Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-21
sHrTPsHEAD BAY RACES.
Dash stakes aud Ocean Handicap
Tbe Friar-Iinsstc.

SHEEPSHFAD BAY RACE-TRACh'
August 20-The most attractive FEATURES
of the card presented here to-day were
the Dash Stakes and the Ocean Handicap
The former was five-furions dash over
the Futurltv course. FOR 2-year-olds, anu
y,,s won by The Friar. a 3-to-l sh0t
defeating the fayorite by halt a lehs'h'
St-fei t+be C',e9n Handicap was mile run,
for 9-vear-oIls. over the regular course,
and was won by Buck Massle. 70 , J.
cbance He forged TO the front at the gar
turn. and held his lead eaS.lS Mi''iili,5 i,l,1
handiv by two lengths Lehman uDd-
Ren Eder "a length for the place. ne
attendance was large to-day ana the De'-
ting lively .......,.. ,.c.,r.e
Rhode-ia Glq. Clayton, eFeD won, VIZ
Tbe Nfanvman second. and Burlesque
Second raco-sIx furlongs- -GraZ.osa az
Littleheld. 10 - Won. with CaSs,essle Sc
coud and Crimca third. Time, 80 go
Third rqce-tho Dash Stakes Tor --ytaI-
ol1s. Ave furlougs-Tne Friar Ooi llttie-
GaId TO Id won. with kotermOnd Sc
coui. and Suisun third. Ii4e. i.v. i.vl. 60. o.,
rourtb racc-the ocean Handicap. Tor So
,asr-oIds and upwards; one mle-Buck
NIassie 01q Hul' to Sd won, with Len
man second. and Ben Eder third. Time
iT';ftb race-for 2-vear-olds and upwards;
mile and fuH0ng-Captive lE. Martin,
"tan1 Won Win Deersiaver second. and
Chucnut third Time li5 l-3.
sixth race-High-NeiRnt ltanlicap' lot
3-vear-olds and upward. mile ana a SIX
teenth- Terrier G33. Taral, TO D won,
with Nuskalcuge second, and keenan,
third. Time. 1A9 10.
TROTTING AND PACING.
BUFFALO. ~ y. August O.-Itobert
j. did the track to-day with MS rival
Frank Agan. and. while records We're not
cracked the track-recOrd was cquallei 4
in the first heat. The second day or
the Grand Circuit meeting brought out
& large attendance. The weather Wds
cool and pleasant, and the track IN eA-
The first race. the PIG trot brought out
only four starters, and Chance s'ni
walked away from hls field. ana W.
straight heats. The feature or IN.
was. Of course, the free-ior-aA
which Robert j., Frank Asah, a-'
w. i. scored for the word. Robert -.
drew the pole. and went the distance
without a skip. Agan held 10 his Wneel
Tin the half Tapped. him on the quarters;
and came into the stretch with % e0Od
0qhtinr-chance. but the little gelding
outfooted him for the distance-pole, and
won by a good length ga 20i, the track
record. The second heat was repe-
titiOn Of the first except that W. W. +.
acted badly ON the first half, and failed
TO save his distance. In the third heat
Robert j. and Agau got of well together.
and al the half Agan showed In front,
but Robert j. recovered the lost ground
before the stretch was reached. and beat
his opponer< home handily.
The third race the 2IJ class pace,
brought field Of nine, which was di-
minished 20 eight after the lrst neat.
r. Il. being distanced. Darkness coming
on during the race. the finish was post
pOned until tomorrow.
First race-215 class trotting, purse
81 2oo0-Chance. D. g., by Mohican, II. \.
Haws. Johnson. pa. Haws), l. I. I.
also ran Time. 215. 2131-l. PIP ia.
Free-fOr-all pacing-purse 8.O)j-Robert
j.. Dr. g.. by Hartford. Village Farm,
East Aurora. y. Y. Geers), I. ], !,
Frank Ag1n. b. 81. by Mikagan QearthY,
moud. Jr LoomiD 8; distanced. Time,
2.io class 1ace-purse 5000 mnnnish-
eD-Sphinxetta., D.: m; by sphinx
s5spe5srsiu uc,r-i,I T. B. Mss RITA J. Z; 5, =.
zette Tarpex Gold Band. Freak. Nettie
jefferson. and $. r.. also ran Time,
200 3d. POO 3- 2I1 81 2.O91-i. PIP.
KENTUCKY TRACK.
NEWPORT. ky. August 20-Only one
favorite won to-day although the hn-
ishcs We're exciting. Track fast
First racc-seven furloncs- -Cerro Gordo
O10 G.. Matthews % 20 n won. with
Trize O.. second. and Judge Bullock third.
Time. % II.
second race-four and half furlones-
san Juan COO. r. Russell. 800 10 II won.
with III Toro second. and Sir Sidney
third Time, -6 Ia
Third race-mile-Probasco QG. Thomp-
son. 10 > won. with Robinson second
and Le Banjo third. Time. l.42.
Fourth race-siX furlongs-Kittv b.
O02 p. Russell @ 10 . won with skate
second, and Hernia third. Time. 1915.
Fifth race-tve and a half furlongs-
Turtle Dove GO3 +. Russell, to 81 won.
with. Black Boss second, and Fessy +.
third Time 90