Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-20
THE BELMONT RACES.
THEY ARE WITNESSED ny 4
GOOD CROWD.
Interesting Events-The Entries and
the winners An Accident - A
Lodge of Elks Instituted mt Char
MISUNDERSTANDING Members.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. October
l9.-(special.)-Th races on Belmont track
this afternoon, attracted much attention
and there were many entrances. The
following are the results of the various
events:
First race-running four and a half
furlong heats, best two in three; open
to all;1o carry not less than 100 pounds
purse $50; $50 to first. SO to second s
to third. Entries:j W. Garth's Leonldas,
C. II. Hurkamp's Brighton, c. Long
Parnetta, s. Bowman's Rob Roy. NJ.
Lowman's Westchester. Won by Leoni-
das. Time, l minute.
Second race-running, five furlong dash,
for horses not thoroughbred that have
never won; to carry not less than 100
pounds-purse SIS; SIS to first, 81 to Sc
cond, 50 to third. Entries: A. Whites
Maud T.. L. II. Turner's Fancy, w.
Stockton's Weider c. r. Ruffin's Sir
John Falstaff. =. $. Browns Ben Bolt,
+. z. Farishs Unknown, $. w. 7.
Corners Big Charlie. Won by Fancy.
Time, l minute, II IL seconds.
Third race-trotting, one mile heats,
best two I'm three-purse $40; SOS to first,
$40 to second, s. to third. Entries; l.. S.
Was Georgetown, o. r. Omohundro's
J. s., J. A. Smiths Scottish King, l.. c.
Watts's Billy Blacksmith, H. C. Watts's
Slippery Jane. Won by Scottish King.
Time, minutes, 40 seconds.
Fourth race--novelty, seven furlong
DASH open to all, to carry not less than
rs pounds-purse $50; first at quarter
post. s.; first at half mile, si0 first at
three-quarter mile, SIS; first at the finish.
$55. Entries: W. Garth's linus, w. J..
Ficklin's Milton T.. c. r. Ruffin's Tanthe.
G. H. Hurkamp's Royal Rover, c. Long
Parnetta, c. Longs Edwin. Won by
Royal Rover. Time, / minute, 80 seconds,
Fifth race-hurdle. one and one-eighth
miles, over six hurdles; open TO all. TO
carry not less than $50 pounds, and to be
riden by gentlemen riders-purse SIS; $50
to first, $40 TO second. 81 TO third. En-
tries: L. II. Turner's Fancy, II. c. Mad
dux's Princeton, c. II. Hurkamp's Brock.
=. S. Browns Ben Bolt, S. w. T. Corners
Johnnie Jim. Won by Brock. Time, 2
minutes. seconds.
Sheriff was thrown from his sulky and
badly hurt.
A lodge OF Elks was instituted this
evening by Mr.. Carter b. Neal of the
Richmond Lodge OF Elks, and Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks In Vir-
ginia, assisted by officers OF the Rich
mond, Stanton, and Lynchburg lodges.
Those present from Richmond were j.
A. Pizzini. Sr., j. A. Pizzini, Jr.. Jake
Wells, b. c. Metzger, j. j. Powell. Sol.
Well. Phil. Hellstern, Joseph Stumpf ].
j. Doran. p. G.. Kelley, T. II. A. Burke.
The Stanton delegation arrived on
No. 4. bringing with them fourteen MEM
bers Of the Stonewall Brigade Band, I'M
der the leadership Of G. Harry Haines.
They marched from Main-Street Station
to Hotel Gleason, rendering several Of
their popular airs along the way. The
Elks in the party were: J. b. Guntner,
w. S. Burke, ]. J. Kilgaller, b. F..
Bailey, Thomas Kivllghan T. A. Daw-
son. N. c. Watts, Thomas Burke, +. A..
Ouensen, Hoist Glenn A. NJ ValZ Il. F.
Dougherty, w. o. Burkholder, Thomas
J. Crowder, ]. L. Bumgardner, and r.
~ Blackford.
Mr.. w. F. Jones and Colonel r. T. w.
Duke left to-day for Richmond, as dele
gates from John Bowie-Strange Camp,
Confederate Veterans, to attend a meet
ing OF the Grand Camp, Confederate
Veterans, Department Of Virginia.
Mrs. f.. p. Hawkins. Miss Gertrude
Mann, and Miss Minnie Jarman left this
afternoon for Norfolk TO attend the an
nual meeting Of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society Of the Virginia Con-
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. They are delegates from
the Laura Haygood Society Of the
Methodist church of this place.