Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-16
CLOSE AT LEXINGTON.
Most Successful Meeting In History
of AssocintiOn.

LEXINGTON. KY, October l5.-To-day
closed the most successful meeting In the
history Of the Kentucky Trotting-Horse
breeders Association. The weather has
Breeders Association. The weather was
very fine. the fields were large, the sport
was clean, and every race was hotly con-
tested. o,
More than thirty stakes and purses;
aegregating over $4,000, were contesteu
for during the ten days of the meeting
and heats slower than go were the eA-
ception In fact, in every race except
one one or more heats were raster imam
2:l5. c.o,,o,
for 2-year-olds. jamie T. was an easy
winner. In the last heat she smashed the
worlds 2-year-old race record Tor hliles
by making the mile in PA, winning nS nISe
and fourth moneys, in addition TO WhiSn
George Fuller earned $500 for peing the
breeder and 500 for being the driver OF
the fllv. jamie T. is by the Hermitage
sfud stallion. Bow Bells, and could nave
trotted to-day in 2:l3. summaries: oo
2:20 class pacing-purse N,eo ,our,h Nnsto
heats neutrality-suspicious. won fourth,
nfth. and sixth heats and the race. BesI
time 21I IA Moral won second and third
heats. Best time, 2ll "a. White Hose
won first heat. Best time, 2l2 "a foots'
Clipetta, Anna Lee, Thessah, Fox Houiiu, tL
Exploit. Medium, and Tom Taggart aiSo
The Blue-Grass Stakes for 2l9 trot-
ters-$2 OO0-Emily won in straight meats
Rest time. 2:1l l-2. Edmoina. Pat. wat
son. Curta. DR.. Robinson, Dufore, ana
The Johnston Stakes. for 2:2i trotters--
e. 2ODO-Georgiana won fourth, htth, ana
sixth heats and the race. Best ume,
212I-4. Little Edgar won second ana
third heats. Best time 2Io % D@dIe par
Devil won first heat in 2:O9 81. Red star,
Medium Wood, Exeterland, and Andy
Wood also started.
Kentucky Stock-Farm Shakespeare
q 900 for 2-year-olds trotting-Janie i.
won I'm straight heats. Best time. 2l4.
Dvtchman' Charley Herr, Lady Geraldine,
Weighman, and Katie also started.
TALENT IN HARD LUCK.
CINCINNATI. O.. October l5.-The
talent played I'm hard luck at Latonia to-
day. Refer being the only favorite 10
u.in The other five winners We're at good
prices. I'm the first race, Balmasque, So
iution. Lauretta b.. and Amorel pulled
up at the start and were lett at the
most. Balmasque was on even terms in
the betting with Refer, and considerable
money was lost on her. Barton won the
two-mile race. with ease, from Endu-
rance. Big knight, who finished third,
was disqualified Tor Iouilhs' weather
pleasant: track fast.
First race-four and a half furlongs-
Refer IN TO - won, Keelona a TO l and
6 to 81 second, Tena Myras Is TO u third.
Time, 1905 ii.
Second race-one mile-Serf 90 to u
won. Leseman Is 10 and TO u second,
George c. q to u third. Time, i:i3 Ia.
Third race-two miles-Baron (6 10 u
won Endurance Q3 TO 8 and even) second,
Rasper GO to u third. Time, 3;3l Ia
Fourth race-six furlongs-Takanassee
q TO p won. Eton Jacket g to 2 and TO
3 second. Carrie Lyle q to u third. Time,
1:l5.
won Dinsmore @ 10 | and even) second,
NcAlbert as to u third. Time. III
sixth race-one mile-Seaport q to u
won, Barbe QD0 10 and 40 10 II second,
Fresco O5 10 u third. Time, 1:43.