Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-09
THE WEATHER FINE.
Track Dry and Fast at Brighton Beach
RaCe-COur@.
SOME INTERESTING FINISHES
The scratch-Fiend, However, Got D"
His Work A9ain-S"rntog"' vi"
nom,r,op. md Other Events OF
SpeciaI Interest.
Special Interest.

BRIGHTON BEACH, August s'-ihe
weather was fine here to-day FOR racihs
nurnoses and the track was dry ana
,ast The regular Beach crowd was III
attendance. and some interesting ''''"
were witnessed. The card Originally "'s
n fairly good one. but the scra'c"-"e"'
got I'm his work again, and many o' '"'
fields were reduced In size. Inc paoAei
of favorites again played In poor iu0h'
only one first choice Connoisseur, hhish-
ing first. Summaries;
First race-one mile-Salonica pV' 80.
Penn. 3 to u won. Hamme second Mehui-
cant third. Time. la
Second receive furlongs-Annot Lyle
d15 Littieneld, TO u won, silver H. 81
cond Yankee Doodle third. Time, lNz'
Third race-nve furlongs-Lady Rich
mona 600. o'Ieary, to u won. King
Cold second. Margrave third. Time, 1O2.
Fourth race-one mile and quarter
co,no,sseur Q15. Littlefeld. 9 TO y won,
Dorgett second, Warlike third. Time, 200
Fifth race-one mile-Little Matt Q0l,
penn O In - won, Factotum second. Loeb
invar third. Time, 1:iS.
sixth race-one mile-Certainty ulf
Hamilton. to u won. Fusileer second,
Marshall third. Time, lA2 IL.
SPRINGS TRACK.
SARATOGA, August s.-There was
good attendance al the races here to-day
The weather was perfect. but the track
was little heavy from yesterdays rain
Summaries:
First race-five and one-half furlongs-
Lady Diamond 81 Mcf.lin, I to II won,
WernbeM second. Two starters. Time
1904
Second receive furlongs-Roundsman
1O2, Griffin, TO u won, Kamsin second
Marqulse third. Time, i:0i IA.
Third race-Albany Stakes, handicap
for al! ages. guaranteed value 5000. seven
furlongs-Arissette no6, Griffin. 70
won. Rey del CarrereZ second, LlssaK
third. Time. 100.
Fourth race-one ana one-slNl'eh.h
mfles-Brandywine 40 A. Clayton, to o.
won. BARREN second. Sufficient third.
Time. 80.
Fifth race-one mile-Lucania CI, Per-
kins. 3 to y won; Liza second, Orinda
third. Time. 40.
OLD DOMINION.
WASHINGTON, August sod Domln-
ion summary:
First race-seven furlongs-Farragut g
TO u won. Little Joe second. Pschye third.
Time, 02 IL.
Second race-six and one-balf furlongs-
Marguerite q to y won, Lady Teacher
second. Irish Pat third. Time, l:2l.
Third receive fuilongs-Jersey q to %
won. Con Lucy second, Forest third.
Time. 1:0o1-2.
Fourth race-six and one-quarter fur
longs-Avon % TO q won. Bizarre second.
Or. Faust third. Time, 2l ga.
Fifth race-one mile-Siva a TO u won.
Brorston second, Mirage third. Time,
! 81 ga.
Sixth race-six and one-half furlongs-
Key West q to p won, Frank X. HART
second. Time Mack third. Time, l:22 "a.
NO BOOKS. I'VE DON'T THINK"
CHICAGO. ILL, August s.-To-day's
was Harem's first attempt at racing
since the Civic Federation forced the
tracks to close. The nagement an
nounceG that there would De no book
making or pooling. In spite OF this pleas
ing fiction 800 books were run In the
betting-ring and did a good business.
Large placards conveying the informa-
ton that all persons attempting to play
a bet would be elected from the track
did not fr.ghten any of the betters among
the 60 spectators. All bets were paid
near the bsrber-shop upon the announce
ment Of the race.
The racing itself was fair. the third
event being so holly contested that a
blanket would have covered the horses
from post 10 finish.
PATCHEN AND ROBERT J.
BUFFALO, ~. Y. August s.-To-day
the game son of Patchen Wilkes con-
vincedly demonstrated his superiority
over the little knee-sprung PAGER. and, as
a result OF the struggle. Hamlin's cham
pion will be retired from the track untn
ne regains his old form. II was truly
a battle royal, but one In which Jack
Curry had all the best Of the argument.
In the two fastest heats he sat In the sulky
as immOvable as statue when the
horses were fighting it out in the home
stretch. while Geers worked like de-
mon and dashed Robert with the whip
time and time again. The track was In
the fastest possible condition. and only
a moderate wind was blowing against
the horses in the hOme-stretch.
Village farm money made Robert j.
favorite at odds OF 3 10 3, before the first
heat while Patchen sold at to ). In
the toss for the pole Patchen won On
the second score the two went away
neck and neck. Like double team they
pulled ont But Curry called upon
Patchen, and the great stallion responded
promptly Into the home-stretch they
came. with Patchen a half length ahead.
Geers took 10 the whip. but IL was Of no
avail. as Patchen was going well within
his speed. Time. 2:0i IL.
The second heat was simply repeti-
ton of the first. but In the third heat
Patchen fell back at the three-quarters
pole Robert gained a lead OF two
lengths going around the last turn. but
Patchen came up on the outside and fin
shed in a dead-heat. though the judges
gave the heat to Robert.
In the fourth neat both horses broke
al the frst-hIrlong pole. Patchen re-
covered first aud took a good lead down
the back stretch. Robert came on even
terms at the lower distance stand. but fell
back and broke into a run, at which gait
he finished the mile out.
Alliance won the deciding heat In the
unfinished PIG trot, and Falkland finally
did the same in the 2:23 class. Fred Kohl
won the 2:27 trot in three straight. Best
time 216 10.