The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-25

TIE AND PULLS OUT HIS CCRLS
ing was very small numbering about
three hundred people that collected on
tie Grand-sfaud 10 witness three ruhnlN5
events down ON the programme the H'li
ncss-raccs having been postponed till
the following day. the track beins wet
and the footing too uncertain
The first Tlcc--a dash or ono mile
brought olt four starters. and 10 was no
trouble for s.. - Nelson's brown colt,
Tauulgcl lv Lisbon. 10 win IN 1853 5-i'
H. g. Lewis Wonder second, and li. {.
Madduxs iva II. Third.
Tho second race-a dash OF three quar-
tors Of q milc-wcnt To- y. q. Rochc.s bay
gclding Elkr.dse. Duke OF Kent second,
and Lewiston third. Time ., 1923 l-i.
The last race Of the day-a dash OF
three quarters OF 3D. milc-witn gentlemen
riders uD. furnished quite % good contest.
Lewis CIoAf0u with j. w. Parkinson
chestnut gtiding. Jackson. hy ieimdal
won. Bueurod second and Wenoa third.
Time 1921 j..
When tho bon tapped for the starters
in the $3.50 uot. on Wednesday at j
o'clock. fair-sizcd crowd had assem-
Died in the erand-stand, which increased
in size as the afternoon wore ON.
There wer. seven starters in the race
which % took FIVE heats to decide. Baron
wood Il bay e,liiue. owned at Hampton,
Va. hv A. b. Nuckols. won the first,
iird. and flh beats. and Loudoun, by
Norfolk second ard fourth The other
placed horses were Ilossie D., hy Three
Tips. ana Marie by jolly lrlar. FoNie
Lunnort King Alley and Mary Lee were
behind lho money. Time, 2al j., 2:5i,
e.e5. 2.97 To- 1895.
The 2.2' lrot he'd sovcn starters in Kitty
D.. Z.-f l-.. Gordon Smith. 2.-5 l-i. Lucy
Ashby 2.23 l-i. Red Leo. 2.26 l-i. Little
D,fZ. 1923 "a. Julian May, by Wed6cWo0d.
and Maici by wilkes Boy.
Gordon smith who had previously won
f1u~ out Of five s;rris this season, ruled
as farorito but Kitty II. took his meas
ure. winning the first aud second heats
then m driving finish Bryan landed inc
gray rol1ing FIRST in the third heat, with
Hewitt and Tie Nuieold mare very close
up The fourth heat went 10 Kitty b.,
which gave her first money. second goo
ing TO Gordon Smith. third 10 Lucy ASH
by and fourth 10 Rcd Leo Time 2.-l
2.2G. 2.15 IA. 2.21. Little Betz was dis
iqncod I'm tho third heat
Tie third racc-a dash Of ono mile. ,ur-
nirg-nrovcd an easy AFFAIR for Robert
padiors Florcne Hubbard. ridden 10y
T0mmie Powers Or. Jones finished Sec
ond ana Chiswick. entered iy William
Garth. thiri. Time 1.i1.
The fourth ana last event on The card
n dash OF mile for saddle-horscs. with
gentlemen riders up-furnishod an inter-
cstlng contest. John -. Chains bay
peidirg Fighting Greek. by Milan. fin-
iahod in front with j. W. Parkinson
Jackson q good second. and G. III. llur-
Ramps Brock third. Time l:ji
h. r. Anderson. of Westover. rode
jackson. lie got Off in the rear. but
sradualiy closed on the Leaders and made
n close finish with Fighting Creek.
Thursday was the banner day Of the
week in point Of attendance. weather.
and otherwise. Bright sunshine balmy
atmosphere and cloudles.- skies. and an
attractive programme were attractions
sufficient "a nll the erand-stand.
Seven events were down on the score
card. one OF which had TO be carried
over tii the following d0v. only four
starters scored for the word in the two
ycar-old class trotting.
william Bass was up behind Mayo.
black son OF Rupee. and Winnie D, b.