The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-11

TINT aroused By A1lcen NILSSON III ~, lLS y
time Tor quarters and halves was not
kept or certainly not announced.
d shea ,S, nshea ssspna Z a ,a NJ
NAH third. while In the second heat
the positions were reversed, the two
dividing second and tfitrL money.
Colonel Patrick finished fourth IN both
heats. and, Of course, took fourth i.
money.
Every Heat Brokc IsccOris.
In ss ie , RasinE h class ws sqs i've I've
starters, Aileon Wilson set too hot a
pace for any OF her competitors to
have a look-in on first money. but NJ ss
syracuse, another srs fast 'nmrs ,inlsmea
by half a length in the second and
about twice that distance In the first
passing under the wire In a furious
drive.
In the third heat. tho fastest OF the
race, Finch finished second. Miss
slight lead in the heat. but lost the
place In break Just MS she entered
and Miss Syracuse fourth, but all were
four to seven lengths behind Aileen
Wilson.
In the 2:ls trot another fast class
had been scratched. but six were left.
composing very fine field. Ward NJ.
and Bow Catcher were the favoritcs,
and Sarah Tiamlin also had backing.
Samuel sem Ga!ae eMn fa q S sns 2srK any
lead and finished arst in the opening
heat, with Sarah Hamlin second ald
EIecta third. and Ed. Bryan fourth TN.
finish better than nth. In the second
heat Bow Catcher got away III the
lead, but a bad break put him out OF
owned by the Montezumn Farm, of
this city. second, and Bow Catcher
third land Sarah Hamlin. fourth. the
mile being covered in ana Ia. two
The third heat was the fastest5of the
race. Bow-Catcher and Ward NJ. got
away in the lead and Ward M. soon
took the lead and was never overtaken,
finishing first by half length over
Bow Catcher. with zack third and sa-
rah Hamlin fourth. The gait was
too fast for Elccta. which had finished
third in the first heat and sixth in
the second and third. and she was
drawn after the third heat. The fourth
heat was Il repetition OF the third save
that Sarah Hamlln landed third over
winning the heat and race; Bow
Catcher getting second Lnoney and
Sarah Hamlin third. while lack got
fourth money. The winner had to go
at ELL Ia TO win.
Work VI the Gallopcrs.
The running races We're not SO fast
nor so interesting as We're the har-
ness classes. the class OF horses en-
tered being from the Jamestown tracks
generally. AleEra was scratched and
Communlpaw and Tom Lawson were
Etn Ut CnnmllnInaW h6tDy
picked to win. He justified eNpecta-
tons going the mile in 1:43 Ia. Little
eta. owned by Wallace c. Saunders.
of this city. ran second. and Tom
Lawson third.
The second race on the running card
was a 1lve-furlong dash. with three
of the eight entries scratched. leaving
a field OF five. Alegra finished first
with Kenniwick a close second and
Esta Ban third The time was i:e1.
In the two-nile steeplechase Ida
of her injury in TUESDAYS race, when
she fell turning into the stretch. ana
Flying Virginian, which won the open
steeplechase Tuesday. carried five
John Z. Owens were the other starters
on the card. and Wild Range and
Prince of Pilsen We're added starters
Even with the weight carried Flying
virginian, ridden by r. NJ Taylor. a
favorite, and was an easy winner,
though her rider allowed Woodside to
close up on him in the stretch and at
ford pretty finish. For the first
ished without fall. All five OF the
horses cleared the four jumps and the
Liverpool and water jumps in both
circuits without nishap. Flying Nir-
in close finish with Woodside under
the lash in the stretch and the winner
going easy. The time was announced
as 4:2S Ia.
Praise for AIr. Coleman.
There was nothing but praise for Mr..
Theo. f. Coleman, manager of the Fair
Association. for the splendid sport af-
forded at the meeting, and especially
for the high -class or harness entries
The officials have all acquitted them
solute fairness and complete satisfac-
ton. II there has been any dissatfs-
faction 1t has not been In evidence. IT
was through Mr.. Coleman's efforts
and his experience on the New York
and Pennsylvania fair circuit that he
was enabled to attract such a class OF
horses, among them being several OF
the greatest of the grand circuit per-
formers seldom seen outside that eS-
elusive equine circle.
likewise acquitted themselves well, hui
Mr.. Graham B. Hobson. while an OK.
cellent judge, is not a success as an All.
nouncer,. his work being in sharp con.
trast to that of harness race an
nouncer. who Is easily heard by all
Mr.. Hobson's voice docs not carry, ever
with the megaphone, as far as The
front row OF the grandstand.
Yesterdays summaries OF trottlng
pacing and running races follow:
TrottinE and Pacing.
2:lo class pacing, the James purse
| $4,000:
Aleen Wilson. br. M. by Arrow
wood. (Wilson), ]. 1. l.
2, A,
Finch, b. g., (Brawley), 5. So
Hallock NJ, b. h., (Rhodes). 4, Is, s..
William G., b. k. g., (Freeman). !
4, 3.
Time: 200: 2;os Ia; 2:oe.
i Free-for-all class trotting, purse
/ $500:
! George c.. b. g. by Homeward, (Nrc