The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-26
National League Standing.
RACING SPORT AT DRIVING PARK
Bicycle Race and Three Trotting Events
Witnessed by a Good Sized Crowd


Witnessed by a Good Sized Crowd
About 200 lovers OF racing sport in
GLIDING number Of ladies, spent an en-.
joyable afternoon yesterday at the
Driving Park witnessing contests Of
speed. During the early part OF the
racing tho track was heavy with dust,
but brief thunder shower soon placed
il in good condition.
The first event of the day was a bicy-
Gle race between George L. Hart, of the
Virginia Wheel Club, and r. E. Booth
K. Frank Taylor was entered blu. did
not start. The contest was half m lie
dash from q standing start, and was
won By Hart, who was dressed in regu-
lation racing costume, wearing little
else beside the ribbon colors Of his club
and smile of confidence.
lie took the pole from Booth at the
turn and gradually drew away finishing
in 32 with squirt OF speed that won
for him much applause. The boys com.
planned OF their wheels slipping in the
dust,
The first "hoss" race was match OF
milo heats, best two in three, between
w. +. Airheart's promising filly, Alma
b., and the diminutive Buckskin, owned
by W. f. Gold. Buckskin is not much
larger than a jack rabbit, and his poor
going was the cause of much jest among
the spectators. George Dyer sent Alma
around the track in g slow gait, and
easily won the heat in $3.50.
The next heat was conceded to "Brer
Rabbit" as he was dubbed, but Alma
could lose the heat in no other way than
by being made to run under the wire
The third and deciding heat went to
Alma in 3:lS. The winner is hand
some colt by kentucky King out OF
Zenobia.
The managers of the track hurried uu
the events and did not keep the crowd
waiting long between heats. Barring
the race just described the card was q
good one and reflects much credit upon
the managers, the Dyer Brothers.
Emonla, strong, big sorrel mare, S
years old, out of Bluegrass by Bostonian,
ran an exhibition half mile, carrying a
heavy weight jockey in SO seconds. The
animal has been worked on the track
but forty five days and her fast going
in big easy stride proves her to be a
good racer. She is jointly owned by
George Dyer and DR.. Sawyer.
The closest contest of the day was a
mile heat race between l.. Delaney's
big Sidespot, by Sam Purdy, and j. G.
Lacey's Black Diamond. In the first
heat the black horse showed several
bursts of speed, but his owner, who was
driving, could not hold him down.
Sidespos won the heat by ten lengths in
3:02h w. @. Dyer was then placed in
the seat behind Diamond, and he showed
Delaney his heels in close finish in
2:59A. In the third and deciding heat
Diamond broke at tho turn and S:despot
was sent away in a long lead. The
black horse noarly closed the gap sew.
eral times but whenever he would get
within reaching distance would again
break. Delaney won with Sidespot in
driving finish in 2:59A.
Ida, a sorrel marc owned by j. l..
Watts and driven by w. C. Dyer, won
three straight half mile heats from
Tompkins' black stallion Connova Boy,
by Ivory out OF Banker, in 1:27]S, 1:23L
and 1:23, winning each heat by less
than length.
After the regular card was run off the
track was given over to contests be-.
tween gentlemens roadsters
Captain Rowan, Colonel Williams and
Captain Wingate OBLIGATED as judges.
Their Buggy and Harness Cut.