The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-11
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
THE SCMMER MEETING Ar THE
NEW MIRKEr FACE TRACK.
j. VI. ID. Trots in 2:IS and Easter Lily
Enters the 2:3O List-Entries TO the
Electric Park Rsces-Other Items.

The summer race meeting held at the
New Market race track, near Peters
burg, Va. on Tuesday and Wednesday
the 9TH and 7th instants. furnished a fair
order Of sport and the attendance was
quito satisfactory. 1t was the nrst at
tempt " mold a regular race meeting on
this historic ground since the war.
4lor 40 tho. event however, II was the
scene Of many memorable contests De
t..--a uote-s. ol such caiipre as oil
Archy. TImoleon, Boston. BOstona, Fash
ION and other famous tnorOusnDreds OF
That period. The mile course OF thOse
Gays nas Deen supcl sedeu oy u"c Vl
half mile which II quite sale ana hcpe
l.l seiy gOOd condition.
I'm the thlra heat OF the free Tor an
trOt ana pace on Wednesday, j. NJ. -
trOtted an z.lo, and could nave done the
innc three sccOnu. faster.
Fres.dtnt l.. ,ailo5 ..ahdlcd me s.H.
ers flag and his associates IN the st"nu
were D. -. subject ana o. W -sidt,"N
timers. r.. l.. Crumpler ana H. Lil'"''
held. secretary a. g.. snort Jr' "0''"
as clerk of the course. ,.-, .,...
On 1ursaay al 90 clock the -.JJ cldaa'
tiotfuE. pui-e $751;. ""e .alir" .,nr 49,
20 the bay gelding Prince NHhes ia
straight heats-time 2.55 IT, -.'t j. T.
Z.s5 L.. Miss Chuders, boy MuscoNle'
finished second IN each heat, ana LIZ,
DICK tnird. rrnce Wilkes was driven ny
A f. bass. ne IS a big bay Seiuila'
six years old and by Prince Charles,
dam Miss Leggett, by MamDtlho Sldi,
,econa Dam OF Lady simmons uah "a
tnt. bay stallion Belylew, owned py james
cox. at Belsravia Farm, MI JaeN90"'
Va. ...a n,,r.e
80
auOthrr Straight neat aitlf. II 90 49,,
by ,;eOre. AtcJ. BAKE chestnut l"'"'H
uiar,. Princess t.uIaua, by flluce b'l
mont. IN tne mrs, heat Bryan l"uue" nv
under the wire ln 80 l-t, cpu'll"5
record. ana tnen Won the se,ohu "'u
tnird heats with ease in -.-t 90 a,,"
IN - The bag pacing mare Aii''
uartn.r driven bv COIN steele, OF Nvi
tolk stood for second money in the sum
mary. and huffman. the trolth6 sun VI
CIarterrnasrer. tor third ..
\ running race of half mie me-" -
vent IN Tsiintless. with Myra III. second
and completed the day pIoSl"ii'iii''
The attendance was not SO large OH
Wednesday as on the previous day' n"'
the contests were OF Il higher oratt'
The BAY gedmg j. VI. d., z.l' ~ OF
uncertain pedigree. but VINO SaiHtu 'VI
siderable nOtOriety in 1894 by "ini'l". ,.''
rich Merchants and Manuiacturers STAKE,
at Detroit WAS a. starter IN '"t A'0 ''
all trot and pace mixed.
The 2.32 trot. purse $3.50 was liiSl eau
ed. and five starters-the larg'si h'lo Oh
IN meetine-rrspo nded. Easter Lluy.
driven bv her owner. r. VI. he"lll won
49, straight heats time. 2.Z' 3D. ~ 2.
900 f-i.Tn the summary Marian ,falt' ny
Nuthurst stood second. Lady scout
third. and Minnie Russell fourth VIM,
Price Cox son of PhalanN, was pehiho
the money
Faster Lilly. the winner. is chestnut
marc bv Almatone son of Alcyone Her
record previous % this race was 2.5z r.
The free for an trot and pace purse
s200 had four starters. and j. NJ. D.. win
Robert Brawloy up scored straight
heat victory-time. 2.2l. Pig ~. 2:lS.
The chestnut pacing stallion. Whitby,
finished second i'm each heat. Albert G.,
by CLAW third and Bay Wilkes fourth.
\ running race OF thrce-quarter mile
heats. won by G. j. Engleking's chest
nut mare Panway. with Myra II. second.
ended the days sport.
Nj william a. Plat Of Staunton. Va.
has the prospect of % first class road mare
a-l trottcr I'm his throc-ycar-oid h1y
FLY Olga by AxtcllOid dam Olivet. by
Cuvicr clay. AXtelloid is a son of VIII
liam L.. sire OF Axtcll. 2.12. while Cuylor