The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
THE R4CE MEhTfNG or THE NOHs
rom DRIFTING CLUE.
Some Good Sport Turnished-Death OIL
Clarence nIcClearv-Lucy Ashby and
LiIyD. Change Hands Other Notes'

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Tho programme OF the initial race-meet-
| MIR OF the Norfolk Drivins-tiHp' "hic'.
began on Tuesday, the 18th instant anu
continued four DAYS was quite an a.
tractlve one. furnishing good sport oe-
void OF Objectionable features. 10 JoNh
/ Mariner, that public-sprited ana enter
prlsing ctlzeu OF Norfolk, IS que llie
credit. not only OF buying lhe ia'4n
but Of building the track. granostahu,
and stables The grounds are aDorl
three miles out from the city. and Woik
was commenced upon them in August,
1895.
The track is built Of loan taken from
the inHcld and mixed with clay, and'
while firm. 1t is springy, ana alter iuI-
Their use IT win be very fast ana the
equal Of any half-mile track IN the
cocntry. II Is wide and the turns are well
thrown up. -
,rhe terand-stand IS councillors ana
well built. with a seating capacity OF
about 2 Loo There IS staDling-rooh loI
over rs horses. and a complete parapnci
MALTA for working the track, lhcluuliis
wator-carts and sprinklers. The track y
conducted under the auspices OF Ino
Norfolk Driving Club. Of (which MT,
Mariner is the president anu hha"e'''
becker.
He has expended money with liberal
hand and both horsemen and the public
who attended abe nces were wen
pleased. stu the pentry-list was light
and the attendance far below that when
was richly merited bN Nthe class OF
sport furnished. -,
The meeting resulted in a loss to MT
Manner though " W. accepted '"e'l
fully and every obligation promptly me'.
Very ukelp. another meeting VIII ne
given i'm the fall. and then with pet
ter facilities for reaching the track lh
the line of street-c-1r eccominodall''lS'
the attendance will he much increased
and. h0rscmcn. being INFORMED g. 70
tho very satisfactory management OF HI
fairs viii swell the entry-ist.
Among the prominent members OF the
press In attendance during the week
wore sNttran A. cole OF the 1Nurf. Field
and Farm. Frederick W Baker. OF The
Horeoman: ". A. Walker. Of the spirit
Of the Times. and Harry Frsncher' OF
The Horsa-Revicw.
Frank 3D. Walker whose work on
nearly an Of the great tracks or me
country has been 80 favoraDly received
di3 the starting.
The first event on the score-caTu lot
Tuesday was tho 2.5o-ciass troiurG. purse
$40. which brought ont SIX star tors.
Miss Kceno. O brown mare. by hed
wilkes driven by william Atkinson. or
Suffolk. won the frat heat IN 2.s3 u
but tho three succeeding ones and the
race wont 10 Matte IT.. brown mare
by Doucalion dam by General SnerMah'
time. 1N l-2. 2.2i - 2al
KirgAlety 81 ie Wilfes, ana b9uaonh'
BY Norfolk got third and fourth monies.
The second event on the card the z.z'-
class trotfiug. brought out eight starters
the largest field seen during the week
and furnishing a contest Wen "oi'N
fourneving a distance 20 witness.
seven heats were trotted divided between
three horses. each Of which earned new
records
Tho first heat went 10 Lafa Anderson,
I'm 2.es "a. driven by W. O. Bryan the
second 10 Lucy Ashby. in 2.23 IL. driven
by William T. Bass n reduction Of I'VE
and n quarter seconds from the record
q each mare. then Ashhp came back
and won the third heat. in 2'-6 H. after
which podd!e Clay doomed mp as a fac
for I'm the race. winning the fourth heat
and with "a record of 2.25 LA new marx
Tor the daudchter Of Red Wilkes-who
won on her merits Then Lalla Anler-
son got in fifth heat in - H. the SiAln
heat Iaua Anderson ana Lucy ArHoy
were set back for a run. and heddie
Gay. who was far in the rear az tI'
finish given the heat "a time BEING
announced. The seventh ard conclnDiis
heat was gathered in by Bass Win
ln.v Ashbv. whlch gave her the race.
Time. 2M l-2 o.,.
The 2.zi-class uott.ng. and 2@o-c'ass'
pscfne. We're decided on the second oa.'
totb of which were straghtheat all
fairs The former Lad To-r starters
and went 10 W. d. Snyder's bay ee.ding
Dukes by Frank Ellis iu 80 H. -.-' IT,
2:24 IA
other money-winners in this race were
~ NJ Iewltts Kitty D., by Nlisold, VI.
II. Whites Julian May, by NeaseMog'.
and W. x. Matthews Sir trei.t' by
McKmncy. A.
,rbcro were but three starters IN the
go mace. and W. g.. Gregory won d.
with Ills hay gelling Oakley 49, ny
IIanrihal Vimo. DPS "a. 1.-6 l-4, --s "a.
George Mod. Blakfs chestnut mare Pfin-
coss Eulalio getting second money ana
= H. Nelson's lay mare Nanny Lee
bv disDutaut. third Tie latter won
driven hv w. j. Bass. and Princess Lu-
lalie by W. G.. Bryan.
There were three events on the cara
for Thursday-viz. the 2.5-class uotlihs'
the21S-class pacing, and the z.-'-ciasH'
for trotters and PAGERS mixed Ai.teo
Belle won the hrst-named event IN s.ui
order frotting the three heats ~ 80 49,
600 600 IL. Boston Fears black mare
Hazel took second money, and Clandoh
third The latter Is by G.. +. clay lie
was driven 10y w. t. Bass and made
quite @ good showing.
There were only two starters In the
2IS pace. wkich went 10 t. NJ. Hewitt s
chestnut stallion Whitley, by hanils'
Time. 20f. 2.21l4. 2.-55-4.
The concluding event Of the day-tne
3.e7-class. mlXcc. was won easily by the
dun-co.ored mare Lilly D., IN 20 - ~
2.ga Ia The other starters wer Red BIRD
Charmer. Ban Wilkes. Loudoun' ana BOD
Johnston. ,,--
dav Of The meeting the attractions were
the 2.0 and 2.2l classes troiting.
For the former. four starters scored
mo and Passport. By Mambritonian, won
I'm straight heats. Time, 2.aO a. 2.S2'
The good chestnut colt. Bird Eye
bv Prince Belmont finished second IN
each heat, and Lillian D., third, whlle
KING Allv caught the flag in the first
heat The 2.2l tro. had just four starters
and the first heat went 10 Miss Thomp-
SON. i'm 2.25 IA. boy Toodics Jr, but
h.for. the second heat John II. Briggs,5
the drivqr of clipper was called into
The stand and told to drive Ciprtr out.
As result. the chestnut geldins made
a show Of the field. in The nest heat.
stepping TO the half in 1oS IL. ana show
i1. lis ability 10 trot close 10 z.lj. The
inc 60 fhc heat was 2.H s.. The fast
est mile u the week Clipper won the
third AMI fourth heats. IN 1928 - and
2.3) If. Miss Thompson. driven hy VIII
nom Hewitt took second money. Jul'aa
MAY bv Wcfrewocd. third. and Sir