The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-08
CLOSE FINISHES
DELIGHT CROWD
Yesterdays Races at State Fair
Interesting and Full of
Uncertainties.
FIVE HEATS IN TWO EVENTS
Flatfoot Wins the Virginia State
Fair Steeplcchasc After Other
Horses Tumble.

From the start OF the 2:25 pace at
! o'clock until Little England after
bcine scratched" was replaced as
contender ia the sixth and final race
NJ tho day. there was not dull mo-
mont during the diversified racing
program at the Virginia state Fair
yesterday afternoon.
Abbie lyutoudale driven by her
owner Il " Reaves, OF Winston Sa-
lem. X. G.. won the 2.25 pace by cap
turing the three anal heats.
Natonia. OF the Tyson string. dupli-
caicd tho performance of Ahbie VIII
tondale. by winning the three final
heats Of tho 2::4 trot, af;e. finishing
MIN and sixth IN the hrst two heats.
Starboard romped away with the five
and a half furlons event: whisper
Belle won the six furlong race; Flat
foot captured the NirEinin State Fair
s.eeplechase. after Nullinahone, Top
right and Erowny Girl had tumbled
Mt the Death Valley" hurdle. and
Little England won the one mile and a
sixteenth race with Gates a hot con-
tendc.
Nose md Nose Finish.
IN the frst heat Of the 2.o5 pace
Joseph. X = won out by head, and
the finish OF tho second heat was
rose and nose in favor of Joseph. X.
S. OF the Tyson string. Under gentle
taps OF the whip Abbie Wiltondale was
nrst across the Wire in the third heat.
took the fourth heat with ease. and
praotically walked under the wire in
the fifth Press Wing. = Tasley. Va,
horse running second, and Joseph, Is.
:. third in the two final heats.
The close finishes in these heats
aroused the enthusiasm OF the audi
once. as did also the changing of po
sltions Of horses III the 2:24 trot. pat
tie Bird. Of the Pitman stables won
the first two heats. with Belle Bin
gen. owned by W. Y. Miller, Of Wash
incton y c. q close second. Tyson's
Karouia which had finished fifth and
sixth in tho first TWO heats. won the
threa final heats, Patio Bird finishing
second in the THIRD and fourth heats.
and third In the fifth heat Rancho
Del Paso, "A Los Angeles horse. won
tnird money by holding 10 second.
third and fourth places in the vari-
Gus heats.
Starboard. Of tho Mcpherson stables.
was not in danger in the five and a half
furlons event. though Dustpan. or the
Cooper string, made the finish interest
ing
yrhisper Belle. Of the Muir string.
took the lead in tho siX-furlong race,
and was not overtakeu, though Brush
ana Racing Belle crowded her on the
acme stretch
The state Fair stcrpirchase.
Interest vas keen IN the Virginia
state Fair s,ecplechaze in which there
were four starters. Tonight, owned
ly So. p Andrews, or Richmond. and
Mulllrshonc owned by Il. Grayson,
were picked as possible winners, but
Mullinahore fell at the hurdle in
Death VALLEY" and dismounted Jockey
Taylor, who was uninjurcd. The horse
trained 10 do its duty was UP and
continued IN the race for more than n
quarter mile Topright was in the lead
st tho first mile hurdle, Browry GIrl
second AND Flattoot third. AT tho
hurdle rlcknamed by tho horseIncn
death Valley because OF the slope
there That causes tho runners TO fill,
Topright leading. tripped on the hurdle
aud fell, ana Rrowny Girl also tumbled.
Jockies Henderson and McCla.n prompt
- relrou!ted and finished the race
but Flattoot. which had been holding
up tho rear raced in the winner.
Tho ROYAL Prince. Of tho L. Cottrcll
stables, Richmond. and Little England
of the Hutchison string Richmond
were among tho four starters in the
one mile and q sixteenth race. Whcr
i was announced that Little England
was going in after Icing scratched, the