The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
TODAY: THE GREAT
TRADE CARNIVAL.
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Lutu Dawson. $50; Ella Leo. 2:241l
Queen Bess, 2.24A and the PAGER High
hand Boy. 2:20H, on the stable Of
Thomas Cannon, who trains and drives
for Mr.. Samuel Walton, Falls Mills;
Maggie Carroll who is by Jack Dawson
out of Lucy s., dam of ELLA Leo and
Lutte Dawson, is a bay mare of ex-
quisite beauty and finish and much faster
than her record indicates. Queen Bess
a roam mare, 10y Blue Bird, son of JAY
Bird, is owned by Col Z. II. I4ybrooE,
the postmaster of Winston-Salem; Fire
wood, 2:20 who raced here last fall,
and Lucena 2:26H, by Wukliffe, are in
the stable of w l.. Bass of Richmond,
Va. Dot and Little Stakes are i'm Colin
SteeFs string, while Gallant c. repre-
sents the Oak Grove Stock Farm. Char
lotte, Y. G.. Alamance Farm, Graham,
y. c., has among others the fast mare
Matte Holt, who raced yesterday; Gre
gorian. 2293l, the very handsome and
speedy son Of Prince Gregg and Bel
tona, by Mansfield, and the brown colt
Giles Mebane, three years old, by John
X. Gentry, 2:0012, out of the great
brood mare Winnie d., sister to Whitby,
PISA by Hannes, 2:17H. Giles Mebane
is n colt of wonderful beauty, while SYM
metrical in form and a PAGER like his
famous sire John r. Gentry, who was
formerly owned by Mr.. Holt and pur-
chased at cost of $1,000. The Ala
nance Farm horses are i'm charge of
Trainer William Chairman. A number
of runners are ON the grounds also The
stables represented include those of w,
y. Thompson, G. ]. Engleking, Thomas
Crysler, j. BUmgardner, w. w. ReaviS,
w III. Joyner, Martin & Johnson and
others.
THE WINNING ROADSTERS.
One of the prettiest features of the
a air yesterday was the contest of single
and double harness coach and buggy
horses and the awarding of blue ribbons
and prizes. No saddle horses We're
shown. The winners were as follows:
j.. A. Carr, of Durham-Best pair of
coach horses.
A. l.. Baker, of Raleigh-Best pair
of light driving horses.
George l.. Lyon, of Durham Best
single driver, first premium.
Ed Crawford, of Raleigh. second pre-
mium.
r. l.. Eberhardt, of Raleigh third pre-
MUM.
Some exceedingly handsome horses
were shown in these several contests.
JOCKEY DAVIS HURT.
The spectators yesterday had vivid
reminder that racing is not without its
dangers. In the second best of the )
furlong running race the horses got
otx-av wall IN l,,,,,.b a,,1 v1-opf ,,y, ba
course like the wind At the turn just
above the judges stand Mollie Mcclure,
a head-strong mare ridden by Jockey
Davis, sweryod away from the bunch
toward the gate leading to the stalls,
and as she did so her jockey rose in the
stirrups and pitched heavily forward,
landing equarely on his head on the
track. He lay stunned for a moment
and then got up and staggered down
the track a few steps and fell again.
DR.. Rogers, who was at the grounds,
attended the injured man. He was un-
and was carried away ON a
stretcher Late last might he was re-
ported out of danger, though still suf-
fering from conclusion of the brain.
On the first heat the animal tried to
leave the track and Jockey Davis was
warmed then by other jockeys not to
attempt to ride her in the second heat.
THE MONEY AWARDS.
The awards of the purses yesterday
were as follows: Running race. War
Song, $50: Little Squaw, SD; Gencona
Sl5. Trotting and pacing. Little Stakes,
800; Matte Holt, $50; Princetell, $50
Rowdy Bob, 10