Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-15
out behind WITH from one TO two lengths
intervening. Time OF the heat was 2H.
SUMMARY OF THE RACE.
EXCITING RUNNING RACE.

] -IlslhnceQ.
EXCITING RUNNING RACE.
The third event was a running one-mlle
DASH all ages, weight for age, for purse
of $l7j. and was from start TO finish preg-
nant with excitement. The starters were:
Chiswick aged. b. H.. owned by William
Garth, of Charlottesville: DR.. Jones. o
years. br. e.. owned by j. i. Roche Of
/ Mt. Washington. Md: ST. Vincent. b. m,
owned by NJ. II. White, OF Hartford. n
/ c.; Lady Helen, years. br. m, owned oy
/ III. w. Lewis. OF Jackson. n. c.; El Prin-
/ ceps. late Prince falmouth. years, b. h.,
| owned by c. il. Hurkamp, OF Frederlcks-
burg; Florence Hubbard. years, b. m,
owned by W. G. Bryan. Of Richmond.
Ii took al least twenty minutes TO get
/ the horses OFF, but when the flag dropped
they were nicely punched. Or. Jones got
away in the lead, with Chiswick close
/ behind him. lie held the lead around the
I FIRST half. and at the three-quarter Flo.
/ Race Hubbard went forward, and wreSt-
/ ing the lead from the Doctor, passed I'M
/ der the wire a winner by half a length
/ Florence was ridden by i5-year-old white
! boy, Tom Powers, who, after the race,
was lionized by the spectators. The time
/ WAS ~
THE CONCLUDING EVENT.
The fourth race was a running one-mile
dash. saddle horses. gentlemen riders,
minimum weight 1876 pounds, for q purse
OF $780, The starters were Bushrod, b. s..
owned by w. u. Cardweli, of Hanover;
Brock ch. e., owned by c. II. Hurkamp,
OF Fredericksburg, Fighting Creek, b. &.
owned by j. II. Chaffin, of Richmond,
and Jackson. owned by J. w. Parkinson.
OF Taylorsville. Bushrod was ridden by
Louis Croxton. Jackson by Richard An
derson, Brock by y. Smith. and Fighting
Creek, by G. A. Allen. IL was almost dark
when the horses came to the pole, but
they were gotten away promptly, with
Brock in the lead. Bushrod contested the
ground with him for the first half Then
Fighting Greek got in the push, and as ne
turned into the stretch went to the front,
winning in 1:54.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
This will be RichmondDay at the fair.
and. as all the schools and many Of the
business houses will be closed. the crowd
will no doubt be a large one. The judg-
ing win take place in the art, stock,
and poultry departments. and the races.
which will commence at noon, will be
extraordinarily interesting events.
Following is the card a. arranged:
First race-2-year-old class; best two
in three: open only 10 colts and FLIES
bred and owned in Virginia and North
Carolina; purse s2C0-Kuasotte. br. g, u.
Livingston. Richmond; Dick Woodburn, b.
e., W. f.. Grant, Richmond; Allie Cox. b.
m, +. T. Bass. Manchester. Va; Doifin,
b. g, Joseph Lassiter, Richmond, Va;
Mayo, blk s., w. l.. Bass. Richmond,
Va; Virginia NJ, b. m, J. w. Peay,
Reidsville, n. c.
Second race-24O class, purse 500
Easter Lilly. oh. m, T. NJ. Hewitt, Wya-
noke. Va; j. Il. f., oh. g., j. w. Peay,
Reidsville. n. c.; Bird Eye, CHI. H.,
Smith & Hooker, Greenville, n. c.; Mary
Lee. ch. m. Smith & Hooker, Greenviile,
n. c.; Marie. b. m, S. j. Nelson, agent,
Richmond. Va: Loudoun, br s., John
O'Hagan, Richmond. Va; Ella Moore.
h. m. l.. X. Bryan, Norfolk, Va; Lulie
L.. b. M, w. l.. Bass. Richmond, va.
Third raca-2:30 class, pacing. purse
s250-Starling, CHI g., s. Workman, up
per Marlboro, Md; Niccoli, Oh. g., Is.
ID. Brice, Baltimore. Mo-: Queen Bess,
br. m. DR.. II. b. Furgerson, Halifax. y.
c.; Mildred, b. NJ \. Il. Nuekois q
Co. Hampton, Va; Aikenside, b. g.,
stoner q. CO., Harrisburg. Pa; Chance.
b. e. S. b. Nelson. agent. Richmond,
va: General Eastwood. blk. s.. Joseph
I,assiter. Richmond, Va; Little Jim, CO.
z A. Abercrombe Baltimore, Md.
Fourth race-21S class, SiO0-Monroe
Wilkes. b. $. r. NJ. Hewitt, Wyanoke
Va. Albert c.. b. g., w. G. Bryan, Rich
rnond. Va; Panstone, b. s., Il. w. Phelps,
Salem. Ala; Clipper. CHI. g.. j. W. Peay'
Reidsville, n. c.; Lucy Ashby, o. m,
smith g. Hooker, Greensville. S. C.; AL
rich. b. z, Stoner & Co.. Harrisburg, Pa;
Record. b. g., ID. II. Katy. Baltimore,
Nd: Miss Anne, b. m, Cottage Farm,
Norfolk. Va.
Fifth Tace-running, five-eightns mile
dash, for maiden 2-year-olds, S2O6-Thur-
less. b. e., J. J. Roach, Mt Washington,
Md; Mohun. s. s., Il. r. Lewis, Bruins
wick. Va; La Vevandere, s. m, I. b.
boswell. boswell, Va: LEtvile, CHI M,
-. -; Mid, b. m, w. G. Bryan, Rich
mond. Va.
Sixth race-running. one mile dash, all
ages. weight for age. SOO-Dr. Jones,
br. e.. j. j. Roche Mt. Washington, No;
Ella. b. m, f. II. MadduX, Culpeper, Va;
Duke Of Kent, oh. e.. j. West, Richmond.
Va: Ida r.. b. m, w. II. Joyner, Garys-
burg. n c.; Captain Russell, CHI. g., W.
G.. Bryan Richmond. Va; Lewiston,
ch. e.. j. +. Jordan, Greenston, n. c.;
Princeton, b. g., c. II. Hurkamp, Fred
ericksburg, Va.
Seventh race-runnins, three-quarter
mile dash. saddle horses, gentlemen
riders. minimum weight, 1875 pounds, 500
Jackson, Oh. &, j. w. Parkinson. Tay-
lorsville, Va; Daisy, b. m, Walton q
Scott Amelia county, Va; Bushrod, b.
g.. W. D. Cardwell, Hanover, Va; Molly,