Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-07
PRINCE ALBERT WON.
CAPTURED the Merchants Purse With
Ease When Allowed to TfOt.
AN EVENING OF GOOD SPORT
Large Fields and Some Highly
Creditable Exhibitions Of Speed
HarelOck, Jr, Sam d., ana Maid
of Screen the Winncrs-Thc Betting


nj screen the Winncrs-Thc Betting
Matters did not look very promising for
the holiday folks yesterday morning,
but the rain ceased in good time. and
with the afternoon delightfully."- fine the
second day of the Riding and Driving
Associations first spring meeting proved
most enjoyable.
The attendance was Of about equal
strength with that Of the opening after
noon, and the sport Of an interesting
kind. 1t is poetic justice. TO say the
least. that after so many unavoidable
DELAYS all things should seem TO work
together for the success of the meeting;
the fields have been large, the quality
uniformly good. 4 and the track has not
been nearly so slow as might have been
expected after the recent heavy rains.
There is little doubt that the meeting
begun so auspicuously will be most
successful one.
The hest field of the day was seen for
the Merchants Purse, for trotters OF the
go class It was won by Prince Albert
after six heats had been trotted under
circumstances that appeared to be like
those of the heather Chinee. peculiar"
Prince Albert was strong favorite and
was considered sure thing, the only
other horse that seemed to be at all dam
gerous being Orphan Boy. In the first
heat Prince Albert came In last, and the
odds heightened. In the secord neat
the horse only made fourth place, and In
the third the pull was so palpabie that the
rider. a colored man In the employ OF
the owner was disqualified. Upon the
promise of the owner that the man should
drive TO win IL he were allowed to re-
sumo his seat the judges reinstated him,
and Prince Albert won three straight
heats with ease. Second money went to
ZIllia r.. third money to Lalla Anderson,
and fourth to Eastwood.
In the second race nothing was ever
dangerous to Harelock. Jr., who won
three straight, while Gay Wonder ran
second each time. Clan Alpine took third
money. and Palmetto Prince fourth.
The third event. mile dash, with
gentlemen riders up was very pretty
race. i'm which, to the surprise OF most
Hustler was beaten by Sam D., while
Copper Head ran into the fence before
the horses had travelled two furlongs
and was disabled, and Jopas took third
money.
Another surprise was prepared FOR the
talent" who had all the worst OF IL yes
terday. when Maid Of Screen, a 5-to-io
shot. beat DR.. Jones, who started at
| To 2. with Alta at 8 to third, and Minnie
Russell. who was outclassed, last
The Judges OF the running events were
Writ H. Taylor. @. X. Lee, and Johi'
Lindsey. Jr.. and the starter, w. j. Car
| ter. assistant starter. w. j. Vaughan
| James Fletcher and Preston Belvin were
the official timekeepers. the officers OF
the trotting races were the same as on
| Saturday.
THE MERCHANTS PURSE.
The first race on the card was for the
merchants purse of $500. of which slJ
went to the first horse, SIS TO the second
SIS to the third. and $50 to the fourth
| There was d large field, and considerable
| speculation in the ring. Prince Albert was
| looked upon as a sure thing" and went
\ to the post at even money, While orphai
| Boy was second favorite, at TO g. Bot
! Johnson had the pole. and the two Ia
| yorites were trailed. After slight delay
| the horses We're dispatched TO gooc
| start. Eastwood began to show the way
| at the quarter and was c.ossly followed
by Bob Johnson, with Kittie b., Post
master, Lalla Anderson, Ella H., anc
Prince Albert spread eagled IL the orde
named. iney ran this way for the mex
| half mile WREN Eastwood increased his
| lead. and Bob Johnson fell back to sxti
| place Dashwon won the heat. with three
| lengths to SPARE Postmaster second, hal
a length from Lalla Anderson, third
| ELLA Is fourth Kitte b. fifth, Orphan
Boy sixth, Bob johnson seventh. Princf
| Albert eighth. Time, 2:35 Betting. Prince
| Albert, even; Orphan Boy, 2 to g; Post
| master. 6 to 2. Bob Johnson, Ialla An
| derson, and Zillai b., IL to each; Dash
wood and Kittie b., Is to 2
| In the second heat Zila b. made the
running closely followed by Eastwood
who at the quarter was a length ahead
| of Lal!a Anderson, with the rest trailing
| They maintained this order into the Dach
| stretch, when Eastwood fell to third
| place. and Zilla b., shaking off the chal
lenge of Lalla Anderson. won by two
lengths, while half length divided Sc
cond and third. Prince Albert was {
poor fourth Bob Johnson fifth, Postmas
ter sixth, Orphan Boy seventh, kittie Il.
| eighth. Time, 2:30. Betting: Prince Al
bert, to 2; Orphan Boy, to .; Post
master, 8 to 2; Eastwood, to 2; Ialli
| Anderson, to 2. Zilla b.. Bob Johnson
and Kittie b.. 20 To 2 each. After one
break the horses got Off 10 capita
| start, Lalla Anderson made play. attend
ed by Eastwood, with Postmaster anC
Prince Albert well up. After they had
covered five furlongs Lalla Anderson hell
| the lead, while Prince Albert came alont
with a wet sail TO second place. making
It hot for Ialla Anderson, who won afte
an exciting finish. by neck, with Zill;
Il. two and half lengths behind, closet,
| followed by Postmaster, Orphan Boy
| Bob Johnson, Eastwood Kittie g., In tn
order named. Time. 2:30 Ia. Betting: Or
phan Boy, 3 TO 2; Prince Albert, to
| Zilla b., even; Lalla Anderson, to 2
Eastwood u TO 2; Bob Johnson, 20 to
| kittie b., 20 to 2.
PRINCE ALBERT FINALLY WON.
In the fourth heat the horses wer
! sent on after several failures, Lalla Ar
rderson and Zila b. slightly in the leas
AT the quarter-pole these were attende
by Orphan Boy, with Prince Albel
coming strongly. Anderson, Orphan 30.
ard Prince Albert ran in the order name
for the next half mile, when Prime
Albert closed up. and won hotly-cor
tested heat by short neck from Orpha
Boy who was half length In front ,
Zilla b., with Bob Johnson fourth. Lal
Anderson fifth. Postmaster sixth, Kilt
Il. seventh, and Eastwood eighth. Tim
| S.-S Oh DeItlHS. W
Lola Anderson, even; Orphan Boy,
2: Zilla b.. to q Eastwood, 20 to q; BE
johnson, 80 to 2; kittie b., 90 20 2: Pos
master, 30 to 2. Several failures pr
ceeded good start In the fifth heat, ar
Orphan Boy was quickest away. settlir
down clear OF Prince Albert. with I'll
b. and Lalla Anderson we'll up.
they came round the bend for the fir
half. when Prince Albert took the lea
with Zila II. In the second place ar
Lalla Anderson close at hand. The
maintained this running to the distanc
when ZIlla b. took close order vii
i Prince Albert, who won an exciting RAJ
by a neck, with Lalla Anderson a leng
and half behind. Orphan Boy fourt
Postmaster fifth, Bob Johnson sixt
Eastwood seventh. Time. 2:33. Bettin
Prince Albert, to 2: Orphan Boy eve
Lalla Anderson. II to 2; Zilla b., Is to
Bob Johnson, 30 to 2: Postmaster. 40 to
Eastwood. 50 to 2. After slight del:
In the sixth heat Lalla Anderson settl
down in front Of Prince Albert. close
followed by Eastwood. with Fila
| Ar the half the two last horses chang