The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-14

your druggist, wh9 , VII gnara,ntese shat
Miles Medical Co.., Elkhart, Ind
come up handily, third. Time. s:b5.
Mr.. Taylor rode a beautiful race.
The last event on the card was far and
away the event OF the day. The track
record, held by the great steeplcchase
horse. "Trilon." ridden By Mr.. Ernest
Hayes. was broken. .Trillion." who the h
same year won the Grand NATIONAL"
ran the course in 4:5s but Follow on
Tapped by "Leda Woodlands,''s knocked s
of 0 rs seconds from his time. and made A
the new record OF 4:4s LIS.
The race was open and was run under
these conditions: About two and one half n
miles; purse. $3.50. 500 to the first horse,
and soto the second. Entrance fee. SO.
Gentlemen riders. Open to horses owned
by members Of hunt clubs In Virginia. X
Maryland and District Of Columbia. Ma
tional steeplcchase and Hunt Assocta.-S5
ton weights, which are as follows Four.
year-olds. 1i5 pounds; five-year-olds. is9
pounds M six-year-olds and over, 166 Y
pounds. Mares allowed five pounds and z
gcldings three pounds. IIalf-brcds all
lowed ten pounds under the above scale.
but no horse to carry less than 1870 Y
pounds. Overweight allowed in all races.
Mr.. Dion Kerr had the mount on Leda
Woodlands Mr.. Gathright was up on
the local entry, Miss Chaffin; Mr.. Leo
Evans rode rPunctuali'. Mr.. Robert
Taylor was up on Follow on and Mr.
Buck" I.anghorne rode his mare Cur
rant" The course was the same MS run II
BY the Deep Run contingent.
The field got away well and MIS-
Chaffin went out 10 the front. followed
by Punctua1. Ida Woodlands, Follow
on and Currant In the order named. At
the second jump Punctual refused. and
although he got over and trailed, II was h
all over with his chances. He stopped
short at the fifth jump. Currant ST epped
Hin a hole after clearing the seventh jump 9
and went down heavily, throwing his
rider. who very gamely remounted and
went after the leaders. Current fell gain
at the NINTH jump and Was down and out
Mr.. Langhorne was unhnrt. Miss Chaffin
Ida and Follow On were all going strong
and fencing finely. On the second time
around Mr.. Taylor and Mr. Kerr, botngs
went after Miss Chanin. and passing
her. ran practically Tapped. over me
fourth jump and down the flat TO REQ
hot finish Every person in the cr s'a,
was on tip toe and 1t looked like n dead
heat. AS they came under the wire NJ
Taylor's mount led by a neck and the
crowd went wild with enthusiasm.
There were cheers and cheers again
when the time was announced and II was y
known that the track record was broken
Follow On was first, Ida Woodlands
second. and Miss Chaffin third Time. Y
4:4s 1-5.s g. 8
The stewards OFT the meet were MessrsS5
]. 4. White, j. r.. Anderson and Allen
potts. Starter, Mr.. WI. Carter. Clerk
Of the course, Mr.. II. A.. $. Brine.
Reception Follows.
The reception held within the club en-
c,osure and In the clubhouse after the
races was the social event Of the spring
season. More than four hundred OF the
was alive with brilliant color Smau
tables we're set upon the green and
handsome luncheon was served.
Thc club parlors were specially at,
tractlve in their decorations OF red ana
white roses, showing the hunt colors ing ~,
the smoothly shaven green lawn doll W.,
with groups Of gay and animated maid
ems. having their escorts. and chaper'o7 'ls
In attendance. =.
,rhe ladies' who were the hostesses OF
t,,e occasion Included Mrs Charles 8Cotfs-
rnp pinckney, Mrs. H. G. Beattie. Mrs
A j. Montague, Mrs. Joseph E.tN :,
Mrs. frank w Christian, Mrs. George
Ben Johnston. Mrs, Otwayl 9, Allen, MT g. Z
John Shelton Williams Mrs. Joth ~
Branch, Mrs. s, Dabney crensha y, M.s'
Fl. %, baskerville, Mrs. J, Scott Parpisn,S
Mrs. Horace S. Halves. Mrs. william Hue-a
car Misses stewart Misses Atkinson,
Misses Sophie White, Claudia Paimer,
Louise Whtlock, Octayia Crensha y,
Frances Scott, Mary Buford ana L's y
o Amongst those present were MI; and
Mrs. pnc.ney, Mr.. and Mrs. Wllllan,s,
Mr.. and Mrs. Baskerville Mr. and Mrs'
crossnian, OF Pennsylvania; Mr. and Mrs;
Noroso,S Mr.. and Mrs. Halves, Mr.. ana
Mrs, Wengen M. and Mrsi lana ans MIS-
Crenshaw, Mr.. and Mrs. I'LL. M. ana
Mrs. SRoyall, Mr. and Mrs. Mayo, Nj and
Mrs, Alien, Mi, and Mrs. starke, Mr..
ana Mrs, MILFORD, MI. and Mrs. 5Toaa,
Mr., and Mrs. Young, MI. and MIS-. h Na1
ilton, Mr.. and Mrs, Parrish. Mr., ana ME- Ms
Fairfax Montague Mr.. and Mrs. Beattie'
Mrs. Marsh, Misses Cameron. urqunarI,
Cannon, Crump, Palmer Langhorne, eaRe!-
ton, Ostcrloh, Royal, Reed, Goraon, rut,
cell, Hebbard, Davenport, Anderson al, atiu
llans, j, n. Anderson. ], z, J. Ahq 1srs
G.. w Smith, Leo Evans, Percy EYatls'
Dion Kerr, c. sW. Spicer, David lluhlop'
William Gray, II. A. Williams, - t l,.c.l'
ney OF South Carolina; Hon., John I1on-
ner r Hon. HalAFlood. Cunningham Hall
Thomas b. McAdams, sydney Buford, !,
A. White, Robert M, Taylor Allen Potts,
", j. Carter. II. A. s. Brine. John ,on'aa
I'm w. II. Langhorne, 9. y. =, . Sorh as
g. @. Scott NJ dec, Hohson, ., g 7, poE .'ss
". o. Young, II, D. Meanley, ID .. sy V.
nor, !. NJ. Vaughan. Ewerett Wadoey,A
Everett Waddey, Jr. ", o, No!tlng, ~ Nr r
Noting. d, II. Ellington and Mr. AtE'1's'
ton.
Miss Barbara O Kear. Of Louisa coun-
ty, who has been visiting Mrs. ], s. Lear
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