The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-12
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
SOME NOTES on THE RECENT MID
SUMNER RACE MEETING HERE.
Col. Cars Trotters-Mr. Walker Buys Red
Light. and Mr.. Parrish, Mosul-Hul-
man Back Here-Other Items.

The recent midsummer race meeting
| Of the Lee Pleasure Park Association.
which began at the Exposition track on
| Monday, June 18th. and lasted till the
following Thursday. was participated in
mostly by Virginia and North Carolina
horses.
| 4 couple OF harness races and two or
more running races were given each
day. furnishing good sport. and as rule
| close contests. In view OF the fact that
an immense crowd had gathered here In
attendance Of the Reunion Of Confederate
! Veterans IT was expected that the races
would prove quite a strong attraction.
and that the grand-stand would be well
/ filed each day. but other diversions held
/ greater sway and the attendance fell far
below that which the character Of the
contests moritcd. The spectacular show.
| Herculancum which was presented on
the grounds all during the week shared
| the same fate. in spite Of the efforts of
! President Lorraine and Secretary owens.
| The latter. who IS also Secretary Of the
| State Agricultural Society, had charge Of
the race meeting. and the turn OF affairs
was quite a disappointment to him.
The weather was all that could nave
! tttn UtSllfu-flouul'S Shl'' anu ~ t7''N
sunshine day after day. while the Blues
band enlivened the grand-stand with
music every afternoon. IL was three
o'clock on Monday afternoon when the
first race was called. and on the judges
stand were Mcssrs. c. =. Stokes. 7. i.
Taylor. and Geo. Med. Blake, with w. J.
| Carter as starter.
When the bell rung six starters ap-
peared for the $50 class, trotting. purse
$500 The first heat went TO Message
Bell. a good looking chestnut mare. en-
tered by Galloway q Rose. Of Reidsville.
y. c.. and driven by John T. Biggs. I'm
2.3s but she was never prominent after
ward. and S. i. Nelson's bay stallion
Monopoly won the three deciding heats
and race. time 2:3i IA; 2.32 Ia 2:32 IA.
The other placed horses were Lulie L..
and Red Light. while Prince Wilkes and
Battle Axe, a full brother 10 Nellie D.,
| 21S IL were behind the money. Lulie l.,
who Is a good looking bay mare. by Ely
sian Abdallah. improved during each
heat and finished n good second three
times Monopoly. the winner OF the race
is n stcutly made bay horse, owned by
| s. 3. Nelson He is by III Mahdi dam
! Opponent. by Madrid, and later VIII trot
/ close TO 2:2O; quite handily.
The 2:l9 pace and trot, mixed. purse
! 21S IA. Havolok Jr., 222 IA, Oakley D.,
| 2.261-4: and the tr0tters Clipper. 219 IA.
and Boston. 2.22 IA
The race was little more than work
ont for Whitby. and the handsome chest
/ nut son Of Hannis won right or the reel
| in 2.25. 2.26 and 2.23 r. Oakley J..
| finished second in two heats. and caught
| the flag in the third as ala Clipper ana
/ Boston Havelok Jr, driven by Duncan
! Livingstone. paced a good race ana got
second money. A mile dash for runners
/ went to r. y. Doswells 81. victor ny
| ST. Blaise. time 1881 IA. and the ccnclud-
| ing event on the programme dash or
| three quarters Of n mile for gentleman $
/ saddle horses. was won by &. II. Hur-
| kamn's Princeton. Bushrod second and
| Fighting Creek third.
on Tuesday there were but four start
| ers i'm the 2.27. trot for purse or WV
| the first heat Of which went 10 7. NJ.
Hewitts black geldine. Ban Wilkes, Oy
| Defender. i'm 2.3l. Matte H.. finishing sec
| oud Clandon. by G. +. Clay. third. and
| Bob Johnston distanced. When the field
scored up for the second heat c. steel,
driver OF Matte H., was taken out OF
| the sulky and W. G.. Bryan put up who
won the three deciding heats easily M
/ 2.941-2 2.27 and 2.30. taking first money
!
10 Clandon Matte IS q brown mare 10y
| Deucalion dam Fannie by Gen. Sherman.
! She is owned by y. Iilienhold. Of Nor
] folk. Va. and reduced her record OF 2.s0
made there i'm May five and half sec
| onds I'm this race. The second event on
the card. a purse Of 800 for gentleman s.
I driving horses. brought cut only three
| starters. and went 10 the bay eeldinS. Har-
~ K0mis, by kOkomis I'm 2i5 IL ana go,
Corucracker ccOud and White Toe third.
The third race. mile dash for runners
was won by The bay mare Hollywood by
Heimdal i'm Alexander McDaniels stable
| Chebar second. and Myrah H., third.
! Time 1876 Following this was race or
half-mile heats. running and won 10y
Jackson. Stafford second and Fighting
Creek third.
The first event on the card for Wednes-
day was the % class, trotting. purse
500. There were six starters ana II TOOK
/ q like number of heats to decide the race,
which furnished considerable diversion.
Mosul. a big rangy bay gelding by Sui
tan surprised everybody 10y winning lhe
first Sat i'm 2.S2 IA. his maiden effort.
driven by w. G.. Bryan. Monopoly TOOK
no second in 2.23 Il. the handsome chest
nut mare Red Light, 10y Red Nllkes Jrr
tho third i'm 2.23. when a new factor lcom-
e5 nm i'm the bay stallion Marion CRAIG,
who had been going lame in the earlier
ror, Of the contest. but was able driven
| b,. his owner Thomas Anderson, 90 cap
turc the fourth heat i'm 2.3l ID, after which
no won the nth and six heats I'M 2.33 IL.
ON o.ei1-2 lie stood for first money in
tho summary. with Red Light second,
Ncnopolv third and Mosul fourth The
urniace1 horses were Message Bell and
Snzel Anderson drove q good race and
/ has a prottv fair kind of horse i'm
Marian Craig. who is 10y Nuthurst dam
| N,ietol,o 2.2Ql-2. by Marshall kleber, and
| g.oor1 dam the noted brood mare, Lady
| Veiser The 2:T class Tor PAGERS and
,r,tters mixed. furnished six starters
md the winner turned up in Alderman
! Geo NOD Rlake's chestnut mare frin-
cess Fnlale by Prince Belmont dam Sea
| cif, bv Red Jacket. She is n full sister
to the dead PAGER Velocity 2;2i - ana
takes 10 the lateral gait naturally
princess Eulalie won this race In straight
heats She was well driven by W. e.
BRYAN. In 2:2s II. 2:A. 2.2s.
Ban wilkes getting second money ana
! finishing in that position three times i.
/ Stockhouse taking third money with
| Red Bird and W. l.. Bass fourth Win
| General Eastwood. oakley b., and
/ Nancy Lee. were the unplaced horses.
In this race the black stallion General
Eastwood. by Simmons, that trotted 10
a record of 2.29 ga last season, made MS
! first ESSAY as a PAGER. \ race or mile
! heats running. was won easily 10y the
hay mare Miss Carter. by Powhatan. dam
- ...- ,,bo rOnped home ahead