Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-06
FINE LOT OF RACES.
v,srl6cent Trials Of Sped Of The EX'
pOsilion-GTOuDdS Yesterday.
.,.rr>pANoE NOT VERY LARGE
small crowd Present. Were
mshIy Entertained Tho"Eh--o"''
,ccidcnt Occurred, and This
,,rountcd To Nnush;.

-... rsce meeting at the Exposition
-..... yesterday was essentially sue
......b the attendance was not very
Taa .r.als OF speed were all OF an
'..-.nay character. ana the horses
,-o.ed the course more perfectly
r.. r.,u The case here In years.
...-.,bns passed Oh without hi'ch'
... one accident occurred. which.
... u had the appearance Of oeins Sc
proved 70 be trivial
... weather was an chat could have
49,, desired. and the track was in excel
.-. condition. -
..,s o'clock. but owing to the tardi-
.,,r, crowd IN arriving at the track
...... ucre not called 20 the post for
..., race until o'clock.
,.,> THREE STRAIGHT HEATS.
-.. frst race was for 2.-s-class horses,
... ele, .u ave- mile heats for purse
--. III. entries were Lila Anderson,
..-. entered by W. g. Bryan; Bob
chestnut gcidmg, entered by w.
-...--.. aud May r., bay mare enter
Elk. e. j. Berger
f.-e.s came TO the post wei bunch-
l.,.t., hr.t heat. ~ Anderson look
lila. and held 10 easily for the hrst
Bob johnson then began push
. he'll uIt broke az the hali ana zen
Nav !. who trailed behind Lila
o., me stretch. finishing only about
card. behind Lila. Lila Anderson
Nav r. second, Bob Johnson third.
r-c % H.
r.s second heat was also won by Lila
..-.r. The horses got off after two
Starts. and moved around the course
,-..-rv together. Lila Anderson got
yifb "a SLIGHT lead. and increased II
IL. moved along. Nay II. broke al the
.n and lost considerable distance
.--.,r pushed Lila pretty closely around
.I. ttrot-qusrter pole and made
...-.-ite effort TO take the lead I'm the
......r b1t Icft his feet and fell behind.
-.. Anderson won. Bob Johnson second,
,.l -fty r.. third Time. 2.35.
-rs third heat was likewise won by
SID. Anderson. who left her companions
o.. t6. POST and had no opposition around
Oil. course % the three-quarler, Wheh
r.~,.n pushed forward and contested
,..ry inch NJ the ground down the stretch
flashing % close second. May x. was dls-
.-.l Time. 23L First money went to
oil, Anderson and second to Bob Johnson.
TNLUCKY WAS LUCKY.
Tho next event was a running race.
...una heats. best two I'm three. for
...--. of $780, The entries were Duke OF
Kent slrr. horse. entered by w. II.
rHar. ruucky, bay gelding. entered by
3 rrcekus. and Hollywood, bay mare,
,,a-at ty e. A. Allen.
Tho horses came 10 the post promptly
a, Oh. ap of the bell, got off together,
,r. Dam neck and neck around the course
..tr as fh.y TUNED into the stretch. the
.,r.r $50 closed in and shut Hollywood
d. Ta UfIe animal went up I'm the air,
t.I 10 looked aa though she would fan.
-.I .t. reclaimed her feet and pluckiy
..rt.-frI fIr victory UnluCky went to
". trlrt and held the van down the
stretch passing under the wire a winner
lr o. rt.k Duke OF Kent was second
HOLLYWOOD h.u Time. 90 "a
T.. second beat was won by Tnlucky
rrI thereby ended the race. The horses
aealu g.t of u a bunch. and ran neck
auI utUs Orb tre quarter Then Unlucky
won't 90 Che 'front.' and. though closely
plsu. ty Duke OF Kent. finished a win
i.r ty taf length. IN 80 seconds.
WHITE TOES BEAT THE WHEEL.
THe next event was q half-mile race be-
tween Nr Th1w.g Temple on a bicycle
DrI George Med. Blake's sorrel gelding
white Toes. Mr. Temple Rugged the
W.. NJ tte suIkey around 20 the quar-
t.- ana then forged ahead. lie lost dis
tarca JOB the stretch and finished about
four yards behind White Toes. Time,
l|I1
The 'ast event was mile bash for run
t.rs Tor purse of SlV0. The entries were
-" Carter bay mare. owned by G.. a.
A." Randolph chestnut gelding. owned
p" 49, b. Fraser. and Freezer. chestnut
-1g owned hy G. J. Engelking
lae horses got away without delay, and
Freezer forged ahead at once. The other
ESQ closed up on her at the half. Miss
Carter stumbled just after passing the
i.t pole and fen. throwing her rider over
Or head lie escaped unhurt. and the
,h" two ram around the course, Freezer
winning m Jas To-
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The races VIII De started to-day at
'uocs. On order TO give all who so de-
'. on opportunity Of attending. and IL
been decided To- admit all corners 10
-'art stand free OF extra charge.
I.' pros anime win open with a heat
.''' Tor -j rotters and PAGERS. The en-
r a-e Princess Eulalia, Oakley r., Bay
Wilkes aul Birds Eve.
.' r event VIII bc a running race,
.'i-n. a f.o'S. The entries are Unlucky,
hollywood. and Duke Of Kent.
mile dash Will follow this. The en-
WIS l,e Freezer Randolph, NeXatlon,
a. Miss Carter
+-r Ir-amme viii conclude with a
'.Ie.e which viii be participated
'l number of local horses.
WEATHER. AND THE CROPS.