The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-21
'QU|CKST[P WINS.
. The ITCH RACE
Defeats Bohemian j
Over the Two Nile
Course.
CROWD THRONGS
DEEP RUN TRACK
Runners Travel Side by Side for
Mile and a Half-"Tireless"
Defeats tom Walker
in Half Mile Dash
in Excellent
Time.

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Two thousand people saw "Quickstep,"
owned BY Mr.. Blanchard Forbes, defeat
Mr.. John Thomas Andersons \" Bohemian
joe In d match race at two miles on
tho mile track Of the Deep Run Hunt
Club on yesterday afternoon.
Society was out in full force, as was
tho hunting set, while representatives OF
the sporting professions were not Lack
ing.
The day was perfect and tho track was
in excellent condition; and while the
time, three minutes 50 seconds, was a
disappointment, there can be no doubt
butS that the hest horse won out. and
the result was q satisfactory proof of
the merit OF the matched horses.
The Deep Run Hunt Club possesses as
beautiful a race course as can be found
anywhere. Honeysuckle hedges surround
the course; the inf1eld Is a mass OF
green, punctuated by formidable steeple-8
chase jumps. while the back stretch runs
close to great pine forest. against
which the gay colored silk Of the riders
show with peculiar effect. q IL
4 Although tho match was set for five
o'clock, as early as four the parking
space began to I'LL. and when the horses
We're called, at 5:15 o'clock. not less
than 2,OO0 people Wildly cneered tno pa
rade. Isl & . I'd ssa
Mr.. Andrew H. Christian was chosen
Judge; Mr.. Jennlfer, time-keeper, and Mr.
Graham Hobson, clerk of tho course and
starter. yS fS "a M 81!
Neither the mare or the; gelding is.
thoroughbred, although Quicksiep was
sired by the. well-known Qua rdsnan ,
and Bohemian Joe'''2 by Bohemian The
mare carried III pounds. while the geld
ling was required to take up l54
The Race Begins. s
81 AtS5:15 o'clock the track was cleared:
and the Judge instructed the gentlemen
riders Air.E III. q. Beattio4was upot, ME-
Andersons Bohemia n Joe,''..s while Mr.
!. Blanchard Forbes rode his own "Quic!tTs
step. The choice of positions fellsto Mr.
Forbes who chose the rail-. It was no.
tlced that Mr.. Beattie carried PLAIN
wooden scraper instead of a cutting
whip, on account, 1t is said, Of the dis
like of his mount to the ordinary bat
Mr.. Hobson lined them up and sent
them away at the very first break, both
going under the wire together as though
they werc coupled. 81 Is
For one and q half miles the race was
as pretty contest as anyone could ask
for during all that long journey, day
light never appeared between the run
.ners. and for tho greater part Of the trip
1t was meek and neck ~ week ago.
when the same horses ran, Mr.. Taylor
on Quckstep had trailed and won, out
on the run in, but on yesterday Mr..
knowing the danger of taking liberties
with such an expert race rider as Mr..
Beattie.
The first quarter was run In rs Sec
.onds tho half In IS 1-2 and the mile IN
1856 AS the mare and gelding raced un-5
der the wire, the first time around, a
great shout wentup for 1t was "a race.
and the crowd appreciated that fact.
On to tho half they Went stu Tapped.
reaching the poe in 25S. and then sud-
denly tho mares head began to show
to the front. At the last quarter q
length separated them. and as they raced
down the stretch daylight opened wider,
until there were three full lengths be-
tween when "Qulckstep" flashed under
tho wire.
Rode Excellent Race.
Mr.. Forbes rode an excellent race, keep
Ing his head and judging his run IN 70
n second. Mr.. Beatte. on morse that
was clearly outclassed, rode oleverly, as
he always does and 1t Is no fault OF his
that his mount was> not first under tho
wire. The time was minutes, So sec
onds. the last half mile having been
run in the slow time OF l:Ol.
Both horses were pretty we'll finished.
and squeezed to the last drop, 81
Bass, OF Acca Stock Farm, trained
puIcks.ep, and Mcdaniel had charge OF
bohemian Joe,
The match was for sf0 and Tor SIDE
bets, the amounts Of which were not
disclosed,
The time OF the race was ms follows:
Quarter nile. 26 seconds: half mile. b5ls
seconds; three-quarter mile. l:2G; mile,
/ :56: one and quarter mile, 2:26' ona
and a half mile, 2:5S; one and three-1unr'
ter mile, S:2ols; two miles, 1893,
The sine. 80, Is four. seconds slowel 2
than the time made by Quckstep on
Saturday, May lath, at the Deep Run
meet. when she went the distance In
s:5s, with "Bohemian Joe" at her GUAR.
ters. fsG1
Equine Epilogue.
AS an equine ep'losue. Messrs. Jenn'ferr
mile for $50 n side. Mr.. Jenn'fer rode his
clean bred ''Tireless.' by ENQUIRER. and
Mr.. Waddey got up on his "Tom Walk
err a thoroughbred son OF "Eon,
The horses were sent TO the half mile
pole and ran the last four furlongs OF
the, track. It WAS q red hot race ana
battle from start to finish down sne
E SIreICUA NlT.s JrlINlS't ="
Of II, ana landed "rireless" under tho
wire a half length in front OF TON
Walker" IN H2% seconds
Those Present.
Amongst those present were Mrs, WI
lara Mr.. and Mrs A. III. Christian, Mr.,
and Mrs. John u, Potts. Mr., and Mrs
Rowe, Dr. and Mrs. O. a. crenshaw,G
Colonel Alexander Cameron Mrs Cross
man, Mss Cameron, Mr., and Mrs, ]. D
Blar, Miss Pegram. pr ". l. oppen',
himer. Miss Ross, Miss CLAUDIA paimef
&c. Christian, MISS Christian. MisS
Montague, Miss Helen Martyr. Mrs, A.
i Montague, Nj, and Mrs, = D. Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c, Beattie, Mt ana