The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-24
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Or Rather, Two Of Them, Run l1' IasS
Dead Of Night.
EVERYTHING WAS N REGULATIOH;O ;ORDEH
Judges, TimekccHer, and aspisfasa 60
"A Hundred ma EiTsy DosIaFsS
Changed Ell k1nnts on tho xsesaEss
ana tho Winncr Was sold on ttEa s,i
sccnc OF Ills Triumph.

Money talks used to be tIlei3 ruieg
amongst the gcntlenen ur the fistic prot 81
iession until champions and w5tild- hass
champions set SUCH pace witfl# thetrs
own linguistic gear that the coin Fofttfi5ssss
realm had to take back seat Among
racing men, ana cannoiSSeurs, in horses:
flesh, however, money still talks ahds
last night the saying was proven correct
III way that was not only elouuen G. AbJit UNI
at the same time graphic, tragic anGs
ludicious. tt .p GsSs fa,IssS stStsSS55;SSSSyS
The story Is il beautiful one, and runs
somewhat thus: IS 2:7 N s. gs
THE WHOLE STORY 4; 81 S{sSI
1t was about s O'clock in the after
noon, (thc balniy afternoon), wheriSas Ssint inLS$
group of well known horsemen might
nave been seen sitting in the office Of
certain stable in the city. Two Of tfelfSas
were warmly discussing the merlts of$
their respective blood" and telling 6fs
various and sundry triumphs q of Is the
same upon divers tracks. One ofSthaSas
Gentlemen was Mr. G. G. Mercer. tho
other Mr.. w II. Richardson. ifsSase3sSS AZ
by way OF concluding the tliscussiorii5ss II
the latter said he would bet $50 that ShiSa
horse, VIM. II. r., could beat M ercsrsH Hs
horse, Charlie NJ, trotting. single miles
| track. The bet was immediately takei!
and Mr.. S. B. Nelson, Of Richmond q one
1
Charlie NJ. IL he won, at q certain iigures
| satisfactory TO all parties. fStss 3sN:s
30 IL was agreed that the race be Won
as soon as possible, that same. iyllici1s
was yesterday afternoon. But for some
| reason, the horses could not lie rOtteEInTS;
| together until S o'clock. AS eyerybOdyi
was anxious for the race, the shades
| of night were not allowed to stand iii
| the way. s s4s.5 81
TIsoTrED IN THE DART q rs
! was s-decided TO rum i t In the q ark. SS
BY half past eight or a little sooner
| all hands and horses were at the isoidf
| Moore track on Monkeyhouse# Road and
ready for the fray. All was dark, and
with the exception Of q few subduedf
Whispers. the chirrlps OF O cricketRols
| Two and the melancholy croak Of the;
occasional bullfrog, it was as silent asj
the tomb. Overhead the surprised stars
twinkled tremendously; the glare from
the electric lights OF the city whitehad
| thc west, put around the track a MUIR
KY ana fairly slcea BILE blackness pre-
vailed. Not even the flicker Of o. am.
tern cheered the gloom, asiI If there
we're any smiles. they were not Of the
Illuminating variety. $50
Messrs John Kelly and p H Royce
were selected as judges and $toukStha
places in the stand, the former also
acting as time-keeper. But as s. they
| could not see more than e. hundred;
yards ahead Of them, three ASSISTANTS
were chosen to stand at the uuarteI.
posts to see that the race was fairly
run and that proper cognizance might
| be taken Of all breaks 80 EaSa
| Inese assistants were arranged asfGols
| lows: Alex Anderson, at the first GUAR
Ter; Charlie Davis, at the second ,sS ana
Willie Cochran at the third ## ## i9sESsss
ihen came the race, Charlie nj. being
driven by his owner and WilliamE III SIR.
! Dy a. j. Smith. The mile was strottsd
IN one heat and Won easily by ChaiITsfft rs
NJ. IN 800 (These figures We're obtained
| In the dark. Is $.4 h FAl
| A RUNNING RACE. sstss2sss .sss
When the trottIng race was foye M 81
Richardson aVerred that lie wa WiiiitE
to back his horse for $1O0 aga Inst &tha
other in running race, one mile. sinaessss
neat In the meantine,' Mr.. Nelso1@fiad n
bought Charlie NJ, outright and = aas iiig
pulled off the animals, and WithSS ST iIf
same officials. a corking race was EEiinI
fortunately without accident, ,a Ch arlig
M. again winning, time :5S, (i1i: stIlias
dark). This concluded the .'eVsnsngss
entertainment" and the: unique event
was over The party returned 4tO Kbhf
city having had one Of the most anova
experiences in the history OF horssf1 asi1.s
certainly so far as this sections ia con
cerned for nowhere in the racord 8 geaff
pc round an Instance OF a bonafl desrace
al! IN rder,havlng been run IN he dariEy iy
between and o'clock at nigh t. ss5ssss
| Ihat some III one lid tSz of ssSSssssfsa
their neck "A broke is f3 al 5fyyacnS Sia al
but 50 far as can be ISsl lea rn
ed, there wasn't even a stumb nsIi
trotHng was to ordinary break wagons
ilnd the time made, was ut,d er the sscif
ctt'nlstances, really, remarkable
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