The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-04
CLOSING OF ST. ASAPH.
WHAT GOyERNOR O'TERRALL SAYS
COACTRNING H.
he Claims That I. isn Ruse which VIII
Deceive Nobody bitterly Derounces
That Kind OF Racing.

track. making "a simply swcinal LOT t"e
AlcNaslgr Island track 10 cohtlh"e' wac
sCrpusc here. as 30 ciJots UP every
Thing \ largo number OF persons ar
out Of employment they oeciaic inc
closing 70 have come about ON account OF
a tin from Richmond. .hc Governor btins
apparcnflv uncOucerncd about anything
other than the Island track
Il went TO Mr ilil tonight for some
thing new. but he had nothing 20 tell me.
We never intended 90 run through the
winter ai oar track he said, but the
weather was SO pleasant in December
that VIC simply kept ON, and carried IL
INTO January only for the same reasons.
We close zap everything now until spring.
probably until after the Bennings meet.
WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAYS.
when tho above message was shown
20 Governor Olcrall late last nieht he
said.
"This is Emo FIRST intimation ! have had
Of The closing of the ST. Asaph track. but
] belicy. that So is simply % ruse which
will fool nobody The statement that /
an uuconc'fued about anything hrt the
Island track is faufcsuy untrue, as VIII
be shown hy reference 90 nay recent mes
sage 20 tho Legislature. 1 wish to say
emphaticaiy that I have nothing but
words Of condemnation FOR Doth ~ them-
ono equally as much as ~ other
Tho Governor then read the follow
ing extract from his message 90 show
tI't "e' &c,
HOEsE-RACE GAMBL--C.
Gambling Oh horso-races has become
sheme and disgrace 60 Virginia. II
has been carried on the wear 'ound. and
has attracted 'he gambling fraternity
ihci"o''N 'Ae N".8' 'i'"."' "' ,4
every sfcNon 'i inc c"Nhi't' fnH 'uNi'."
The youths ol the stale % the tracks 10
10 rorrupfor
Tho General NsscnnlN' an us los'
sion hndns thai in'ie was no sla'u'o
promDitins hook-nahlns' 'o'i-s'l, ,ill GU,
ana that '"'S 7i' .. I11,,,on
1'lns con. ,'u 81 - 49,,
Ivy, ln -N'.N,,q. d" s.' 80, or
",' li-'."'''- .tt,., 10 ,,,,s,,s cor.
1890 -'''1 -, .,.,,,,,.ti,,,s a., ..l ~ make
poIhii'N o, ''. pD' 800. 49,. $50, ,as,it
DOORS, p.oI,' ~ ', "a. -, ~ ond,,r-
'' ""f 80, ,,,,.,.l, ,,~,
ance or animals on beasts e,'i any ~i,ts
Withn 'hr Sl"''' 'N' D, nv. ~,
o"neo am" 'oi,.o''.u ~ 80 t~i,t,,e,
Soclauo"s' county '.'f i""S' W. ''.H
parks or driving clnps heretofore Vn"'
tered. me speciai ONCE "i ',t'S aot va
10 oreak mp ihe han"iins "'"si M,
pool-selhnt' eitr vas ''n'' az 80,
'lly, "Hl WHICH n". &c
'vll'".l- III, h.. tt,,
va anu i,-nl-o ~
IN
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-.-s.,,, - ~ General Assemble oxnired
te-,t,-.f, ,fi..te5 a. ,he evcen-
81, In fe,or Of AGRICULTURAL associations
~ .oirs ord dri,ino climbs or marks but
-. .---,,.t .t,t +b, ,,sseaoo of no
- t,tl ~, ti,o el,i,fs.t could he secured
-. al,l,,,.+ ~ a.. lat,ness # he session.
cd tefie,-fr.~ that if would close the dens
~ racl,eon civ. and That the managers
30 fbo agricultural fairs and driving
- d., ill.,, ct.+o would ueo the privilege
faras,,i,. tbo,,,,nt IL hest fo snnrove the
- 49, ,-,i,,.. -3,l o,u 20 a mini
.i.' e''. - -(,.~,fir..l,. an mo gd dav Of
ST. reqs 7 or,e,dod NV SIGNATURE 10
.To az.
NM y,siie tho ACT had the effect Of clos
,,, a. -ooi erors 10. an Jackson city.
tte,. 80 gir,r,i- transferred To two other
nj ,cos short distances thcraf~am.
~ DEFIANCE OF LAW
nv virf.. of a charter granted bv tho
c,rerat Assembly. st he session OF 1856.
ia the Grange Camp Association OF
Northern virginia. whose franchises were
secured by persons who arc said 20 re-
,saa a, tVs~htrat0n CITY "a driving park
- o-.,alfebol . fao. hundred wards
w., 1..,-on CIV and Tho long bridge
e,anrin. tra Potomac river az Wash
t,~ton les, and there daily during the
fan 80 fsai and Tho winter of lSg4-'5 and
r-,,b sligtt irtormissions. 10 The present
t,oe In an seasons and weather. racing.
- .,fiirr and book-oaking. etc. have
49, l.r,,ld oo in hold defiance of the
$3.50. .5 ,r..ntion ~ fine General As
..s .i,. at of March g. 1Sgi To
'.''' CO.. ,t, ,.aroi1ors from every
IDOL and an account
on e. '','l' '."' 49, tbo cit,. of Wash
~ tht" l''"N'i..'.< .ttr~,cted me worst
inEt'"' 10y n ,i,e ,.or,be OF that
-, 81 ccrrrntinr. domoralizing. and
shameful have the practices become Una.
have been app'a'e' 20 y" , .i, c,tts
earnest 'eI"F w ~ en-. nstionsl
zens and hoafa oi iIa". W '', - ont
capital Tor itnei' h"' ,,,,tftea nm
ragcous acts nave n,," ,i.n no. Of
der cover DIV J" eo,,nd mat both
Marcn '' l>'' ''.-,.,.t,, i,,d,e Of the
myself enc me- ' .,,'.,,,io lo,,pt, have
County court OF ar" '','' 5.'.,..forc
been utterly po" i'.Ss 10 i',,' bo,.o ro-
The other place TO Wl''e.t t,a~a'n,,rta
ferIcd is nearer the Vl.S W -. ',i-,.,,-
on the line OF the ,t-a.ti,.ton
but almost as acces7lnic TO w $50 =,
city as the Alexandra ISL .ieco,.,
is known as ST. Asaph an" "",
I'm no material partlc ui"r' so i"' ,'ia,1
a