The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-07
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Races Mark Mark. the the Annual ''
Celebration Of the War
renton Club.
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y-ARYENTON. VA, April G.--Ihe an
,,,,a, !, ccs of tho warrentoh Hunt Club
wcro held here this afternoon he courses
extending over the Bellaire and Kennedy
farms. ,$
,rhe first race was the polnt-to- point
Cor sweepstakes Of 50 each. p. p. Win a
silver cup presented by the WAR VAR
,e,ton Hunt Club TO the first in and $lo
ont a. thc stakes to the second. This race
VAS for horses hunted with Warrentton
hounds during season Of O3-'oi the tho,
roughbrcds carrying 170 pounds, and half'
breeds 100 pounds. The course was over ,
four miles Of fair hunting country In all
six horses were started, their owners pc
inc Mcssrs. IL G. Groome, Z, ~ clark
and j. S. Gaines. isH .7ts
,rhe open hunt sweepstakes took In
about four miles OF steepechase course
Horses hunted with any recognized pack
during '03-o4 were entered. half-breeds
carrying weights for age; thoroughbreds
carrying ten pounds above the scale OF
weights for age.
The race was for sweepstakes OF $40
each. y. D.. Of which not moro than
500 went to tho first and tho
balance Of stakes to the second six Horses
ran and were owned by Mcssrs. Leo II.
Martin, II. Asshctan Scott Carter. j.
X. MadGuS, Z. G. Daniels and Z. Wal
lace. E&@s, sg.s
In the farmers race sweepstakes
of So each, PIP, With SIS add
cd, went to the winner. The course was o
two mile one, thoroughbreds and half
breeds contrasting. a silver cup vas pre-
scented the winner by Wesmoreland Davis,
Esq. of Leesburg.
THE CUP RACE,
The cup race started In a meadow or
| the Portman Farm. all Of the riders max
| ing a bee line towards (" Bellair."3 I'irs,
into the enclosure, where the spectators
! Groomes S Quaker with John S. Gaines on
Mrs. Murphy closely III, his wake. At a
| fence near the finish at Kennedy's. Blaze
| Away, ridden by G.. Daniels, appeared to
Gaines on Mrs Murphy cleared and
won in glorious fashion. U. B. Benncr on
the, Quaker came in third. Both the first
| and second horses arc owned BY John S.
/ Gaines, of Warrenton.
! In the second race. the open hunt sweep
stakes, all Of the mounts made a pretty
the woods back Of Kcnnedys, il was
neck and neck over the last fence between
| Dion Kerr on Richard Wallace's Angel
and G. Daniels on ''Richdlicu.' Whips
and spurs We're vigorously rcsortcd to
Dion Kerr just winning the race Prot est
was made later and the winner found dis
qualified for the race, tho honors going to
the second horse. Gray Fox owned
BY James D. Maddox and ridden by f.
Ambrose Clarke, finished third. MIR. Leon
X. Martins horse, 'Ringlets." did moi
| finish. The. farmers race lacked the OK.
citcment OF tho rrevious contest. NIcGll
l on the WuUIpll horse In c.tl,
/! offered by Wcstmoreland Davis. OF Lees.
hurg; Iyson's horse. which, led the race
nearly TO the last, obstinatcly refused 6
stun fence Galloway on the third horse
| they were forced over amidst much split
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| a large leap year german was held here
| Tonight, Colonel Grenville Gaines len din
u, numerous local and visiting sporting