The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-10
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sands lined against tile fence, md lcf
whirlwind OF dust as he rounded Thu
far turn ana then Strengthened him.
self for the clean run home.
AS his head loonied and with his
legs moving like tile driving rods Of
shook as it's load OF freight rose To
It's feet waving and calling hnl
screaming for Delmar to come. Aud
he did. He shot BY paddock and stand
as tile shouts grew londed. with the
runner hanging on his heels.
Paid Honor - Flag.
When Mcdonald turned him around
and waved his hand at the approving
multitude. thousands of eyes were
upon the fastest trotter OF the day,
and nj thousand bets were lnade that
he had run to his record. which has
he travel that the majority Thought
he had clipped something from his
brilliant performance al Memphis. eX-.
actly fpHrFYonrs ago. when he stepped
a mile, ngainst tire. In tsp "a. There
was not sporting man at the track
WHO would have hesitated about CIV
ing IN a chunk Of. his fortune to Wit
ness IL struggle of heels between the
big selding and the once gallant Dan
Patch,
Broke Virginia Record.
Through mesapltone came the
graceful and dramatic announcement
that Major Deimar. With Mcdonald
Richmond track in 2:0G3-4. and in do
ing so he had established new trot-
ting mark on the soil of the Ola Do
minion. Even though lie had smashed
MIL Nirvt,, Moi ,nl lad
done nothing really astonishing. Judged
By his figures of the past, but he sent
n thrill down Thousands Of sporting
hRhefh o aaa Ffye e ss9Wa feel sSen o55
and grand.
AS the equine king went back 10 Ills
stall the grandstand swayed again as
the thrpng sat down and soon the
5pygmies alongside pf tie one that had
gone before. What they saw was good
II not so fast, but four seconds is like
lifetime in a race for stakes.
Stampede on the NIiduny.
With the racing. program as the star
they stnnipcded the Midway, which had
been purified by a raid from Simon
solomon sheriff %i alenrieo ,, COUNTY
Dispatch that at least one show wis
unfit. than President Stuart hurried to
the grounds and ordered it away. With
multitude Of work on his hands he
had not been able to give his personal
attention to every fakir's outfit, but
he was quick to act and refused to
permit the giddr creatures and the
thugs and hangers-On to stay. The
great sign that stretched across the
entrance came down There was no
barker in front. When solomon came
along later In the day and peeped In
he found three Others. not 50 Immoral
rs crooked, and they. too. had to go.
The element of gambling was there
TO Kill it. The little games. similar
10 those found in thousand church
fairs We're not disturbed. but the rim
E Fcrs We're put under the ban. for these
Pure the Kind to separate a man from
his money IL, the twinkinS of an
eye. (.
Left Decent shows.
With the undesirable features out of
the way the men and women saw tie
rest. finding nothing to offend They
paved Tor birds and cigars, and can
dies and things. and there was one
happy winner with every turn of the
Z wheel. In the various tents around
Which the crowd WIS amused, the
spieler called and caught the coins,
and the tfrons moved III TO be amused
& Ser, that II was difficult TO navigate.
.bnt there was an absence of rough
sness and Horse play, and the women
were freq from thar annoyance which
comes with the confetti iiend,
Crowds Turned Away.
There. Were fine opportunities for
pickpockets to operate. but anparentlv
they did not steal. There were few
complaints. True, the grounds were
filled with thugs and thieves. a fact
which the managers did not ATTEMPT
to deny. hut the police were looking
for trouble, and they mingled every
syhsre, with ,Sysa peeled and clubs up
lifted. From ga rls..tnorrirg until late
turn the m away. !. was the sor. of
place the visitors were after and they
paid rheerfuly. They bit when the
hook was thrown near. end they augir.
ed as. they swallowed the bait For
real good nature there was nothing
like the crowds of Ric,,rord Day.
Saw Reng Fine Exhibits.
Fine exhibits. described in detail
heretofore. and free 10 all, drew eve.
rything except that seated mass in tho
grandstand that refused II move and
prize-winners from factories. and farms
provoked admiration aud delight The
display of horses OF the iraryfit and
roadster type. is superior tn anything
of the kind seen here before. Judge
Towing, with the pick from the Ryan
stables at Oak Ridge. was there 10
smile Wien the visitors spoke words
OF praise. The big horses, strnne
enough to pull tons of stone. caught
many admirng ewes, and the herd of
cattle. the sheep. the hogs AMI then
ltlie agricultural. the poultry and do
nestle displays We're closely inspected.