The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-07

Todny'a race entries indicate that
there will be some mighty Nae
sport for the lovers OF the horse
ut the State fair this afternoon
The races will begin ut 2iao witA
nm early closing event-2tD0 paeins'
purse, Sl.O0O. These horses are the J
pink Of the Eastern esuntry. Tne
third race will he another Si'W"
parse afEsir. With ssme more s.sn
bred hOrSes. Those who want 10
see the big horses. ssust he At the
grounds early.
Racing Yesterday proved the big
/, feature of the State fair. There were
four harness events and three run
ming races. including thrilling
steeple chase.
'These harness races are the sur
prise of the whele racing world, said
Starting Judge Fred A. Upton. with
this track as heavy N 1t was. but not
a. II is, the time the harness boys made
was remarkable. There were no re-
cords broken. But just imagine The
condition OF the track. with that heavy
Sunday and Monday morning rain.
! can hardly see how the runners go'
by on Monday with the puddles OIL
water In the track. You might have
called them mud larks Just nut II ur
To me the racing today was up TO the
top notch"
Upton. and Clerk Of the Course W. J.
Carter. verified what had been said
To-day however. without interveniex
rain. the track viii be as good a. g.
uufred. and the going may be expected
to be more rapid.
Starter Upton yesterday got the VA
rious fields together on schedule time
The racec were pulled off without de-
lay.
Seven races, counting the postponed
harness affairs from Monday, were
.calied and all of them were chased
through.
The first race. three -year-old trot-
ting and under; purse. $500. showed a
ane finish, with all horses close to the
wire. and only two heats 10 decide the
race The second race took four heats
10 finish, with View Pointer, Baby
Bertha and Gentrianna chasing each
other for the pennant, View Pointer
won. Bonnie Setter. from Massachus-
etts. took the i~sa In the third race and
maintained II to the end. with Princess
Cresceus. second, and Colonel Oliver.
third This was good race. The
fourth and last harness race gave &c
karoni the first, having taken three
heats. Butter Broom. second. and Peter
Neptune. third. Here are the results:
Harness. Races.
Three year-old ftrottingl: purse.s5oo:
Roberta Ringen, b. T.. Chester,
N. Y. ..,-z...-....e.,... /
Dick Waits h. c. Newark, Dol Z
Onset hr a. vhi:tr~vilie Mass Q
Empress at Russia oh. T., Chester.
". f.s.t...t.t tf.,t..
Akarlins. b r.. Richmond. va. 5 5
Time as la AIT
~ e:i4 pace. purse. $500:
View Pointer. b h.. Sabina. O..
Baby Bertha, b. m. Eina Cen
tire, n. Y. .t.s....- .y-.
Gentrianns, b. m. Chester. y. Y
Time ALI. AIS Ia. ana IA. AIS
22+ trot; Purse, $500;
Bonnie Setter, CHI g., whitins-
VILE. Mass NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Princess rreseus. b. m, Bridge
town. va ..s,...st....+.-
Colonel Oliver. Miller. -
Sisshie. b e. Radford, Vas 3
Pen Mar Belle. h. M. Washing
fan Il {. .t..-,.. ,......-.s,,.
cloih OF Gold, en-. m. Elma Cen
ire. N Y .,..s.....
stnrmscud. CHI h. O., Lynchhurg.
Va. ,,.............
y.adaie jean. n. M. Keller. Va. : dis
itffsFF L~ss t-Ss ." - -.l&
els tret; purse. $500;
Karona. ch. T.. Newark, Del Il I !
Butter Brook. d. g Richmond. 2 4
Peter Neptune. b. h., Kendall
Grove ..-t.sl,-, al. -.
y Edgar ". b. e.. Richmond .5 5 !
Dill. b. e., Rehe gh. .-..,'.,.tit. s
Hattie Ray, b. m. Oak Hill.
Va. ....s4.-...,-.-.-.------.----.-- -----c : 81
Deed Tinker. b. h, Washing
ton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dis
Time; 2:is. 2,e Ia. a:1s Ia
Ranning Races.
No particularly fast time was made
BY any OF the runners In the steepie
Sehase there was good start which
kept UP interest To the mile, but which
WAS swept aside on the finish. by
the falling of the rider Of Topright
tcwned by w. r. Andrewsl. Top
right looked winner. but came in
fourth
Ter ''orses started In the fifth race
--fo~ three-yer olds and UPWARDS
with but one scratch. while in thu
sixth race the whole field took tht
chance, ''Tris ID remarkable" com
uented Starter Billy Carter,
Fifth Race (running). Five and q
Half Furlongs; Purse $300--Musk
| melon. flrst: Bill whaley, second
Racing Belle, third: Captiyator. jeff,
arson Club. Billie Hibb9, Meadow
Beauty, Hughie Quinn. Bull Dog
Herman Doyle also ran Time
1910 SIS.
Si1uh Race. Six Furlongs; Pu-s.
lsso0--Canto. first; Henrietta W.. sec.
ond; Altamaha. third. Deborah, Fiji,