The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-07-15
PRIZES AND RACES
Winners Of Ribbons At Horse
Show.
THE RACES RUN IN THE MUD
Second Days Program Postponed to Friday
Notes. Etc

Notes, ETC.
The program OF the Horse Show ON
the first day was finished in the rain and
some of the best sport of the day occur
red between and o'clock. after con
siderable portion Of the crowd had lcit
between the showers for home.
II was nearly > O'Clock when the first
race was called aud the track was very
heavy. The horses ran in shower ui
water and mud In both OF the stecplr-
chas,s horses icll I'm the first Dion Kerr s
Firchy Tell heavily at the first Jump. The
hors. laid like dead for fifteen minutes.
but she finally got ON her ieetand limpcd
to the stable. The negro boy who rode
her was quite badly hurt FipilY having
rolled over him in the TALL.
In the second steeplrchasr Blair John
sons Aladdin Tell at the first jump. aud
leaving his rider ON the ground followed
the horses over portion Of the course
and took one jump riderlcss. lie WAS
caught. the rider remounted and started
ont again over the long course. hoping
To yet third places. but the rider WAS
heavy and used poor Judgment. 80 Alad-
din Tell again at the water Jump and r-
fused To get mp until the race WAS over
When this report closed Wednesday the
ponies Were being Judged.
Ponies. = cntrics-David Dunlop's De
flight LIST. Dunlup's Moving Pictures md
Portncr Bros Annahurg Sd.
Corinthian Class. open To all hunters
81 entrics-Alrs Allen Potts Freight
LIST. C. r. Iloofi. Jr. :, Commonwealth
ind. Ii. C. Beattie's Deep Run Bird
Ladies Green Hunters, Is entries
Mrs Blair Johnson's The FayOritc. LIST.
Purtner Brothers Stolen Kisses 2nd. L..
d. Bcnner's Souhrtte 3D.
Special Ladies' Class. q cntrics-pavld
Dunlop's Ser-Me-Go, driven 10y Mrs. Blair
Johnson. LIST: Dunlop's Watch Me- 2nd.
\. Randolph Towards Dr. Ricd :id.
High School Horses cntrie~-T. IL.
Tamplrt = Columbus list. Tamplet Lady
Trazlc 2d
Roadslrrs. : cntries-David Dunlop
joe list. Leonard Person Moro Wilkes
ID. e. j. KiNey's Miss Wilkes ;id.
Pairs ian Harness. 2cntricS-Da,id Duu-
hops D,tht aud Sup'riH LIT. \. Ran.
dulph Howard = Idaho aud ldau-lla 2d.
Pair ul Hunters. - eutrc~-Dhyid Dun
lup'~ Nancy lc.. aud Irish Madgr LIST, ;.
Russell Smiths P9lr 2nd T. W. smith :
pair 3rd.
Saddle llor~,s-l>t prizeSlO 2nd ST..
Bird -. Eight cntrlrN-IoIthrI Bros e.
'Jolly Boy ! II, Pager \ Ok"s Juhllan'
2nd. David Dunlop'S Prince George :id.
Park Tauden~-Fir~t prizr $40. second
50. third ribbon Five cntric~-bavid
DuuInp'. Wnfrh-Nr and S.s-Alc-.tO LIST
Dunlop Derby ana superior -hd. MIS-.
Allen Pott Eiilli"ht ald l''dllh' ''d.
TIM RACES
Rnnuiug-llali "a milo Gash Open To-
ALL Ten starters. Purse 50. "i Mmch
SD &" ~'eond. S''o L" lmid. H. VI.
IaNiur Monsoon won. Nrh~ h'o~ '
llad -hi Beaver yam N.'i', 'tH'' '''''
Ni"'plr'hnN.. l"r '('li'"'i I'""'''S
/ IW" mics. Fl'">lailrlN. uI-' > -
ui " hl-h 50 q" - coma. : 10" %" ,ii'Iu.
j. H. tnllitn Miss 'hlihu won. I"Il-
ner llns uriiNlihs L'lu'hv' -h"' y.
II. Smiths Palm Room 3d. IL was DO
this race that fiwiN nad such % severe
fall.
Running hu7-luart'r hli' "lS".
Open 10 all. Niifr'ntilrS. hlt ohli I"uI
started. Fur~r S'l, oi Whlrh : - L" SEQ
ond. - To thlrd. J.. \. llmNinln Nrii-
try won. Wells ifro- I'M" I'iI'i''i>f -I'''
Dan Gntn Nanlil" 'idWaN "d
Stceplcchasi'-lWu miles. open To- nll.
Three starters. Purse 500. oi which
$50 10 second. SD go third. 4. II. Hun
Ramps lula Woodland won. forlnrI
Bros thcval Dor md. Aladdin irH-
II was after 10 clu'h when lhis race
was conrlGdri. IL ci">'n HI'' "aN
program that Wa~llil" oil interest haII'H
only 10y the ram 90 ihr AFTERNOON.
THE LAST DAY.
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- arI ,b" iont;nnsd .bnvers
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1'.'" 49,. ~ ts IIorse SLo,v
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w., H. IT, ,,..',tl.r ,nndit;nn. y,nulJ he
.,"e s.,,.,ralI. Mi. ven. the l..t that
' "'',i b.. ,Inn. unJ.r tbr Circumstance.
a "J'' u ." ac,.rt.J ns satisfactory hy the
,..,,';,n. ,buit,rs Many visitor. ver,.
- conr.. disoppointed. hut recognized
IA. wisdnm Of the action OF the man
~" go, ,,a. imnns.ilJ. ~ uut m.
,'-,,o,,on, tbrnrg, an such a doy ~
Thursday Many visitors remained over
nn "iI Friday while others difierrntly sit
nat,.d could not stay.
Early Friday morning nearly every one
scanned theclOuds Whlch oNel-SpIeau the
sky. The outlook Tor lalr Wedl her was
not a. bright as desired. but the tempera-
ture was cooler and mt here ana there
gave rise to the hope that the clouds
would roll away, or at least, that ram
would not fall,
Quite number OfPeopefrom thecoun-
try came in,more than were expected M
der the clWumstances ~ the notice oil post
pOnement could only he COTTON TO them
by telephone and telegraph To different
points in the nearby sections. The town
people really desired to see the horses
and their performances IN the ring. ana
this coupled with ageneral desire 10 en-
courage the managers, who had been so
unfortunate from weather stand point,
caused large turn out so, that by noon
n good crowd was on the grounds.
II O'Clock the prospects were for fair
TLa nroo,rom vvoa an excellent one and