The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-04
HARNESS RACES
FEATURE CARD
Lena Directly Wins Three
Straight Heats in 2.19 Pace
Event.
OLD ESSEX WINS
Captures Steeplechase in Fine
Race With Touchwood of
Dunlop Stable.


The harness races were distinctly
the feature of the first days events
on the State Fair track. The run
ming races had but few entries and
the performances were not OF the
best. The most exciting of the har-
ness events was the 2:19 pace. which
was hard fought in every heat. the
horses finishing neck and neck. Lena
Directly won three straight heats. her
best time being All Ia in the first
heat. Both Roy Wilkes and King of
the Manor ran good races and were
close up at the finish.
The large grandstand was nearly
filled with interested spectators and
there was no lack OF enthusiasm.
Winners In every event were loudly
cheered and every start and finish was
watched with keen interest.
In the first race, the 1855 trot. Bell
Tier won easily, capturing second
place in the first heat and then TAX
ing three straight heats. Ashlaneer
won the first heat and then came in
second in the next three heats. Palm
Coxene finished fourth in the first
heat, third in the second and third
and second in the fourth heat. TAX
ing third money
The running races were a disap-
entries. In the five furlongs race for
two-year-oids. Cherokee Rose won
handily and Alice Virginia was good
second, and Fort Carroll took third
money.
The Valley Steeplechase brought
out only three starters and one Of
these did not make a full circuit OF
the course. Chopper refused the third
jump and was taken from the field.
Essex won with. Touehwood. of the
Dunlop stable, close second. The
horses ran beautiful race and were
close together for the entire two
miles.
In the fifth race, one mile. for three
handiiy, Cheek took second money and
Jack Baker third. Summaries:
Harness Races.
First race-2:35 trot:
Bell Tier. b. s.. by Silver Bell
Myers !
Ashlaneer. b. g.. by Ashland
W1lkes-TerriI ...... / . . 4
Palm Cozine. bi. G.. by Palm
Cozine-Mott ....A.. 2
Star Grattan, hl. h.. b. Graf
tan-MitcheH ......-.., . 4 2
Daisy Prince, b. m, by Sid
ney PrineeStaten ..... G 5 6
VIM. l.. b. a, by Alerten-
-. Smith ..-.....
Red Cal. b. M, by Red Leo
Macy 4
Great Stakes Jr.. b. s., BY
Great Stakes Nelson 49,. S d
Dbl b. s., by Anderson Por-
ter ..-
Time Of heats. ara Ia. 2.2s Ii,
Pa LA Al
Second race--2.1s pace:
Lena Directly, b. m. by d.
Directly-W. l.. Bull ....... II l
King OF the Manor, bl. g, by
Direct Halls. c. Bull .... 2 2 3
Roy Wilkes. b. &. by Roy
Wilkes-Cannon ............ 5 3 2
May vteeroy. bl. h.. by The
Niceroy-Macey ..,... d
Time OF heats; 2:lT IL, els 1-e.
2:1s Ia.
Running races,
Running Races.
Third race--two-year- oids, FIVE fur
lonGs-Cherokee Rose, 100 tMcCabe}
first: Alice Virginia. % {Hearthing.
toni. second: Fort Carroll los {wel-
bourne). third. Time, 1902 a.. Or
tego. Little Dixie. Fair Atlanta also
ran.
Fourth raceGfhe Valley Stecple-
chase. about two miles. three-year-
olds and over>-Essex. 1871 tMr. Tay-
lori. first: Touchwood, 153 tTurner).
second; Chopper. 132 tMr. Black),
third. Time, 5:0s.
Fifth race-three-year-old and up
ward. one mile-Takahira, l21 tMc-
Cabe). first: Cheek. 12l (Gordonl,
second: Jack Baker. 124 twelbourne)
third. Time. 1:4s As. Ennuola also
ran.