The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-05
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BRADFORD. A, lily Tie Fourth ulStl,
I 81 July X festival s at Rad ford wal g the
great 81 ever held iii the town. he pr,o y
.granme slnd er the auspices Of the e
southwest Virginia ltural and Live ,
Stock Association Il !:
B33 The crowd was esu mated at 4, 500. Tbs.
pro gramme opened WI tn e band concert by
the Salem Cornet Band Nj The baseball
game between the Il Radford and Dublin
mines resulted In q tory fol Rad f g g
az b ssossi og i
sbened lcts ~ an score OF rs to- s.. g s
The pony e contest 81 was the best and ~!
largest ever seen insF So "a
and aroused nyuch en- + e iaI-
F,eest MUM Der OF r-e1llu.nns was won BY
~ Vaughan, Of the Edge Eli S# stock
farm, shawsvse, presid dent OF the y tsNalr
Association "a sonAa OF I; whose ponies won
blue ribbons at the st. Louis EXPO
and other big shows. * .,f
Si The gentlemen's DR. living contest had e
good field Of entries n TIL q first pr re vas
won by DIR. G. afin, OF ua lslFI
awi tn second TO HI. r. Vilson, OF RadfordS
and third Ito Noel E.aS Rad 7s4;l
ford. # ssl. f58 5 w d
IA Tho ladies' riding con test wa g Y one Ct
the most attractive feat lures of the day,
and the riding was especl fally .fne. MS :
Mary II ows. OF Dublin won frs 8 prize !;
the second went to Mrs. A.5 & J link. of
christian sburg, and IL the u third TO MISS
Mamie r. richardson.
M. J. Ell N DEL, ofAEast Radford won
FIRST prize on best sad lie st llon;;E NJ r.
NV. W. Carr, OF Chrlstiansburg, first on
saddle gelding and Judge ~.
SCassell on saddle mare. s \.
The races were + vel exciting In the
I $500 free or-allsa harness race, 4 Bad News
owned q blythe wv irgi nIasf Breed ding and
Training Association OF 81 Roam oke, re-
#duced the track record from 2:18 TO i2:l3.
K Second money went 81 70 e Ed. Bedford
owned BY Thomas Settle, Y Of Lexlngton( &
Ky, !, while the third was dlvided sbetTe
sWlmont, owned by ans, of Iyn c..s
burg, and Asa 4! oWned 5 =.
aughan, Z Of Shawsville.
, The 2:22 harness race, 10 ny rise g S3uI,
was won by Texas Be owned by
Thomas Settle, Of kentucky time. 2::223s) !
second to Belle Isle owned by Virginia
Breed ng5 and IRA mi ne IA alton, Roa-5
Snoke,s third h to Edna Val !, owned by
M. -. Doyle N OF ynchburg,
55j5 The running race for purse q 500 was was
won by Sylvan De !. owned by the Viz
Sginla Breeding and Training Asso citation;
NEnSl. SIU0 Wy
ridge, Fincastle; 8rd to the Cabin Boy.
owned by y. p. Bane, lite Gate. Time.
gtfty-two seconds. s | VIZ N # {,
The hotel stake ra ce for u purse Of 500
was won BY y, Birds. Delight owned by y.
+ Z, sVaughan,W with second aud I third money
between Dainty Brook ks, !. owned by the
Virginia breeding and Training Associs-
ton; a and Mana Mllrea, owned by DR..
Jones, of Roanoke, ~ V q & al #
Hon. John i Goode, Of Bedford made
a patriotic Grafton, which, despite hts
eighty odd years. was characterized by
the eloquence, the vigor and charm Of
K the born orator 5gS He was introduced by
Governor Tyler. who made q brief, but
happy speech. Con gressnleR Glass was
also visitor, but kept out OF View until
after the speech-m king was over,
5S The glorious W Fourth has 4 passed OF
without an unpleasant incident. and will
close tonight with q German given by
Ethe Coil lIon Club. at the West End
a Hotel, & R 55t h Ii b. gis Il Ss5