The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-10
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
JOE P<rcHEy DETSATS JOHN H.
oExrxYIv STRAIGHT HEATS.
Places In. Track Record Here 1t s.i1-Ihe
Rscs Meeting 1T Rsidsvihe-0o"'
Notes on the Deep Run Hunt.

Tho fall meeting Of the Rocklns"aih
County Fair and Racing Association pc
gan at Reidsyille, n. C.. on "eu'i'y,
October Goth. with two races Oh '"o
card to be decided that day. Inc w.. a,,
er was clear ana cool and the mle-'ra,n'
which is ons of the pest ~ ."e
was in good condition ana laS,.
Though Secretary James F. Wray hau
worked hard TO make A success OF ,no
meeting in point OF attendance anu ON
erwjse his efforts drew forth put mann
full of people to witness the raoes.
The f,rst event on the programme, a
~,,.,a ~ goo for the $40 class. trotuns,
brought out i've starters. The n,sl 49,
heats went to the roam mare 49, 800, ,ne
In 2.os IL and 20 IA. AFTER W. ,,roo
bay mare Pepper Sauce W. ~, on Ii
deciding heats and race i''''
2:29 Il. 2;3o. r. pe,,per Sauce,
-. .,ay PaAsport. and Jim S ne - -,
$500 Sauce Is a rangy, hahus 90
@ ,hree wears old. by onward -,
i,IaIe No n,hrino Patchen. she y wv" "a
oan' ~ III, r. scott, Graham, N =" o.
eu ~, dr,ven I'm this race py NJ. -,
was w.. us,. record OF 2:H "a PIC PEE In
- - lie, of standard spe.". aord or
III ~ ,dv May that carmen race is
10 A I'm the second heat OF me Nor
mo w. Daniel, son OF W,,a,hred
~, dam said TO he by Il ,,orn shore
hoi s,,x,,,t. and is now owned py ,'eo
Harden, Jr., or bui
drove her in the race. g.. nurse OF
.rna 90 class, trotting, Tor ~ -
.ooo brought out four starters -
IS a split-heat affair when II 'oo| c,aI
Waa Sacide The bay stallion rai-
,nnt nv Red Wilkes. dam BeiVa Duu'.s'
No. Relmont. won the first neat III -
Ne second went 10 the ray mare p'os
Ruth in 90 IA, then Gallant ,ooH "
third i'm 2:26 IL, aiter Will -
brought the black mare hi,,y i,"~ ,e .,
tbo front i'm the fourth and hith hea's II,
90. IA each lowering her RECORD Il iuii
socord The daughter of Baron BROWNE
I'D a strong bid for the sixth ana ue-
oid,ng heat hut Gallant outlasted her
ard finished first in 2:30. The nay mare
Rabv Ruth is by Red jacket son Vi
Messenger Duroc. and the first or MS get
to enter the 2:3o list.
In the summary Gallant stood FOR hrst
money. Kitty Hawk second Bary hu'h
third. and Laura c. fourth.
The prime attraction Of the meeting
match race between the great pacing
stations Jno. r. Gentry and Joe Patchen
had been set down for Thursday, and as
the affair il was expected that thousands
would gather to see the famous side
vheelers go, but rain caused postpone
ment till Tuesday. November 9Th. Nhen
Gentry won I'm straight heats. over
track at least five seconds slow. Time,
210 200 200. He was driven by James
+. Scott. Junior member OF the hrIn OF
Holt & Scott owners of the stallion
Jack Curry, who has trained and driven
Joe Tatchen two seasons past drove the
black son OF Patchen Wilkes In this
race.
Between heats OF the Patchen-Gentry
match the 2:20 class, trottins. for purse
Of $500 was sandwichcd
The contest lasted through five heats,
the bay stallion Panstone taking the first
and fourth I'm 2:23 and 2:3 3-4, though
the race went to the chestnut gelding
clipper. who won the second. third. and
nth heats in POI IA. 2:2l Ii. and %.
reducing his record IA seconds. The
money winners were Clipper, Panstone'
Maggie Campbell and Billy Ackerson'
Miss Thompson being behind the money.
There were three races on the score
card for Wednesday. and incomplete tel
egraphic summaries only partially told
the tale.
The first event called was the three
/ minute class lOT iIOlttlS anu ld'f4 =
mixed. purse sl5C. There were only two
starters and Princess Eula,ie, PAGER,
won over Queen Bess in straight heats,
best time. 20 IL. Princess Eulalie IS
clean-cut racy-lookng chestnut mare
| four years old. by Prince Belmont, dam
Sea Gift. by Red jacket. She is a fun
sister to the bay gelding Velocity That
paced 10 a record of 2:24 IA this season
| and died soon afterward.
| Princess Eulalie Is owned by Mr.. Geo.
| Med Blake, OF Richmond, and next sea
ron he looks for her pace in 2I5.
| The second race called was the 2:o
class. trotting. purse $50. which resulted
in a seven-heat contest. T. NJ. He~itts
! bay mare Kitty g.. by Nutgold, captured
the last three heats and race. while Ar
chic and. Albert c. also won two heats
| each The latter reduced his record 10
2:22 "a and was well driven by W. O..
Bryan.
There we're only two starters In the
| e:45 class. trotting. for purse OF $50.
| Pepper Sauce defeated Lady May IN
| straight heats and did not have TO trot
| faster than 2.3o.
A match race for a purse or 80 ne
tween Joseph Lassiter's bay mare Laura
| c.. by Norfolk. dam by Champ. Ferguson
and Geo. NJ Harden. Jr's bay mare Nelly
T..
| Norfolk mare who went into the list with
| a record OF 2.& IA.
An autumn afternoon of rare lovliness
| smiled upon the efforts OF the Richmond
| Riding and Driving Association 10 FUR
| nish sport Of "A high order 10 Us mem
bers and others at the Exposition Grounds
track on Thursday last The occasion
was the event OF a match race between
the famous pacing stations Jno. r. Cen
try. 2:03 81, and Joe Patchcn, 2.oi. The
| horses had zen secured 10 perform at
the recent trotting meeting at Rcidsville,
n. c., and IL was while there That Presi-
| dent Geo Med. Blake. OF the Richmond
! association, made satisfactory offers
which induced the great pair 10 come
here While the attendance was not
such as either the superb weather or the
prowess OF the horses merited. stu q
| goodly crowd, numbering over thou
| sand people. gathered on the grounds
| The judges stand was filed by President
! Blake. Col. w. +. Wickham. and II. {.
Chambin. with Joseph i. station and
! Preston Belvn as timers ". j. Carter
as starter. and L. a. ;. Brine clerk OF
| the course. After couple or slow
miles. as workouts. the horses were
called up for the word. with Patchen at
| the pole and Gentry on the outside po-
| sition In his preliminary work Patchen
| appeared In the pink OF condition, while
his great rival logged sore. and II wa
plainly seen that me was unable to ex-
tend himself on hsif-mile track
Under the supervision OF President
Blake and w. G.. Bryan the track had
been specially prepared for the OCCASION
Soon after getting the word Patchen,
| guided by the master hand OF Jack cur