The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31

ton. IS out with the programme FOR
two-days racc-moeung. 10 be held at
West Point. Va, on Saturday and Mon
DAY. July 9TH and 9Th next. Purses will
be offered for trottng. pacing. running,
and bicycle races. six events 10 be de-
cidcd Oh The FIRST day and four on The
second day a. the meeting
The Dyer Brothers. OF Roanoke. have
quite a promising string of trofters and
PAGERS ln training az the Mclr0se Drv-
iue Park. near that city. The track is
kept in good shape. and number Of
horses are worked for speed over &C. The
light-harnces horse S. very popular in
Roanoke and some good r0adstors are
owned hy residents of the city The
Mcssra. Dyer are handling among others.
hanawha hoy. brown horse. &, by Bank
or dam by "a thoroughbred: BN Nyc.
bay gciding. 3. ngll brother to Lcvc-
rome. 2IG By General Hancock bay
Ealllug. o. fun brother 90 Halo. 2I5 "a.
lv General Hancock. ont Of Frosty
Maid iy Joe Downing. Laura D.. brown
marc. B. by General Hancock dam Ia
vonne h.. dam Of Scott Smith and Joo
Powell 2.23 l-0. hy blue Bull: Alma r.,
bay mare 3. hy Kentucky King dam Ze-
nobia. hy Enchanfer. in addition 90 these
in The same string there are some we'll
speed enough 90 win moncv
The Mcssrs. Over own the rood-looking
gray stallion Jack Cook by General
Wilkes. dam Irene Fell dam Of Marce
Lewis. 2.2s 10 by Mamnrino Ahdallah.
This horse VIII Doe shaped up and cam
paigned this fan. Tie hrs been bred
80 some good mares.
In the list of clever road-horsos owned
in Roanoke are T. Duaney's Side-Spot.
Rhodes & Banistcr's Giles. by Gambon-
ito. Walter Tayror's bay gclding. G. =.
Clay 2:lS and J. O. Casseirs clay by @.
7. Clay-probahly the handsomost road
horse i'm the city Mr. Caescll also owns
Lady Foxhall. by Sam Purdy. clever
roadster and speedy. A few runners are
in training at the drving-park bat the
harness-borsc is decidedly The most popu-
lar and ga greater demand
Mr. William G.. Owens secretary. has
issued q programme Of the races 20 be
given by tho Lee Ploaeuro-Park Asso-
citation. at the Exposition Grounds. on
June 29th. 30th. and July lst and 2d-du-
ring the week Of the reunion Of Confode-
rate Veterans. The neat sum of S2N1 viii
be offered in purses. and there viii be
two harness and two or more running
races each day
Some good sport will De provided and
II is likely that large crowds viii be iu
attendance each day.
Programme follows:
First day-Monlay. jung Goth -2.5)-
class. trotting. purse 5000. 2.20 class rac-
ing. purse $500. runn.nF-onc-miio dash.
maidens. an ages weight fO~ avc-ruree
$50 first horse $40 second s25 third $40.
running hroe-quartormno dash. saddle
horses. gentlemen riders. minimum
weight i35 pounds purse S15 first horse
$751; second fj third s.
Second day-Tlcsday, june o0th.-2.N
class. trottnr purse $500. gentlomon's
driving class. mile heats hest two in
three 10 roa1-cnrts-pacors and troftors.
open only % horses habitually used as
roadstors. and that have not started in
"a professional race in 1895 or 1896. and
must not have q record faster than go
purse 500. running-one-mil dash. am
ages. weight or oee-D'1Va $50. frst
horse 800 second $685. third N5; running
half-mile heats best two in three. sad-
d1e-horses. gentlemen ridG~ minimum
weight 13s pouFa purse 500. FIRST horse
SCI second S25 third No
Tnil Wednesday. July 1.f.-2.3
class. trHtinr purse go; 2'1 GLASS;
pacing purse $3.50. running-mio heats.
an ages wo'cht FOR aee-purse s'75. first
horse $685. second $685. third E7. running
threo-quartor-ml dash. badlio-h0rses.
gentlemen ridcr7 maximum weight l'a
nounds-nurae SIS. first horse s'l second
SIS. third S.. rurning-haif-mile dash
gentlemen riders. to carry
7s- nnunds-nuree $50 FIRST horse sla, See
cond $40 third s..
Fourth day-rhursday july 2-2.25
class trottnr. purse Sl; eenhomen's
driving class mile heats. best TWO FOO