The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-30

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which the race was named. The WISDOM s.
OF this move was easily apparent ny t ilc
+ class Of horses the event called \ on 8
s5g2 While there were Only four, starters,
\ thcy no SO far superior In class TO
INV horgcs that have III the past carried
tho regulation hunting pink Mt lscnnir1sH
to admit or no comparison, SSllic A. AZ ~
J keer, contention and good horsem ~ y
tho race was the equal of al olelh l
stnen,echasc seen In many dn vs. E4 Came
Z cock got the decision by less than q length
rom a I1unsverrick after a hard DRIVE
throughout the stretch. that brou snI inc lc
crowd to It's feet infn riot Of applause llsa
Y Tor the last mile the two horses nag nag
s fought out the issue and the victory was
not assured until the finish Inc was was
passed.
Virginia Race. Y
W.. Gamccock who last spring was a STOUT
contend with Good and Flent 7 or -Itnne
Whitney memorial stccplechnse az ser
mont Park. when he fell at ING las. leMse,
was a lukcwarrn faHoritc at To- ~ VIII
Red White and I3luuR heavily hacked a.
q IL to s. Olcroso lad plenty q Support
q I az 10 4. while Dunsverrick. the only
other starter, was the o. slider 4! az 9 8.
Zoo Eva ~ the Warrentnn,SNa.. amateur,
was on Gamecock; Dion Kerr rode l1u rs
5vcrrick; CORTLAND Smith rode his own
horse, Oleroso. and fredS gl,Rlc "a % y "
Red, White and Blue. ,,
starters had been qualified by jss some
lrunt clubs iii Virginia while each q the nc
riders hailed from the Old Dominion
II C;amecock WINS the Leader pratlcaiiy
throughout the race. He fenced batily
n for the first mile and u half losing ~
lot OF ground Mt hts Jumps, but inyaria-
3 bly, making It UP on the tat before me
next obstacle WAS rea ched
For the last mile 1t was grlellint, 5con-
q test between hancock and DunsVerricK.
Head and head they raced around y the
Y paddock turned. taking the liverpool as
one horse. The pace was terrific IN Inc
run across the main track TO the last
~ two fences. was possibly sl1un Ms 81
81.ick's t,nfaIniiarity With this part OF ne
course that cost him the race. The last
u fence hut one nc 7olundered lid lost sew
cral lengths. He gained rapidly in the
run to the last3jump but pecked slightly
here. also losing more ground, but Cant
4 "a st on the flat and forced Mr.. Evans on
Il Gamecock. TO d stiff drive to- win by
/ half q length; .tS AZ .i VI $5e,s s;it
Other Races. s .l5
Ben Holder and DArke carried the
bulk OF the money In the opening race,
with. RightiEand True strong Y third
s. choice. 10y
ssS Al Powell was much the best in the
stwo-ycar-old event and his running thor
oughly justified the short price OF II 70
HI 20 laid against him, Jobstown. we'll
backed at along price, was Eecond. The
( Sterling always had the foot of T. S.
4 Martin. the fayorlte for thctsthird race,
though he fwas being punched along ut
the end. Sterling Is the first horse win
tered at New York to win attle meeting.
Cannon Ball kept up the good work FOR
* the neutrality-suspicious. by winning the fifth
a. without an effort. &
Summary.
y First race handicap, n for, 3-yenr- ods
and upward. five and a falf furlpnss.
u and 6 to 81 first, Ben Holder @ to s.
and . to 81 second, Royal Window8(s to 1
and 3 to ii third. Time, 100 49, q
Second race-selins: for 2-year-olds,
four and q hale fitgIon gs,t old conrse-Al
Powell q toEs and ouD first, Jobstown go
to 4 and IS to }.sscond Blue g, B e 6 70
Third race--for s-ycar.ods, six eur
longs, Columbia course--Sterling Is to 5
land 8 to s. first, II. s. Martin "a to IS. and
DRthird Time, ZIG a-5. Il
Fourth raccr-thc Chevy Chase plnk-coat
steeplechase, for hunters l-yoars-old and
Chase Hunt or members Of rccogqized
L hunts In +the State of. Virginia that have
been hunted during the season OF 1909 or
Y 1906: about two miles and n Ehalf{overS he
full course Ganos Cock (yVarrenton Hunt.
8166, Mr.. Leo lIvaIisS o to Band ouD first,
II Denseverrick (Narrenton Hunt: 1ie Mr.
Dion Kerr; nnd I'll, ,,, 2, y nI,
(, Ccurtland ri. Smith, % and eYenl