The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-14
EVENTS IN DETAIL
The Story of the Equine Winners is
Picture sque,y Told.

The big amphitheatre was rapid! liiI
ing IN with people. and its interior, say
with bunting and Respondent WIN f"
myriad OF electric lights, was fast DC
coming even gayer with the bewltchlis
gowns of fair women when the pusie
called the first class into the tanoark
arena. Each led by long REM lhere
pranced into the ring a half dozen star
lions, as If they spurned the ground
,Ipon which they trod. Jobs word pic
ture of the war horse was brought WV
idly to mind as the proud creatures were
shown around the ring, scorning almost
to touch the earth.
The class was open to hackneys, thor
ouslteseds, trotting. coach and ponA
stations, and the miscellaneous COLLECTION
entered gave the judges dlincult task.
Each was a good representative OF ms
class. but It Is difficult to judge small
pony beside a horse rising sixteen hands,
or to determine the relative merits OF
a hackney and trotting stallion The
blue ribbon was awarded Mrs John
C;erken's Brandon, a chestnut hackney
stallion, with very high knee and hook
action and Of perfect conformation. he
was the most SNOWY horse IN the ring,
and his selection for the first honor met
with the approval of the audience, wnich
showed It's approval by prolonged clap
ping.
Colonel Barton II. Grundy's Javanais
got the red ribbon and w. II. Vests
king Brine the yellow. The white was
awarded D. Eugene Blocks black trot-
ting stallion. Lord Chancellor, by Dare
Devil Princess May, who is half brother
TO the famous The Abbot. LORD Chan-
cellor has been worked quarters III :Si,
and has mark of 2:1.,
With a promptness that made the Ma
IIhpp horses Wcro
about they must play second fiddle, the
buslcr sounded the call for the second
class of the evening, that for horses
and rinabouts. There were ten entries,
and they were all of the highest class.
The handling of them, too, was magnin-
cent, and some of the best WHIPS III the
whole country held the ribbons over the
beauties. which. according to the specl-
fications should have true all-around
action and ability to go pace. All
ten seemed TO come UP to the REQUIRE
ments. and there was ripple after ripple
OF applause as the horses were specdeu
around the arena until the spoKes III tnc
wheels were invisible. At one time JACK
ponnelly, who WAS driving a splendid
chestnut geldnE, dropped one or ms
rcins and for an instant 1t seemed tnut
a smash was imminent, but nc QUICKLY afas
gathered il up again, ana re" pcopie ''"''
saw the incident
Mrs. John Gerken, with her chestnut
celtIfne. Newsboy, who Is no novice at
wearing ribbons, captured the blue from
G. Trowbrldge HOLSTERS Elevation, the
red going to the latter. DR.. w. o. Wood
ends bay selding, Paul, driven by the
famous whip, Charles Fownes, was
awarded the third honor, while the fourth
was riyen Brutus, handsome brown
relding. exhibited by Mrs W. S. G. Will
Hams.
Ponies in harness, not exceeding four
teen hands one inch, was the next class,
snd the hugle brought out six entries,
AcRae having been scratched by Duncan
Wright
Three of the contestants seemed TO be
very evenly matched, and the crowd WIS
unable to settle which ono deserved It's
favor. Mrs. Woodend, driving Harmony,
n brown marc, and her husband. holding
Inc ribbons over Pitter Patter, splendid
bay geld!ng,. With fine action, seemed TO
he contcndiitg. for first honors with MIS-
Gerken. Who herself tolled Towthorpe
Queen, a stocklly built bay mare, WHO
had action that put her in good company
and high UP. There was no hestancy on
the part OF the judges, however and the
blue ribbon was awarded with general
satisfaction TO Pitter Patter. and the red
10 Harmony first and second honors go
Ing to the Woodend stables, Mrs. Gerker
got the third, and the fourth went &c
Duncan Wrlghts Druid, a diminut've but
quite handsome brown stallion.
There were only three entries o. the
next class, four-in-hand road teams, hui
their excellence made up for the dellcleh'
cy in numbers, aud the driving OF Charles
F'ownes. who fooled DR., Woodend's splen'
did team evoked more enthusiasm thar
anything else of the evening, unless II
were the winding OF the horn by Or