The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-10
GREATEST RACING
DAY in VIRGINIA
Six Fast Pacing and rrotting.
Races, Three Dasl1es and
Steeplechase.
.DELMAR's GREAT TRoTTlNG
King Of The Turf Goes Mile
Against Time in New State
Record, 200 ga.

he tloNu 80 ~
STATE Fair yesterday. variously est
mated ut from 10000 TO $4,000 people
had an opportunity to witness the
greatest days racing ever afforded or
4 Virginia track. ST.. great harness race:
1.-TWO trotting and four paeing). aiit
three running dashes, and finally I
thrilling stceplechase, made up a DAY
OF sport fit for a king. To add to the
interest of the day, the crowd saw
s Major Delmar. the worlds greatest
irotter go n mile In 2:O6 3-i. beating
he record of Joe Patchen for alNir-
-sinia track. Patchen having made the
circuit in Ell. Another great horse
(which participated in and. of course
won the free for-ail pace, was Aileen
s Wilson, one of the greatest PAGERS on
s the grand circuit rival of Ardelle
and Star Pointer and other great
Z PAGERS. Ailcen Wilson last month won
the 2:0i pHcifig race at Columbus over
such cracks as Dana Patch, Kruger,
4 and other fast ones. and won a heat in
i :04 Ia. The great PAGER naturally
won without the slightest effort.
Pill 1-2 being the best time. That she
pressed isa foregone conclusion.
The IIcnrico Purse.
Among the feature races on the card
iliMeIe{ Tic IlSIlTlCO SluhGS lOT. PAGERS.
III class, which was easily won by
( Baron Whips in three straight heats.
his best time being 2:111-2. equaling
Aileen Wilson's best performance in
the free-for-all. The Old Dominion
purse of $4,000 for trotters that have
never gone better than 2:23 brought
ont fast and Il large field and 1t was
won in time nearly six seconds faster
than the class. Tearolain won the race
in three straight heats. and was never
IN danger. Bervaldo. a New Jersey
horse, won second money. going sec
ond in one heat and third in two others.
while Ruby r., an Indiana mare, won
fourth money. and The Envoy, third.
Three other horses started among the
, best Of them being the Montezuma
j FARMS Nettie May. which performed
: consistently. finishing fourth in all
three heats.
The 2:17 trot was easily won by
William Kerr's Baron Whips in three
straight heats, the best time. 2:111-2.
being made in the second heat.
Halraven finished second in two heats
and landed second money; Tom Little
ton landing second in one heat and
getting third money, and Lambert j
fourth money.
AS already stated. =. cen Wilson wor
the free-for-all pace in two straight
heats. Hailock NJ. and Miss Syracuse
1.tlividjng second and third moneys
while DR.. Madeira won fourth.
In the 2:15 class. pacing race. Prin
cess Hal, after losing the first hea
to ]. B. Harmon. won the next three
and the race Harmon getting secont
money, Nancy Bee third and Corvette
4 Of the Montezuma Farm, fourth. The
last heat was paced in 2:131 Ia.
In the C.11EclaSS. DaCfnr of the
fastest races Of the meet. Nancy Ailer
won the second, third and fourth neat!
,aof the race. after dropping the first t.
Ray del Diablo, who finished SECOND
Il in the second heat and third, in TIL,
other two, and took third money
/, Annie H. finished second in the frs
Il heat, and got fourth money. The bes
time was 2:121-4. in the last heat.
Delmnr'a Grent Exhibition.
Major Delmar, the worlds creates
\ trotter, with mark of 1924, trottet
an exhibition mile, paced by running
81 horse attached to sulky, and gave
.7wonderful exhibition, beating the tract
record for Virginia. 2:11. made by 10,
Patchen on the old exposition tract
by over four seconds. Delmar's tim,
being 2:O6 3-L on "a track which Il
new vet, and is probably at least tire,
seconds slower than the grand circui
IN courses. 1t is an interesting coinci
ience that two gentlemen We're pres
p s1lt as officials yesterday who wer,
in similar capacities when 10,
az Pa tchen made his record of 2:11. Thes
e gentlemen are Mr.. w. ]. Carter (Broa,
81 Rock). who served as a Judge then an,
again on yesterday, and Mr. P. A. S
Brine, who was clerk of the course o,
IS both occasions
The great trotter. on his first at
tempt yesterday. broke badly near tn
quarter pole, and though soon brough
to his feet again, was turned back an,
y tried the mile over. His PAGER IA,
tAEt behind him all the way
n With beautiful and rhythmic motto,
q and marvellous speed the famous hors
clipped off the furlongs in surprising
& ly fast time. The time announced 70
}s the first quarter was :321-2: for tn
s half, 1905; for the three quarters
1;35 1-2, and for the mile. e:06 ia. A
* will be seen from the figures siver
~ the time for the third quarter was tn
q fastest of the mile, being :S01-2, o
at a zoe clip.
Delay In Starting Runners.
The feature of the running race wa
n the tedious delay in starting, til
II starter requiring almost half an hou
to get the bunch away in one das
and quite, a wait in the others. Onl