Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26
PRICE FIVE CENTS
STATE FAIR RACING CARD
COMMITTEE EXPECTS BEST
MEET IN LOCAL HISTORY
Stecplcchnses VIII Draw Good Horses.
Entries In Harness and Flat
Events Come In Fast,

The racing card OF the Virginia.
State Fair. which opens on October IL,
promises To be one of the best in local
harness history and from advance in
dications will he one of the most sue
cessful meets ever held in this city.
The number of fast trotters and PAGERS
Will be the greatest ever held in this
section, with the exception of the Grand
Circuit meeting at Lexington. and the
jamestown races
'" nile there is no relaxation Of In
| terest In the harness events, the fea-
ture Of the program is the steeple-
chases, ono of which will be staged
daily during the week. Purses have
been offered by the committee suf-
cfently large to draw the best cross-
country contenders for honors in this
| section The winners will get $500 each
| day.
Although the entries do not close
until October 5, number of the best
| known horsemen of the country have
notified the officials that they will at
tend the meet.
The committee, after much cons,d-
grafton. has drawn an unusually at
tractiVe card. There Will be the usual
number OF harness races each day, and.
IN addition. there will be run a three
! miie relay race on the fiat with women
| riders and the changes to be made In
'front.' OF tho grand stand. \ Roman
| chariot race is also scheduled TO run
! each day. Another feature is n half
| mile race with woman rider on :,
| thoroughbred with a riderless horse as
ner opponent and a half-mile race with
women riders entirely. This program
VIII be followed by the steeplcchase
| or two and one-half miles
SEVERAL LOCAL ENTRIES
| TO MAKE MEET INTERESTING;
Ihcre VIII be several local entr,es
IN the races. among them being Akar.
owned by a. t. Griffith. Akar, a chest
NJ. s'",loh. son OF Aquillen and Pa
aetta. daughter Of Pistachio, is we'll
| known as two-minutc PAGER without
| marx Having never won n heat he
| Is eligible to start In the slowest class
ana II he shows up we'll In training
he will certainly be n contender In onn
| or more or the races.
Roam Hal, ZOOS IA. Will also bo ~,
other local entry. He is the nicl. of
sam Earrings string, and has been 90
! ing well this season. He is now run
nins AT the meets in the Middle West,
where ne mas met considerable sue
sess' me out-of-town entries are ex-
pected to outclass all former Years
among them being Chester Lassell. of
NhitlnsHille, Mass, who will send "a
part OIL his string here; Charlie Pitman
ana hermann Tyson. The two latter
men nave talented strings and are ex
The fast events.
Inc program OF the steeplechases
the feature of the daily cards, follows:
tuesday. October 1.-THE VALLEY
steepiechase, for three-year-olds and
upwards; purse s40O-Bv suhscrintinn
or $40 each, the association to ada smr,
hcient to make the purse $500 OF
which $50 to second and $40 to third
weights: thrce-yea -olds, 1856 pounds:
tour-year-olds. As pounds; fve-year
oids and upward l54 pounds. Winners
twice since August l. five pound, ey
ira. Nonwinners of two races in 1918
allowed four pounds. Four-year-olds
and upward that have never won mora
IMAM TWO steeplechases allowed Ave
pounds additional. Five to enter and
FOUR to start. About two miles.
ALL RACE ENTRIES TO
CLOSE ON OCTOBER &
Entries close Tuesday, October $.
1915.
Wednesday October Is Virginia
state fair steeplechase-For hunters
duly qualified under the rules of the
Nauonal Steeplechase and Hunt Asso-
ciat'oh' or the Canadian Hunt .Associ-
atloh' purse, S400-By subscription of
$40 each, the association to add sum
cleht 10 make the purse $500 OF which
$50 to the second and $40 To the third
fVe-year-olds to carry 1914 pounds: il
older. 15S pounds Winners twice this
year. seven pounds extra. Maidens al
lowed seven pounds. Five to enter and
four 10 start About two miles and a
quarter.
Entries close Tuesday. October :.
1915 %
Thursday. October IA comn,o,.
wealth Club handicap steeplechase. for
tnrce-year- Odds and upward nurse
sfoo-By subscription OF $40 each. the
association to add sufficient to make
the purse $500. of which S6O to second
and $40 to third. Weights announced
tuesday october II. n +. NJ. Decla-
ratlons same day at L. NJ Five to
enter and four to start. About two
! miles.
Entries close Tuesday, October s.
1915. d
Friday, October 10 = King Cor,
stceplechase. FOR hunters duly ouali-
fed under the rules of the NationaI
St"eplechase and Hunt Association or a
hunt association duly recognized by
such; purse. St0o-By substitution of
40 each. the association to add SUN
cient TO make the purse $500. OF which
$50 to second and $40 to third Weights
five pounds below the scale. Winners
or the Virginia State FAIR steeplechase,
fNc pounds extra. Horses that have
started at this meeting and not placed
allowed I'VE pounds Five TO enter and
four to start. About two miles.
Entries close Tuesday, October 5.
1915
The race committee consists OF John
I. Anderson. w. j. Carter and Leigh r.
Page. All have been connected with
and their Judgment in making out tho
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