The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-14

ldent OF the association. and neah OF s"e
large grocery firm Of Treat Bland * %
was on hand and worked Ike DeaNoi,
while Messrs. G.. +. Palmer ana NcN
Bland exerted themselves in their re-
spectiye positions as secretary ana cie'N
OF the course.
During the meeting the judges stanu
was occupied by Messrs. Joseph Lassl'el'
Sheriff j. r. Hughes. and Geo. SicD,
Blake. OF Richmond; r. Z. Dillard anu
J. T. Bland: timers Messrs. {. l. MOT
rison and {. +. Saudcr with W. ). '''
ter as starter The fields were nel'ncI
unwieldy or was the time fast. put lo'
thorough enjoyment OF the contests es-
pecially when the finishes were cioSe' 10
greater appreciation could have pee"
evinced. as at times the occtl@h'S "iVSe
and applauded en- masse.
on the first day but two races were
down on the program, ie, one Tor inc
$50 class. trotting mile heats, which
Vent TO the black mare May by Won
Borke. IN 2:i2. 2.39 IL, driven by William
Brown: second money going 10 Thomas
Andersons bay colt Marian craig, by
&. r.. clay. 2ls. and third 10 Jam IS &.
Smiths chestnut colt Guy Fly, TWO year,
old. by Lord Guy.
The second event. a race OF mile heats
for runners. it took three heats 70 de-
eide. The first heat went 10 the chest
nut gelding Surgeon, TN i'5t, but the next
two and the race went 20 the bay illy
Falconet. by Hindoo or Sir Dixon, I'm l.a4,
l5i1-2 Falconet IS owned by AleXan-
der Quarles, a colored blacksmith. or
Richmond and was trained by Gibson
Thomp son. For the second day nve
races were down on the score card ana
q ~ sr Of al
past T. o'clock.
The first event was for the 2:W class,
trotting. which it took five heats 10 de-
eide. The first heat going 20 William
Browns black mare May, in 2.g H. the
second TO X. r. Landons chestnut mare
Lady Lightfoot, In 2.tt, when Joseph Las
siter's gray marc Omnia, went on and
won the next three heats and the race.
Time. 2:ii. 2:i31-2. 2:45.
Omnia is very handsome ana highly
finished mare by General Wilkes. dam
oxford Lass. by Mambrro Ledger.
Sandwiched In between the heats of the
2fo tr0t came the two-ycar-olG class
trottng. h1lf-milc heats. which was easily
won by the chestnut colt Guy Fly, driven
by G. 4. Pnsey I'm 1as. l.A. second ard
third moneys going 10 Tho bay lilies Car
RE *. and Kate Houston.
Inc mira event on the card, mile heats.
running. brought out four starters. hut
the bay hlly falCcnet held her opponents
safe In hand at any stage OF the game
and Won easily IN 1855, 1919 The 1900
class, rctting, for gentlcman's roadsters.
brought out a field OF six and furnished
no end Of amusement. The bay stallion
Gold Plate got first money, the bay mare
Fly second. and tho brown stallion
Portsmouth, by Alcylne. third. The COM
Clucing event Of the day. a purse OF SleJ
for 2.5o trotters, proved sin ply GIT for
Joseph Lassittr's black stallion General
p5shwood. by Simmons Tine. 2BI-g.
23s, 2.5i IL, distance teing waved IA me
last heat and had the no. Sc been driven
out he could easily have trotted several
seconds faster The other money win
ners In this race were Jawes G.. SMITHS
bay eeiding Hampton. by Phalanx. ana
K. +. Landon's LAZY Liehtfoot. The
latter started 90 Two races during the at
ternoon and got part Of the money IN
'acn. BROAD ROCK.