The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-12
CHOKED TO DEATH IN
FIRST RACE AT FAIR
Admorell Fell While oming Down Home tn tch
ana was Fatally lnjured-dig Class Events
Thrill Groves on Richmond ay.

In spite of u heavy track, which was
sloppy In many places. tho racing card
yesterday was OF high-cia order, the
running events and stecplcchasc 40.
being OF especial and exciting inter.
est. While there were no sensational
events, all were interesting. and the
results in several instances were very
close. In the first race there wero
hYe entries. which developed into
something like mild sensation after
the first two heats, Strawberry was a
favorite from the start with Admo-
reii close second III the FIRST time
around strawberry led the Held. Hum
bolt second. and Admorell close In the
Dunch. But In the second heat Hum
bolt drew first. Derby Boy, seconds:
Strawberry, third. and Admorai In
coming down the stretch fell and was
fatally Injured, being choked by the
harness. j. T.. McDonough's ambulance
carried the dead animal from the field
In the second race Babe seemed to
have 1t all his own way. He gravitated
from first TO second place through
fivc heats starting in with first place,
winding up with second. but winning
1irst money. In this race Foote Prince
started at second In the first heat,
went to eighth place. sixth. fourth. and
finally into first. winning second
money. Louis Gentry started bad. lie
heat in sixth place. In the second heat
he was q little better, drawing into
third place. Then he dropped to
ninth Good jockeying brought him TO
second place in the fourth heat, and
third in the NTH heat winning third
money. Ashland Bird eased along. not
going below nth. winding up with
Fourth, and getting fourth money.
Favorite n Winner.
In the third race Jay Quita was a
favorite from the start, and while she
did not show up better than second in
the first heat. she easily led tho field
in the following heats. winning first
money. Star Grattan took the first
heat, and stayed In second place all
through the race. White Stockings
had IT easy for ,third place, wnlle
Charlie *. got fourth money.
The fourth race passed off without
Incident time being fairly good. with
heavy track conditions.
III the fifth race. which was the
Commonwealth Club stceplechase. Be i
lala and E.nniskilien each took a
fall and went out of tho running, Civ
ing the race to the others in order.
The sixth race created considerable
interest on account of the large field
and It's many fayoritcs In the grand
tt1nd. Muskmelon had his way all
through
The seventh and last race was in
terestng. six horses starting. with
Galley slave the favorite. Before the
half mile was passed Cuddyhunk get
in the running with Galley Slave and
IT wal a question with the favorite.
Cuddyhunk won.
SUNNI ries.
First race. a:l2 trot. purse $500.
Strawberry, b. g.. Baron wilkes.
James Florcy. Jr.. Bryn Mawr.
Pu...,..... ............... 3
David Rossi br. y. Adbeil.
Edgchill stock Farm. shawn
Vile, Va. Observation-Disclosures. sea
Derby Boy. b. g.. George NJ.
White. Philadelphia. Pa 423al
Humboldt. br. e.. Norval. S. e..
Earring. Norfolk. ya....... 2I44I
Admorell. b. g.. Adbeli. w II.
Rhodes, Gutenberg. n. J..... dis.
Time, 2:i5h, 2:l7h. 2:i5s., als.
Second race. 2:li pace. purse $4,000.
Babe. Fred Jamison. Butler.
Pa. ......... ............. 2 2 l .
Foote Prince, c. s., Pulaski
Prince. Pitman Farm, Tren
ton, n. J............... . s 6 4 / /
Louis Gentry. b. g.. John r.
Gentry. Harry Benedict.
East Auburn, n. Y..... S s 0 81
Ashland Bird, b. s.. Ashland
Wilkes. II. r. Tyson. New
ark, Del. ..,............,. s15a
Time. AJAX. o:l2H. 2:llk, 2:I5%.
Third race. 2:c7 trot, purse $1,000.
Jay Quita. b. M. i. McGregor.
Rest Awhile Farm. Cleveland,
Ohio Observation-Disclosures. 2l1 I |
Etar Grattan, blk. s.. Grattan,
w. b. NJ. Mitchell, Baltimore. / 2 2 81
White Stockings. b. s.. sydney
Prince. Floyd Stock Farm,