Evening star., 1896-09-11
RACING AT WARRENTON.
Some Good Sport Witnessed by q
Large Crowd.


Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
WARRENTON, Va, September g. 1896
Yesterday the Bullturn Jockey Club
whose personnel consists of the most pros.
Ferrous farmers in this section who are in
terested in the breeding of half-bred horses
OF the best class, gave its inaugural race
meeting on the track near town. The
weather was beautiful, and the SURROUNDING
country never looked so attractive to the
lover Of nature. The track was fast, and
the recent rain made the Virginia ella,
stand out in its verdant setting like a rec
serpent. The first event on the program
was rendered exciting by thrilling Incl.
dent Henry Cation, a young man abou,
sixteen years old, had the most remarkabl
fall without sustaining injury, that was
ever witnessed here. After the horses
passed under the wire and were still in mo.
ton, young Caton's mount was attracted
by break in the rail around the track, and
making plunge through, struck a post
throwing his rider fully fifteen feet in the
air, who turned a double somersault and
fell on his hips. The crowd was at once
dumb struck with horror and dumfounded
with astonishment when they saw the ath-
letic young figure spring out of the cloud OF
aust that enveloped him. stand erect, and,
after a minute or SO, stroll across the pad
dock with only q slight limp to his gait.
The horse was ruined, and will probably be
killed.
The summary is as follows:
First race. one-eighth mile dash-Lady,
ridden by its owner, DIR. John R. Hicks,
won: Lady Boutwell,, Mr.. B. F. Cockerill
up, second
Second race. one-quarter mile-Lady
Boutwell,, Mr.. Cockerili up. won; Maud, a
sixteen-year-old mare, ridden by Mr.. L. ID.
BeEner, second.
Third race. one and one-half miles-Mr
Isham keith's Diamond. with Mr.. Cock
erill up, won; Professor Johns Do Know,
mr Jack sarnard ms Mp Tp AT the
parted. when he drew up. and the race
was forfeited. The same horses were
matched for the same distance half an
hour later, when Do Know was ridden
by DIR. Hicks. but Diamonds speed and
Mr. Cockerilrs horsemanship outclassed
the only thoroughbred entered for the day.
Fourth race, one-eighth mile-Mr. W. III.
Clatterbrick's Ceylon, Mr.. Cockerill up,
Fifth race. one-quarter mile-Rosette rid
den by Mr. Coates, won; Lightfoot, Mr..
Cooper up. second.
Sixth race, one-half mile-Lady Boutwell,.
ridden by Mr.. Cooper, won; Mr.. Edward
Spilman's mare Zenda, with Mr. Coates
up, second.
The spectators were entertained during
the waits with q pretty Shetland nonv
race of one-eighth mile, and 1O0-yard
dash between the same. Ajax" winning
the first event, with Master Erasmus KIo-
man up, and Prime taking the second
with Master r. Spilman up.
The days sport was brought to a close by
an interesting pacing contest between the
horses of Mr.. Timberlake and Mr. RawIins
the latter winning by a head. Some OF
those in the grandstand were Mrs Senator
Stewart Of Dupont Circle, Mrs. Gen. Will.
lam H. Payne. Mrs. Landale, Mrs Port.
nan, Miss Fannie Herbert Miss Bessie
Fox, Miss Virginia Payne, Mrs George
Stone. Mr.. Barclay Beran, Mr.. Cecil Ian.
dale. Miss Louise Booker, the Misses Spill
man, Mrs. Carter Scott, Mrs. William c