The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-02
SPRING RACES DRAW
CROWD AT JAMESTOWN
Opening Day Was Ladies Day. and They Were
There in Many Numbers The Betting Ring and
All Fools Day." Appeared to Harmonic.
Only One Favorite Captured First
Honors- Worked
Alphabet Scheme

IN other words. the hokics lost thc,,
IDENTITY In letter OF the alphabet
It's some trick.
Only One Faveritc Won.
however neither rumors nor threats
OIL an Impending raid stopped the Iuy
ers Every book got .. wonderfuI nd,
ana most OF them have enough laiJ
away Tonight to weather many storms
Noriolk was racing wild. and sincc only
one fnvorite won. the Whitney entry
~ me nrst race, there was not much
rejoicing Tonight on the part OF tho
form players. Few OF the horses on
the track were properly schooled. and
ehis largely accounts Tor the ease with
which outsiders won
,.,u me track was sooa and fast. and
"hie sun wind hammered tired horscs
~, In the stretch, the fl. suffered little
lhat veteran starter. Mars Cassidy
wen known in Richmond, had his iron
pres ana delays at tae barrier were
i,reqnent. another Ri.hmond favoritc
Is officiating In +. w Gcrhardv. wbn
IL one of the judges here
Altogether the spring meet Of III.
jamestown Jockey Club liz going to be
u Dig success. Their are plenty Of
norses on hand to fill every race In.
ceed. today there Wire seven races
on the card, In order that the entrie.
might be accommodated. 1t will be a
inoneyrnaker this meet unIcss-thc an
swer is in the Capitol Building at Rich
mond.
Green Ones Start First Race.
concerning that first race, in which
me one favorite played straight to the
.lne or the grand old dope. the re-
rnarkable part Of 1t was that they were
an green two-year-oldt and II should
nave been guessing match Delft.
the winner. was challenged only by
her stable mate. TrunDs. and in tho
opinion of many he could have won
I a
show. was In the none,
The second. n dash of al, fur,o,r
was disappointment to many who
favored Niudenette. Gdden Treasure.
well played won. with Miss Jonah sec
ond and Narnoc J. ". il. third.
Exton. the choice OF many. breezed
under The wire in the third, never chaI-
lenged. with Clinton Queen and Exton
! following In order
The fourth race. the Hotfolk selling
stake for $1,000. found Warbler. the
favorite, and Aviator with n strong fol
rowing after his performance in the
trials. woefully lacking. Tarts. with
many friends. won easily. Warbler see.
end and Hoffman showing. II was by
! no means spectacular race though
HOFFMAN led until the final bend. when
!. Ppth Tarts and Warbler passed him.
Camel. u game Ui.3 circumstances. with .
very bad knee. with krervin up. beat
out Blue Mouse and The 'S7uire in
The NTH At a mile and seventy yards
mo sixth was easy for Rye Straw, with
| inc laVorlte. Cherrysecd never in the
running. Queen Bee got second money
and Emily Lee third.
ne last race was anothcr upset
Fred Mulholland and Spellbomnd were
the touted good things but Caerrycla
won. Lawton Virgins got The place
/ with Getback a well played third
! First race--purse, $500: two-rarol5
inaidens; four furlongs-Delf, i0y
IAA rniIe,) e, even en- FIRST; I'runrs, los
,4s 80: cPlors. Madge's sister True True
T Fs ntee': Giy Kan, s. kedron; wanita.
Second racc-purse. $500: selling
n fon,I,-yea 1I- olds and up; six furiongs--
! first; Miss Jonah. los (Obertj, 4 to :
second; Narnoc J. v. Ir. lo2 ,Skir,
Sm; ,:sl.r th i' 10 time The Gar
nette and McAndrews also ran.
Third race-pnrse, $500 for three
ysafl to e. fnF rs1 cn;os los
90 (F'ord). 2 to l, third. Time, :oS s.
yn duaen sm nns cs Mal,n DSa s5as
Schillock. Charles Ford and Ethclbcre
| IL also ran.
Fourth race Norfolk stake: three
year-olds and up: six furlongs--Tarts.
S. tSnider). 10 2, hrst; Warbler. loi
,Shhuttingl. 10 3. second Hoffman.
I W 'S'iiP' " tiiEt IiEc, ll] ~.
| Discovery. Aviator, Black Chief
| Chysois. Grosvenor and Rose Queen
/ also ran.
FIFTH race-purse. 5000: four-year
olds and up: selling; ono mile and
seventy yards-Camel. li2 (Skirvin)
90 TO l, f1rst: The Squire. liz pickett
II TO 2. second Blue Mouse. 1J0
! tGrand(, TO 10. third, Time. l:47c 90.
/ II; NJ. SABBATH, Lucky George. Mollic $.
PLANT and Orbod Lad also ran.
! sixth racc--pursc. $500: selling
four-year. olds and up; six furlongs-
| Queen Bee. 9s Cwolf). to 5. second:
| Emily Lee. 40 (corey). S to 3, third
| Time. 10 20. AGNES. Jim o., Cherry
Seed. Black Branch also ran.
! Seventh race-purse. $500: selling:
I three year olds and up; one mile
| Cherryola. 10 Koerner), to J. first;
Lawton Virgins. 1ls. tGrand). to 1,
second; Set Back, los CHalsey, even.
! third. Time. l:4l 3-b. Coppcrtown,
Tough Roy. Fred Mulholland and SPELL
| bound also ran.