The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
SOME Big EVENTS
IN SPORTING LINE
Old Dominion Motorcycle Club
Pulls Off Show at Fair
Grounds.
BABIES WIN HIGH HoNoRs
No Automobile Races, Because
Official Board Refused
Its Sanction.
BABIES WIN HIGH HONORs

Without single piece OF fireworks
and without a Inlshap to mar the day.
the Old Dominion Motorcycle Club cell
ebrated the Fourth OF July yesterday
with horse AMI motorcycle races.
wrestling match, exhibition automobile
rae es. and last, BUT not least, by Il BABY
show. in which many proud and beam
ing mothers exhibited mothers Joy and
fathers hope to an ad,niring public.
a large crowd was present. and the
grandstard was unusually well alled
considering the heat OF the day and the
dust with which the seeker after pleas
ure in the State Fair Grounds is usu
ally covered. The exercises were
opened by an address by l.. c. OFla-
herty. VINO speaking from the centre
of the grandstand. reminded the peo-
pie of the greatness OF their republic
and the achievements OF their State
He reviewed also the progress OF the
arts and sciences, and showed how the
years had piled achievement upon
achievement until II would almost seem
that science and human knowledge
could achieve no more. His speech was
we'll received and ne was graoiously
applauded.
Then began the actual fun. which
continued until after o'clock. when.
wearied ont with pleasure. u little hun
CRY and thirsty. the crowd began to
dwindle away for the quieter celebra-
lions to be held at home.
Races Not Sanctioned.
Each event came of according to
program. except that there We're NO
automobile races, only Individual races
against time. The autoists were afraid
to enter their cars in races. owing to
the fact that the meet had not been
sanctioned by the American Automo-
bile Association But there were good
motorcycle and horse races, and the
automobile races against time were
we'll worth the seeing, though 10 rec
ords were broken
AS much as anything else. the baby
show attracted attention. The judges
were the venera BILE John j Crutchfeld.
John S. HARDWOOD and John L. Sstter
field, chosen because they are pater
familias themselves and good judges
OF babies. After taking a careful and
cautious view OF the specimens pres
ent, the judges awarded the first prize
TO Beulah. the eight month-old daugh-
ter OF Mrs. R. 4. Adcock, 1912 West
Cary Street, the second prize going to
Ray. the twelve-month- old son of Mrs.
NJ. z. Franklin. of 500 South Linden
Street.
Some Other Events.
The first os the horse races was a
match between Sir Henry. owned by
Dr. ]. P. McDonough, and Hal Direct.
owned BY w. Hoppough for the best
two in three. The race was won by
Sir Henry in 2:34 and 2:2sA.
The second race was 2:24 trot be-
tween George w. Griffith. owned by DR..
]. p. McDonough. and Nazrsmith,
owned by Anthony Griffith. for the best
two in three. Won by George w Crit
fifth in two straights. Time. 2:34 and
2:2sA.
The third race was 2:1s pace-The
Spanierd. Louis Holzapple. owner; Ba-
hard Hicks. F. G. Frick. owner, and
Tom Littleton, Or. ]. P. McDonough,
owner. Summary-Tom Littleton. 5. 2.
l. !; Ballard Hicks, l. 8. 2. .; The Span
lard, 2. l. 5. 3. Time. 2:30A. 2:24 y.
DR.. J. P. McDonough had the proud
distinction of winning the three frsts.
In the ten-mile motorcycle race for
twin cylinders. handicap the entrants
crossed the line as follows: H. ]. Hines,
riding seven horsepower machine; B.
3. Bevins. on a hve-horsepower ma
chine. and Grecnhow Johnston, on
five-horsepower motorcycle. T C.
Fuqua won both tine three mile and
tive-mile comic motorcycle races, the
feat consisting OF making stops TO take
drink. The fifteen mile motorcycle
race. handicap. open. was won by
Greenhow Johnston, with H j. Hines
second.
The exhibition wrestling match be-
tween Rob Roy Mackey and Joe Kehoe
was won by the former in two straight
falls.