Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-05
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just before the couple reached the wire.
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Just before the couple reached the wire.
THE RESULTS IN DETAIL
First race--2:1 class, trottins. Tobacco
Purse 500. First heat-BiIly Ackereon
won, Bay wilkes second. Clipper third.
ting-Ackerson. . to .; Clipper. even: Bay
Wilkes, 8 to 2; Merzala and Ban wilkes
10 to q Won by . length: Clipper finished
second. but was placed third for not
complying with rules. Time. 2:3S IL
Second heat-Clipper first, Bay Wilkes
second. Merzala third. Billy Ackerson
fourth, Ban wilkes fifth. Betting-Biliy
Ackerson, 8 to 10: Clipper and Bay Wilkes.
S to 2; Merzala and Ban Wilkes. IL to 2
Time. 2:3s.
Third heat-ClIpper first, Billy Ackerson
second, Bay Wilkes third, Ban Wilkes
fourth, Merzala fifth. Betting-Ackerson.
1 to 2; Clipper, even; Bay Wilkes. s to .;
Merzala and Ban Wilkes, 20 to 2.
Fourth heat-Billy Ackerson first. Clip
per second. Bay wilkes third. Ban wilkes
fourth. Merzaia ffth. Time. 20 ga.
This was the prettiest heat In the race.
The five horses were punched at the start.
Bay Wilkes being slightly in the lead.
closely followed by Clipper, with Acker-
son half a length behind. They MAIN
tanned this order to the three-quarter
pole, when Ackerson and Clipper drew
out. and Bay Wilkes dropped to third
place. Ackerson had the pole. which gave
him some advantage over Clipper when
they swung into the stretch, and he won
by short head.
Fifth heat-Clipper first, Billy Ackerson
second. Bay Wilkes third. Ban Wilkes
fourth, Merzaa fifth. Time. $50. Bet
ting-Ackerson. to 8: Clipper, to 10;
Bay Wilkes. even; MerzaIa and Ban
Wilkes. Is TO q Bay Wilkes took tho
lead from the start. but dropped to second
place at the quarter pole. with Clipper
well to the fore. At the three quarters,
Ackerson drew out from Bay Wilkes. but
could not catch Clipper. who won easily,
thus winning the prize OF $50; Billy Ack-
erson taking second money. SIS: Bay
Wilkes third money, $45, and Merzala
fourth, $50.
THE SECOND TROT.
80 c.ass-trotting, purse s5oo-sl50 to
first, S5 TO second. SO to third. and $50
to fourth.
First heat-Fannie Martin first, Miss
Finney second, Carlos Belle third, lobe
fourth. Billy Bowlegs NTH. Hampton
sixth. Passport seventh, Chester Bell
eighth. Betting-BowleGs. 4 to 2; Hamp-
ton, to 2; Martin. to 2: Carlos Belle.
10 to 2; Passport and Miss Finney, to
2; Chester Bell. 10 to 2.
Second heat-FannIe Martin first, Fin
ney second. lobe third. Bowlegs fourth.
Carlos Belle nth. Hampton sixth. Bet
ting-Fannie Martin. to 2; the field, 6 to
2.
Third heat-Fannie Martin first, Miss
Finney second. Hamptons third, lobe
fnnrth
sixth.
Fannie Martin won the purse, Miss Fin
ney second money, lobe third. and Carlos
Belle fourth.
THE THIRD EVENT.
MISUNDERSTANDING heats, best two In
three, gentlemen riders; open only to
horses used habitually as saddle horses
Purse Sl00-%0 to first, $50 to second, and
SO to hird-each horse to carry 40
pounds. Time, "a seconds. First heat
Reno first, Copper Head second, Hustler
third. Fighting Creek fourth. Isaac fifth.
Time. IS IL seconds. Betting-F1ghting
Creek, 2 to S; Hustler to 2; Copper
Head, to 2; Reno, 10 to 2; Isaac. u TO 3
The lot were dispatched to a capital
start, and Copper Head made the run
ming, with a slight head of Reno and
Hustler, Fighting Creek being next, and
Isaac last, until within the distance,
when Reno drew to the front, and won a
good race by half length.
Second heat-Hustler first, Reno second,
Copper Head third. Bettng-Hustler, 3
to 10; Copper Head and Reno TO e.
Time, 81 IL seconds. Fighting Creek
was withdrawn on account of lameness,
and Isaac was scratched. The three re-
naming horses were dispatched to
good start. Hustler got the rail at the
bend, and came round slightly in advance
of Reno. with Copper Head three quar-
tiers Of length behind They main
tanned these positions until they were
fairly In line for home. when Hustler
drew out and won easily by two lengths.
Third heat-Hustler first, Reno second.
Betting-Hustler to s; Reno. to 2.
Copper Head withdrawn. The horses
were dispatched to a capital start. with
Hustler on the pole. They were neck
and neck all round the course. and only
when they reached the home stretch did
Hustler manage to shake his opponent,
by one length.
FOURTH RACE.
Mile dash-weight for age; purse 800
SEQ to first. $50 to second. SO to third |
Time, 80 1-2. Katie Gray Dol pounds)
first. DR.. Jones Q19 pounds second. Fear
less OH Pounds third, Larry X. n12
pounds fourth, Myra II. G0l pounds)
fifth. The first away was Katie Gray,
but very quickly DR.. Jones and Fearless
became the leaders These were at
tended by Larry X. and Myra III. in the
rear. After they had travelled about n
couple OF furlongs Dr. Jones took the
lead. closely pursued by Katie Gray. |
who closed with him as they were near
ing home. and won by three parts OF |
length, two lengths between second and |
third
PROGRAMME FOR MONDAY.
The following are the entries for to- |
morrow:
2:30 class. trot-purse s300-Bob Johnson. |
ch. g., entered by w. c. Gregory: Ialla ]