The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN.
Spring Meeting Of the Norfolk Driving
Park.
IT WAS SLlMLY ATTENDED,
But the Racing Was Fair-McClcary
and McClcnnan's Trotters-Vir-
gtnia Maid Bred TO Siam
bOul-Othcr Items.

The annual spring meeting OF re
Driving Gu OF Norfolk began OF Nor
folk. Va, ON Wednesday, the llth in-
slant. and though favored by ideal
spring weather. the attendance was so
limited that while the meeting was sche-
dulcd for four days. President John Ma
riuer brought 30 90 a close on Friday the
third day. Good fields of horses COM
pe,cd ln the different events, and fur
nishod sport of "a very fair order, which
certainly mcrlttd more generous patron
0cc. Tho meeting was TO have begun
ON Tuesday, while the sale OF Mr. Ma
riners entire stable Of t@r0ttcrs ana
PAGERS was advertised for the same day,
but both events were carried over IAl
The following day. the former ON &c
count OF "a wet. heavy track. and the sale
owing 90 an absence OF prospective buff
crs. which were so scarce on Wcdnes-
day that only one horse was put-Jlp %
then tho affair was declared on. That
was about midday and two hours later
The hrst race, the $3.50 trot, was called.
There were seven starters, The hrst
heat went to- Frank Way. o. bay stall
lion. hy Aberdeen. entered by S.. A. Way,
uarkiusyllc. Ca, time 2.2) 81 after which
the bay mare. Lady May. by sultan,
owned by John Mariner, driven by
Charles Atkinson. won the second, third
and fourth heats. which gave her first
place in the summary. time 2.@ il,
2.-l 1-4, 2g Frank Way took second
money. and Wacecl third. The unpiaced
horse s. were Thoughtful. who was dis
tIucod in the third heat; Lady Trotwood,
Excite and Guy Fly. The 2.i0 pace had
five starters. and resulted i'm am easy
victory Tor tho bay stallion, Happy Nick,
by Albert W., driven by Colin steele, OF
Norfolk. who won in straight heats, time
2.-5 1-2. 2.-3 1-2. 2.27 1-2. NJ. IL.
White black gclding Trim, and John
Mariners brown Foldiug, Smith OBricn,
took second and third moneys. Jura, q
bay stallion, entered. and driven 10y s..
j. Coleman. Of Fort Worth. Texas. ana
Queen Bcss. q brown mare, owned by
Dr. III. BFurguson. Of Halifax. ". O.,
clch caught the flag I'm the second heat.
Tho days's programme ended with a run
ming race of h1If-mile hats. This went
% tho black Ccldlug, Charlie wells. with
~ C.s .dv's chestnut gclding. Jack. Soc
ond. Erred GRAFT. Uidenito and Daniel
O-ueu also ran. Time. 81 10. v2.
on Thursday excessive heat. for tho
season. prevailed. and over a fast track
John Mariners chestnut golding, Egha-
lIua. reolcd off Che 2aJ trot in straight
heats. with Karnock. Red Lieht and
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e5 a. 1925 &c. 201-2.
tlFe heil7 were I-lut',u 10 ..' ~
-- pace ihou-" ~ L+" '"IS i."' F,l.
ert ANA went TO lie j." t',Nnou7' u'y
and lfth heats. Maud Hunter winning tho
third heat and Pat S. tho second. The
latter caught tho h8g IN the fourth
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. ...,r1 bal- Time 2.27 2.21 1-2.
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l.~o brf,re tho 91o trot.
,..h b.l e.von Starters. was finished
.-4 .t. ,-r.o ,-qs divided according 20
.t. r..ii,9s held. Tbe black eeIding.
ba,ls stood for first money. Great
Stakes (y.bo finished first I'm the third
and r.rrtb h.4ts) seconds. Bird Eye
r.t,r and rresu Corrt1. f'mo. 21o IT,
o.., o..s "a o.9q "a Earon wood Little
r-,a ann 1I@r,v rtta v,cre unplaccd.
n Sol.' va r-rcc-,r1rtc~s OF a mile
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won "'
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INC Day 4''i' ''' g.. 5.. =,
-o glass; N'''"-' "' ''O
the Nori0Ik meeting ana 'll'II"7 ,Np
2H1 li.t with "a record OF 1Z'l-l. Wnlch
she reduced fo 2.-a il, in the third hed'
OF tho ea0 tr0t. two days later, was
foaioi lu IE2 and bred 10y j.. Millor Ward,
Paris. Ky. sho was sired 10y sam Ca
hrIef CON oc Sultan. dam Nawona,
o.rar.7. second dam tho great producer.
rsrr dam of Telephone. 2.lJ 1-2; Miss
r.-t,f a.lc o. cfr.
r.., etoai, also uncovered n GOOD
.,..~ ON tne fr.f dav of The meeting IN
1. t,v stallion TIappv Nick. owned by