The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-22
Features of Mondays Pro-
gram of Virginia Racing
and Horse Show Assn.
WORK HORSE PARADE
AND CAVALRY DRILL
Essex and Tommy Bitten to
Fight Bergo Over Jumps
Large Crowd Will be
Present

The greatest racing and horse show
entertainment ever given In Richmond.
was the unanimous verdict OF the
great crowd that attended the first
days session OF the spring meeting.
given Saturday, by the Virginia Racing
and Horse Show Association,
All the indications point to-day 10
the largest crowd ever present on
similar occasion In Richmond.
Nothing but praise has been heard
Of the splendid accomplishment ef
Saturday when society turned out in
large numbers and paid due homage
90 the high bred horse, shown at his
Yer, best Every event could be just
II called d special feature and high
class performance was given at every
cali of the bell,
Mondays events will toe even more
attractive than was SATURDAYS great
program OF course. the keenest kind
Of interest is manifested in the work
horse parade which takes place Mon
DAY evening az the closing feature of
The horse show part of the program.
The merchants viii hnye their teams
in the pink of condition and ii viii be
seen that real show horses are work
ing every day Ga the streets OF Rich
mend.
Work Horse Entries.
The entries in the work horse parade
Go not close until Just prior To the
start. and a complete list Of witness
could not be sotteu The following are
II few ef the exhibitors
city Fire Department. =. City street
Repairing Department 4 National
Packing Company. 4: Pabst Brewing
COMPANY. .; Times Dispatch. ], Swift
A. Co 3; the Cohen Co, z stephen
Putner Shoe Company. 4 6, W An
trim S Sons, 4. e F. Sauer Co, |.
Stokes Grimes Grocery Company. ].
the Call-Natt Co, ]: Richmond Hard
ware Company. / Digs & Beadles.
Inc. ! the White star Laundry, >:
STaus GunSt Co I Dr. ]. p. MELON
ough. /. " s. Forbes 6z Co 2; Mrs,
"A. j, Pyle. Armour & Go, 4.
Great Steeple Chase.
\ handicap st@eple chase VIII be the
stellar attraction OF the racing pro
gram of Monday which will bring 10
gether again the tao great rivals
Essen and Young Bitten. The en-.
tries la this race are the same 80 they
ware Saturday ~hen BerKe beat out
EsscS ia the hene stretch after the
latter had lcd the son OF Imported
Potentate over all the jumps Jack
Baker and Powhatan are the other two
entries
Il was q great disappointment satur-
day phen the prime fsvorite Young
bitzen fell 81 the second jump II
waa the seceud time this great horse
ever went down and was the first time
in Richmond that he was out side the
1lonev. lie VIII he started again to-
day and IL feeling right well certainly
b. strong bidder Ter the race.
Brrgo. the winner Saturday Will be
handicapped Ia pounds over EsseX and
~ over young Bitten. This handt-
ap shanid make IT the best race Of
tne inpeting.
Mondays Racing Events
Two steepieehase and TWO fiat races
make up the racing program Of Mon
day. The following are the entries
yrirs, rnee-~sN furlongS Little Os-
ere lfb. Flying Squirrel, 145; 'Nio-
less. 1s5, Fiatfoot. 14T, Bendaga, 1856.
nr. Bert. 1872; Lady Alma, 49,.
Second race steeplerhase. army
fo3Gers. two miles~~-knight Of Elway.
1G2; Tampieo. le2; Nine of Ola
.t5in4ssss 1872.
Third race-one unile-Otogo. 15d;
Fort Carroll. ZOE; Fiatfoot. 1871; Ben
dsga, iii. Dr. Bert, 10i; Campatgner,
1875.
Fourth race steepeohase. about
two miles-~Bergo. 1888 Essex. las;
Young Kitten, f40. Jack Baker. l52.
roahatHn. las
Wonderful Exhibition.
Tf,e biarlThorse troop Of csvairr-
men from Fort Meyer Is the star at
traction Of the meeting IL WITH he
necessary to SEE the work of this
company TO thoroughly appreciate the
wonderful exhibition they give. The
men and horses march with the pre-
.I-lnn = stage rnrformance. and