The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-18
SPLENDID R CES
RUN YESTERDAY
Manv Fashionable People at Deep
Run Hunt Club.
MoDoc WON The sTFEPLEcHAsE
FurIonss Flat-Andy stampcr Got
First Money in Half Nile
Fiat-Other Results.
WON The sTEEPLECHAsE

meeting yesterday afternoon.
On each side Of the srand-stand for
furlong or more stretched long line of
private carriages and traps filed with
beautiful women Among the traps,
which still carried the decorations OF the
hower-parade of "Wednesday, were the
tea cart of Mr. j. Scott Parrish, in white
chrysanthemums; the victoria OF Mrs
Stephen Putney, white and purple
wisteria; Miss Stephens runabout, morn
ing gIories; Miss Whites runabout, white
chrysanthemums; Mr.. Jake Anderson's
dog cart white and purple violets; Mr.
Langhorne Putney, yiolets.
The first race on the card was the farm
ers' fat race The eligible horses to be
owned by farmers or tenants, over whose
land the Club rides. This race has al
ways attracted great attention, as 1t
brings out the best horses in the neighbor-
hood and shows what non-professionat
riders and those belonging to no Hunt
Club can DO.
The starters were9
Dan. b. e., owned by Jake Childrey;
Rernice oh. g, owned by j. F. Palmer
Ellen T. blk M, owned by 7. r. DAM
cot. Nellie CHI. M, owned by E. r. Scott
The race was run in the remarkably
good time for the horses and weights in
81 ga seconds, and was won easily by
Nellie who made runaway race Oh II
from The drop of the flag. Ellen l. get
ting the place. with Bernice and Dan
finishin. in the order named. After the
race Nellie was protested, and the pro-
test was referre to the Farmers Com
mittee who will render a decision later
-FOUR STARTERS.
The second race for hacks and hunters
owned by members of any recognized
hunt club brought out four starters as
follows:
Glory Quale. CHI. m. owned by j. D.
Mathews; St Victor, CHI. g, owned by II.
lC Beattie; Ethelin c., CHI m, owned BY
T,ouis Croxton: Herman the Great, ch. g,
owned by W c. Schmidt.
Tha nag caught the field well buncAed'
with the exception Of Herman the Great
Who was slow TO start At the tive-eigths
MOLE Ethelin c showed the way, tapped oy
Glory Quale. with St Victor Wen up
there being eight lengths oil daS4is'il
tween him and Herman the 1iei'
tha three-duarter pole Ethelin hda IN
creased her lead to two lengths, and was
r,,rn5u,- under a pull. Two lengths PACK
Glory ouale and ST. Victor were laPi'eo,
with Herman coming up. AS LAeS 'uitiS'
il, fine stretch it was Etlelin by Two
lengths and running easily here ''loiS
Oualc set sail after Ethel!n, put cou1u
not catch the mare and fell BACK oeSH1eii'
Herman the Great coming up last from
the rear ana l)iSSEi HASISt'
nullea up He tried hard for third place.
but Glory ouale had the speed OF MIN.
ana he could get no closer than iMe
lengths. They passed under the wire IN
the following order: Etheiin Z. glory
ouale, Herman the Great and st, Victor
THE STDBPLECHASE.
The third race was a steep!ec!1aSe 10
the Deep Run Hunt Club Cup, about Two
and one-half miles over the CLUB course.
horses TO be owned by members Oh 'lie
club, gentleman riders.
-Four, horses faced the starter for thls
race as follows: Eaustena, b, M, owned
bv j. D. Matthews, and ridden by Ny
Martin: St Victor, ch. g., owned and nd
den by Mr.. H. c. Beattie; Deep Run,
owned by William Rueger. ridden by NJ
Harrison; Gladys, br. M, owned by l. l
Myers, and ridden by Mr.. CroNton.
The starter caught the horses well
I,unched and sent them off TO a beautiful
start. Mr. Beattie on st. Victor at once
began 10 set the pace and took the first
iump. six lengths, ahead of his field. the
resi- went over together, with the eXcep-=
ton of Gladys, who was pulled, she being
unit and only put in by Mr.. Myers TO
make the race fill. The jump on the lower
turn was taken in good style by the ell
tire field AS they came to the Liverpool
in front of the stand, St. Victor was lead
ing DIV ten ItIlSttiS- i'-'tSii>h hE'----.9
next, six lengths ahead of Deep Run, the
latter colt being beautifully ridden by
AIR Harrison and jumping in fine style
As they took the livespool st. Victor got
a terrible fall, hitting the timber with ms
front legs and turning completely over.
Mt. Reattie. his rider, master of the Deep
Run Hounds, and one of the best riders IN
the South, pluckily remounted and SET
sail for Faustena and Deep Kun, VINO haa
gotten a long start on him Alter TINS II
was an easy race for Fauste'la, "Ao
iun1ped in fine style and ran held well in
hand. she going over the last jump two
lengths ahead of Deep Run, and beating
him out on the fiat by twenty lengths.
st. Victor finished amidst deafenins aI'-
p!ause. for Mr.. Beatte, who rode one OF
the Quickest races ever seen on the Deep
Run Hunt Club track.
Faustena. the winner of this race, is
thirteen year-old daughter of Eolus and
War Lass and mother of the colt Deep
Run. that ran second 70 her
FIVE FJrRLONGS FLAT
The fourth race, five furlongs on the
! fat brought out shotbelt. b. g. owned
by 70. d. Christian Jr.; Chugnut, b. g..
owned by E. D. Christian. IL: yellow
Jacket cF1. s., owned by r c. Brauer;
Glory Quale, oh. NJ, owned by j. u
Matthews; Sunshine oh. m, owned by
&. NJ Merchant.
The horses went off after one break to
good start, the whole field being in a
| bunch They ran as one horse past the
| three-quarter pole and into the stretch.
| AS they Strengthened for the run home
| it was anybody's race. and the field could
! have been covered with 4 blanket. Al
the sever. eighth pole Shotbelt's rider let
| out a link, and the colt shot to the front
| handily. winning by length, Chnsnut
| gettin the place in a drive over Glory
| Ouale with the rest of the field we'll up
| The fifth race, the heavyweight steeple-
chase, proved to be the most exciting
! race of the day. The following horses
went TO the post: Nfodoc. b. g. owned
| by A H Christian, Jr.: Tit Willow, ca.
| g. owned by j. t. Anderson; Game
| cock, CHI. g., owned by DR.. j. A White.
! Modoc beat the flag to a good start
J with Gamecock and Tit Willow we'll up
| A. the first jump Modoc led. closely. fol
| lowed by Tit Willow and GamecoclS.
! All three went over the jump in good
| form. The same positions We're main
| tanned to the jump at the far turn. when
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