Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-02
ROBERT J. DEFEATED
&c Is No Longer the King Of the
Turf.
JOE pATCHEN REIGNs NOW
He PAGES the Mile In 2;Of 1-i-f"S'-
est Four-Hent Race and Fas'e"
Fourth Heat Ever P"ced-other
EuenfS.


1900 people saw the races.
Robert j. the king Of the turf. Is h'hs
no longer. The honor was wrested from
him by the game black stallion Joe fa'cn'
en-. In the most exciting speed-contes' ever
seen on a Grand Circuit track.
II has been known since last season tha'
Joe Patchen was a great race-horse' pu'
even his warmest admirers did not DE-
lieve that he was speedy enough 10 oeie"'
the phenomenal Robert j.
In the auction-pools Robert J. SOFA ior
s25. and the fed for s.. In the DOCKS ,ne
! HamlIn World better was barred He
was shown 10 have a cinch on the race
and most Of the betting on Joe fa'cne"
was for place. -,
The second heat was the beginning OF
| the surprise that was 10 folioW' Inc
| favorlte and his rival came INTO the
| stretch neck and neck, after having paced
| the middle half In l minute. Jack CurrlcK'
| who was driving Patchen, seemeu 10
| push the black whrlwnd under the WIRE
! and he won by the shortest kind OF
! nose In 2,Ol Ia The last two heats were
| n trine easier for the black stallion. al
| though he won By less than length
each time. II was the fastest of the
| four-heat races ever paced. and the last
heat. in 2Oj IA, was the fastest fourth
/ heat ever paced. ,o
The first race was the unfinished 20
n,cing race. Valau and Gilman each had
! two heats, and Arcturus one. Naileau
won out after being drived hard by Arc
turus.
KLAMATH.
| klamath and William Penn sold as IA
| vorites in the 2:ll trot at go; the heid'
| S. Klamath drew bad position was
/ not driven well, and Lisa Wilkes TOOK H.
/ klamath finished third. The Wilkes
mare took the second heat. klamath get
! ting second position. The last three
/ heats were battles between the favorltes
| and Lisa Wilkes. Klamath winning eaen
/ Of them by less than length.
After the last heat of the III tfot,
/ Patrick OConnOr rode mile on bicycle
| 10 beat 200 dat He was paced the first
! half by a tandem. and the second half
/ By a running horse. He finished In 100 il.
I He rode the last quarter IN q IL.
! The 217 trot which was on to-day's
/ card went over until tomorrow. Sum
maTies:
200 class. pacing-purse, 5000 (unfn-
ished from neutrality-suspicious., by Car
| dinal Wilkes (Gers) won. Gilman second,
Arcturus third. Best time. 2ll IA.
First race-2:li class, trOtting, purse,
s2OOo-Klamath. by Morkus raymond
won. Lesa Wilkes second. William Penn
third. Best time. 2H9.
Second race-free for all. pacing purse,
s3,0cO-.Ioe Patchen, back stallion, b.
Patchen Wilkes 81. Curry won Robert
J. second. Saladin third. Best time,
20; Ia.
SEASIDE TRACK.
NEW YORK, August IAN interesting
programme was run off at the Brighton
Beach track before a fair-szed crowd to-
day. The weather was quite cool. and
the track was in excellent shape. The
/ favorites were in fine FORM and the talent
| consequently in high giee. Summary:
First race-one mile-Sprite on. Welsh,
TO D won. DAILY second, Rose Howard
third. Time As.
Second receive furlongs-Religion
| Ql0 Reiff. 10 81 won, Alvarado second,
Imperial third. Time. lo2
Third race-one mile-Irish Reel 00s
Rein. to - won, Souvenir. second, Romp-
I ing Girl third. Time. "a.
Fourth race-nile and a siSteenth-Mar-
shall QO5. Doggett. even) won. George
/ Dixon second, Nottingham third. Time,
/ 1:f9
Fifth race-one mile-Pay or Play COS
Reif. EVEN won. Mendicant second. Vision
third Time, 1913 81.
Sixth race-hve furlongs-Ina COZ, Sheedy.
to u won. Lord Hawkstone second, Gut
tapercha third. Time. 1:0l l-2.
At THE SPRINGS
! SARATOGA, n. Y, August 1.-THE
weather to-day was cool. and the track
/ heavy. The list was the lightest ever seen
! on the Saratoga track.
The first race for all ages. six and
/ half furlongs. was a walk-over for Cliff
/ ford. 122. with Perkins up. Tapatha.
/ Lucky Dog. Chugnut, and Logan were
scratched. Time. 3
Second race--mile and a furlong-Darian
! dlo Perkins, to 80, won, Logan second,
| Sandowne third. Time, 1:59.
Third race-the McGrathiana Stud
| Stakes, selling sweepstakes, for 2-year-
olds. value $3.50, five furlongs-Dip-Diak-
/ la dO4. Griffin. to O. won Florrie second,
Right Royal third. Time i:O2 81.
| Fourth race-one mile-Song and Dance
| dO9 Griffin. TO 81 won. All over second,
| silk Gown third. Time. IA "a.
! Fifth race-hurdles mile and a half
! Cormeas Q42. Allmark) won, Southerner
second, Woodford third. Time, 2:ji.
VIRGINIA TRACK.
| WASHINGTON, ID. c.. August 1.--Old
| Dominion summaries:
! First race-fve furlongs-Mrs. Stuart Is
TO - won, Monitor second, Siberia third.
| Time. 1:0l "a.
Second race-six and a half furlongs-
| Columbus ]. g to u won. Blue Bird a to
| u second. c. o. ID. third. Time. 2l H.
Third race--half mile-Baccarat 90 to
| 81 won, Little Ralph second, Rapids third.
/ Time, Il "a
Fourth race-seven furlongs-Frank r.
HART & to u won. silva second. a. A.
Aaman third. Time, 81.
Fifth race-six and a half furlongs-Jer-
sey (even) won, Forest second, Soura
| third Time, lbs IL
! Sixth race-slx and half furlongs-Key
/ West g to u won, Porto second, Michael
third. Time. LA.
CINCINNATI COURSE.
! OAKLEY, o., August 1.-The greatest
| finish of the meeting was In the NTH
race to-day--a mile event-Oakley, Koose-
welt, and Fabia going under the wire, In
a terrific drive. heads apart. 1t was due
TO Chorn's fine riding that Oakley won
Attendance. large; track, fast. Summary:
First race-five furlongs-La lorraine
| QO2, j. Ham, TO u won. Charlie Sulli-
van second. Motilla third. Time. lO3.
Second race--six furlongs-Judith Cl2
Thorpe, TO 81 won. Willard second. ST.
| lurla third. Time la 81
Third race-five furlongs-Ben Holiday
| oil, Thorpe, to 81 won. Zerana second,
| Belle OF Fordham third Time. 1O2
Fourth race-seven furlongs-Uncle Tom
| Q05. Bergen, to p won, Golden Flocks
second Bessie third. Time. l:29.
Fifth race-one mile-Oakley Qos. Chorn.
/ 7 TO I0) won, Roosevelt second, Fabia
/ third Time, Lac.