The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-17
HORSES AND HORSEMEN,
1HE NORFOLK FATR AND RACE
MEETING IS HELL ATTENDED.
High Glass Horses Compete and Fine Sport
Iurnished-H Huffman Wins "a Seven
Heat Race-sale of Ginter.

The Interstate Fair and race meet
Ing of the Norfolk Driving Park Fair
Association. which began al Norfolk on
Tuesday. the 9TH instant and closed nine
days later. was well patrOnized and the
daily attendance WAS good throughout.
The race programme formed the main at
traction. and the thousands that gathered
ON the grounds each day witnessed the
highest class racing ever seen in Virginia.
Nine stakes. for purses of $1,000 each. and
double that number OF class races. for
purses of 500 each, with the exception of
the two and thrce-yc classes, trot-
tins. which were for purses Of $3.50 and
500 each. attracted a big list OF entries
numbering over three hundred and
nifty among them some Of the
best campaigncrs and race horses Of the
season. AS "a rule. large fields Of horses
competed in the different classes. and
tho contests furnished fine sport.
Entries were received from more than
dozen States. including H. ana. Michi-
gan ~ eour. Connecticut. New York.
New ~ y. Pennsylvania. Mississippi
and Tennessee. which was a source of
qualification TO President Mariner and
Secretary Dillon. Though the aggregate
amount offered in purses and premiums
reached S2>o00. the venture was q salts
factory one. and President Mariner the
trotting meeting next spring at which
good purses WIN be given, and 20 be fol-
lowed by a fair OF even greater preten-
sions than the one just closed in the fan
OF 1895
Mr A. T.. Domains brown gelding HUI
man. the fvc-year-old son Of Quartcrmas-
ter. from Winnie d. by Hannis. was in
good form ON the opening day OF the
Norfolk meeting. and went a great race.
winning the stake for three minute trOt-
tiers purse 81 0o0. six heats Of which We're
trottcd that day, and tho seventh and de-
Gliding heat on Thursday There We're
seven starters Human finishing third
in tho first and second beats. IN 2:23 l-i
and POI 4. won by Guy Briggs and first
IN the third heat I'M 2.10 IT. but swcrvc
on tho home stretch caused him 20 be
placed last. and the heat given 60 Othello,
Then the son of Quartcrmaster won the
fourth and nth heats in 2.20i-f and
2.2i1-f. and finished second 10 Othello i'm
The sixth I'M POI 1-2 when the race was
carried over 90 the following day. and
HUMAN won the seventh iu 2:2i Ia. which |
gave him the race. William Bass. who |
has trained and driven the brown geldine |
this season was warmly congratulated as
was MT Donnan. The owner HUMAN re-
dlccd bis former mark OF 2.2sl4 three |
seconds in This race, and the performance |
indicates that this son Of Quarter1nastcr |
Is game and able 10 live through a race OF |
broken heats Huffman was IN the hands 4
% Richard curtis ar Lexington Ky. an l
during his fhree-year-old form. and I'm /
'he fore part Of 1896 when four. but that |
able re.nsnan was never able 20 get him
IN good shape FOR "a race. AZ Norfon, HUI
man trottod the first haf OF the third
heatin i.0s
Or. H. p. Ferguson. Of Halifax. y. c..
has a string OF trottcrs in training and
some brood mares and their produce AZ
his farm near that place Last spring
most Of the farm mares were bred to
Egettc. tho fyc-ycar-old bay son OF Egg
wood and Belle Of Richmond, by Daniel
lambert. sxned by DR.. Ferguson. Among