The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-09
YESTERDAYS RACES
The Various Events We're Witnessed BY
About Ten Thousand Spectators.
WYOMING AND MAZDA. EASY WINNERS
Only Three Heats Required I'm Each
Race-Dr. Jones the Hero OF
Two Running Races-The Great.
cot Event OF All Will Re the
2:l2 Pace To day.

About 10000 people saw the races
yesterday. Everything worked like n
CLOCK, and, contrary to expectations. little
difficulty was experienced in starting the
various heats, as has been the case pre-
Iviously.
The first event was the third heat of
the unfinished race between DR.. Jones
and Chiswlck, the former winning easily
In /: 10
There were fourteen entries for the
ESQ class trotting race for the $500 stake,
but only six starters. The black stall
lion Wyoming, a Baltimore horse, won
three consecutive heats in a way that
led to the impression that he was the
fastest thing on the ground. II was
probably the softest snap he ever went
up against. On each occasion he took
the lead early and held it late with mas
terful ability that marked him for n
horse that Is apparently better than his
class. In the last heat he finished in an
easy jog, and at no time was his capacity
strained. a. fact which accounts for the
comparatively slow time that was made.
MaJel and Vic Wood came in second
and third respectively in three consecu-
tive heats as easily as Wyoming arrived
hrst. The other three starters were
simply not in II.
Seven of the fifteen entries IN the ESQ
class started, and Baron Wood. the
Hampton horse, was withdrawn after
the second heat. AS in the Immediately
preceding event, the winner outcla ssed
all competitors, taking first money with
the utmoDt case, and winning three con-
secutive heats. Strangely enough, too,
the second and third money was won in
the same way as in the other race, and
another curious phase was that the time
in all three heats was under 80
and in two of them better than that made
by the 2:30 class.
The last event was the running race,
one mile, for a stake OF $3.50. DR.. Jones,
Ch3swict and Elkridge We're the start
ers. the first named winning. rs every
one knew he would. for he was a red
hot favorte. His time was l: SO CHS
wick came in second and Ekridge third.
The most prominent of to-day's events.
by all odds. is the special pacing race by
the following horses, designated as the
2:l31a; Smith. 2:13: Rocky p, 2:l0IS; Cor
bet. 2:l5. These are the fastest horses
ever punched on Virginia track. and
1t is the first time a Virginia people have
had an opportunity TO witness an event
Of such magnitude and interest The en-
terp'isc of the management Is loudly APP
plauded and he will be rewarded to-
day. doubtless by an attendance even
larger than that Of yesterday.
There will also be a special running
race to-day. which will be exceedingly
Interesting, as it will include all the
The summary of trotting races follow:
FRS" RACE. RUNNING. THREE
QUARTER HEAT. $3.50.
Untinished)
Timc--l:l9.
DIR. jones Observation-Disclosures, I
Chiswlck ............. ................ 2
2:3o CLASS, TRoTTING. $500.
Time-2:2Gl.. 2:27ai. 2:25H.
Majel, b.. m, S;oner & Co..
Harrisburg. Pa. .............2 2 .
wyoming. b. s.. w. d. Ridkard
A'iirGian. Baltimore, Md...I l
Vie Wood. b. m, George Milling
Ton. Dover. Del .................3 3
Mosul. b. s., w, G.. Bryan. Rich
mphu' va. ...........-... ........5 4
kinsale. b. e.. Riverside Park.
| King Brine. b. 8. by King Clay,
Robert Draw. Baltimore. Ma.4 Il 6
$50 CLASS. TRoTTINCi, $500.
Time-2:2SA. 2:23. 2:a3i..
Flossie r.. s M, John l.. Epps.
Richmond. Va. ........4 4 G
Mary Lee, =. m. S. H. Nelson. Rich
muni, va. observation-disclosures ;
! Clgri;, d. p., w NJ. burlington.
Accomac county. Va. ....7 6
Baron Wood. b. Y, a. b. Nuckols,
! Hampton, Va. ................5D &
! Warren Boy. :. H., l. H. Pawline,
! rasChall. Pa. .............;. g :
Mazda. b. IN. y. Groves. Knoxville.
( Tenn. ...... ........ .............1
Jesse r.. 3. m, }. Is. Minton. Ma
| CON, Ga. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2
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