Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-03
SARATOGA RACES.
WEATHER FINE, TRACK GOOD,
ATTENDANCE FAIR. {
THE GRAND CIRCUIT MEETING.
II Is Opened AT Coiumb"s' oh'o'
with the Track siow--A SEN
.a,,o,.I riniSh-Resumption at
Newport To-Day.


Their was fine and the track In good co"-
di,lou. There was fair attendance
eleven scratches were reported, inciudH's
pcrnadillo OF san Antonio. Ruby Lips
sunny slope. Xmas. INDIAN Donn'o,'
Amecr. swango, Rodermond' ana "i'0'
Jacket.
First receive furlongs~The husue"o'
q 20 81 won. San Benato g 10 ! ana 10
p second. and Hair PIN 90 70 D thiro'
Tine. % -
Second racc--six furiongs-Lord Aeeh'"
q TO o won. Hugh Penny IS 10 ana eVeh)
second. and Regulator @ TO u thiru'
Time. ZIG IL.
third raccLone rnile-Royal Rose Oh 10
,m won. Challenger q TO and 10 q"
second and Ross o. 90 to y third llfne'
i:i01-2.
rourth race-miIe and furiong-'oe
Miller won. carib DC to and oup Seco '
and Shasta Water q TO % third. li"''
1912. MT poord a
10 q won. Crockett 6 TO ana 10 ~
second. and Spencer q to y third i''''''
i03 IL. .1.,.,,r MEET
corJ-NBUs. O.. August 2.-The Grand
,,,ro,,it meeting opened here to-day. ne
,rack was q trihe slow, on account Vi
rain the previous night. - .oo,,
1.be most sensational finish ever seen
on the track was witnessed III the tnliN
hear OF the 2:li pace There were hlilc-
,een starters In this race Billy - "o'
the first two heats. In the thira hca'
there was "a bad spill in the second qua
ter and the drivers OF both IlIly - 81"
Nicol e. were thrown. Blliy !. Supp
at the tbreo-auarter post. but Nlco' D.
topf on with the field. running Wlld' III
tbe stretch ne followed behind Pear oh-
ward and Castle just before reaching
the wire the runaway passed IN close 10
The rail and while the spectators heiu
their breath. expecting TO see smash-up'
fStcoI g. poked his head under the wire
irst ahead OF Pearl onward, who Won
the heat. The runaway slowed up anu
tired at the first quarter, when he was
caught. . -
Although Murphy and Mclaughlin, the
drivers. were badly bruised by The spill
they drove Billy c. and Ncol c., re-
snectivelv. in the fourth heat, both
having been given places. Nicol b. won
the heat. pacing clear around the bunch.
Darkness prevented the race being
finished.
Mabel T.. won the 217 pace. in straight
heats. slowing up each time as she came
under the wire. and Dare Devil won the
2:l5 trOt easily.
2l7 cIass--paclng, purse Sl,5OO-Mabel p.
won first three heats and race. Time
2liL. 2llA. 2:l1A. Mary Turner. Claus
Forester. Emma r., King Egbert, Jersey
"A nd
NJ. also started.
2.Z7 class-trotting. purse Sl5OO-Dare
Devil won first three heats and race.
Time. 2ls9., 2IGh. 2I51z. st. Audle, Avis,
Obbie. Fred Loder, SpinaIong, Duke
Sprague. White Points. Prince Of India,
Charlotte. Edward +. Axmere. and Katy
also started
2ll class-pace, purse $500 (unfinish-
ed)-Billy c. won first two heats. Time,
2:OS,4, 2O9l2. Pearl Onward won third
heat. Time 2lOia. NicOl j. won fourth
heat. Time 2:O9i2 Eyelet, Miss Finley.
Castleton. Belle r., Sir Edwin Arnold
Mignon, Wentworth. jim Kennedy, White
Line, Hall Crago. Lena Hill, Adam, King
Lud Fannie Dumas. Pattle d., and Ladie
Eugene also started.
BoOKMAKERS HIT HARD.
ST. LOUIS. MO, August 1.-The book
makers were hit hard to-day-five favo-
rites and a well-played second choice
capturing the card. Jockey Charlie
Slaughter carried off tho honors, winning
three mounts. The track was fast and
weather hot. several prOstrations being
reported at tho Fair-Grounds.
First race-six furlongs-S won.
Juanita Barrey second, Lexington Pirate
Q3 to 20 and 10 10 % third, Queen Nab
& TO u fourth. Time. 1l5.
Second race-one mile-Aryan q to 100
won, Frank Daily 90. 10 l and TO u Sc
cond. Consuela 90 TO , third Time,
lac 1-2.
Third race-six furlongs-Amelia Fonso
6 to % won, Nichols % 10 and to -
second. May Thompson G TO - third.
Time 1O5.
Fourth race-mlle and n quarter-Mi-
nerva go TO u won. Candy G TO 2 and
TO % second, Aimless as to 81 third.
Time 2l0 IL.
Fifth race-purse, for 2-year-old FLIES
five furlongs-Eva Rice GO to 81 won
Loving Cup second. Mary leighton GO
TO u third. Time, 1902 Ia.
Sixth ace-mile-'Squire q to u won
Dick Beban &c to l and to p second.
RESUMPTION AT NEWPORT.
CINCINNATI, August 2.-Racing will
be resumed tomorrow on the local
tracks, with meeting at the queen
City Jockey Club course at Newport.
The meeting will run two weeks at least.
The purses viii be $500 for each race.
j. j. Burke. late presiding judge at the
Fort Erie meeting, Will be at the head
Of the judicial stan at Newport II. ID.
Brown, better known on the turf as.
"Curley." will do the starting. There
are over Coo horses at the track. among
them some of the very best in the West.
The card for the openlng-day is an ex-
cellent one. and promises good sport