The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-12
HORSESHOE At
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Large Crowd Shows It's eeling
by App1audings Some Decisions;
38s and Kissing Others
CONWAY THROWN Il. !. FROM ION GIG GIG
Miss Knowles Gives Sensational
Ride Over Whitew (; ST q gag
Fcnce-Tllc Awards. I53

Ride Over 5Whitewashed
Fence The Awards. E8I
saS fs,pcc,al from d STAFF correspondont.)
5rn,EDER1cKs July 1.-THE
opening day 81 tho fredericksburg Horse
i show ana raccs was perfect for sport,
being clear and warm; and q large crowd va
i filled the grandstanHS lawn and rlng-sid5
walk, cheering some decisions and hiss
Ing others vigorously y. B
The feeling seemed to be intense among
the friends and supporters Of Mes y, -
Guruer and CARRIER, OF Washing on, and q q
Mr. A. Randolph Howard, Of this gcity.
1 IN every harness class their horses were
shown against each other, and The au-
dienco endcavored to assist IN Mr.. John
Conoway, of Philadelphia, the Judge, n
making his awards IN the park tanaem I.
i even e Mr.. 81 ConoWay calne to grief IN
4 driving g arber and sGarber's high-step-;
|! pers the wheeler rearing up and n ro VI
i Ing him out EoA tho gig s5; rs
i "A In the ladies jump class, which; was
won by Mrs. Blair Johnson, Of Warren
ton, on on Y.'ThoS Fnvorltc," Miss " Ethel
/ Knowles st Trenton. N. J l. riding NJ
Julian Morris 8 fs'T aonitc" gave o. scnsa G.
4 ton ride over tho Swhite-washed fehc CO
The horse fell flat. but Miss knowles " f,'
4 never left the sad die. N, 7.s 8s
4 Miss knowles later won whip for driy-
ling the winner in the ladies' harness
4 class the prizes for which were three
! silver cups to the first. second and third
Reversing Rewards.
/ "a strange award in the saddle classes
I caused some comment, the Judges re-
i yersing H themselves within twenty min
utey. ana placing the winner In one
CID So third in another, although the Ssnme
4 horses appeared In each class. III
The middle and hcavyweig NJ q g !! 1l g
class was a farce. only aconit ~ I. s.
\ ind q decent performance. In the light
! we,rft 4 class king Edward '{s made AS 9
frst-ratc showing. but the judges could it
H not see him for the ribbons. .5 is 5sf
Mrs, Blair Johns son won Q q 81 yer n CUP
in good company in the jump class I fo OF
ladies. a s53s !, g
There are 1893 entrle les In the Horse Show
\, events, and II entries In the races: :.
The Judges are Mr. John, 7 u, Conway, y! OF
N letts,o OF New Yorls.:5 pnr kf ha cks; Mr.5SNV.
". Carter (Brond ROCKY rs roa dst ers and
/, Siessrs. tWailettsS and Garter. jumpers
1.-THE largest winners to-day III were a.
Randolph Howard. three flrsts, two sec
sonds; Julian Morris, two firsts, one sec
/ Sond, three thirds Mr.. and Mrs Blair
johnson, two firsts, two conds & CARRIER
81 CARRIER, three flrsts two SECONDS & 2.
.EH, Hurkamp, one first, one second. two
thirds; Mrs. Allen Potts, one first, one
4 second, one third. IL. y 59g "
Good Racing. !E
] h Tho racing was the best part Of the
! shows that Yirginians are heartily IN
4 favor OF reviving the sport which -four
3iished In other days. 5543 4; DER
4 Mn the first event, p alf-mile dash,
4 open to nil Mr. w. G. Carter, the starter.
4 had some trouble in sending the bunch
away together. Whom the flag fell oil
4 eight were In line and raced away for
4 blood, 81 4 20 +. s. E5 ~.
Elthelbrytha. congrcsa and T'arpo y
won't the circuit Tapped 9et1 from s s.art g
finish, coming under the wire in the Or
! der named Mr. Taylor on Tarpon.
made a desperate effort in the stretch,
/ but could not gain the necessary lengtty
i In the second event, q hurdle race,
Mr.. Hurkamp's 8 Miss Deception fell on
her Jockey. but the negro boy escaped un-
lahurt, Mr.. Hooff, on WfstoWn made Z the
running, but Mr.. Taylor, on Croxton,
collared him, and SO wore him down IN
! tho last quarter that zercni took second
place, Croxton won handlly.
4 55I In tho thrce-quarter dash, the runners
got awnysto q good start, except that
/ REQUIEM was left standing at the post.
/ Tho negro boys rode as though It were
J a quarter dash, but the fast clip told,
and the leaders came back to the rack.
Cohasset beat out seagate by q half Il
length, with Sentry tapping.
Steeplechase.
H The last event OF the. day was O steeplee
chase at two and q half rniloH, in which
Punctual. Essex, Harry Baylor and Ida
Woodlands we're On tered. Al the riders y,
| tho whip OF the Deep Run hounds, was
an odds on favorite. On tho second
time around the negro Jockey riding Mr..
Green's Essex, fell at the Jump on tho
back stretch. Essex continued to run
Ramely through the whole 400. finishing
ahead OF Harry Baylor, to tho hugo de-
| light OF the crowd,
Punctual took tho lead at the start. and,
never! headed. won by holt q length from
i Ida Woodlands IN III This ended
the days sport. NJ "a 81 tx 855
| one hundred and fifteen camps scat
tered all over the United States and Ter
| ritorles surrendered their old charters
and received new ones from the ANAL
gamated organization, In 1905 the organs
/ cation hud a02 camps. nv! tn " total menl-
bership Of 10000. which is now, no doubt.
/ very considerably increased. Camps have
| been organized In thirty-nlne States and
(yTerritorles, and In twenty-seyen States
I camps have been organized into depart
ments and annual reunions are held, Il
Lee or Moon Camp.
After much discussion as to the man
i ner Of establishing the camp. 80 that II
would have permanent basis. and would
/ not, like 30 many others. fall by the way
/ side and be lost to history, 1t was de-
clded that the officer should ba elected
4 committee on organization should 10