Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-16
At MORRIS PARK.
First Meeting Of the WeStcheSter Racing
Association.
THE WEATHER DID NOT SMILE.
Attendance Quite Large Ne,crthc-
Icss-Wany scratches on Account of
Rain SpoiI the Card-Nurscry
stakes and Nanhatinn iinndicnp.

MORRIS PARK RACE-TRACK, Octo-
Der I5.-The Westchcster Racing Asso-
citation began It's first meeting at this
track today. The weather did not smile
upon the proceedings. 1t rained steadi-
Iy all the afternoon. The attendance,
despite the weather, however, was
quite large. The changed conditions Of
the going caused many Withdrawals
but the scratches were not OF sufficient
number 10 rob the card Of all interest.
The features to-day were the Nursery
Stakes. for 2-ycar-olds. and the Man
haitian Handicap, with nearly all Of the
crack handicap horses i'm it. In the form
cr event. Zen Brush. the favorite, clear
~ demonstrated his superiority over all
this years crop Of 2-year-olds. He won
The race quite handily from Haslet
Woodvine was third.
The heavy track caused Clifford to
ovade meeting Henry of Navarro in the
Manhattan Handicap. Counter Tenor,
the added starter in this event. rushed
to the front and piloted the field 10 the
brow of the hill. where Galatea took
command. and then SIR Walter. Henry
of Navarro. who had been taking mat
tcrs easy. rushed to the front in the
final sixteenth, and won very handily
by an open length. Counter Tenor beat
Sir Walter. who collapsed utterly In the
last twenty lengths, two lersths. for
second money.
Altogc ther the talent did not fare bad
" on the opening day. as three favOrites
passed under the wire winners.
First race-siX furlOngs-H ldemar Gil,
Perkins 10 u won. Helen Nichols Sc
cond. Weinberg third. Time. 1Ii&-i
Second race-onc miIe-Dorgett dl3
Doggett. : to y won Brandywinc second
Connoisseur third. Time. 1913 u.
Third Tace-hve furlongs-Wishard d"'
Reiff. to - won, Patrol second. Sd
pelo third. Time 100 -.
Fourth racc-,he Nursery Stakes, six
furlongs-Rcn Brush G27. Simms. to .
won. Haslct second. Woodvine third
Time. III 81
Fifth race Manhattan Handicap. one
mile and quarter-H Henry OF Navarro
G21. Griffin, 6 to - won. Counter Tenor
second Sir Walter third. Time. 2:O1.
Sixth race-one milc-AdelbeH OoS.
S'mms to y won. Bloomer second. The
Swain third. Time. l:ii.
At LATONIA.
CINCINNATI. o.. October 1.-THE IA
~ Latonia to-day. four nrst-choicos and
a woll-played i-to- choice winning the
dive races. The best race Of the day was
the mue-and-a-qu1rter selling. when "di
htudsoruCls won 10y = 'npcr Lex, Who la
a. remarkably good hors- right now
Buck Massic won The Ncwport selling
stakes FOR 3-ycaT-o'ds. from post TO wire,
giving away weight to every thing els"
iu H.
Weather pleasant; track fast; attend
aacc large.
First race-one milc-Buckwa OoG. Clay.
. ia lO won. Egbart second Fayotte Bel
'hird. Time, 1:n 81.
Second race-hve and q half furlongs-
Brace Girdlc Olo. Clayton, to - won,
kate Lcerrudr second. Mobalaska third.
Time, llo.
Third race-selling. one and Il quarter
niles Somp,r Lex 90. bergen, To- -
won. Basso second. Bessie Bisland third.
Time. 2.US.
Fourth rac,-the Newport Stakes. value
To- winner Sl.i7o-oue and onc-siXteenth
miles Buck Massie loe. j. I'm. Ia -
Won. Ace second. Handsome tnri Time.
1:fS
TiIh racc-fyc furlongs-.Iudee DuGy
del. Bergen. TO - won. Blue Ribbon see
con-! Mazarin third. Tim i.".
\ HIGH-CLASS SUCCESS.
LEXINGTON. Ky. October Eth"
I,s1 me ting Of the Kentucky Trottins-
Nors Breeders Association has thus i'r
been high-Cla-s success, and the seventh
Jav shows thai the interest is unahated.
Giving etrong evidence hat e VIII D. ihe
most successful meet of tho year. and.
in fact. faw associations in the history Of
Tn. demonstrating industry can rightly
boast Of e.ch q hich-,!ass success.
only two events reached conclusion
his afternoon. and iu u liner case dd
tho first choice WIN The Wisconsin stil-
U.u. B. B. f., rui,i as choice i'm the
Sl.,@ .Llliiou representative stake, anI
0u form should nave Won. bat Earou
Dulou was the best horse. and won.
Two of the prime choices in IN" .:lG
trot. Lyric ana Roetta Soap Won Il heat
each. while Sunland Clay. "a "ell-resardei
selection, was never in ,h" hunt
TO-DAYs EVENT.
To-morrow's pIme event VIII he tn
fr,e-for-au pace. in which I;"ncrt j"
Jonn Il. Gentry. Joe Pa'chen. AMI Frank
Agan vii meet. and II VII. De the pel'lAs
race. of the IN citing.
First race-the stallion Representative"
St.,es: value &.0cJ-Baron Dillon, b. s..
bv Baron Wnkes. Matte NutNood G'Ul-
ltr. p. , /, I; r. r.. r.. . l. !. .. %.
Dentinc. 3. 3, g. Q. o. LimonrJ also ran.
Time 30. 2l5 81. PIP -. 2l- 81.
2IS 3d.
no trot. purse $500, twelve starters
The Couquoror. ch. s., by Esotisi. AllotA
Hcul!isar and Husey). >, II. J, l, /; RoottA
soap. ]. .. L, H. @. Lyric. f. /, g. 49, Z.
Tiae 2Ill-2. 21il IT, 2153I 2l' 3d.
2:ij.
2.eo pace. purse }50'-Only one heat
paced. and this was won ny Madse D.,
y H.. by White Cloud Campbell. Reed
second. Harry Victor lhiri. Time, 2.lt.
TURF CONGRESS.
CINCINNATI. o.. October 15.-Thc turf
congress viii begin . twO-dAys session
I'm this city .o-morTow morning. )
number of important matt,rs viii come
up before the congress. the outlaw ques-
ton being th" most important. The
question as TO whether reinstatement IN
IN. East means reinstatement IN the
west will have 10 be- settled. as most
Of the former eastern outlaws went
to race at New Orleans and San Fran
cisco this winter
The Queen city Jockey club which has
built q rack at Newport Ky, win apply
for membership