The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-25
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An Excellent Card With Seven
Events, Including Two
Slss Steeplecliases.
C|YMkAANA AND AND JUMPING y 4 7 V
Is Farmers Race Oh the Flat
at a Half a sss
& s v ilssi Mile aist

~ sSThc Deep Run Hunt Club has Issued
tine programme for the annual sprins
;Srace meet which will take place this
n year on May 18th. at the Hunt Club Club race rae
II track. So kt
Ri AIR John Thomas Anderson is chairman
of&the race committee, and under his able
& management there Is no doubt but that
4 the occasion will DO noteworthy.
asven Is events are scheduled and the
3 .carl'.ls most attractive.
There viii be n Jumping contest, a gynrt1llks--
hama RI ce, IL farmers race OH the fiat;
htlf-nlile members race on the fiat g
milo members rice on the nat, Alnd two
stcplechase events. 55S "a n
The officia programme is as follows:
@ Twelfth annual spring meeting of the,
Deep Run Hunt SSI nh, r richmond Va. sat
friday, May Il, 1906, under NationalS Stee--j
plectase and Hunt Association rules
# In all races five to enter and three
to start. Overweight allowed In all races.
81 First event, IL ESQ p. A1.-Jnmping contest
for horses hunted with the Deep Run
hounds during seal son 1866: four jumps
at q feet. Prize, silver cup or So in gold,
as may be preferred. Entrance fee. s..
h Second event, 8 P. NJ Novelty Z or.
EGynlkana race, open to ponies IA hands
i inch or under. to be ridden by Members,
brothers or sons OF members Of Deep Run
II unit Club; all contestants to start to-
eethcrer; ride length OF grounds to post
about 800 yarls-dismount, pick up dress
suit case, mount and return to starting
point, carrying dress suit case in hand.
closed; dismount, open case and put on
extra coat, putting discarded coat In case,
close case, mount and return with case to-
,att.hi pb wa 6rSf
disnlount. ground case. pick UP umbrella,
open same. mount and carrying umbrella
open. return to starting point. Winner to
receive Sa5 in gold or silver cup, as may
be preferred All ponies to be measured
before race Entrance fee, 81. ST5 III
Ia Third event, $3.50 P. N1.-Farmers' race-
For horses owned by farmers or sons OF
farmers. over whose land the club has
had permission 10 hunt during the season
4 of 195-'. All entries subject to committee
Of farmers appointed the race COM
fmittee. First prize. saddle; second, bride;
L third. whip. Distance, half-nie. Entries
close at post. ~ s n g&
Fourth event, 4 r. M.-Half-n, nat
race II for horses owned BY members OF
\ aunt clubs in Virginia, Maryland and Dis
$trict of Columbia. Purse. SIS, of which so
to the first and s25 to the second. Gentle
men riders, members of hunt clubs and
riders acceptable to 8 the committed.
Z Weight for age. with g pounds added !:
Two years III pounds; three year. lbs. Is
pounds: &four-year-olds. l5i pounds: tSe-
I year-ods snd Z over, 155o pounds Winners
y Of q race en- the nat for the purse OF se9'
u over ten pounds extra. Alaidens{ al,
IL olwed ten pounds. sB$ Hal f-bree1sE "a allowed
ten pounds Usual allowance for mares
and geldinss.$ Entrance rec. So.
iS Fifth event 4:So =. M.-Steeplech ase---
about two and n half mlcs-lTor horses
r
4 owned by members or me CLUB. y. PURSE
SlO0. OF which so to the first ana 80 70 the
& second gentlemen riders, members OF l iuit
clubs and riders acceptable TO the com com
mtttee
s National steeplecllllase and Hunt ASsocla-
ton weights: $Four-year-oids,, 40 pouhos;
y fve-year- olds. * 15a pounds: six,,years- old
and over, l66 pounds. Mares allowed I'VE
pounds and geldings three pounds. HAT IAN
scale, but no horse to AIRY les than 130
! pounds. Entrance fec IS.
f'E sixth event 4 p N.-one mile nat-For