The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-20
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN
The Norfolk Fair and Race Meeting
An Interesting Event.
ITS OUTLOOK IS PROMISING.
worrcuten TO Have Horse Show-The
Winston Salem Fair-Connors
Stable - Plautain and
Charentus Win.

The outlook for the forthcoming annual
fair and race meeting OF the Virginia
State Fair and Agricultural Association
TO he held at Norfolk this fall is nishiy
encouraging and Secretary W. l.. DiHon'
who has served the Association since lis
ar.. meeting was held d. tAe 'liy py me
Sea thinks tha, the attendance Us Ahey
Ia he larger than on any previous ocld-
sion. The grounds. track ANA Dull"'I79
are surpassed by none ODD lne S'u.A, 'n
fact il is doubtful 20 their equal lh a'
respects is 10 be found, while .ney arc
but u short distance out from Town ana
easily reached by electric cars, OF Dy pii-
vate conveyance, as ihe drive lS "'-
short one and over roads Kept n the
.nicesf shame. Numbers OF applications
have already been made By exhibitors
for space in the great main hall. when
is built entirely Of steel 90 cost OK over
4DOo and is close To- 80 feet wide ana
double that i'm length. On the grounds
there are cornmodlous anA vel arranged
cattle sheep and swine sheds and poultry
houses. While there are about tpu poA altIi7
for horses. The hali-mAe track " me
Association IS simply llst-c.ass and Kept
I'm fine shaps. Some OF the best horses
in the country, both tr0tters ana PAGERS,
have started over 10. among them De.n3
Mosul 200 IA. Royal Baron, winner oI
This years famous NJ & NJ. stake az De-
troit: Democracy. Z.uo IL Casslcloh
2IO IA. and others. The speed pro-
gramme. as usual. So one OF the most
attractive features and over 5000 VIII De
hung IA I'm purses FOR harness races.
Liberal conditions prevail, h9pplcs are not
barred. and the entrance Zee is five per
cent. with an additional I'VE per cent
from money winners. Entries close Tues
day. September 18th. Records made that
day no bar. James Cubertson viii serve
Is starting Judge. The programmed
First Day-Tuesday, October 81.
Purse.
2:2S ciass-Trotting ..........,,......'....'S1lO
2:l5 class-Pacing ................'........ oD
2:2l ciass-IrOttnG ......,..''...'...''..' VyV
Second Day-Weine day, october 4ih.
2:4 class-ITot,lns ............''......... 80
9:23 ciass-Pacing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sy
ZIP class-TrottIug or Pacing .......... 30
Third Day-Thursday, October 5th.
2:19 class-Trotting ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. olO
2:& clas5-Paclns OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .iD
Free-for-all class-Trotung or Pacing. 500
Fourth Day-Friday. October 6th.
$40 ciass-Tr0tting ........,............ 500
2:l8 class-Pacing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ug
ZIG elass-lrOtunG ...........,...,......'. 30
Warrenton Is to have Horse Show. 10
be held this fall. and Ia all Virginia prob
ably no more suitable place could be
found than this charming town which is
the county seat ct tauQuler and right IN
the midst OF one Of the richest and most
highly improved sections Of the State. A
popular and well-knOwn place as sum-
mer resort. and possessing an individually
decidedly its own. comfort and ease are
found there and the nicer side or life
with its pleasures and luNuries add to the
charm Of typical Southern hospitality
freely extended the visitor from other
sections and climes. As headauarters Of
the WsrrentOn Hunt Club. one OF the
best known organizations Of its kind In
the whole South, and many OF whose
members may be classed az once among
tee boldest and most expert Of cross
country riders. Warronton has acquired
a reputation for high-class hunters, jump
ers and saddle horses. numbers Of which
have found their way north and gained
fame both in the show ring ana hunting
field. The following officers. all we'll
known and substantial citizens OF War
renton, were chosen 70 direct the affairs
Of the Horse Show Association: W.tH.
Gaines, president; W. Colder Davis. first
vice-president: r. Ashley Cooper, second
vice-president and G. 5. =. Triplett. third
yice-president. NJ. y. Payne was elected
treasurer, and W. A. Thompson, OF the
Warrenton Virglnan, secretary. The lat
ter's experience as a newspaper man,
breeder OF thoroughbreds and trotters and
an all-around horseman generally. should
render his services valuable for the posi-
ton to which he was chosen.
AT the Cape Charles Fair and Race
Meeting during the past week Joseph
Station, who has trained stable OF trot-
ters and PAGERS this season at Hhe Expo
sion Grounds track here, had the brown
stallion Eloroso. 2:23 Il. by simmons, dam
Berkshire Belle, by Alcyone; Crow. black
gelding, by Rupee. dam by Dictator. and
Foxie Lambert, 2:3l IL, bay mare. by
Alsatian. dam by Daniel Lambert. With
Crow he won third money in the $40 trot
on Tuesday and the following day got
second money with Eloroy in the pa trot.
Station will follow up the Eastern Mary
ianl ani Delaware nee inss ana pro ably
WIND up the season ~ taxing In the cir.
cult OF North Carolina fairs and race
meetings taking place IN October.
mo mast proniaen. citizens ana bust