The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-02
HORSES AND HORSEMEN

by w. j. CARTER (BROAD ROCk).
The sixth annual exhibition OF the
Roanoke Industrial and Agricultural
Association, now we'll known as "the
great Roanoke Fair" Will be held at
Roanoke. Va, on September 22d to
25th. and the management is In high
feather over the outlook. The Roanoke
association was formed In 1908, and
from rather modest beginning has
developed into an affair of recognized
Importance. and this Is most likely due
to the spirit Of llberality and progress
slveness characteristic of the manage
ment. The officers OF the association
are Janles,. Z. Woods, president. r. III.
Angel. syice-president: Iiortst5A. Scholz,
secretary; Conrad Giesen. assistant
secretary; Henry Scholz. treasurer,
with an executive committee made up
Of those named and J. w. Hancock.
while the board OF directors include
such men as the foregoing. others
among them being W. C. Stevenson,
S. II. Hieronymus. Joseph N. Flippo. Fl.
N. Dyer. a. L. Siebert, j. II. Marstel-
Ter, s. *. Bitterman, C. d. Keffer. Jos.
A. Turner and n. Patterson. Conrad
Giesen. the assistant secretary OF tho
Roanoke association, whose efficient
efforts in looking after details are OF
the praiseworthy sort, Is also tho Sec
rotary of the Virglnia,Carolina Cir
cult, in whose behalf he has done lot
of good. The association has offered
an aggregate Of $1,000 in purses. which
range in value from $500 for the open
affairs for trotters and PAGERS. to $500
for the early closing events, while
those for runners are from 5000 to
$500. Entries close on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 18th. ut II p. NJ, and records
made that day do not bar.
The Program.
First day-Tuesday. September 22d.-
First, 2:24 trot. $500; second. 2:14. pace.
$500; third, two and three-year-old.
stake closed. $500; fourth. running
race, 3-4-mile dash. stake. $500.
Second day--Wednesday. September
2sd.-First. 2:17. trot, $500; second.
2:27 pace. stake closed. $500; third. 2:2s
pace. $500: fourth. running race, o,.e-.
mile dash, stake. $500.
Third day--Thursday, September
24th.-First. $3.50 pace, stake closed.
$500; second. 2:so trot, 5000; third. 3:.7
trot, stake closed, $500; fourth, RUM
Ing race / 1-4mile dash, stake. $500:
fifth, running race 1-a-mlle over six
hurdles. stake, $780,
Fourth day-Friday. September 25th.
Tree for all trot or pace, $500; sec
5ond, 2:17 pace, $500; third. 2:2a trot.i
$500: fourth. running race, two 5000
consolation purses to BIO made up the
night before race.
Jimmy Lane. the Virg i...a- bred
steeplechaser is proving qu.ce q use
full horse this season and in good cons
pany over tho big tracks. too. as at
the recent Brighton Beach meeting
this unsexed son or His Grace and
Anna Page won two races during tho
closing week, defeating Grandpa, Cu-
ban, Sandy Creeker. Economy. Orc and
others. The big chestnut geldlng is
now eight years old and seemingly
good for many more races yet. He
was bred by the Messrs. Green. OF
fredericksburg, from whom he passed
to New York parties during the fall
meeting of 1904 at Washington, and
Joined the stable OF Ciwynn Tompkins,
of Wnrrenton, who still has this tract
able and well-mannered geldlnG. Jim
my Lane was nicely broken to harness
before being put to racing. and was on
different occasions driven In the lead of
"a four-in-hnnd. Ills Grace, the siro OF
Jimmy Lane, is q son Of Eolus. and In.
the stud of Marshall and Thompson. at
Warrenton, Va. has gotten a. number
of good and useful horses during res
cent years among them being VIM;
.ners on the flat. steeplechasers, hunt
ers and clever Jumpers as we'll.
is qde
In the death OF Aloha, which occur
red recently at tho homo OF his owner,
Mrs. Robert Bradley. at Greenway
Farm, near WILCOX Wharf, In Charles
City county, one OF the most success
full OF Virginia thoroughbred sires
passed away, Aloha was a bay horse.
foaled 1885, and bred by w. III, Chop
pu, In the Meadowthorpe Stud. Ken
90, dam Ollie. by Virgil, from Susie
Linwood. by Judge Leonard, and she
out OF Miss Doyle by the Immortal
Lexington. The bay stallion was Y a
good race-horse, but In the stud his
greatest success was achieved, After
the close OF hia turf career he was re-
tired to- the stud at Gveenwax Farm
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