Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-28
FIRST WARD AGAIN.
THE oxcE-NOTED SPLINTER RE-
APPEARS At CINCINNATI.
Covers six Furlongs !" i""A
Patchen Fails In HIS A''e"p'
p.,ax,IIe. Mass. Hut Goes Fast
Mile.

crescent meet was made to-day by 'he
once-noted sprinter, First Ward. IN 'he
o,or,ny race He covered the SIX iur-
longs in 113 "a and won, In haru u'''N'
/ from the odds-on favorite Nhyo'a'
E,rst race--six furlongs-First Ward 70
N n won. Whyota Il to - second anu
Agatha go TO ID third. Time. 10 81
second receive furlongs-Laverna Vi
70 81 won. Essonite G to ana ~ 10
second. and Elsie ". 20 to u third. Iiihe'
1:O2 Ia.
Third race-mile and seventy yarus-
Mertie Reed (6 to u won. MISS ROSS "
to and even) second, and Belzara az 10
1M third. Time. 1:i5.
Fourth race-seven furlongs-Liew Anna
| n IN II won. Barton go to and to u
second. and Joe Mussle az to u third.
Time. LIS Ia . 49,
Fifth race-six furlongs-Margaret Jane
| * IN d won. George c. q to and to 81
| second, and Eleanor HOLMES w ~
third. Time. 1141-4
sHEEPsHEAD BAY.
NEW YORK. August Pit was cool
at sheepshead Bay to-day. and there was
q fair attendance The upset of the day
was in the fourth race, when Iyphooh
H. was beaten by Casseopia, after
hard drive.
| The best race was the third. peep o
Day. the fayorite led to the hair mie,
when he stopped. and Hamilton H. tooh
Iup the running and had first place 10
the last furlong. Then PAU ha'''f'
came fast on the outside. and Challenger
on the inside, and in hammer and tonss
fashion they finished heads apart Win
lKauvar first and Challenger second
First race-Futurity course-The hugue-
not q to u won, Amazonian 90 to ! ana
to u second, Isabey a to j thiru' l'''ie'
i III
Second race-six and half furlongs-
Harry Reed 90 to D won Dorian GU 10
land 20 10 u second, Tripping % to u
third Time, Ia.
third race-mile-Paul Kauvar % to u
won. Challenger q to and 10 % Sc
Icond Hamilton ii. 90 to u third. Iihe'
ll:42 l-2.
Fourth race-Flying Stakes, six fur
llongs-Casseopia Is to p won. Typhoon
III q to and OUT second, Howard .
q to - third. Time. 10
Fifth race-fve furongs-Our breezy
Is TO p won. Pink Chambray 90 10 l
land to u second. Ella Daiy VV ~ ~
Sivtb race-mile and a sixteenth-CaVa-
Zero @ to 81 won Halhing g to ! ana
even second, Terrier q to u thiru'
Time. :j2 l-5.
PATCHEN FAILS IN HIS ATTEMPT
REIDvIILE. MASS. August IA
large crowd saw good racing at ReidVlle
park to-day. the star attraction lor
many being the attempt OF Joe Patcheh
2T IN TO beat the worlds pacing RECORD
of 2.Oo1-2 Owing to the brisk wlnd tha'
swept UP the stretch, the trlal was ue-
| laved iii o'clock, and then there was
stiI a stiff breeze, that probably added
one or two seconds. The record was ho'
broken. but the time made was very iasr
the quarter being paced in 81 the nan III
1.Ol IA. the three quarters in l:5l' ana
the mile in 2:2.
THE two races left over from yester-
dav were quickly wound up. the 2l5 tro'
I'm two heats and the Massachusetts
stake in one heat c.. III. f. taxing
both the former and Rilma, the latter
The 2:O7 pace brought out rafting helo
Of starters, and the heats were all wei
contested. Louis Victor and Captain
lack had a battle royal in the 2I3 trot
but Victor took three heats in success
sion. by "a small margin each time
216 class, trot, purse 1000 concluded
G. III. f. won second. fourth, and hftf
heats and the race. Time, 2:l2 Ia. 2:l3 Ia
21S1-i. Eagle Flanagan won first ant
third heats. Time, 2l2 81, 213 "a. Mack
Purity, Wilkes. Chasey Boy. Nicola Dex
ter X. Big Timber. Kate F., John X.
Baldwin. Star Boy. Philonides, Phantom
General. and Newburger also started.
The Massachusetts trotting race 2l
class. purse 5000 (concluded)-Rilma woi
third. fourth. and fifth heats and tn
race. Time 210, PIP. oil - The Monl
won first and second heats. Time, 2:l2 Ii
2I01-2. Oakland Baron, Tuna, Tomm!
Britton. Lucy Carr, Tom-Boy, and Rec
Wilton also started.
2I3 class, trotting, purse sl,WO-Louis VIC
tor won first three heats and the race
,, Time, oil 10, Oil ga. 21O S-i. Captain
Jack, Katie, Mack Quechy, Walter >
and Doodle also started.
2:O7 class. pace. purse $l,000-Lottie Lor
, raine won fourth, fifth. and sixth heat
and the race. Time. 2:09 ii, 2:09 l-2, 2:ll
Barney won second heat. Time, 20s
, Bright Regent won third heat. Time
r 200. Hail Cloud, won first heat. Time
2073-4. Giles Noyes Roam Wilkes, Di
rectly. Vassar, Ben D.. Prince Albert, an
Bright Light also started.
2:29 class. pacing. purse $1,000 (unfn
ished)-Lady Golden won first and thir
heats. Time. 2:ll 81, 21i Ia W. h
G.. won second heat. Time. POI ii. Jan
won fourth heat. Time, PA l-2. Sta
Wilkes. Red Elm. Sidworth. Miss Eleanor
t r. D., and Boy Caron also started.
= THREE FAVORITES WIN.
: ST. LOUIS, MO, August H.-Three IA
= vorites and a wel-played second choice
; CAPTURED four of the events at the Fair
II Grounds to-day. the other two going t
- outsiders. Jockey Stevens was set down
for all but his stable, on account of
- bad ride on Frank DAILY, In the thir'
a race Track fast; attendance good.
- First race-one mile-Outaway & to 10
; won, Plug (6 to l and to u second
!, Chiswell g TO u third. Time Las S-4.
:, Second race-purse, for maiden 2-year
, olds. five furlongs-Fiora G. q to
% won. Clara c. q 10 l and EVEN second
! Lady Chance 6 to y third. Time. 1903.
e Third race-one mle-Helen ii. Gard
!" ner q TO y won, Ultima 6 TO l and {
u second, Revenue Is to u third. Time
:. 1A3 Il.
y Fourth race-six furlongs-Bridget q L
=. ID won, Silver Set Q6 to y second
II Yankee Heiress Q5 to u third. Time
- 1I5 IA
n Fifth race-one mile-Earl Cochran
L TO u won Uncle Pat 60 TO l and to
> second. Glad Eyes % TO - third. Time
e 1:42 "a
F. Sixth race-for 2-year-olds. six fur
IL longs-Siva q TO y won, Sir Rolla (eve
g and ouO second. Farrell third. Time
Al Ills l-2.