The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19

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the track OF the Virginia State Fair
have been brought up to a high degree
OF proficiency, their racing qualities
having been thoroughly brought out
by the trainers In charge. They are
now lit for tho contests that will take
place during the ensuing three months,
commencing tomorrow, with the two
days special meet OF the Richmond
Driving Club. and ending with the
closing days Of October in North Caro-
lima. A number OF them will be
shipped at the end Of this week to
Norfolk. where they will participate
next week In the first races of the
Maryland and Virginia Fairs and Rae
Ing Circuit The entries for Norfolk
will close next Tuesday. There will
be seven weeks of racing at the places
In Maryland ands Virginia embraced In
this circuit. the last taking place at
Prospect Park, Baltimore. After that
the horses will return to this State, to
take part in the races OF the Virginia.
Carolina Circuit. to be held at ,Radford,
farewell Roanoke. Lynchburg and
Richmond (the Virginia places in the
circuit), and at Raleigh, ~ c.. Char
lotte. N. c., and Columbia, S. C..
Among tho recent arrivals. at the
~
tened the string that Is being handled
this season by the veteran trainer and
driver, Sam Earring. These comprise the
stables of James c.. Smith and Sidney
Clay, there being about a dozen horses
In the bunch-trotters and PAGERS
which Will render q good account for
their zowners. James Flutcher also has
four horses in training on this track,
while ]. Stackhouse has three and
William L. Bass some ten or twelve,
including colts. Other horses UNDER
going training are those OF Griffith &
Saunders. OF the Acca Farm close by
tho Fair Grounds, which are being
given their workouts by Trainer w.
G. Bryan, who has eight head Of trot-
ters and PAGERS in all under his con-
troll. This makes total OF thirty
seven animals destined for the harness
classes. and with the horses that are
kept in city stables, and are given
their PAGES occasionally on the track.
it may be said that the actual number
Is between forty-five and fifty. &
Richmond a Horse Centre.
This IS quite lot OF horses for one
racing place, and through this activity
and interest ii, racing matters Rich
mond has acquired much distinction
as an important racing centre. This
has been accumulated by the putting IN
operation last January Of the Southern
Stock Yards Corporation, in which thu
Smyth Brothers, formerly Of Ohio. but
residents OF Virginia for over fifteen
years years, are prominently Identified. IN
the absence Of the Messrs. Smyths Inst.
wee ~ the business of the corporation
was -. under the sti pervision OF Mes rs.
M ~ ary and Mcclellan, Of Pennsyl-
Low -.
Five Or six rae e. horses ,vhicl, ! 7
Kept at the stock yards may be seen
daily on the State Fair track. Busi.
,!e y, mas peen very brisk at the stock
YARDS "a, g Is several hundred horses and and
sales at present. During the winter
and spring months, when three An les
We're held Seac eek tl,e sales amount
90 = 8tq 600 to 500 lead In some weeks.
first four months a dividend Of d peT
cent on the 100000 of capital stock
was ,t de glare elared, thus placing the business
on q " per cent. basis OF 8proflt-quite
q 9 Is good t5hilng tnthe prevailing busl-
other corporations have seem no dIV-
gidends for months. and cannot NJ tell
when they may look 70 n a NY n. 4,
=, IS expected that g number 81
for sale at the stock yards during th h,s
son has closed, s VI a 81. 4.
Lots OF Running Horses.
Si Ihere are mo re Il titan a q Oxen rum
aatng hp fs e. e present ylrginia
is that 81 Georgia ri. iSinnegan, Of this
5hls stools farm al ;Syilton On it liz
James" the home gof sAno horses. The
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