The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-09
-FOUR GREAT RACES
WERE PULLED OFF
Owing to Heavy, Soft Track, All
Harness Events Went Over
SsTEEP LECHAsE is EXCITING
Three Jockeys Are Thrown III.
Strenuous Event-Fast Mile
Dash is Run.

The heavy rains OF Monday night
4 and yesterday morning rendered I'll,
track at Virginia State Fair Grounds
i heavy and even soft, making II tmpos.
sible to carry out the program of har-
s4t!irne running races and the open stee-
plccliase with which the card closed
were all run, however, and these az
II rprded excellent sport. The crowd in
attendance was much larger than on
Monday. and the sport was better. or
certainly more popular. The grand
stand and paddock were fairly wei
iiiled.
Eavorites generally won. save in the
second race, when Melting. the 10 .
choice, failed to show. In the first race
Silver Brook justified expectations and
{. Won llandiiy with Dame Fortune get
ting the place. In the third race, \
Z. mile dash. Bell the Cat and Beatrice IL,
3ustiiied expectations. winning and get
ting the place. In the steeplechase
Flying Nirginian was picked TO win
with Ida Woodlands second. both
horses belonging to Mr.. C. II. Hurk-
emp Ida Woodlands. picked for the
place, lost i; by falling at the jump
into the stretch at the finish. the rider
less horse finishing, but Wild Range,
the place and Water Course ran third
This race furnished the chief eX-
Citemcnt Of the day. as usual, but
though there were several bad falls no.
serious injury resulted. The second
race was the fastest OF the trio OF
dashes. the half being covered over
a heavy and uncertain track In As L.,
while the ve-furions dash. the open
ing event on the card. was run in the
slow time OF ITO.
Disciplined the Jockeys.
When the first race war called. there
was very tedious wait for Starter
Fisher to get the bunch away. The
starter was dealing with a bunch of
sharp jockeys. many of them from the
jamestown meet. just closed. and he
determined to discipline them at the
very outset. He succeeded finally III
making it understood that he would
not give themsthe flag until they obey
Eether in fair start. In cpnse-
auence of this determination there
were several false starts and a delay
pf 35 minutes. but when the bunch
finally got the flag they were off in a
somewhat ragged start. and soon
strung out.
Silver Brook. Alegra and several
others. which We're being jockeyed for
advantage in the start. ran the full
five furlongs on false start before
they could be waved down and made
To realize that the flag had not fallen.
silver Brook did not seem to have
suffered from the extra sprint, how
ever finishing first in the race. Lucul-
lns started out to make the pace
closely followed by Rebecca Cohn
but as they entered the stretch Silver
Brook, Dame Fortune and Roly Poly
shot to the front, and made pretty
race of the last quarter, Silver BrooR
finishing first by half a length and
Roly Poly hardly more than a head
behind Dame Fortune. The other
eleven horses were well strung out
Prtty .lInlf-Milc Sprint.
IN the second race Ave Of the fifteen
entries We're drawn. but the remaining
i zen made 4up lively bunch, in whichit
was too difficult to pick winner II
was n half-mile dash, with some good
snr;nters among the entries. and when
they got away they made the distance
in surprisingly good time considering
the condition of the track.
The start was beautiful one, and
was secured with so little difficulty
after the delay i'll the first that the
crowd was surprised, and they were
off before the spectators realized and
sprinting artflnd the turn at lively
clip. Soonr.aftSr the start. Jonah JUS
titled his name by unseatins and
throwing his jockey. Jackson, who
however. escaped injury. The other
nine finished without mishap. Cousin
lHrancise taking the lead at the quar-
ter and holding 1t, winning in a driv-
II ing finish, Ran After getting the place
and Van Loan third. Melting. the Ia
yorlte. got off badly, and was unable
10 get into the race, finishing in the
ruck. badly beaten.
III the third race. mile dash. all
the seven entries faced the starter
Bell the Cat was the favorite. with
Eeatrice H second choice. and the re-
asnit was never in doubt after the first
half-nille, Lanes bac selding finishing
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