The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-11

he1ore ar. an audience of fair proportions
occasional " nthusiastio and at all tineaS
Responsive. res the fifth " ri lchmond 4 Horse
snow snow beg began last light with d perfor1a1
4ance altlcs introducing some OF the crack /
I lA1's horses OF the country In series Of
that promise much for the remai inder nf
this exhibition. s5s3
Few misllaps and no serious accidents
narred the pleasure OF the first even
ing. In the class for heavy hunters
Jack" |" owned by Howard yyllets, vent
# down dow at the bars, hurling Dick DON
nelly, the famous whip over; his head
and causing mlx-up that brought half
) the crowd to It's feet. Donnelly wa up
In flash, and before the audience had I
time to recover from It's fright hnd
~ ack' safely over the last two jumps.
Y ttelief found vent in enthusiasm, and tho
) NewSY orker, unhurt except for a palned
hut not broken shoulder, was heartily
cheered out Of the ring. S$ A IA s,5 Il s8
Later 4ate IN the evening Sidney EIalloway
was was sent s1 sprawlins into the tanbark, II
and another thrill shot through the
building. Halloway was riding Zone
y rios In the class for, hunters pairs
with his sister, Miss Marian Holloway, 4
Who was mounted on Buck 2 Z 'Onerios,,R
crossed his Legs at the turn and wen u
down in a heap. throwing his rider and
pulling his bride entirely OF. Mr.. Hollo-
way was unhurt. and took the remain
Ing jumps in good style. Y s 4
+ The crowd was slow In arriving, and
did not at any time number more than
2,5oo people II that many, This, how
ever, Is by; no means discouraginE,8 A
opening nights being In tho nature or
things tentative The horses have not
yet warmed up to the work. and tha
people, realizing this. are corresponding
ly slow In turning out. Tonight tha8i
show viii he on In full swing. and half
again as many, even more, Will likely
be there to Sc 1t o r.. This is already In
dcated ny the sale OF seats reported By
the management.
When the bugla call sounded bring-@
Ing the first class of harness horses into 4
the rims, the major portion of the boxes
We're filled. and a number Of the res
served seats were occupied. Desplte the
empty rows, which as the evening sped
on gradually became occupied the scene
was a striking one. Beneath the blaze
OF myriad arc lights beautiful women
richly gownad and sending a flood of
Jewels here and there as they moved a
about chatted gayly across the box rail-
ings and into the promenade crowded
contingent was thicker than ever hang
Ing across the bars or patiently standing.
unmindful Of (sorely warm feet and
aching backs. or In one end the band \
kept UP a flame of lively music that
took tho edge off the long waits and
made the moments pleasant whether
there was a horse on the tanbnrk or not.
"underwriter." owned by Jay F. Car-
lise of New York. was tho first In the
ring and Underwater was that took
the first blue ribbon. The horses in this
class, with the exception Of Carlisle's.
were shown to gigs. Virginia" and
West Virginia., g. w. Watson's fine
pair, made their bow to the public and
carried off the red and tho white. Dun-
lops Derby" a popular entry, captures
the third prize.
The first class produced nothing ex- i
traordlnary. and the crowd was cold In
terest was slow In making itself mani
fest. Four saddle horses came into the
ring. and after heing put through q tho- e.
roughgoins test by Or, Q, Shirley
Carter, who, In swallow tall and silk top.
rode each around the arena, went OUT
with the blue to Mrs Allen Potts's king
OF Hearts, an award that evoked the e
first applause OF the evening. M
Things now began to take ON life, Ans y
other elias was Judged without much or Il
q demonstration from the crowd, and then
tho tandems appeared. attracting instane
attention. Fo,Snes, the noted whip, VIII 4
a style that caught the audience, drove n
q. W. Watson's great team. "l1nrd Isal-
timore,, and my Maryland and took VI
thu hnA, amid hearty anplanss. The ctaxs