Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-15
RACES VERY GOOD.
ro,u EXCITING EVENTS At FAIR
GROUNDS YESTERDAY.
TEE HEUPIX LAW OPENLY IGNORED.
uaokies Lay Odds on the Horses
FnLfrs out I'm Good Numbers, and
Most of Them Gull the PabIic--
This the Big Day.

Yesterday was an ideal State Fair day.
md as q result, the crowd in attendance
,,pon tho exhibition at tho Exposition
Grounds was considerably larger than on
ihe opening day. The main building was
Nv no means filled with exhibits, though
several additional displays were to be
fond yesterday, and, on the outside. the
crowd found plenty 10 amuse them. quite
n number OF additional falKirs had erected
tbeir tents in rear OF the west wing, and
their cries made things lively. as they
invciclcd the unwary to enter their tents
and sec-nothing. or TO take n throw at
the overlooking negroes head. Some OF
the tented exhibitions were what they
were represented TO be. but one. an alleged
exhibition Of living pictures. was a fake.
pure and simple.
HAD VERY GOOD RACES.
As was the case on the opening day.
the races were distinctively the feature
az the Fair, and quite a large crowd as
ssmbed 20 witness the trials of speed.
considerable money changed hands on the
events. and book making was carried on
underneath the grandstand in defiance Of
the Maupin law. While the bookies hid
themselves in one corner OF the hail
meath the stand, it was an open secret
that they were laying odds on the events
They were patronized literally.
The races were tho best that have
been seen here IN years and, while no
records were broken, some very exciting
finishes were made, and. altogether. the
crowd in attendance enjoyed themselves.
The first event was a 2:s0-class trottlng
race. best three in five. mile heats. for n
purse OF 800 The entries were: Mary
Ice. On. m, from Smith q Hooker; KING
Alley. b. E., entered by l.. X. Gryau. OF
Norfolk; London. br. s., entered by John
OHagan. Of Richmond; Toxic Lan,hest,
II M. entered by Il. Terrence of Rich
mond: Marie, b. m. entered by 5. b. Mel
son. Of Richmond; Flossie g.. ch. m, en-
tered by j. L, Epps, Of Richmond. and
Baron Wood. b. g.. entered By a. B.
Nuchols & Co. Of Hampton.
The first heat was won by Baron Wood
in 2.351-2 London drew the pole and his
driver worked hard to get the animals
away together. After several Intellectual
attempts the horses moved off nicely to-
gether. with London and F'lOssie Il. moving
together in the lead. They ran together
around the first half, and Just as they
passed under the wire the first time F1os-
sic B. left her feet and went TO the rear.
Baron Wood forging up into second place.
The Baron fought gamely for the van. but
London was not TO be headed at that
Time and he moved forward at fearful
gait. When the stretch was reached,
however, the Baron Increased his speed.
and. maintaining fast gait 10 the finish,
passed under the wire n winner by a nose
only. London got second place with Ma
rife a close third. and Flossio j. pushing
close behind in fourth place. Foxis Lam
bert came in for fifth place King Alley,
who broke at the start. and was almost left
at the post finished sixth. and Mary Lee
brought up the rear.
The second heat WIS captured by Lon
don. I'm 2:3L London and Fiossie Il. got
away abreast in the lead. and at The
quarter flOssie went to the front.
though London contested every inch of
ground down to the half. and passed her
'AHiif e4iNl INC SfEbHl TURN. IlOSSie
went 10 the rear rapidly. and Mary Lee
moved up into second place Baron Wood
had laid back until the horses turned into
the stretch. when urged by the whip ne
moved Up abreas. of London. and finished
only a nose behind him. Mary Lee fin
ished a close third. and the other horses
were strung out one and two lengths
apart.
The third heat was won by Baron Wood
ln 2e5. and he made an exceedingly game
irot for it. He got away last and seemed
% be making no effort TO win. until the
half was reached, when he pulled up on
the other horses. and gradually forged TO
the front, winning from London by half
q length.
The fourth heat went 10 London. who
got away first, and was pursued all
around the track by Flossie b.. who
finished a close second Baron Wood
who had been doing excellent work in the
previous heats. made no effort to win
this one. and finished last. The time Of
the heat was 2:37 l..
The fifth heat was won by Baron Wood.
and Co him went the race London fin
ishcd In second place. and Marie went
third Time. 2:S5.
Summary OF the race:
SUMMARY OF THE RACE.