The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-27

liant over the bright prose- set ahead LOT
a most successful fair and race NEE ing
this tall. which will he held at Haleigh'
10 begin on October 10th. contiuilg {
DAYS. The fair and race meeting held
by tho Society last fall was one ~ the
most successful n the South, nd tho cN-
hibits and racing of n higher order than
those previously seen n tie old Norm
state.
Cal Bcnnchan Gamer ~. owner OF INC
rairntosb stud Farm. Stasvillc. y -.
who. with restored health, LOOKS maze
and hearty as OF yore. spent a snort
while bore last week. Col. Cameron has
over a hundred horses all told at Farm
tosh. among them thoroughbreds. trot-
tcrs. hackneys. PercheronS ana codch-
crs. a number of valuable brood mares
ruccumbed 10 the effects OF a nervous
trouble. the origin and history or which
is not very clear. during the past rev
months. The thoroughbred mares, Lazy
Hoc. by Add FL koree, dam Littl, fi'ry'
by Jonquil and ~Guyandotte, ny beft'am
dam Burgundia, by Burgundy, difi carry
i'm the spring, and Iator the imported
hackney mare Soubrette dropped of.
Tho latter was a noted mare in Eng
land. the of leader OF a four-in-hand
team, which was driven by Sir Walter
Gilmey, gained much prominence.
The thoroughbred foals OF the season
al the farm include a brown colt. by
imp. King Gallop. dam Eonettc. by imp.
Eothen; n bay colt. by Eon. dam Ulace,
by imp. Uhlam; a bay colt by Eon, dam
Bcttlna- by imp. King Ernest and "a
chestnut hlly. by Eon, dam Wilful Hilda
by Wilful.
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Rocky Mount Fair Association has issued
the programme OF tho annual fair and
race meeting TO be held at Rocky Mount,
N. c., on October eth. 2Sth and 10Th next.
The purses aggregate 5000 and Will be
divided up among runners and t~rotters.
The Rocky Mount meeting takes place
during the week following that at Raleigh
and some good sport may be anticipated.
Mr.. j. ID. Odom and DR.. w. III. White
head are the supervisors of the race de-
partmont. Tho speed programme follows:
Wednesday. 9th:
No. /. 2:3j Class. Trotting-sim
No. ., Running, ga mile, best two In
three-S20.
Thursday. 2Sth:
No. 3. 800 Glass T~rotting-siN.
No. 4. 2.20 Class Trotting-$i00.
No. 8. Running. 81 mile. best two In
three-$20s.
No. G, $50 Class ~Trotting-Si00.
There is a match race on tapis for $500
a side to come to Reidsville.N n. c.. during
the first part of July, between J.. w.
Poay's w~ell-known chestnut gelding Clip
per, 2.19 Ia, by Melville Chief and J. +.
Jordan's chestnut mare Gala Lilly, by
Cecil S. dam by Deans Patchen. II. NJ.
Arrasmith will drive the male and n. G.
Potter who has had Clipper all this sea-
son viii drive that good son OF Melville
Chief. / hear that Cana Lilly is in
great hapo and the same can be said of
Clipper, who in Potter's hands, is a
greatly improved horse and likely TO
make the mare so the race Of her career
TO beat him.
Mr.. r. A. Catlin. auctioneer OF this
city, recently sold for Messrs. John Skel-
ton Williams and Charles V. Meredith.
trustees, the land Of the Virginia Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Society. COM
monty known as the Fair Grounds.
The property was sold TO Mr.. John L.
Williams. of the firm OF John l.. Will
liams q Sons. bankers and brokers, for
the sum of $50. 600, and the sale was made
in execution of a deed Of trust.
Fifty thousand dollars was the amount
OF the bonded debt, due June, 1896, or a
year ago.
The city Of Richmond. which had guar
anteed the interest on the debt. had loan
ed $500 TO pay the interest on this bonded
debt. so hat this amoun will go 10 re-
imburso the city. and the balance of the
$4,000 will be divided pro rata among the
stockholders.
This sale wind up the Society and its
affairs and there will be nothing with
which to pay the creditors of the Society.
The grounds will be used as a pleasure
park.
Mr.. David Bailey. OF Petersburg. Va,
has quite u promising colt I'm Mckinley,
a two-year old chestnut son Of EgwoOd.
2;15 IL, dam a. ftre road mare of thorough
bred lineage. Mckinley is highly formed
and handsome, and with development Mr..
Bailey thinks the youngster Will make a
trotter.
Mr.. George D.. Med Blake, secretary
and treasurer OF the Electric Park Rae
ing Association, has issued a programme
of a two days race meeting to be held
at the Exposition Grounds track here on
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 18th and
18th. The sum of 1000, which is TO be
offered in purses, is alread in bank TO the
credit of the association. and winners VIII
be paid at the wire. Mr.. Blake has sub
stantial backing i'm the enterprise, which
tbNi'b y HIS I'i M ltlhlAA ~ Aih Y
putation for fair dealing, assures horse
men and others Of just and clever treat
ment.
On the success OF this meeting depends
the project for a larger ono nhis fall.
when Mi. Blake proposes TO hold one Of
four days with purAs OF sufficient size 10
attract fields of good horses. Now that
the Virginia State Agricultural ana Ne
chanical Society has been swept out OF
existence. by the sale Of its grounds and
all other property owned by il, horsemen
will realize the Importance Of rallying
to the support of the new association,
and are assured OF proper treatment and
prompt payment Of purses.
The Programme:
First Day-ruesday, July 1sth-Purse,
Sl5s. I. 2:45 trot.
2.-2:2i Trot and ~Pace-Purse, 800.
S~.-Running. 1-c mile heats-Purse. 500.
Al l-2 Mile Hurdle. nine jumps on
track-Pursc. so.
Second Day-Wednesday, July lfth-
5.-2:27 Trot-Purse. 500.
Free for all, Trot and Pace-Purse.
s2OA.
Running. l-2 mile heats-Purse. So.
Saddle Race. ~ mile C~dsh-Purse,
s25.
Conditions-National Trotting Associa-
ton rules TO govern all harness races.
Money divided %. p, Is. and 10 per cent.
Entries for Trotting Races close II T.. NJ.
July 1st.
Running Races-Latonia Jockey Club
rules. Money divided SO, p and Is per
cent. Weight for ages.
saddle Rapg-IQrCac used aE caHI1a