The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01
RACE TRACK HERE
WORTHY OF NOTE
One of the inest Mule Courses
in the South at This
Time.
IS WELL SUITED
FOR ALL CLASSES
Steeplechase Course is Also Good
and Many Winners
Have Started
Here.

Few persons. except those who fol-
low the race tracks regularly. realize
j that the Virginia Fair Association
! has one of the finest mile tracks in
/, the South. As q matter OF fact II We
/ take into consideration the fact that
the track Is used for both harness and
j running races IL Ia probably one Of the
/ best in the whole country On track
used exclusively for harness races 1t
! liz usual to have quite hard surface
| while ON running track II is proper
! to have good cushion. That the
/ Fair Association has been able to
strike happy medium IL witnessed
! By the track records OF mile trotted
! In zoo "a by George c. and mile
paced in a.06 IA by Aileen Wilson,
| while miles have been run in Lao
! by Takahira and others.
I The steeplechase course Is Of the
/ best. II Is sporty and real steepie-
chase course. and many an owner who
has brought in string Of first class
/ hurdlsrs has found to his cost that II
takes real Topper to negotiate the
/ course.
| Any horse that can win steepie-
| chase over this course Is well worth
sending to the bigger meetings. Essex
! made his debut here and has won
all over the United States and Canada.
/ The real bona fide and qualified
! hunters that have been developed
on this track have showed great
| class. witness Iron Prince and Young
Blitxen--thae latter worthy son Of
his immortal sire-Hlitzen. the iron
| horse" owned. raced and raised by
/ the late Iamented Mr. Bradley.
I The class OF horses that have come
/ to Richmond for the fall meet has
improved year by year and the same
holds good this year, There will be
4 seen under coJors some really good
ones and several old favorites-- Taxa
hira will start again this fall and
/ should uphold his record as one bad
/ TO beat, which reputation was earned
by many a hard fought race all over
/ the big circuits.
| Among the hunters We will see both
J Young Biitxen and Iror Prince. both
owned by Richmond L,en. and both
popular idols.
The trotting and pacing races will
he contested by some good ones and
II viii take good guesser to pick
the winners
/ In the show department of the fair
| We will see some well known horses.
| more especially In sthe heavy draft.
light harness and thoroughbred
/ classes
/ The ponies are very well represent
ed and there win be more Shetlands
than ever before.
Stecpleclaase Classes.
One Of the ,snost picturesque and
interesting races Of the whole meet
| Will be the steeplechase Of bona fide
hunters which will be contested on
Monday and will be for gentlemen
! riders only and instead OF being run
\ under colcrs will be run In the pink
coats OF the different hunt clubs con-
1 testing. These races are always
favorites with the public and fhis
being the first az the sort at any
meeting Of the Virginia State Fair
Association Will cause good deal Of
| enthusiasm.
The steeplechase course II In splen-
did condition and the Jumps are all
i UP and ready for the word. The
1 track In in the hest condition Ii has
ever been In and unless We have d
very heavy rain will be in aplendid
| shape when the. bell rings on Mon.
] dAS
There are twelve entries In one 81
I the races on Monday and II 10 most
! probable that they will all start.
Nothing THAT could he done by the
/ management 70 get the track and
steeplechase course IN order has been
committed and the people Of Rich
/ mond and the tens OF thousands ol
l visitors Mho love racing are going IA
/ see the best meet IN the history oi
4 the track