The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-18
DETAILS OF LAST
NIGHTS PERFORMANCES

Then the band will play and every
body Will sc home.
rha.tirs class called for the night was
that of local exhibitors. the condition pc
ing that the horse showed be owned BY
res,aent of Richmond, Manchester
Henrico and Chesterfield counties Ihere
was a cheer from the rapidly-nlinss seats
when Mrs. Allen Potts RODE INTO the
arena. hoiolng the ribbons over her hand
some bay geiding, Royal Rival. and these
cheers followed her course around the
ring.
g'nera We're nine entries In the class,
and thew were all good ones Horse was
TO count sixty per cent and runaoout
forty. Conformation quality. true all
around action and ability to 80 a pace
were the points to be Judged Inc hlsh-
1y-bred and smoothly-groomed beauties
enad around the ring and fairly spurned
the bark when the plaudits OF the crowd
greeted their splendid performance.
Miss Fortune. Mrs. Albert Young ahne
hay mare, was awarded the first prize.
and tt,e crowd gave her a round of o.
nlause as the blue ribbon was tied TO the
sn1endid mares headstall. The same eX-
hibitor got the second award also with
her brown gelding. Act-a-Bit. Mrs.Potts
ROYAL Rival got the third and j. T. An
derson's Westover fourth. Westover is
a splendidly-sized bay gelding. with fine
action, am. he evoked salvos of applause
as he went over the bark. lifting his teet
to his knees in front and to his hocks
behind
Horses in Harness,
Glass 3. for horses in harness. over Is
hands and not exceeding Is hands 3
inches was the next one called. There
were fourteen entries, and but three re-
sponded to the call OF the bugle. This
vas the prettiest harness class of the
evening and some Of the best ever seen
in the prize ring passed before an audi
ence that has never been surpassed.
David Harun. the favorite Of the Noun
tain View Farm stables, was an easy
favorite, and the applause that followed
his course around the ring was deafen-
ing. Connoisseurs picked Lady Wootton as
q better one, but the judges agreed with
the crowd for once, and the first honor
went to David Harm The crowd went
wild at this decision. and began to think
they were having a square deal. But the
crowd is not infallible and as it has not
near so good a chance for judging as
have the Judges, and its show of temper
was certainly too pronounced. The crowd
was too much elated with the success of
their favorite David Harun1, to care who
got the other ribbons. The third went
to Mrs Albert Young's Fortune, while
Lord Wootton. another Of the Drexel
string. captured the fourth prize. The
feature of this class was the cheering
that greeted MI. " est, who held the rib
bons over the winner. The crowd think
West is the whole thing. and when any
thing goes against him they show their
disapproval with vengeance.
Qentle,nen's Saddle Horses.
When class 81 was called a. beautiful
a lot as ever entered q tan bark arena
came into the. ring. There were Lightfoot,
the perfect son OF Feser. and a winner
OF blue ribbons at all Of the shows OF
the Virginia circuit; Robin A'Dair, Mrs.
Blair Johnson's beautiful bay gelding. by
Tecumseh; Goldenrod. good chestnut
high jumper; and Grey Dawn. owned by
DR.. F. D. Owsley, but bred and schooled
by Julian Morris, of Louisa county.
The judges were puzzled. Iightfcot and
Robin AFFAIR were both so nearly per-
feet that it was a toss-up as to which
would win. The crowd had no doubts.
and Lightfoot was their favorite from the
time he entered the ring until he left,
and when the blue ribbon was put on
the bay gelding. the Kisses were pro-
nounced, though they We're as nothing
to those that came in the next class. This
time the crowd was probably right, for
Lightfoot has perfect manners. magni-
fcent conformation and splendid style
His performa nee when the figure eight
was called Tor was much better than was
that of Robin A.Dair. It was hard
pair to pick out from, but the one with
a lady up won. and It was probably be-