The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-13
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN.
Annual Fall Meeting Of the Deep Run
Hunt Club.
ATTRACTIVE RACE PROGRAMME.
Should Furnish Fine SpoIt-CIipping
Horscs-Ella Leo Enters the
List-Fircwood Wins at
Grccnville.
ATTRACTIVE RACE PROGRAMME,

The fourth annual fall race meeting OF
that weii-known and justly popular or
ganzation, the Deep-Run Hunt Club, will
be held on the grounds Of the club, on
Saturday afternoon Of December 30.
The programme issued by Secretary =.
A. :. Brine Is very attractive one. and
IN addition TO he six events scheduled. q
high Jumping contest will be added, the
winner TO receive a handsome silver cup.
Since their inception, the annual spring
and fall meetings OF the Deep-kun Hunt
Club have been very popular affairs, as
evidenced by the generous patronage ac-
corded by the best classes Of people in
this section.
The race-card prepared for the forth
coming meeting is probably tire most at
tractive one yet gotten up, and should
furnish sport OF the most interesting kind.
The meetings Of the club are given rather
with a view to the encouragement Of
honest racing than for the sake of finan-
ciai gain, as in no instance have the pro-
ceeds equalled the outlay.
The grounds of the club are among tho
most attractive in a section which is re-
garded as one OF the most beautiful in
the whole South.
Reverting TO the race programme. great
interest will centre. as usual. in the Deep
Run Hunt Club steeplechase, open TO on
" hunters owned by members of the
club with gentlemen riders w. In which
some of the best horses here Will COM
pete. and the event IS likely to furnish
a contest Of the most interesting kind.
The programme is a follows:
1. Farmers Half-Mile Flat Race.-For
horses owned by farmers and tenants
over whose land the club rides. Not to
be ridden by members OF any hunt club
or professional riders. Catch weights.
All entries subject to committee OF far
mers appointed by the Race Committee.
First, saddle. value, S12: second. bride.
value. 81: third. bride, value, So. No en-
trance fee.
About 2i5 miles. Weight, y. S. and II.
Association rules. Gentlemen riders. Four
TO start. Purse, 1925. Of which SIS goes
TO second. Entrance fee s..
8. Hacks and Hunters Half-Mile tIat
Race-For hacks and hunters owned by
members Of any recognized hunt club.
Gentlemen riders. Weight. 40 pounds.
-Four to start. Purse. so OF which SIS
goes to second Entrance fee. 500
4. Deep--Run Hunt Club Steeplechase.
Of the club. and hunted regularly and
fairly with the Deep Run hounds. About
2lb miles. Gentlemen riders Weight.
$50 pounds; thoroughbreds' 100 pounas;
Four 10 start. Purse. $50. or which $50
goes 10 second, and $50 TO third. En-
:. one Mile Flat Race-opcn 70 all
horses. Gentlemen riders. Weight for
age and II pounds added. Four to start.
Purse. 800. OF which go goes TO second.
q. Two-Miie Hurdle Race.-Open 10 all
horses. Gentlemen riders. Weight, y.
s. and TT. Association rules. -Four 20
start. Purse. 1925. Of which s25 goes TO
second Entrance fee, -.
Conditions This meeting viii he held
under the sanction and rules or the Ma
tional Steeplechase and Hunt Association.
The committee shall have the right 10
II
Overweight Will be allowed In all races.
Anv horse schooling over the regular
steeplechase course after the flags are up
FIRST t race rae viii be called at 1880 P. NJ.
Entries close Thursday, December l.
1898 AT p. NJ.
XII entries must he made IN writing,
accompanied by entrance fee. statn,g, we
name Of horse. color. sex, age: pedigree
df any), and the colors Of the rider.
Ella Leo, winner Of the 2:39 trot ~
Greenville n c.. on Thursday last IN
2.3fh 2.30. and 23l, not having 20 20
faster 20 win. is by Red Leo, out Of Lucy
6 by Young Jim. and is the third OF her
dams nroduce only three Of them having
been trained 10 enter the list OF stand
ard speed the other two being Lutte
Dawson. $50 and Maggie Carrell. 2.Zo4;
The two last-named are fun sisters ana
j
Ella Leo. who is a handsome pay, TOUT
years old began the season with marx
of o.97H though able TO trOt at least ten
seconds faster. while Maggie Carrell, who
has been one of the most consistent WIN
ners of the season. started out with n
record Of 2:32ls: reduced it 10 2:2Oh, and
can trOt close to 2:lj.
Lutte Dawson, who earned record or
2:2O IN the mud. at Raleigh. n. C.. IN Oc-
tober. 1897. was regarded very highly az
the beginning Of the season, but trained
off
This trio OF mares were all trained and
driven 10 their records by Tom Cannon,
and are owned by Mr.. Samuel Walton.
Falls Mills Va the former owner or
Catherin Leyburn, PA; Skilful, 2:l7 II;
Wilbooka, 219h. and other Grand Circuit
winners. Ella Leo was bred by Mr.. wal
ton. who owns a couple or younger SIS
ters. one and two years old.
Robert Bradley has one NJ the stoutest-
hearted campalgners OF the season IN the
iwo-vear-old chestnut geding Boney
Bow bred by himself AZ Greenway Farm,
and sired by the Iron Horse bitten.
ont Of Sue =. Ronev Boy Is the Oldest or
trained and has been raced continually
throughout the season. starting in one
or more races week after week, frequent
" winning and seldom falling 10 get
place. lie Is about the largest winner
I'm the Bradley string, barring or course,
the dead Traverser.
Another member OF the stable that has
been a good winner since the beginning
Of the season IS the four-year-old chest
nut gelding Plantain. by knight Of Elers-
lie. out Of Banana, by imp. Infused.