The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-12
TO-DAY,s EVENT!


TO-DAY,S EVENTS.
Tomorrow there is more jumping,
sporting. tandem and park saddle classes,
and it will prove the most interesting day
of the meet, which, unless the judges
acquire more speed, Will not close untll
Friday.
The first classes were those Of quick
draft mares and foals and gated saddlers
and foals and one up yearlipgs and two
year ODDS When the three-year-olds. III
harness, were brought in the real interest
began Seven beautiful specimens OF
horsehesh were trotted into the ring to
appropriate vehicles and the dust flew
as they whirled about the arena It was
difficult to determine which was the best,
but the blue was finally awarded to Bet,
a beautiful roam mare, belonging to
George Frazier and Son. of Upperville
When class nine was called no less than
sixteen r-year-ods came under the eyes
Of the Judges and there was not one OF
them unworthy of prize kentucSy
Babe. a beautiful sorrel mare, got the
award of the blue ribbon, and the crowd
in the grandstand showed that they
agreed with the Judges.
SPLENDID SADDLE HORSES.
Glass sixteen brought out three Of year
old gated saddlers. They were shown IN
fat walk, a dog trot, fiat trot and can
ter. They moved with the ease and grace
that seems to belong to the horses bred
in this sectnon of the State. Fashion, a
sorrel mare, whose gaits were the poetry
| of motion, got the blue.
Ten fine gated saddlers responded to
! the call for class seventeen. No finer
! collection of saddle horses could be gotten
| together in any State or country. 1t
! was a beautiful exhibit. The award hnally
went to Lady Pendleton, sorrel mare
rs N.Y.
Fork, Va.
| After a recess for lunch two splendid
four-in-nand teams entered the arena and
there was as fine an exhibition of daring
and spirited driving as has been seen at
Madison Square or anywhere else.
FOUR IN HAND.
| CORTLAND H. Smith held the ribbons
| over his team of blood bays while Rich
/ ard Wallaclz fooled Colonel r. II. Dula-=
! ney's browns round and round the ring
! in the most dashing style, the leaders al
| a canter and the wheelers at a trot and
| latel. with all four in a spin at a sweeping
| gailop.
| The hays got the blue ribbon and the
| browns the red.
/ Then the hunting classes were brought
/ in, and those who were eager before be-
| came excited. Thirteen three-year-olds
came in, and after a contest remarkable
/ for the number of clean jumps and the
| fine display of horsemanship, CORTLAND
Smiths Skitteren got the blue. H. NJ.
/. I.uttereiTs Atlanta was a close second.
| and out Of the thirteen ten made records
i highly creditable for green hunters.
l The four-year-old hunters gave the
4 show of the day. There were twenty
1 seven in the ring. and as fine looking
/ and brawny a lot as one could wish to
see. The hurdles were put up to four
3 feet but the youngsters took them beau
4 TRULY and there were several clean scores
i and half dozen more who had only the
slightest tip marked against them.
I SPLENDID DASH.
&! The open-to-all hunters class was rep
i resented by nine horses well versed in
4 going over timber. and with the bars at
1 five feet several of them made perfect
4 scores.
4 blue ribbon, having made a clean perform
q ance and taken the hurdles with an ease
8 and dash rarely equaled.
q Summaries: Class five, quick draft
mares and foals, SIS. SO and s5-H r.
4 Chamblin first. G. D. Hodge second.
Z Johnson Russell third.
Glass twelve-Judging first; gated sad
3 one entry.
Glass six. one-year-old, quick draft.
q SIS. $40 and SIS a. Gibson first, w. S.
Simpson second, ". H Carter third.
4 Glass rteen-Judging first; yearling,
gated saddle; r. II. Gray.
i Glass seven. two-year-old. quick draft.
SIS, SO and s5-W. S. Richardson first.
Dr. L. Z. Settle second. Henry simpens
s third.
Glass fourteen. two-year-old. gated
q saddle, SIS, $40 and $5-T. L. Simpson
8 first. E. Il. Redmond second. T. Frazier
i third.
8 Glass eight. three-ye quick draft.
q $40. SO and s5-Bet. M. George Frazier
& e Son, first; y ohm, 8. g. by Philadelphia,
. r.. q. a dams second Flint by M. 4
81 Dunbar, third.