The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-02
NORFOLK FAIR
AND HORSE SHOW.
a, Great Crowd Makes the Open.
.l. Ing pay q Huge Sue
cess.
THE RACES WERE HlGH.CLAss.
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THE RACES WERE HlGH-CLAss
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NORFOLK, VA, August 1.-The sec
ond annual state FAIR and races Of the
Norfolk Horse Show and Fair Assoclu-
. ton started today and promises 10 be
a money-maker. For the opening the
weather was warm, blu, neither oppressed
larger even on the opening day of last
year by more than thousand persons,
and the racing was high classed. Tho
track was fast Trains brought In ex-
curslonists from all parts OF Virginia
and North Carolina, and the beach hotels
were lcnptled Of theft simmer visitors
and the most sanguinc hopes of the man
aEemcnt were exceeded. 9
The features Of to-day's card were tho
224 class trot, for Il purse Of 34G0 and
the PA pace, purse 500. j. r. jarvis
and Sons Orphan Girl won the former
and NJ. H.aWhlte's Conroy tho latter.
The races were well worthy OF the tra-
dtions Of such events not only here,
but at any Of the tracks this side OF New
York. AK
sandwlched between the heats were
many Innovations, including a race be-
tween al, ostrich and horse, both In har-
ness. The horse won.
Robert Taylor, OF Baltimore. and his
high jumping horse, Gray Rock, gave
d magnificent exhibition. The beaut fnl
gelding took the bars at six feet two
nohes The throng yelsd IN ap1so IVA
A GREAT RACE. h e vi
Starter r. Z. Biggs, Of Baltimore
raised the curtainIon the races IN call j,
Ing. the 2:24 trot Eleven horses started
was announced that Orphan Girl (win-
ner Of tho race), who did not appear on
the card, was xinclnd9ed IN the bunch:
This was subsequently explained IN an
delayed In transit. Kushan won the first
heat. and Orphan Girl the second and
third. and 1t looked as though the mare
would be handed the fourth, on silver
Lady Thistle, who had been struggling
heat from Orphan Glrl BY a neck, and
won the fifth by nve lengths. The bet-
ship orr the books, but that did not win
the race, for Orphan, Girl settled down,
and won the sixth heat and, race easily.
4 Mat. Whites Conroy won the 2:14 pace
In three straight heats without molstcning
3 ! THE SUMMARY
n The Summaries were as follows: !. .s.
First race-2:24 class trot; purse 500
Orphan Girl. B.. M. q; r. jarvis g son).
q l, =, - E1-ct Lazy ulSLle, JAIN AldI y
&c. q. Finneyl. AS 2,;:1. q. 2; Kushan. 2,
s. (Keen and MltoD,1 2, 3, 3, %; Billy
!Dey, B. Gs!tMt ~. !. White, 5. SO, 4 9; Dr..
Time, 2:o5 IL. ga IL, 2:2l Ii 2:21 1-2.
W. C.5 Cobb's. Sweet Lynn, p. 6. Hath
iaway's Gray Peter. S. Y. Nottihghams
Ed. Miles, j. c.. Chitty's Wharton, Frank
.Thoinas's City W., and O. L. Williams
Portsmouth, also started. Billy Dey went
to the post fatorite at even money.
Second race-2:14 class pace: purse 1900,
b.. B. a.. (T. G. Buckley. 2, 2, 81 Hudge-
craft, 3. G. (s Boswell), 3. g. Q: Little
Bell, BIN. (Hughes. & Craddock), 5, !, !,
Time, 1920. 2:1g, 2:18.
4 II. M, Halls Black Bird was distanced
In the second heat. NJ. Kelley's Nellie
Newmont and R. B, Fentress's Prince OF
Norfolk. also started! Conroy, the favor
lite. opened at to and went to the post
at to s. cry n