Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-07
THE DEEP RUN RACES
THE FALL RACE MEET YESTERDAY
AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS.
SOCIETY TURNS OUT In FORCE.
The Events Are Exciting and Full
OF Interest and Devoid of Any Ac-
cident-Phiiae and Passport Run n
Dead Heat.
Dead Heat.

Tho fan race meet. under the auspices
Of tho Deep Run Hunt Club. yesterday
afternoon, was In every respect an UNI
qualified success. and was thoroughly en-
toyed by a large crowd Of society folk
and sport lovers The weather was an
that could be desired, the track, though
little soft. was in very good condition.
considering the heavy rains of the past
few days, and the races were both ex-
citing and interesting.
The first event OF the day was the
farmers race. This was confined TO horses
entered by farmers and tenants over
whose land the club rides. and was an ex-
citing half-mile dash. The starters were
Ellen T.. owned by r. r. Darracott; Black
Bess. owned by c. w. Childrey; Prince.
owned by II. G. Waldrop; Nellie owned
by j. f. Palmer; Charlie owned by j. T.
Watson. and Bird, owned by T.. X. Scott.
The horses made false start and ran
over the course, Ellen T. winning with
ease. but being recalled TO the post. Bird
got away about % yards ahead of the
bunch and was never headed. Ellen T.
ran second, with Nellie third. The time
was $50.
THE OPEN STEEPLECHASE.
The open stceplechase, over a course Of
about two and ham miles, taking four
teen jumps, for a purse OF $l25, was one
of the most exciting events of the meet.
The starters were Trillion, w. c. Hayes
(ch. g.; Virginia Dare, w. c. Hayes %.
M; Scud. 4. G.. Shaw (gr. 81, and Gladys,
G.. II. Rufiin (blk. NJ. Mr.. Hayes declared
TO win with TrilliOn who was the favor
lite in the race and the horses were got
ten to the post. Z. Craven was up on
Virginia Dare, Il. Craven on Scud. w c.
Hayes on Trillion, and c. r. Ruffin on
Gladys.
Virginia Dare and Gladys were left at
the post, and the race was between Tril-
lion and Scud. They took the hurdles
without a break. and ran prettiiy together
until the last time around, Trllion went
slightly to the front. Thus he ran until
at the last jump; as they turned out the
stretch, Scud, under the LASH took the
lead. Hayes simply gave Trllion the rein
then, and the little chestnut responding
nobly, went rapidly TO the front. winning
by two lengths. The time was not
caught.
FLAT RACE.
The third event was a half-mile fiat for
hacks and hunters owned by members
of any recognized hunt club, for lurse
of $50 The starters were Virginia Dare,
owned by w. c. Hayes; ALFRED, owned
by T.. Cravin; Passport, owned by W. X.
Levering. Beautiful Nell. owned by c. II.
Rufiin and Tate, owned by T.. Waddey
The start was we'll punched, but the race
resolved itself at once into n contest be-
tween Passport, Virginia Dare, and Ali
| fred. Passport held the lead until the
| stretch. when the others closed up on
/ him. He, however, responded to the urg-
| ing Of his rider, and won. with Virginia
! Dare a close second and ALFRED pushing
| closely In third place The time was .5i1s'
THE CLUB RACE.
/ The Deep-Run Hunt Club steeple chase
was the next event. and the horses ran
/ over a course of about two and One-halt
miles. taking fourteen jumps. The purse
was SIPS. and the entries were Freedom,
owned by r. II. Gaines; Red Eye and
! Black Eve owned by Il. l.. Triton; Pa
munkey, owned by O. S. Allen; Modoc,
I owned by A. II. Christian. Jr., and
/ Duchess. owned by w A. Higginbotham.
Duchess was protested because of Mr..
/ Hgginbotham's having resigned from
membership in the club. Mr.. Craven
claimed ownership of the mare, and Or.
! Triton, who had filed the protest. with
drew it, Mr.. Craven, however, declined 70
] let the mare 20. and she was scratched.
The race was a very exciting one though
I Pamunkey won in a walk, holding the
/ lead from start TO finish with Freedom
/ giving him a close chase. Modoc refused
the third jump and retired from the race,
while the other two horses ran some dis
lance behind. On the last jump Red Eye
forged forward and Freedom dropped be-
hind. Red Eye moved up abreast of Pa
I rpunkey. but the little black went to the
front with a jump and finished a winner in
| a canter Red Eye was second and Black
Eye third. Tine 545.
A DEAD HEAT.
The fifth race was most interesting
one. Ii was over the fiat course for one
mile. and was open to all horses, Tor a
purse Of $50. The starters were Phllae
! and Cleaner. owned by E. Craven; Pass
port owned by w. X. Levering, and MISS
! Croxton, owned by c. r. Ruffin
| The start was a pretty one, the horses
| getting away together and running thus
until the quarter pole was reached. Pass
/ port and Phiiae then forged to the front
! and ran neck and neck around the track.
/ Philae had slightly the advantage as they
! turned into the stretch but Passport
! came up and regained her position, and
! the two animals Numbered down the
/ stretch neck and neck. passing under the
/ wire thus. There was not fraction OF
/ an inch between them, and the judges de-
| cided that II was a dead heat. MISS CroX-
ton was third. Time, l:5l.
II was optional with the owners OF
Philae and Passport whether they should
| divide the prize or run of the heat ana
they decided TO do the latter
The last race on the programme was a
two-milo hurdle open to all horses. Tor a
nurse Of SIPS. The entries were Trillion,
owned by w. c. Hayes; Scud, owned by
r G. shaw; Buckeye, owned by ). T.
Anderson and Virginia Dare, owned by
W. c. Hayes. Mr.. Hayes declared to win
with Trillion.
The horses got away together, with
Buckeve in the lead. Virginia Dare drop
ned out after the first jump and Scud feil
out after the second. Buckeye had the
lead around the first mile and three quar-
ters his rider holding him in all the
time. Trillion ran the race easily, ana
when he turned into the stretch moved
10 the front and finished a winner by
two lengths. The time was 1870.
PHILAE WON.
The concluding event Of the meet was
the race between Passport and Philae 10
decide the dead heat previously run. Fhl-
lac won the race, but he had to run 10
do II. for Passport gave him chase;
The two animals got away together ana
continued neck and neck until at the halt
pbiaa broke away and went le1gth