The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
DAY IS REPLETE
WITH FEATUR
Blue Run Hunt Clubs Dash.
ing Team Lands the
Blue Ribbon.
JOCKEY HURLED FAR
OVER WATER JUMP
Mr.. James w. Graves Gets a Hard
Fall in Jumping Class, and
Others Also Escape Serious
Injury-Essex Leaps
Barrier-Raccs
Thrilling.
LII that the program announced
and much more took place on

~ and, much more took place on
~ the second day of the
a Deep Run Hunt Clubs four
teenth annual meet at the Fair
Grounds yesterday. adding strength to
the statement that the show and races
have the best Virginia horses that have
ever been gathered together in this
State. In every particular the ring
exhibit was brilliant, while the steeple-
chascs and flat races were OF the order
that kept ones pulse beating at maxi
mum speed.
Gray but passive clouds dulled the
sky. which kept the sun hidden at all
times and lowered the temperature
to that point where overcoats were
comfortable. But the weather kept
no one away; for another large and
fashionable audience was in attend
ance. society, as on the first day. lend
ing its full patronage.
However. the crowds may be reck-
cned AS small In comparison to that
which is expected to-day. the last OF
the meet. which will be one of the So
cial events Of the season. Great
excitement spread through the grand
stand late yesterday afternoon when
the report was circulated that President
Roosevelt would be present to witness
.IHe ol sAOi SEQ ~
day.
Yesterday the program consisted of
six ring events and four rattling good
races, and some hard falls were regis
tered ir both.
Mr.. Graves Has Bad Fall.
Mr.. James w. Graves. whose horse.
Kinssman, went splendidly owe. the
first three jumps in the hunters and
Jumpers clafs, GO. bad spill on tie
last Jump Kingsman went down In
heap. throwing his rider over his head.
Mr. Graves by taking part OF the fall
or his shoulder escaped serious injury.
but nevertheless received several
scratches about the face and was con-
s!dera bly, shaken up. Raleigh also
took bad fall In the middle and heavy
weight hunters class, but his 'idcr
escapcd unhurt
The worst accident occurred in the
securd steeplechase. Glover Croft went
down at the fifth hurdle. but his hockey
again mounted him and started again.
Tie horse fell second time at the
water jump hurling T. White. his
:ockey. on his head. and Knocking him
senseless. A deep cash was cut IN
his brow. but his injuries amounted to
nothing worse.
III the hunters and jumpers class
another fall occurred. when Essex went
down. and his rider barely escaped be-
again. and at the turn jumped the
barrier enclosing the ring. Overland
in this class was in baA humor, and
after also Jumping the barrier tried To
run away. Raleigh, in the middle and
heavyweight hunter class, TOOK lad
tumble at the second hurdle, but his
rider remounted and finished in good
shape
The first class. matched horses in
harness. made handsome appearance,
as did also the combination harness
and saddle, horses. shown both in har-
ness and under saddle.
The roadster class also contained
many excellent entries. The feature,
and. OF course. the most spectacular.
was the Hunt Club teams, with their
riders wearing the dashing uniforms Of
different clubs The middle and heavy
weight hunter class furnished some
good performances. The most popular
class was the last, for hunters and
jumpers. withlthirty eight well schooled
and nicely ridden entries. -,
Tho Awards.
The awards were as follows:
Horses in harness.-Bit and Spur. Mr..
w. Gordon McCabe., Jr., first; News
and Times, Byers Bros, and Konitz,
second; King and Prince. Mr.. Lang
horne Putney, third: Prince and Robin.
Mr.. John G. Walker. fourth.
vs. Combination harness and saddle
horses.-Pet, Mrs. w. Gary Bragg,
first; Rastus, Mr. Nathan Simon second;
Harrigan, Westchester Farm. third;
Portsmouth, Nessrs. W. P. and B. S.
Forbes. fourth.
Roads Mr. Charles a.
Brown, first; North Carolina, NIessrs.
w. P. and B. S. Forbes, second: Billie
Mack, Mr.. C, r. Walters, third: Clark
son, Mr.. e. D. Hotchkiss fourth.
Messrs. w. w. Osborne and j. W.
McComb wore the blue and red for the
Rlue Hun Hunt Club, of Gordonsvllle,
winning first in the hunt club team
class. Ntessrs LIE Roy Roper and Cary
r.. Ruftin Randolph. in the red and
green of the Riverside Hunt Club, Won
second. and Messrs. j, W.6Grares and
a. S. Buford. wearing the Confederate
gray and red of the Deep Run Hunt
Club, took third prize. Three horses
made up team,
Middle and, heavyweight hunters
Tsingsman. Mr. James w, Graves, first;
Gringo, Mr. W. w. Osborne, second;
Piedmont, Mr.. William Rueger, third!
interpreter. Mr.. w. w. Osborne. fourth,
Hunters and jumpers-se Setback, Mr.,
lie Roy Roper, tirst; Her Grace, Mr..
r. B, SNdnor. second; Hunter Rye. Mr..
w, Gordon McCabe. .Ir, third: Blue
Run, Mr.. James w. Andrews, fourth,
The first steeplechase. two miles, was
a decidedly pretty one, with only three
|horses entered. The track was fast.
Lawful took the lead, with Young
Blltzen and Aurantii following close
behind, When they came to the water
lump for the second try. all three went
over at the same time like we'll paired
hunters. The distance proved too
much for Lawful Which finished third
with Young Bitten a strong winner.
Hard Time starting.
Nearly fifteen minutes was consumed
in getting the five furlongs flat race
started, due to bad 3nannered horses
and overanxion Jockeys. ], Meyer, on