The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-06

three succeeding heats and race. Erna
VI. the bay daughter OF Pamlico, win
Geo NJ Harden up. won the first heat
and trottcd 20 a record OF 200. Rowland
S. a brown mare by Pamlico, got second
money, and Rowdy Bob. by Gregorian,
third. A race of mile heats. running
purse 500, went to Classic b. Vermont
Bradford taking second money ana
Grandma third Time 1:49, la, l:iS
Friday was getaway day, yet tho at
tendance was good and tho trio OF events
furnished interesting contests William
L. Bass the well-knOwn Richmon trainer
and driver. was in great form all during
the meeting, landed the bay geldins
Roster. by Almomedo dam Red Roseyc
by Red Wilkes, who won the 2.29 CLASSY
on Wednesday. a winner or the 2:2~trot,
which was the first race called and had
but three starters. Five heats were re-
quired 20 decide the contestThe bay geld
ing FireWOod, driven by w @. Bryan,
captured the first heat in 2:26. but Bass
nipped him right at the wire and won
the second heat in 2:2l Il with Roster
a reduction OF full second in the bay
gelding's record, but was rank and un-
steady in the third. which went 20 Fire
wood in 2.25. after which Roster Won
the fourth and fifth heats and race IN
2:2f and 2:25 The bay marc Dolly Pat
chen. driven by George Haight. got third
money. The 2.35 trot and pace went 20
the gray mare Ida G, driven by Joseph
station. in straight heats, Virginia NJ
bay mare by Gregorgian, driven BY Will
liam Bass. taking second money. and
Sisterena, driven BY Tom Cannon third
Time, 2.35. 2.3i. 2:3O. The concluding
event on the card purse OF sloO. 5-o
mile heats running, went 70 G. j. Neg
leking's black gelding. G.. W. Harding,
with Ben Roy second. and Mug third
Prosper, Ulster Belle, Hillside and
Touchdown also ran. Time, 1:Oj, 1:o5.
The death OF the famous thrce-yeaf-oid
colt Traverser, son OF Imported Tossing
ton and Betsy Brock. that was trained
end raced by his part owner ROBERT
bradley. Of Wilcox Wharf, Va, notice
Of whose untmely ending az the Haw-
thorne track. Chicago. recently appeared
I'm this column. IS referred 10 as follows
bv the Chicago Intor-Occan Of the 18TH
The famous race horse Traverser died
on the track at Hawthorne to-day. lie
Nurst n blood vessel shortly after me
start in the six furlong race but gamcy
continued until choking with his own
blood, he fell to his knees sixteenth
from the wire RegaJnins his feet he
reared up. fell on his SIDE and with
convulsiye shudder. died
few moments later dragged from the
track with as little ceremony and I'm the
same manner as If he had been one or
the lowly animals whose avOcation Is 20
haul the harrow over the race course.
The boy who rode him in the race was
n colored Jockey by the name OF Good
win. who has seldom been trusted with
mounts on the cheapest selling paters
I'm this vicinity, and in the opinion OF
many horsomen he is in measure res
ponsible for the colts death.
The race was fifth on the card, and,
Traverser was pitted against the best
GLIDING Espionage, Frank Bell. Abuse
and Mary Black After going nearly
quarter well up with the leaders, TRAY
erser was seen 10 suddenly drop out OF
it. II IS probable that he was then bleed
f7g internally but the Jockey began 10
spur him and he gamely did his best
lie had been passed hy an the horses
except ST. SImonlan. ridden by II. Martin
who was off behind and outrun. When
Martin passed Goodwin az the eighth
pole he told him that Traverser was
bleeding. The coiored boy then began
20 pull up.
II is claimed that an intelligent rider
would have known that there was some
thing serious the matter with the colt
on the backstretch, and would have pull
ed him mp then Had this been done
Traversor might stW be alive.
virginia" Bradley was part owner.
manager and trainer Of Traverser. and
while there were expressions Of regret
that such a splendid animal was dead.
here were none OF sympathy for Brad !
ley. For years he has had the unen-
viable reputation Of being the cruelest
man In the racing business. drilling his /
horses numerically. and his greed for \
purses inducing him 10 race them con /
atantly without sufficient rest. lessenlng !
their value. and in the end injuring his |
own property. That Travcrser Wouid |
come 10 some such end has been often |
predicted by racing mon during tho last |
two seasons. who also said n was a mis-
fortune that such an animal should ran
into the hands ~ a man Ike Bradley.
Ex-Navor Graham. NJ Paterson y. j, /
was n half owner Of Trayerser, ana nav
ing heard that the colt was being raced !
when unfit and that he had earned and /
needed a rest Mr. Graham came 20 Chi |
cago the latter part Of August 20 see
for himself when he ascertained now
the colt was being maltreated, he ordered
that Traverser be given n rest. The re-
suit was that IN n month the colt re-
Cd.
Racing men accustomed 70 handling
horses Of high-class again began 20 coyet ]
the splendid racing machine Offers Of
s. O00 and S. 900 were refused by Bradley.
and two weeks ago w. Duke offered 500
for him. This offer. Ike the previous
ones was rejected. No one believed that
Traverser was worth any such sum I'm
the hands Of Bradley. but IL was the
consensus Of opinion that I'm competent )
hands he wac easily 5000 horse.
Traverser was a three-year-od and his
lie was n checkored one. As a yearllng !
he brought 500 az a New York sale and
was soon cfter shipped 10 Bermuda.
alter he reappeared IN New York. the
property Of two sporting men. who. be-
ne short OF money. mortgaged him for
} small sum. The paper AID the colt
came into the possession OF ex-Mayor
Graham. and he sent him 10 Bradley 10
train. giving him half interest