Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-02
THE BERRYVILLE RACES.
A Large Crowd I'm Attendance-The
Events Especially Good.

BERRYVILLE, VA, September l.
Special 1.-The card presented on this,
the second day Of the meet OF the Berry
Vile Fair and Racing Association, was
even more attractive than that Of yes
terday, and the crowd present much
larger representing Baltimore, Washing
ton, Richmond, and all the neighboring
counties. Horsement voted the racing
finer and the meet the most successful
ever held in this neighborho0d.
The track record was broken in the
third race ,wnen Leonidas and Carrie
tied for the first place in the first heat.
In the second heat Leonidas took the
lead at the pole and held IL to the finish,
winning over Carrie by two lengths.
THE COUNTY STEEPLECHASE.
The county steeplechase was a canter
until the last half, when Silver Tip and
Baby ran a pretty race 20 the finish, the
former winning.
Betsy had it all her way among the
halfbreds. though Virgie r. was close
upon her heels.
Though there were only three starters
in the three-quarter-mile race, they were
so evenly matched as to make each heat
doubtful until the wire was passed,
Royal rover DdItiy WlHiihbs
In the one-and-a-half-mile hurdle race
there were five starters. Russian took
the lead from the first and the others
were strung out until the mile, when all
but Princeton. who was distanced, closed
nm and ran in a bunch 10 the finish, Rus
tam winning by half length.
Huntsman took and held the hrst place
in the consolidation race from start TO
finish. though crowded closely by his
competitors at times.
THE WINNERS.
The summaries follow:
Half-mile heats for halfbreds-gentle-
men riders, welter-wcights. $75-Betsy,
George Jones, won; Virgie r., j. I. Lind
say, second; Gayety. James FERGUSON
third. Pendennls, J. 5. Kitchen, and Lit
tie Beck. n. Roster Dulany. also ran.
the latter being dlstanced IN the hrst
heat.
Steeplechase-for horses owned in Clarke
county. distance about two miles jumps
4 TO 41-2 feet, gentlemen riders-Silyer
Tip, l. +. smallwood; won; BABY, w.
Cabell Moore, second; Kate Lacy, George
Half-mie heats for halfbreds-gentle-
men riders. welter-weights purse SO
Betsy. George Jones won: Nirgie r., j.
T. Lindsay second; Gayety, James ter-
and Little Beck, H. Roster Dulany, also
ran. the latter being distanced In the
first heat. Time. SO and S.
Half-mile heats-purse SlJO-Ieonidas,
T. b. Freiber. won, carrie, waiter
owens. second; Tanglefoot. w w. Hutch
inson agent. third. Black clifford and
William Iaughlin were distanced in the
f,rst heat Time. 50. 81 l-2. and 81.
Three -quarter-mile heats-purse sl25-
ROYAL Rover. Charles II. Hurkamp, won
in two straight heats; Minus, William
Garth second: Gypsy. Walter owens,
third. Time. lis l-2 and lis IL.
Hurdle race-one and one-halr miles
over six hurdles. purse sl25-Rustam, II.
Roster Duiany, won; Varsonvlenne. II.
Roster Dulany. second: Benbolt. clifton
Iauehlin. third White Carriers Robert
Neville and Princeton also ran. Time.
2:50sO6.
Consolation race - three-quarter-mile
dash for horses that had run and not
uon a race. purse T5-Huntsman. S. s.
Rhodes first; Weary Willie. Clement y.
Williams. second; Valmont, William
Garth third Shade. W. w. Hutchison
(aeentl COckade. and Maitland Rely
also ran. Time. 100