The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-10
EXEMPT AR AGAIN RUNS
FIRST WITHOUT RIDER
Horse Owned by Harry T. Dore Throws Jockey at "Death
Leapr For Third Time This Week in the Races
At. State Fair Grounds

Again dismounting its rider at
death leap" in the steepiechase, Elk
emplar, the bay gelding owned py
Harry T. pore, yesterday afternoon
kept Its course and finished the race
ahead OF all other horses entered y,
the event for the third time this week
at the State fair grounds. Inc morse
was entered in the steeplechases OF
Monday, Wednesday and yesterday,
accommodating this feat In all three
races In which he participated How
ever the horse did not come in Tor a
purse on either occasion, because or
loss of weight.
According to sone of the Jockeys, this
horse is an unusually hard one TO
ride, and seldom 1t Is that a Jockey
manages to remain on his back around
Burns rode the horse In the races
Monday and Wednesday, but Brown
mounted him yesterday in an effort to
bring home the bacon. However. he
suffered no better fate than his pre-
deces sor. for just as he went over
death leap" he was thrown. Two
Jockeys, James Synod and Tod Hook
err were thrown by this horse and kill
ed a short while ago. Notwithstand-
ing it's faults however. 1t shows signs
Of good training.
Howard Cotman. a Richmond boy,
rode two horses yesterday afternoon
that won first money. He rode Smiley
to victory In the race for three-year-
olds and upward and again reached
the wire first with Canto in the race
OF five and half furlongs. The
performance of these two horses were
two OF the features Of yesterdays
card.
The motorcycle races this afternoon
will be In charge OF r. H. Tompkins, a
weii-known local man. who announces
that il viii be an entertainment we'll
worth seeing. They will start prompt
iy at 2:30 o'clock.
Arrangements have. been made by
Mr. Tompkins with the daredevil
riders from the Washburn motor
drorne to participate in the races, and
they will endeayor to show the peo-
pie that they speed up a bit in the
dirt as well as in the saucer bowl. t.
c. Fuqua, local speed fend. says
that they will not he TN 1T and wifi
have 10 go some" to win from him.
There viii ne three RACES of five miles
each, in which the following will par
sicipafe:
Z. c. F'uqna. krutx stelgart. Ed
Homer Charles Sens. T. s. Gregory.
George Groves and Ed Gray.
There VIII be no horse races at the
fair grounds this afternoon, but a
number Of LOCAL metorcyclisis will en-
deavor 10 furnish a little excitement
while the shows in front Of the grand
stand are in progress. Following is a
summary OF yesterdays races:
Harness Races.
2:fs trot, purse $500;
Miller Boy. Newark, Del. 500.
Wof:tsy Binsen. Chester, n. Y.
Marian Wilson. North Adams,
Tsue-~a:2i. ais ia. ais Ia.
2sts pace, purse $500:
-Is6!snn Square Hagerstown,
sue shelton. Raaford. va. )
i3uena Vista, Richmona. 49,
Crystal Louis. Washington. dis.
Dick Downey, Keller Va 49,. 1 dis
Lady Wealth, Richmond. 80. dis.
Thyee-year-olds and upward, purse
s6ea-~Canto, first, Sheets. second;
Altamahs. third. Bull Dog. Charles
g., Remarkable and Muskmeloa, also
can Time. s.35.
All ages not having won. purse
s225~~.aordello. first; Buck Thomas.
second; Racing Belle, third. jefferson
Club. Hughle Quinn. Cherry Seed.
Double r, Deduction. Billie Hsbhs
and Little Neoskaieeta, also ran.
Time. 1909 2-5.
Stee piexrase for three year-olds and
upwards. purse s4oo--Rowiand Par
dee, first: Jean Wagner, second.
Racehrook, third. orderly Nat. f,xem-
niar and Azure Mail. also ran. Time,
sos
Three- year FOLDS and upwards,
purse s25o-~-Smiley. first; Brush. sec
md : Sir caiedore, third. Motiie S..
and Snort 0rder, also ran. Time, l:A2.
Canary Bird, first; Meadow Beauty.
scccad; Greenway Boy, third. kean
Bob, Mnllie kean and Florence Green
way Also ran. Time. fiat.