The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-06
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN.
The North Carolina State Fair and
Races.
A GRAND SUCCESS IT PROVED,
a Record Breaker i'm Point OF Atten'
dance-Melville Chief q Blue RID
hon yyiaaef-Nore ADout Tray
erser's Death-Other Items.

The thirty-eighth annual fair and race
meeting Of the North Carolina State Ag-
ricuiturai Society. which began at Ra-
leigh on Tuesday, October 18th, and
closed on the following Friday, was a
grand success both financially and in
point of attendance. The exhibits OF AS
ricultural and mechanical product~ ana
live stock were numerous and Of very
high class. Alamance, Fairntosh, Bilt-
more. Occoneechee ana other famous
farms were well represented. With Col
John S. Cunningham, president OF the
society, and Mr.. John Nichols, secretary.
TO direct affairs and a daily programme
of unusual attractiveness throughout the
week the attendance was the largest
ever seen on the grounds, and on Thurs
day, which is always Regarded as the
big day of the fair, more than 1900 peo-
pie passed through the gates.
Col. Bennehan Cameron, ex-presldent
al the Society was on this occasion, as
for several years past, the largest eX-
hibitor OF horses and carried Off num-
Der OF blue ribbons. Among his exhibits
were thoroughbreds, trotters. hackneys,
French coach and draught horses.
The race programme as usual, formed
one Of the most attractive features OF
the week and the money winners were
promptly paid in cash, which Col. Cum
ningham. who was reelected president,
assured me would be tho rule I'm 1899,
when much larger purses would be Of
fered. In the judges stand during tho
meeting We're w. g. McMachn. James
c. Levi. of Louisville, Ky. and a. T.
Wooden with w J. Carter. timers T. RI.
Murray and Geo. A. Leach.
For Tuesday but two events were down
on the card and the three minute class,
trotting with four starters. which it re-
quired five heats to decide went 10
Walter T.. Brauer's chestnut mare Belle
McGregor, by Earl McGregor, driven by
w. l.. Bass. Erna ~ a bay mare by
Pamlico, won the second heat I'm 2.3O
fat, driven by Geo. VI. Harden, while
Gelsemic, a bay gelding by Onward dam
Vashu c., by Pamlico. owned and driven
by T. NJ Arrasmith. won the third heat.
In the summary Belle McGregor stood
for first money. Erna ", for second and
Rowdy Bob. a good looking brown GEL
ding by Gregorian. fourth. Time, 2.3j II,
2:31 IL, 2:2i Ia. 2:3l ID.
For a purse OF 800 IS mile heats. rum
ming, there were four starters and Yer
mont Bradford won. G. w. Harding Sec
Time. 1.9f, les.
Wednesday was ushered IN by a heavy
fall of rain, but by noon II had cleared
up and when the bell tapped at ! o'clock
for the starters in the 2:29 class, trotting,
the sun was shining brightly, but tho
track very muddy and heavy. There
were but four starters and DR.. ]. G.
Wa1ton's Down mare Sisterina, by King
Nutwood. diyen by II. NJ. Arrasmith
won the FIRST heat, after which William
Bass landed the bay geding Roster
owned by A. T.. DOnnan, of Richmond
a winner OF the next three heats and
race In 2:4i, 2:3l. 2:3J. sisterina got Sec
ond money. Dolly Patchen third and
Ella Leo fourth The second event on
the card. purse OF 500, mile heats rum
ming, proved an easy affair for a. i,
Quarles chestnut mare Classic B, by
Audrain, out OF Gertrude. trained by
Alexander Mcdaniel. Grandma and
Lockwood taking second and third mon~
les, while Governor Burke and Daniel
O'Deu brought up tho rear. Time ?.
1853 II, 1:52 -.
With superb autumn weather, the typ
zeal Indian summer OF the South, a great
crowd. the largest even seen on the
grounds, gathered on Thursday TO Wit
ness the most attractive programme of
the week. At ! O'Clock when the FIRST
race was called the grand stand was
packed and standing room at a premium
on either side for an eighth of a mile
The 2:20 class for trottors and PAGERS,
was first called, which went 10 Maggie
Carroll a blood-like handsome bay OF
high quality and finish by Jack Dawson,
dam Lucy s., by Young Jim, owned by
S. Walton, Falls Mills, Va, and driven
by Tom Cannon. The bay stallion Holly
Woodruff, driven by George w. Haight,
took second money. while the gray pacing
mare Ida G. by Jim Wilson. came in for
third. Time, 2:2j, 1924, 2.12.
There We're only three starters IN tho
free-for-an trot and pace, which proved
another straight heat affair, the winner
turning up in the bay pacing gelding
Nominee, by Rescue, driven by Colin
Steel, of Norfolk. Va. Nominee smashed
the track record IN the second heat The
bay mare Lamp Girl. by Walker Nor
rill, driven by william Bass. got second
money. while the speedy bay pacing geld
ing Edward S, by Hinder Wilkes. owned
and driven by y. VI. Arrasmith. Of Hills
b0ro, y. c., made a bad break and was
shut out in the third heat Time. 223 IL,
2IS. 2.20.
The 2:35 pace and trot for North caro-
Ina bred ana owned horses had four
starters and went 20 Glencoe, a chestnut
gelding, three years Old, by Gregorian,
dam by Melville Chief entered by r.
PaxOn. Of Graham. n. c., who drove him
the first heat and finished third. after
which William Bass got up and landed
the son OF GregOrian a winner Of tho