Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-29
A RECORD LOWERED.
Three Seconds Taken on the Best Mark
al Baltimore.
RAVEN PAGES 4 MILE IN 2.iI-I-i.
The Announcement of Her Perform
ance Greeted with q Mighty shout.
Taral to Ride for Marcus D"iy
Next Season.
Next season.

BALTIMORE, MI, september o. liz
track record Of the Gentlemen's Driving
Park was lowered to-day by Raven. who
paced the third heat OF the special pace
in 2ll IL, equalling her. own record and
chipping seconds off the heretofore best
mark Of the half-mle track. The Alcan-
tara mare went out at the word and set
the pace for Robert C. IN all three trials
The announcement Of her performance
vas greeted wth n mighty shout from
the large crowd Of turtles who had been
tipped that Raven would go after her re-
cord.
The 21i pace was battle royal. and
was a fitting climax 10 the most sue
cessful meeting in the history of the Gen
tlemen's Driving Park 1t looked like
anybody's race until Falkland went under
the wire half length in advance Of
Catherine Leyburn, with the others close
up in the seventh heat. Iron Bar had
hosts Of friends throughout. and carried
the greater part of the money. Harry Il.
was hot favorite for the unfinished 2:2i
pace. and won as he pleased.
2.2i class-pacing. purse 500 postponed
from Friday after the second heaD-Har-
~ b., Oh. g., by Elgin Boy Collins, l, 1,
/: Daisy B., . .. ?: High Noon, 3. 10, 3:
Neni. Redbird. Noble. Havelock. Jewel
Woodruff Little Fritz. Corbett. Oakley b.,
and Prince orange. Time, 2:l9 l-2, 2:lS IL,
and 2lS l-2.
Special pace-purse s2C0-Raven, blk. M,
by Alcantara collins. |. !, l: Robert c..
> 2. 2. Time. PA 81. 2:li 81. and 2:l1 II.
2:lf class-pacns. purse s5W-Falkland'
br. s.. by Happy Medium CKearney). T. 4.
3. !, 3 !. /: Chance. /. /, 3. 3. 4, 4; Iron
Bar. 3. .. 4. 2. 1. 2. g. Catherine Leighourn.
Time. 2:l8 IA. 2:lS. PIG l-2. 2:l6, 2lS, PIG,
and 2:22.
ROBY'S LAST HOPE GONE.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND, September 2s.-
The petition of Edward Roby TO the Su-
preme Court yesterday for a rehearing
Of the case against the Roby Racing As
ISOLATION was overruled with this ac-
ton the last hope OF the defendants 10 Sc
cure reversal or even a modiiica-
ton of the opinion is dissipated. As
the law is now construed by the courts,
all persons are prohibited from holding
A race-meeting oftener than twice within
a period of sixty days. whether the pre-
vious racing was held by the same or
different persons.
EVENTS AT GRAVESEND.
GRAVESEND RACE-TRACK. Septem-
Der 2s-The air was cold and crisp here
this evening and overcoats were an alb
solute necessity The first tnge Of win
ter did not, however, affect the attend
ance. which was above the average
The track was I'm perfect order. and q
good card. with the Speculation Stake
and the Second Special as features, was
presented by the association. wholesale
scratching, however for which no gooc
reason appeared, spoiled what had orr
ginally been a fine set of entries.
The Speculation Stakes suffered mor'
than the other events, fourteen of th'
eighteen candidates declining the issue
The race. nevertheless, resulted I'm biz
surprise, Arapahoe. a D-to-l shot, easily
defeating Harry Reed, the odds-on IA
vOrite
clifford and Rey ell Santa Anita were
the only two horses TO face the starter
in the Second Special trial. Clifford wor
in a gallop.
Jockey Fred. Taral will not ride for
lanes X. Keene next year He has
signed a contract TO ride for Marcus
DAILY. Fred Taral will not name the sala
~ he is to receive.
First race-Heavy Handicap six fur
longs-Preston al. Griffin. to y won
Harrington second. Stonenellie third
Time. :l5 l-2.
Second race-mle and a sixteenth
Deerslayer 007, Doggett. TO p won
April Fool second, Sabilla third. Time
l:52 81
Third race-four and half furlongs-
Woodvine O03. Griffin. to % won, Cas-
sell second, Annot' Lyle third. Time
- 81
Fourth race-Speculation Stakes, six fur
longs-Arapahoe (97, O'Leary, 20 to u won
Harry Reed second Jack OF Spades third
Time, l:lJ.
Fifth race-the Second Special, mile anC
a furlong-Clinord az. Simms, to J.
| won. Rey 81 Santa Anita second. (Only
two starters1 Time. 2:56 IL.
Sixth receive furlongs-Tom Cromwell
no. Slmms, to u won. McBriggs second
Furum third Time 2Ol IL.