The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-11
RACES INTERESTING
BUT FEATURELESS
CIV. Lafell Captures tirst Money in 2 80 Trot
With His $4,000 Plack Mare, Ethel Lynn, il
lhree Straight Heats-St Ike Races IN
To-Day.

Although yesterdays racing card AT
'he state Fair was not productive of
as close finishes as on Monday. tho
opening day. still the large fields gave
the crowd run for Its money. and
there was enough excitement to hold
the attention. In a day of featurelese
racing Z. w. Lasell tho millionaire
owner oil Whitinsville. Mass, carried
OH me honors, winning first money in
the $50 trot with his $4,000 black
mare Ethel Lynn. in three straight
heats. and getting second money with
his Empire King In the 2IS trot.
Ethel Lynn never had any trouble.
and was away with the word in each
OF the three heats. finishing easily,
and never seriously challenged. Dago,
owned by Herman Tyson. OF Newark,
n. j., handsome bay gelding with a
beautiful stride. was second, with Dill,
q local horse, owned by Langhorne
Williams, and we'll known in the
show ring, third. Flcxina was fourth.
Great Stakes, Jr., owned by Henry
Nelson. of South Richmond. looked
good Tor while. but was unable to
stand the pace. The fastest heat was
done in 2:l91-4
Helen Coastman, from the Pitman
Farm. in Trenton. N. j.. after finishing
last In the first race. 2:2b pace. won
tho next three and the race, with some
mare. was second. with Alcine and
Prince l.. finishing third and fourth.
respectively. sam. Jr., a likely look
Ing bay, owned by Presley Thomas. of
LynchburS, was distanced in the first
heat
The only real race in the harness
events was the third and last on the
card, which was won by Miss Kushan.
live heats being necessary to decide
Empire King, driven by MIR. Lasell
was the contender. Miss Kushan won
the first, fourth and Nth heats. while
the Massachusetts man was ahead IN
the second and third.
Runners Arc Tame.
The runners did nothing out of tho
ordinary, though the time in the sew
erai events was fair. In the first on
the fiat over a course of five and
half furlonGs Bondage. who shot from
the barrier good length TO the front
and held the lead all tho way 10 the
sixteenth, began bleeding and quit,
Thrifty galloping past and winning
by length and half. The Dunlop
3yearol old looked like winner. but
for the accident. Fort Carroll was
second, with Infection third, and
big field trailing.
Galley Slave beat out Musk melon,
the favorite In the NTH race on tho
card, over six furlongs, both horses
coming into the stretch under the
lash and racing for every ounce in
them. Malitine was third The rather
good time of 1:15a5 was put up.
Wins, Yet hosea.
Topright shortened the course In tho
Virginia. State Fair stocplechase. run
ming outside the guides, and though
finishing good first, was disqualified.
that game sticker. Young Bitten, who
raced all the way. being declared the
winner. with Flatfoot second and
.Aronoe third. Not a fall occurred.
Tho last race of the day. for dis
lance of mile and a sixteenth, was a
gaIlop for Sandiver. The bay colt
was away first and was never headed
finishing we'll to the front, with Or
namosa and Reau Rrummel racing like
a house on fire for the place. The
former won out
To-day's racing will be featured by
two stake events--the 2:27 trot. with
purse of $1,000, and the 2:14 pace
wortl; $4,000. Soma good horses arc
entered and the races will be worth
seeing. On this whole. the racing this
wear Is far and away ahead Of that
Of last year; The fields are larger