Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-15

groom accompanying. was as graceful an
animal as appeared In the ring. With per-
feet manners and easy stride. MI Grant
7 had more friends among the spectators
than the other drivers, evidently. Tor he
was warmly welcomed by groups here
& and there, and the behavior OF his bay
Eelding. Windward, was OF the incest
sort.
The large number of entries In this class
made decision very difficult. During the
delay incidental to a careful inspection
of runabouts, harness and appointments,
the seats were being rapidly filled by the
tardy folk.
There were many good ones shown. but
Lady Wootton was too fine to dispatch
her claim to blue ribbonship.
Lord yyootton and Lady Ma5orie
were put to the test by the judges to de
eide second position. The wonderfully
smooth action. grand behavior and SUI
perb conformation OF Lord Wootton save
him the red ribbon. Mr.. West contenting
himself with third place. while Mrs.
YouHgs Miss Fortune ranked fourth.
The victory. of Mr.. Drexel's choice pair
met with the hearty approval OF the spec
tators. In matter Of runabout. harness,
and appointments, to say nothing OF the
animals themselves. the Philadelphia
was beyond his competitors Lady
Wootton. the winner in this class. is
superb black mare, and as well behaved
as drtiful child. Her performance was
just shade better than her stable COM
panion Lord Wootton. They will be seen
in pair TIL, -sday night, and Will make
grand exhibition.
FAIRS IN HARNESS.
The pair horse class in harness brought
out limited number of entries. Mr..
Vests Fashion and Whirl were plainly
the popular favorites. Mr.. west mas a
dash in handling the ribbons that wins
friends for him and his teams always
Mr.. Richard Walloch handled DR.. Ows-
ley's handsome bay geldings, while Mrs
Toung's pair. Step-a-Bit and Act-a-Bit
were under control of coachman. The
chief drawback to Mr.. Vests pair was
the unmatched colors- In the matter OF
appointments Mrs. Young's pair showed to
better advantage than either Of the other
entries.
The first prize narrowed down very
quickly between Mrs. Toung's pair and
that of Mr.. West.
The judges took the reins and put the
pairs around the ring for few minutes
spin.
Mr. Vests pair had more knee action
than the rivals, but the general all-round
action of Mrs. Toung's pair was superior
BUT THE CROWD KISSED.
The decision was not Ions in coming,
and 1t was prominently correct. although
it was laudly Kissed, and when Mr. Wess.
who was awarded second prize. drove his
two torses-they couldn't. in the proper
sense of the term. be designated as q
pair-around the arena, he received an
ovation of sympathy. while the applause
for Mrs. Toung's blue ribbon winners was
light.
Mrwe.t's popularity must have In
1uenced the spectators to hiss the dects-
ion so roundly, by which his Fashion ana
Whirl were assigned to second place. for
the condition Of the class in which they
were entered called for a pair. not merely
two horses. but matched horses. and
however handsome was the action of Mr.
Vests pair. they suffered the drawback
of being too oddly mated: apart from this
fact. step-a-Bit and Act-aBit are fine,
snowy animals of good substance and
conformation. and there was no technical
reason why they should be deemed In
ferior to the pair displayed by Mr.. West
last night in this class. however good
his were. DR.. Owsley's Rajah and Pasha
were placed third.
LADIES SADDLE HORSES.
Robin A'Dair, Mrs. Blair Johnson
owner and up. won the first prize and
silver trophy cup in Glass q. for ladies'
saddle horses. Robin Affair is a large
bay se,ding with four white feet, and
was the handsomest horse of the six that
competed in the class. Lightfoot, the
snowy black OF McComb and Boro, ridden
by Miss Daniels, was given second place,
justly earned it for his graceful gaits.
Mrs. Allan Potts won third prize on
Royal Rival, and was perhaps the most
warmly welcomed rider in the arena
during the exhibition of this class. The
fourth prize went to Ell Captain, belonging
to w. S. Forbes 6 Sons, and ridden by
Mrs. Putnam. The other saddle horses
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