The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-10

GREAT RACING, SEEN


brown gelding, reduce the state fair
track record for mile on the flat
yesterday. but what Ia said to be the
fastest mile ever trotted on a South
ern track was credited to Moelle, the
game daughter OF Nobel and Berl.-
shire Belle. In the 2.27 harness event.
W. J. Carter, who Is a member OF the
state fair racing committee A. we'll
as the timer Of the races, said after
the third heat in the 2.27 trot that
Moselie would have beaten 2.l0 ON a
faster track and that the time for the
heat. 2.f2 Ia, was a new track
record
Cloud ran the mile In I.4Ii-s, fn-
ishing half neck ahead OF The
Royal Prince. who had half a length
advantage Of Little England.
The racing was the best OF the
week. and the e.27 trot was about
as sensational as ever witnessed at
State fair meeting. Tho 2,27 class
was expected TO prove the feature.
for Mr.. Carter had induced the rae
ing committee to hang up the best
purse for this particular event. Two
thousand dollars was finally settled
upon and a splendid held was the
result.
Fast Quintet Face Ssarter.
Berka. queen OF the half mile
tracks, was one OF the quintet to face
Starter Upton Red Prodtgnl. VIVA
had shown grand turn OF speed
last season on the same track. was
another. while a bay mare owned by
James F'lorey. OF Rryn Mawr, Pa.
Dages one of the stars OF the hass
mile circuit. ANA Bon Ton. completed
the entries. Bon Ton WAS bought
for $4,000 in Baltimore recently, by
r.. W Switzerland. of Mt. Olive. ".
c., especially fer this race, but the
t@5t the bay hssrTr could get. xss
fourth money.
Dago forced Berka to Eli Ia In
the first heat. and four OF the horses
were SO closely punched that the
crowd yelled with delight. IT was
MoelIe who sent Berko to 2.Is.i.4 in
the second heat. and in the third the :.
game little bay mare stepped the
mile in 2;121-4,
Goes Out Of Her Glass.
When the time vas announced
there was a roar from the stands.
The horses mad raced every foot of
the way and all the drivers knew that
Moeile had been forced TO record.
MeGrath. the driver Of Maeiie, rush.
ed into the Judges stand. protesting
that his mare really hadn't made
the mark. for 1t is big jump from
the 2,2I class to 2,l2. But the timers
assured him that the mare had made
the mark all right and that IL the
track had been in proper sha pc and
not probably three seconds slow he
would have found MoelIe in the 40
class.
When the next heat was called
considerable time was lost in scor.
ing. bat finally the horses got away
TO poor start, Berka in the rear.
Red Prodigal had found the pace
too hot after the second heat and
dropped out, SO there were only four
left in the fourth heat The pace
was not forced. all the drivers laying
up, bur the heat went to Moefie in
2.24 Ia. Then the little mare step
ped out and took the race in the
next heat. In a.I5 IL, Berka finish
dng second.
Good Judges declared that the
track was fully three seconds slow.
some said -four. but even allowing
only three seconds. Moeiie trotfed az
2.le clip. and created a new track
record.
The first event on the card. .h>
free-for-ali pace. was easy for Great
est Line. who took the race in three
straight heats.
The second event. the AIS trot. was
just as easy for Tyson's horse. Harry
J, Then came MOBILES victory in
the 2:27 trot.
There were four running races, all
well contested. especially the last
one, the mile event for three-year-
oids and upwards. Cloud. with Fore
hand up. ran pretty race and won
IN driving finish. Summary.
First Race.
Freefor-ail, pace or trot: purse.
S600.
Greatest Line. br, m. WEIGH /
Exan. oh. g., McGrath. 81 i
Evelyn Patchen, br. X. m,
Mefreli ..--....-......
Olive F.. b. m, Armstrong. IS
Time: 2:i8. Eli ga. e:14.
Second Race.
ais trot; purse. $1,000.
Harry j.. blk. h.. Tyson. 81
Alfonso. br. g., Drake. .....e Q
Alton l.. br h.. McGrath. s 3
Humboldt. b. e.. Earring
Star Grsttan, blk. h.. Mitchell & (
Third Race
2:a7 race; purse, s3.eos.
Moeile,~b. M. Mce3rath 9 81 fssf -
Berka. b. M. Corhin.. l / a 4
Daso. b. g.. Tyson. . 3 ,
Bon Ton. b. h., Merr-
held ............. 1 3
Red Prodigai. b. h.,
Macy ...... withdrawn
Fourth Race.
All ages. Ave furlongs; purse. $3.50.
First. Earl of Richmond. l0s (Gar-
ner) second. Huda's Sister, 1ol.
1eria). Time, 1:03 I-b. Garden Of
Roses. Elsie Herndon. Susan, venA
Van. Galinda, Bendaga and Doc Tracy
ALSO ran.
Fifth Race.
Commonwealth club handicap stee.