The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
NastyF all Comes to Miss
Garth; Neither Horse
nor Rider Is Hurt.
MISS ROYALL DOES
GREAT r / D | N G.
Race Card Is Classy, Although
the Fields Are Small, and Fav-
orites Make Good-Essex
Wins Again, and Young
Bitten Takes His
Race.

In spite OF the chill that kept every.
body in grand stand and paddock shly-
ering from start to finish. the rather
large crowd that went to the sixth
annual meeting OF the Virginia Racing
and Horse Snow Association, held in
the State Fair Grounds yesterday. was
about as enthusiastic gathering as
has been seen in Richmond for year.
The show horses were classy, and al
though the fields were small, the rae
ing brought forth all the enthusiasm
that even the management could wish.
The race card, OF course, absorbed
the attention OF ALL ~ mixed Vir-
GINA meet has ever done anything else,
and when the first bugle call for the
thoroughbreds sounded a deep-mouthed
..AIl-h" sounded over the grandstand,
as ifs to say: Now we'll have 1t.
In the mater of prize money, j. 7.
Temple, of Richmond who has had his
string Of thoroughbreds over the South
| ern courses during the winter, made
\ killing TWO firsts and second came
| as his share in the four races, and In
the fourth race he had nothing entered.
In the first race, Billie Hibbs. the
cast off from the David Dunloy stable.
had 1t all his way until the last quar-
ter, when both Helen 3. and George
c. Hall made a strong bid for tho
place Hibbs breezed forth, however,
at the last minute, and although carry
Ing $50 pounds, walked away from the
contenders George C. Hall and Helen
b. came down the stretch so close
together that n postage stamp would
have given both leeway. squirt at
| the finish. however, gave the marc
| the second money.
/ In the second race. Young Bitten,
Il 49,. l., tt,.H NyN
| account of his past performances.
waited over the mile and a half without
| the slightest difficulty. and finished
| far and away ahead of Begsarnlan.
while Invader Just did save the dis
tance and third money.
Jack Baker was the high card in
: 1.-The third race. bringing the temple
colors four lengths ahead of Benlala.
who faltered in the stretch after going
the mile close up to the winner. King
of Bashan. who caught the eye OF tho
ladies. was not in the race. and made
poor third
Essex Was Easy Coin.
The steeplechase came last on the
card, and 1t WAS for that the specta-
tors waited through the chill. Old
Esse, carrying 1853 pounds. was the one
4 best bet of the afternoon. and he did
not disappoint the layers in one parti-
cuIar.
He took the lead over the first jump.
and when he crossed under The wire
| was going as strong as when lie
started. Good Frtar, of the Temple
stable. was a contender all the way
4 through. hut Essex was too strong
for him and he finished far behind.
Flat Creek was also entered in the
stceplechase. but refused at the firsc
jump and his rider could never get
/ him over. When the others came
4 around the secondtti he Joined IN
with them. but again refused, and
Z. Joined tho ranks of the spectators.
i where he watched the performance
4 from the inside of the nefd. 8
Horse show Wns Great,
The mcst startling feature of tho
horse show Gang in the last class.
when Miss Garth, of charlottesville.
:. riding Powhatan, owned by MIS-. I'D 20
ward W. Scott. of Warren, Went
!, through the barrier and came a nasty
cropper. Powhatan went over the llrst
i two Jumps in bad style and Miss Garth
! could not stop him before he Went
into the barrier at the south end OF
the ring. The barrier was knocked
!. over and the horse and rider fell
: through the paling fence at the slds
J of the course. 49,.
IT so happened. however, that MISS
Garth fell over the horses head ana
i | although tostledi somewhat. gamelS
took him over the second two jumps
without rap. The grandstand gave
her an ovation as she mounted again.
Miss Royal Falls.
Miss Anne Royal, of Richmond, had
a rather mean fall, but also escaped
injury. Riding Amulet, owned by NJ.
C. Jackson, of Petersburg. the horse
refused the second jump. He brought
5 up rather quickly, his hind less
!. slipped and ne rolled over Miss Royal
I fell between the barrier and the horse
|. i and was Ein grave danger OF beinS
!. rolled. Those in the Enclosure Went
7 To her assistance. however, before IN
= Jury was done, Miss Royalls r!1ins,
2 and she mounted half a dozen junlpers
= during the afternoon, was iaature
! of the day The tail WIN Anulee
! was her only accident ans her other
!. performances We're without fault
: Thomas Atkinson. Jr, fell on Mrs
8 Thomas Carters Perplexity, but also
escaped injury.
,. The class that caught the eve OF
2 tho spectator with color and perform
I ance was the Corinthian class Win
Il riders in hunting pink Y. y q, pan,
ners Sunday Morning went through
i his course without tap TO his dis-
It credit and being we'll up in contor'
n nation took the blue, Keggy Conner
q another Benner horse, took the TED
% and King Edward, also of the Ben
a ner. took the yellow, making g
"a clean sweep for the Benner stable
: Race Summaries.
Il First race--siS furlongs. for pnrse ~
Il saO0--BlIlie Hibbs. first: Helen ~. see-
ond; George G. Hail. iourth, i'p'e
is us, u,
- Second race-one mile and half,Ioi
!, qualified hunters, over tho aat course
n Young bitten. first Bsssarman. sec
~ ond invader. third Tine 2:is.
"a Third race--one mile, purse ssqV-'
y, Jack Baker. irsti Bsnlala. see .'t''
~ King Of Bashan third Time, y 49,
" Fourth -steeplechase. over two
~ mile course, purse s?eor-E.s eS,s nIsL
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