Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-03
RACES A SUCCESS.
DEEP run CLUBS FINAL MEET
HELD YESTERDAY.
SEVERAL EXCITING EVENTS.
The Attendance Not So Large, Hut
the FashionabIes Were Out In
Force-An Interesting Jumping
COntest-NO Accidents Occur.
EVENTS,

The final day Of the Deep Run Hunt
Clubs spring race meet was equally as
great a success as was the opening day,
though the attendance was not so large.
The day was all that could have been
desired. though the suns calorihc rays
made II somewhat disagreeable until
friendly clouds came to the rescue OF the
sweltering enthusiasts, who watched the
races with intense interest.
THE FIRST RACE.
The first event was a farmers race.
half-mile fiat-First. saddle. value $l2: Sc
cond, bride, value s.; third, bride, value
50. 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 com
mittee of farmers appointed by the stew
| ards. Entries close thirty minutes be-
| fore the race.
The starters were: Roman. ]. l.. JEFF
fries; Bird, A. b. Childrey; Ellen T.,
! Charles Childrey; Star. w. +. Palmore;
Maud, w. ii. Kelly; Charlie, John L.
| Walton.
The race started promptly on time, and
was exciting throughout Star got away
| first. but had hardly gotten under way
when Ellen 7. pulled away from the
I bunch and took the VAN she was closely
! pursued by Star, but won with ease, Star
! taking second place, with Ellen I. In
| third. The time was IS seconds.
The Pink-Coat Steeple-chase, over
course of two and a half miles, was the
second event of the day. The purse was
! SIS, of whicN s35 to the second. $25 TO the
! tniId, and Sl5 10 the fourth; open TO quail
! fed hunters; gentlemen riders; weight,
| le5 pounds; thoroughbreds. $50 pounds:
| four to start; red coats and hunting caps
| TO be worn. The starters were: Fearless,
| w. II. Washington; Queen Nab. w. A.
! Townes; Elsket. Mrs. A. II. Christian,
Jr.; Bonnie's Lad, i. n. Megargee; Wa
! terford. l. n. Megargee. This race was
one of The prettiest of the meet. The
| horses all got away nicely together, and
for the first mile they ran almost abreast,
taking the jumps together. Bonnie's Lad
was the first to break away from the
! bunch, and he made a strong effort 10
win Elsket and Queen Nab however,
( forged ahead of him in the second time
around, and the Lad dropped slowly TO
! the rear. Esket won the race, with
/ Queen Nab second and Fearless third.
! The time was 5:3O l-3
BLOOMINGDALE PURSE.
The third race was for the Blooming
dale purse, over the fiat course for
mile and half The purse was 500, Of
| which SIS TO the second, open to all horses;
| gentlemen riders four to start. The
starters were: Russian, Charles n. Hur-
kamp; Monteiro. a. H. Theirmann; Buck
| eye j. T. Anderson; Beval, w. K. Ro-
|
| given a tussle by Russian. who ran neck
and neck with him ali the way around
the course The contest was beautiful
one, resolving itself into a fight between
Russian and Buckeye from the start.
| The others kept close TO the leaders UNI
I'll the stretch was reached. when Beval
dropped TO the rear. Monteiro tried to
pull up, but was unable TO do so. and
finished twenty yards behind. The time
was 1858.
The jefferson Hotel SteepIe chase. over
course of about two and one-half miles,
was the fourth event. Purse $780, OF
which $50 went to the second; open to all
horses; gentlemen riders; weight, $50
pounds. The horses starting were: Vanity
Fair. Charles II. Hurkamp; Nirago, h.
c. Beatte; Imp Woodstock. l. n. Megar-
gee; Bonnie's Lad. l. y. Megargee.
Immediately after the start Woodstock
refused hurdle, and lost all opportunity
OF winning; Bonnies Lad dropped out
entirely. and the race was between Vani-
ty Fair and Virago. Vanity Fair main
tanned the lead, however, though closely
pursued by Nirago. and won by a neck
only. Woodstock finally dropped out of
the race. The time was $40
THE LAST RACE.
The final event was the Easter-purse
I
sixteenth-$l25. of which s25 went to the
second: weight for age. The starters were:
Royal Rover. G. II. Hurkamp; Fred.
Graft. Mrs. c. ]. Engleking; Flngal. L.
| j. Meister.
Royal Rover got away first, but Fin
gal took the lead from him soon after
the start, and maintained il TO the finish.
The Rover tried 10 head Fingal off. but
the best he could do was TO finish second.
Fingal won in 1:44 l-2. Royal Rover was
second, and Fred. Graft was last.
The 6-foot jumping contest was held
between the second and third races. The
jumpers were Foyey, Mr.. l. n. Megar-
gees horse: ST. George. Mr.. William Rue
gers horse, and Bob. Mr.. Lewis O.
Young's horse. st. George made the best
record, clearing a hurdle feet 6 inches
in height. All the jumpers refused the
6-foot hurdle.
4 TALLYHO PARTY.
Mr.. Bert Young gave a tallyho party.
and his guests were Misses Ellie Bosher,
Claudia Palmer, Bessis Martin, Edna
Young Mr.. and Mrs. Norman White
hurst, Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Thermann,
Mrs. A. Young. Messrs. Leigh Page,
John Stewart Bryan, l.. G. Young, George
Gibson. Saunders Hobson. and Randolph
Holiday
Others present we're Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick w. Scott Mr.. Thomas Scott. Miss
Sallie Bailie Stokes, Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Stevens, Mr.. Frank Hobson. Mr..
Warner Moore, Miss Pencie Weddell, Mr..
William Habliston, Miss Fannie Bragg,
Miss Adele Archer, Mr.. Charles L. VIII
liams. Mr. and Mrs. Levin Joynes. Mr..
]. T. Anderson, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A.
White, DR. and Mrs. Hugh Taylor. Mrs.
+ Z. Terry. General Fitzhugh Lee, Mr..
Richard Gaines, Major and Mrs. Otway
Allen. Miss Annie Gray, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lisntfoot Worm!ey, Mrs. Clarence j.
Boykin, Miss Carrie Leftwich. Miss May
Handy. Dr. and Mrs. c. w. p. Brock,
MFR. Joseph Johnston. Mr. George Lee,
Mr.. c. w. Antrim. Mr.. and Mrs. Alien
Potts. Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Spicer, Mr..
blair Pegram Mr.. and Mrs Graham
Hobson. Miss Mary Binford, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. b. Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs. E. Z. Thoma-
son. Colonel b. o.. James. Judge In
gram Mr.. Thomas Boiling. Mr.. l.. K.
Cabell, Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Montague.