The Washington times., 1903-10-27
BANNER RACING DAY
At BRIGHTWOOD TRACK
Count Robert Beats Lady B.-Severai
Races Postponed on Account
of Darkness.

The Brightwood Driving and Riding As
sociation yesterday afternoon held it's
banner meet Of the season The high
winds. which blew great gusts Of dust
IN the faces OF the horses. drivers, and
spectators made the day unfavorable
for the sport and fast time proved al
most an impossibility under the circum-
stances. The event which attracted the
most interest was the match race for
500 "A side between Count Robert, Lady
B.. Easy Mark. and Joe d. This and
the wagon race i'm which only two
horses. Happy Russell and General
BeaIe. were entered. were the only ones
finished. as there were so many split
heats that Il became too late to run Off
all the events. Il is unlawful 10 race az
ter dark Therefore the other races had
10 be left undecided while the running
race was called of before the last heat
of the trotting match. which Count Rob
ert won in hollow style from Lady b.
This race vas exciting in each of the
FIVE heats except the last. All Of the
finishes were close. with Count Robert
and Lady b always the contenders.
An accident occurred in the last race
at mile for which the fastest horses
in the city were matched As the field
swung into the homestretch. the first
time around. Nellie r. driven by r.
Rackey. collided with Captain Marian.
driven by Clayton Farhney. a wheel
was broken on each suihy. Mr. Rackey
stopped his horses. but Captain Marian
continued for a part of the course. with
Mr.. Farhney. saving at the reins. Nat
urally. the horse and sulky went in the
direction in which they were guided by
the broken wheel. and crashed into the
fence. smashing the remaining wheel
No one was hurt. Harry c. easily woT
the race.
The third race was called at the enc
of the fourth heat Mamie d. won two
OF them and Happy Pat and Roy Ia
each one. As the conditions Of the rae,
called for the best three in I'VE heats. Il
win have TO be run over tomorrow. Tn,
running race viii also take place tomor
row
A 75-yard dash was arranged fol
Georgetown students. and the flrst heaf
resulted in tie between Dougherty ant
Brennan. and the second was won by
Staples. with Newton second. IN tn,
final. Dougherty beat Brennan by abou
two inches. Handsome silver cups wer,
given TO the first and second men. an,
the third received a silver medal
The summaries.
First race-Purse 800; one mile. FRS
heat--Lady B. won. Count. Robert sec
ond. Joe d. third. Time. 2:nsk Sec
ond heat-Count Robert won. Lady b
second. Joe ID. third. Time. 2.47. Third
heat-Lady B. won. Easy Mark second
Count Robert third. Time. 2:4- Fourth
beat-Comt Robert won. Lady 3. sec
ond. Easy Mark third Time. ZAP
Fifth heat-Count Robert won, Lady
y. second Easy Mark third Time
2.461k Count Robert finished first II
the third heat. with Joe d second. bu
both were disqualified on account o.
fouling
Second race-One mile to wagon
First heat-General Beale won, Happ,
Russell second Time, 2:47- Secons
heat-FIappy Russell won, Genera
BeaIe second. Time. 2.f71z. Third hea
Happy Russell won. General Beah
second. Time, 2-53.
Third race-One mile. purse 500
Happy Pat won. Little Pearl second
Mamie D. third. Time, 2.51. Secon'
heat-Roy Hal won. Little Pearl sec
ond. Happy Pat third. Time. 2.JiH
Third heat-Ma1nie j. won. Little Pear
second. Happy Pat third. Time. 2.511z
Fourth heat-Mamie y. won. Littl
Pearl second, Happy Pat third Time
2.f'k
Fourth race-One mile; purse. Harr
c won. Happy Russell second, Matti
{. third. Time. 2-35.
75-vard dash for Georgetown students
First beat-staples won, Newton second
Time. 0.0s Is. Second heat-Doughert
won. Brennan second. Time. 0.os =.
FinaI-Dougherty won, Brennan second
Staples third. Time o:oslz.