Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-18

evidence a s last night, cheers reSOundlnS
as Mr.. West and his teams made the cir
cult. the crowd having heard that he had
withdrawn his entries and taking this
method of demonstrating it's approval of
his reconsideration of that determination.
In the single harness class, in which the
ma gnificent David Harum captured the
blue ribbon, Mr.. West made his first ap-
pearance, and it was in the nature of an
ovation such as no other person has been
accorded and no other horse. AS the su-
perb animal made the circuit of the show
ring, the sections took w the hand clap
ping, and the ripple Of sound followed
around and around the ring. Again,
when the same ,slzilful driver appeared
with his great four and his faultless coach
the demonstra ton of approval was re-
newed, and continued until the team was
very unexpectedly sent to the stables
Then the demonstrations took another
turn. the partisan crowd very inconsider-
ately and unjustly. Kissing Mrs. Youngs
and DR.. Owsley's drivers, who certainly
had no responsibility for the ruling out
of the Mountain View four If there
had been any doubt that Wyeth & Vests
teams and turnouts were favorites this
storm of hisscs for his competitors, inno-
cent of any blame, was abundant, albeit
unjust. testimony.
Accidents; Incidents.
The evening was in every sense the most
exciting and prolific of accidents and in
cidents, which. fortunately, were without
serious results and served to add i'm
mensely to the zeSt of the occasion Every
one deplored the mishap to Miss Shelton,
and every one rose to his feet or leaned
forward in his seat, while many uttered
cries Of horror or alarm. There was uni
yerSal pleasure when one of the Judges
announced that the plucky young eques-
trienne was not seriously, and, indeed,
only slightly hurt Again, when Mrs.
Thurmans mount, Jack of Diamonds,
slipped and spilled her, there was nomen-
tary excitement which in a moment was
converted into a great demonstration OF
applause when the plucky rider, with
great skill and presence of mind, slipped
from beneath the falling horse and. dis
entangling her foot from the stirrup quick
ly arose. There was Whirlwind of ap-
plause and eloquent admiration when she
remounted and turned the noble animal
again toward the fence.
Some Notable Visitors.
The attendance of prominent visitors
was noteworthy, though not SO many
were observed as on other evenings. Easi-
~ the most striking group observed was
the trio consisting of Governor Monta-
que, Major-General Fitzhugh Lee. and
Hon Lewis Nixon. the last-named a Nlr-
giniap. for many years resident OF
New York city. head of a large ship
building concern, and lately leader of
the Tammany, Hall Democracy. Governor
Montague and Ex-Governor Lee were IN
Colonel Grundy's box when the distln-
guished young New Yorker was present
ed. and the three were standing in lux-
1apoSition. within view of the entire au-
dience. Governor Montague afterwards
returned to box 3D. where Mrs. Monta-
que was. and curing the evening held
quite a levee. His box was almost con-
tinually the objective point of visitors,
and the executive was kept on his feet
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