The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-23
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN
Eonic Wins the Burns Handicap
at Oakland, Cal.
VALUE Of 7#E||7Axz $4,000
She Vas Bred ia the EIl:rslle Stud, Char.
lottesvllle. ylrslnla-'1he Peninsula
Fair-Death Of Mr., George
0. Bennett.

At the Oakland track. San Francisco.
en- Saturday, the 18th inst, the Virginia
bred filly Eonic, carryin gthe colors of
Caesar Young, and ridden by Lee Jack
son, won the $4,000 Burns handicap. in
the presence of mote than 1000 people
Nonea was second and CorriGa,n tn!rd.
The n lie and a qaurter was covered in
2:l0 Ia. After two days rain the sun
shone at the track. A field Of L! welt to
the lcsIs with Articulate and Greyfeld
favorites. Corrigan and Scotch F'lald rep
resented Burns and Wa:terhouse, and
were well supported, while Diderot was
played well. There was q delay of is
minutes at the post, due to the bad be-
havior of Greyfeld and some of the other
starters Aside from Articulata, the start
was a good one. Corrigan at once went
to the front. followed by Obia and Grey
field, with Nones and Eonic in the rear.
Corrigan continued in the lead, but Eonlc
who got through next to the, rail, took
command in the stretch. Nones, who was
forced to go wide on the turns, closed
fast, but Turner was forced to pull out
at the last eighth pole, losing some
ground. He finished reSoluteW, but could
not catch ionic, who won by tive lengths,
amid much enthusiasm. Corrigan was
beaten only a neck for second money,
" lille Black Dick was a close fourth The
event was worth Si,uuO " 1lt- N1Ai1iSA.
Eonic is four years old and was bred
IN the Ellerslie stud Of Captain N. ].
Hancock, Charlottesville, Va She was
sired by IIon, son Of Eolus, and famous
War Song, from Mermaid, dam Of Merry
Day, by imp. ST. Blaise.
Summary: Burns Handicap, value s1o,-
600, IA miles-Eonic, 90 q. Jackson), IL
to 1, won; Nones, 1909 (Turner), toll,
second; CorriEan, 103 CRansch), 6 to I,
third. Time, 2:l0 IA. Black Dick, Horton,
Diderot, Frangible, Articulate. Grayfeld,
The Fretter, Obia and Scotch Plaid also
ran. Nopes and Obia We're coupled as
Ryan entry; Corrgan and Scotch Plaid
as Burns 6 Waterhouse entry; Articulate
and Grayfeld as Smiths entry.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
e1,s of the Peninsula Fair Associat 1on
Tasley, Va, was lseld recently and the
following officers were elected: Judge ].
w. G. Blackstone. president; N w.
Mock, vicc-president, and Thomas s.
Hopkins, Taslcy, secretary and trea-
surer.
Mr.. L c. Justis was elected to fill the
vacancy in the Executive Committee
created by the death Of DR.. Charles l.
Harmanson. The fifth annual fair will
be held on August 5tll to Sth, inclusive.
The fair will be the first in the Virginia
MARYLAND Circuit. The next will be
about forty miles up the railroad at POGO
r1oke City, Nd. in Worcester county,
where an association has been recently
organized and 1862 will be the hrst lar.
George D. Bennett, one Of the best
known Of Virginia and North Carolina
horsemen, died at the National Stock
Yards, East st. Louis, Ill.,, on Monday,
the 18th instant, aged sixty years. His
death was due to pneumonia and came
after short illness. He was born near
Greensboro. N. c., and passed the greater
part of his life in his native State, his
residence during recent years having
been at Goldsboro. For many years past
he had been largely engaged as a buyer
and shipper: OF various grades OF horses
CT the western markets. Mr.. Bennett
cherished a strong fancy for trotters ana
vas regarded as a shrewd Judge Of form.
In the early eighties, with G. a. Pussy
as trainer and driver, he took the blue
bull mare Iona Guffin, 2:23 Id, down the
Grand Circuit line, and during later
years, with William chatham. to do the
teaminr. he had out Tannerine, 2:19 Ia;
Great Stakes, 2:2o; Rapid. s2:zz "a Eiliza
Ingram, 2:25 IL, and others, with which
he won money in the East and South
At the time Of his death he; conducted
sales stables in this city. Raleigh, and
coldsboro, N. c.. Mr.. Bennett was pos
sessed Of quiet, unassuming manners.
while a deep thinker and man OF quite
extensive business affairs.
A meeting Of the Board Of Directors OF
the Rappahannock Valley Agricultural
Fair Society was held at fredericksburg,
va, during the past week and the oates
of September Esd oath and 18th were
chosen for the Forthcoming fair and race
meeting. Considerable work was out
lined for the exhibition this fall. and it IS
likely to be the best ever held by the So
ciety. It's president. Captain AZ 81.
Rowe. who has served the society In that
..aanra .1tu4 md other" as well #4nr 9arAral