rlhe' anu
the Judges declined to permit MN 10
8rive the rest OF the race. In the thlrd
heat Mr.. Joseph Staten was put In the
sulkv and he drove Guirard on TO VIC
tory easily, thereby demonstrating his
superiority over the other horses.
The first event WIS a running contest
mile heats best two in three, purse sSoO
There Were I'VE SAdi " iS-"''Sf' 49,
owned by John r. Leiper; Emo. owned by
T b. boswell: Freezer, owned by X. l..
Hubbard: Poverty. owned by +. II. Mad
dux. and Haytcnne, owned by j. T. Lud-
wick
POVERTY TWISTS HIS ANKLE.
There was considerable delay in start
ing the contests. the chief reason Tor
this being the hardness Of the crowd IN
arriving on the scene. Instead of lining
- ,lA fD
schedule. ii was 2:S0 O'Clock before the
animals were called 10 the post. and then
they were allowed 10 run around the track
several times before they were gotten
ready for a start. They lined up promptly
al the call. and were gotten of with little
difficulty. They punched beautifully. ana
ran the first half with neither horse
gaining any perceptible advantage. Pow
erty had the pole and he gradually
forged ahead OF his competitors after
Passing the half. lie ran beautifully. and
gradually increasing his lead. was able
II leave Il gap Of about one ienstn De-
wcen himself and the bunch ere the three
,,a~ter role was reached Freezer had
Len running behind the bunch up to the
N4lf but he drew up rapidly, ana at
the three-quarter was running only
snort distance behind Poverty, with Emo
a close third.
"A he horses came into the stretch
100 yards from the wire II was noticed
that something was radically wrong with
the leader. and that his pace was slack
ening considerably. Freezer was permit
ted 10 finish first. with Emo n close Sc
cond. Poverty came in third Jersey Pat
was fourth When Poverty's rider sue
ceeded in checking him some distance
around the track IL was noticed that the
horse was limping badly, and appeared TO
be suffering great pain. The jockey dis
mounted, thereby throwing up third
place. and IL was awarded 10 Jersey
Pat Poverty being placed last on the
list Of fnishers. He was taken at once
TO the stables where ii was found that
he had twisted the ankle TO his left fore
leg, and he was withdrawn from the
race This accident was unfortunate IN
more ways than one. Poverty is an eX-
cellent animal, and the probabilities are
that he ls now ruined. He could nave
taken the race with ease had the acci-
dent not happened. and as he was gem
eral favorite with the talent their losses
were heavy. The time Of the race was
1i,1-2
FREEZER is AHEAD AGAIN.
The second and last heat o. the first
running race was run off after this heat
and resulted in a victory for Freezer,
with Emo close second, and Jersey Pat
third Haytienne. having been distanced
the nrSt neat, was sCldNShNu'
After a short stay at the post the
horses were gotten off in a bunch. They
ran closely together with Freezer little
m the lead from the start. At the half
'reezer led Jersey Pat by length, ana
mo brought up a close rear. AT three
luarters the three animals were running
eek and neck, the pace being set by
;.rsey Pat. 1t was a hot one. Coming
no the stretch the horses were still
eek and neck Jersey Pat showing only
short half neck ahead. As the run
rers started into the stretch the jockeys
used their whips vigorously. Being thus
urged Freezer bore steadily TO the front
Emo following him, and both leaving
Jersey Pat behind. The finish, however,
was close Freezer came under the wire
only half length ahead of Emo, who
led Jersey Pat by about length. The
time AS.
Freezer took first money, Emo second,
and Jersey Pat third.
AN EXCITING TROTTING TRIAL
The second event was the exciting race
In which the crooked driving was com
planned of. The starters were: Louise,
owned by j. Stackhouse; William o..
owned by G.. NJ. Hardin. Jr.; Fannie
Goldsmith, owned by James y. Smith;
Flosse b.. owned by w. l.. Ross; Jim
Sherrel owned by w. G. Farley;
Presque Isle. owned by John T. Riggs;
Robert Ransom, owned by Joseph Lassi-
ter: Lutgard, owned by W. G.. Bryan: lda
c.. owned by Thomas Hogshead; Guirard,
owned by John Wilson; Claude Melnot,
owned by A. NJ Brownell. and Kitty
Hurt, owned by s. Hunter.
Presque Isle got the lead on the start.
which was made after three Intellectual
efforts, and. having the pole. she MAN.
tained first place until the half She was
length ahead OF Guirard, who had
broken from the string just after passing
the quarter. Louise now made her APP
pearance, and. trotting beautifully. passed
Guirard. who had. In the mean time.
left Pressure Isle behind. Then came an
exciting moment. Gulrard ran neck and
neck with Louise until the stretch was
reached. and the race belonged to either
OF the two Haney then began TO pull In
Guirard. and II was all over. He could not
beat his driver and another fleet horse.
also. and he was bound TO succumb 10
the inevitable. and content himself with
second place In thsi heat. Fannie Gold
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