The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-08
Agents, No. s S. fifth St.

| Virginian. now dean of me Episcopal
Church at Lexington, KY, who is an
old-time friend of Driver Ed Geers, went
to see his old friend drive a race dur
ing the Lexington meeting last month,
and for SO doing he was criticised by
one of his brother clergymen In ser
mon few weeks after Dean Lee referred
to the criticism anu proceeded to make it
clear to his hearers tuat he saw no harm
in witnessing an honest trial Of speed be-
tween horses, and said he believed that
one could go to the race course and come
away and truly thank God for the en-
joyment. He said that any honest call
ing is a noble calling, anu in Illustration
mentioned the noted driver and trainer
e. E. Geers, his old friend, as a man
of true sterling qualities. whose vocations
did not prevent the DEVELOPMENT of
Christian character:
The Deep Run Hunt Club has passed
a resolution requiring ALI gentlemen rid
ing in the hunts to appear in hunting
pink" These uniforms Of the club add
beauty and color to tie scenes of the
hunt. The lonk pink coats cut as a
freck, ornamented with the gold buttons,
are extremely becoming and already
ma jority of the members passes the regu-
lation.
The current issue of Harpers Weekly
contains on the front page a handsome
picture Of Mrs. Thomas n. Corter, of
the Deep Run Hunt Club, Richmond.
Va, on her hunter, King Carter. The
same issue contains picture also of
Mrs. Allen Potts, of Richmond. mounted
on a superb-looking hunter.
H. B. Bowie's bay gelding Death, 6,
by imp. Charaxus. dam the Alarm Bell,
by Alarm, won at Bennings on November
e2d. at six turlongs, time. 1:1o. Jerry
Hunt, Curtsey and fourteen others fnish-
ing behind him.
The Alarm Bell, who was bred and
owned by Mr.. Bowie's ,e,her, the late
ex-governor Zen Bowie, of the noted
Fairpiew Stud, near Bal Lahore, was sent
to the EllersMe Stud. Charlottesville, Va,
and bred during several seasons, pro-
ducing, in addition to Death. the chestnut
mare Warning. With me exception Of
that good winner and race-horse charen.
tus, whose dam. Gententa. was by John
Happy, l do not recall. another winner |
than Death that was sired Ivy CharaXus
from other than an Eolus mare. but to |
his credit be it said he has Cotton some
great horses from daughter OF that fa= |
nous son of imp. bennington. across to |
which he has access to the exclusion Of |
most others
That ever popular and best known or
ganiZation of its kind in the South, the |
Deep Run Hunt Club. of this city. has
issued The following hunting appoint /
ments for December. 1901:
"Wednesday, December !ith--Chantilly, /
$3.50 P. Al.
Saturday, December i4th-west Brook,
800 P. NJ.
Wednesday, December 18th = Fair /
Graunds 300 p. NJ.
Saturday, December e1st = leonard
Heights, 500 F. N.
Wednesday, Christmas-Day, Kennels,
2:so P. NJ.
Saturday, December asth-West Brook,
3.oo p. NJ.
Wednesday. New-Years-pay. Kennels,
$50 p. NJ.
H. G. REATfIE, NJ, r. H.
Jefsry Montague, Secretary,
Commencing on Monday. the 10th in,
slant. or one week fron, Tomorrow, the
Charleston Racing Association will
inaugurate a 1oe-day meeting on the cir
cular half mile-traek of the South Car
oline Interstate and West Indian Elk
position on the grounds b. longing to Cap-
lain Wagner, at Charlton. The
track will be nuder the direction of j.
Mr. Hill. of st. Asaph, Va. who has
charge Of the racing end Of the EXPOSE
lion. and who announces the entry of i
many Of The horses now running on the
south,rn and Central Western tracks.
Liberal racing has been prepared, the
purses aggregating s1,oeo day. The
general management consists of Charles
Mccoy; presiding judge; Henry Schultz.
and G. +. Gondolt treasurer.
swsmplands, bay colt, 2. by Flatlands.