The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-12
RACE CARD is LONG,
But IS FEIATURELESS
The First Trotting Event
Drawn Out to Six Tedious
Heats.
SECOND rRoT WAS FEATURE

The last day but one OF the races at
which witnessed and enjoyed some very
good sport, though nothing to compare
with the great record breaking harness
features Of Thursday. 1t was long
program, however. and kept the crowd
almost undiminished until o'clock.
and the last running race was finished
after s. and when it was growing too
dark almost to race. Even then the
days fcard was unfinished, the steeple-
chase going over until to-day, when It
Will be the first race on the card.
series OF six running races. including
two steeplechases, Will make up the
card to-day. the races being called OF
2 T.. NJ. No harness races are scheduled
for the last day.
The time was chiefly consumed yes
terday by the three harness races
the 2:17 pace. the 2:20 trot, and the
els trot--the first going four heats,
the second six and the third three.
The fastest time of the day was made
by Mamma In the 2:15 trot. the mare;
winning the second heat In 2:1i Ii,
closely pressed by Beryaldo. In the
2:i1 pace Brownie won the second heat
in 2:l3 Ia. while in the 2:2S class
trot the fastest heat was finished by
Aside from the length of the second
race. the 2:2o trotting class. the day
was without feature. Guy Rector won
the first two heats. Foreign Prince took
The next two. and Alice McGregor won
the fifth. but Guy Rector took the sixth
heat and the race. Foreign Prince won
the second and fourth neats in two
to three seconds faster clip than either
OF her competitors for first money. and
In ha Ara fxvtN INN
rently this West virgininn gelding
could have won the race.
In the 2:i7 pacing class, Brownie.
owned by II. r. Tyson and driven by
his owner, won the first and second
heats handIly in the best time of the
race. but dropped the third to Tom
Littleton. and then won the fourth with
ease In the slowest heat of the four:
Tom Littleton got second money; Anita
third. and Brookl.t Chimes fourth.
In the second race, the ego class
trotting. Guy Rector won the first.
second and sixth heats and the race |;
Foreign Prince taking the third and
fourth heats and second money: Alice
McGregor the ffth heat and third
money, and Dick Mont fourth money.
Best Race OF Day.
The e:15 class trotting was won in
three straight heats by MAMMA. this
mare getting away in front each time
and leading procession which was
never sufficiently close to be alarming
or uncertain as to the result. Bervaldo
finished second in the first two heats
and third In the last. and landed third
money. there being only three entries
In the race.
In the first race on the running card
Broadway Girl. Buikhead and Twister
we're scratched. leaving seven contend
ers for the purse. 1t was a fve-furlong
sprint. and was won by L. c. Shobe's
Roly Poly running second and Lucullus
third. The time. 1:04.
The second race. a slS-furlong dash.
was won by ". C. Saunders's Little
Ctta. with Engleking's Broadway Girl
getting the place and Lamp Trimmer
third. Time. l:15.
The final race run-the seven fur
long event-brought out field OF
seven. and Shobe's Alagra justified ex-
the place and Reaction third. This
was the fastest dash OF the trio, the
seven-eighths mile being run in 1880,
or at a 1:44 mile clip.
Wealth. a PAGER. owned by Colonel
w. Fl. Chapman. OF Orange. and having
a mark OF 2:10. will 90 an exhibition
mile on the State Fair track this after
mum. IN I'll cItOIt-atO lower MS record.
He Is brown stallion, and will be
driven by Peters.
Yesterdays summaries follow:
Trottins and Pacing.
2:15 class. trotting; purse. $500:
Sahma. b.. m. (Burgess).. I, /. 1
Dossie Writer'S. b. md. N. ePsackterj. 5. s. |:
Time .2:14l-4. 2:ll1-4. .2:le IA.
2:20 class. trotting; purse, $500: :
Guy Rector, blk. r. OH.
Foreign Prince. b. 9.
AlIee McGresor. b. M : : : :.
I'D. Miles, b. g. Gar. : : : =
corrlcitcr. 5. m. l;c;o3rrbin,j S, s. s. 55.s
Becky Medium. b. m.
Dick 0 Mont, 5. &. Il. : - { pf.
2:l7 IA, 2:ls1-4 2:20.
pi s;a3 iS'as S. P q Sqr.e $500
Tom ON Littls.on sh; g. enass).. 8, 6, !. !:
Brooklet Chimes, b. m. Gar
sha hfe, Boy b. & John. : 2 8
S e. s Rssx2.,6. {; ). !R,.ksl s
s Tine r. sll }M W. s:is IA 81 s:fSf
2:l61.4.
Running Summarizes.
First receive furlongs;- purse, 5000
Ran After. Oh. g. l. 6. shobe, won;
F FG1S tSy ys. Iafulu os third
Mary Lassie and Retrospaotf also Is sP paa
Seconc race-siN furlongs; purse. 5000
Little Cita, CHI M, won: Broadway
Girl; b. M m, SECOND; Lamp Trimmer,