The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-26
ON ST. ASAPH'S TRACK.
SONG AND DANCE WINS THE VER-
DICT IN FINISH OF THE DAY
r,S,..n Hundred People Prssspt-Ths Tai
emit Plsysd on Prince George Mt Even
Money.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 25.-Notwithstand-
inc the djsagreeably raw and cloudv
uearher there was an attendance OF iDy
AT to-day's races OF the virginia JoCney
club at st. Ashph's. The track was
somewhat heavy. The spectators caIhe
ont somewhat ahead after playing three
fayorites and two well-backeu seSoi, 80
choice winners. The longest shot was ~
TO / on Curious in the last. JACK OF opaue1s'
rho | to 6 and out fayorite In inc HIst,
beat Weinberg handily by a length. ana
fully justified the odds. Inc IaIenS
plunged on Prince George at even hlo''eg
i'm the second, with Song ahd bau , ,ba
a good thing at to l. Pochl.p u.are
pace, followed by Bizarre; the otaete 49,,
well punched. on the back stretCn VS. us
and Dance came up, and at the chute va
Joined bv Prince George, Bizarre droppiIs
back Then ensued the prettieSt l.'''s Snn,,
the day between the thre f,c te bv hall a
and Dance got the Verdict oS ~
length with the same distance DetSe
Prince George and Pochino. Inc Ia
field OF three-year-olds III t"e 49, ~
five-furlong dash. entailed a delay ~
nearly half an hour at the I,o,ghrook
start was finally secured, ana itoHsptoUtH
the TO ? favorite. won by haIl le"s'"
in a rafting finish ,,o for tho high
ODDS laid against the second and thlrd
borses-1O0 10 | each straight. "
In the sixth, Curious, a 10 70 l Sao.'
surprised the talent by beatlIls H,,ra,v
t 3D., 1
AT 2 TO /. and Nnevah at : TO l. all wen
backed Summaries: -,oJae
First race-fiye furlongs Jack OF spades
nlO, Griffin. / TO y hrst, "ornbels ga
ond Governor Fifer third. 1line. ID
second race-selling, one miie.-song , anu
nance c1n3 Griffin. 3 10 j. first. Prince
George second, Pochine third ii'iie'
Third receive furlongs,-Lons3rEook.
5ttd f,oegetr. ; to - first, BlackIoot
second. Factotum third. Time; w;
Eourth race-six furlongs. -Sally "ooh-
ford Cflly. lOj. Simms, > to - hrSt' ~
iyn Carter (hll) second Ihyra 'n'u
Win race-miIe and sixteenth.I,De-
clare uG3 SImms. > to = first, Candela-
bra second Harrington third Iiiile'
'SSixth race-selling. six furlongs;;r-Curi,,,
ons 100 MIdgely. i0 to - first, tuscan
second, Amsterdam third. Time l:lPH'
AT NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, TENN oct. q, Z},r ri,"ni1g
was the onering day Of the faId Iuh'.luH
meeting at Cumberland Park. Inc aI III,
dance was small the track WaS 49,
and unusually IA Il time was uadc con-
etjariI 2 the class Of horses. Three IayoI-
ties won, the others being outsiders sum
marcS. ,, - , ,,iIa-
Case L., Freeman. { 10 - first, Metz o.
fiiif'3-4 .,.,
Second r. Ce-seihng, SeNeh-eiShts VI .
mile-Harry l.. lNeWcomb 70 r IT,
Marcel second, Bankrupt third. Iihe'
third receive furionEs-Henaud Gree
man, EVEN first, Adah Foy second hai-
Ear third. Time, ;03 IL. .,-.
Fourth race-one and One-siXteerth miles
-P eytonia keith, to y first, Henry zen
kns second, Clementine third l''"e'
l:iS 3D. ,
IL Ntipietor iT'raaru1O u first, AhtH-
quon second, Nellie Osborn third. Tine
1903 ST.
LOUISVILLE RACES
LOUISVILLE, ky, oct "a Hrse
crowd witnessed the races given 10y tne
Louisville Fair and Driving Association on
to-day. The sport was characterized py
sensational finishes. one Of the features
OF to-day's programme was an exhibition
mile by FLYING Jlb and running mate.
He went the distance without Il SKIP GOV
ering the distance in 2.o3 IL. which Is
equivalent 10 two minutes on any othef
track. The quarters were ~ IL, ~ -
I:3l 81, 2:o3 -.
Robert j. was sent an exhibition mile,
covering the distance I'm 2.ol, WIN run
ming mate He went of his feet at the
half the nag being dropped i'm his face.
He was sent another mile In the same
time.
Venture. a strongly backed fivoritc. was
Withdrawn after the second heat OF yes
tcrday's unfinished race, and Sable Gift
landed the three last heats i'm easy style.
Rex Americus had no trouble i'm taking
the Pr trOt.
First race 2.l7 class, trot'ng-Rex
Americas first. Autray second, Wheatlaud
Onward third. Time 2.l3 IL
Second race. 2Il class. pacing post
poned from Wednesday, sable Gift first
Nellie O. second Ted Cree ;hird Time.
PA.
Third race. 21g class. pacing. Martin
Box first. Sdllc Bronson second, Bright
light third Time, 2.l7 ~.