Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-14
MAKES STATE RECORD
GUY DOUGLAS, TROTTER,
GOES WELL AGAINST WIND
Final RnccS ut Stntc Fair ,Rcpletc With
sterling Enhibitlon-t:oodT Time
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Ina Stccplcchasc.
INC Virginia state record for three
!ear-old trottcrs was established on
The tracks OF the Virginia state Fair
yesterday noon. WREN Guy Douglas, =
gray horse. by Guy Ax-Guy Douglas.
owned by tho Edge Hill! stock Farm.
Shawsvillc. Va. going against his rec
ORD Of 2:e9 Ia. made the mile agains;
Il strong wind In o:1s1-2. The voter
an. u. ii. Kelly. drove him. The Judge.
expressed the opinion that had ysths
WIND not been so strong. the younEstcr
would have stepped the mile in 2:l3
Guy Douglas is from the dam of Bob
Douglas, 2:oi IL. and Poindexte.
2:o7 IA. and is one of the most prom
Using racers in Virginia.
September Morn. bay gelding. b.
General Watts. to beat o:3o Ia, trot-
ted the mile in 2:2i IL. Homer Jamt-
son. OF tho Edge IIin stock Farm
the re!ns for Lucy Reynolds. a bay
mare. by Clay Cecil, when she paced
the mile In EGO. lowering her record
from 2:25 ii.
Oros. hay gcidinE. by Foros. owned
ana driven by MIR. Floyd. of Bridge
town, Va. went AGAINST the 2:3Ol-i
record. and trottcd the mile in 2:2O Ii
From tho spectacular point of view.
the racing card yesterday. which closed
the Morse racing features Of the fair.
proved the most interesting of the
week. The finishes in the two harness
events were nose and nose in several
heats. and despite the strong wind
which swept the track. splendid time
made.
Sam l.. Earring, OF Richmond. drove
his bay seldinE. Gilbert NJ, by Tommy
Carter. to victory in the 2:l2 pace. Gill
bert NJ, led the field in the first heat,
and In the second heat came from third
position to tho lead at the wire. with
Tango just nose bchnG. Tango cap
turcd the third heat. and Gilbert NJ.
won the fourth AMI final heat. Tango
won second money Alice NJ, owned
by w. r.. Miller, of Washington. won
third money. and I.ucclia, owned by W.
II. Edcrs, OF Rocky Mount. y. g., won
fourth money.
The 2:22 tro, saw Just So win the
first heat. closely pressed by Sarah
Kelley. Tho bay mare Ivy Lord Vim
cent then stepped into tho fore and
Won three heats in succession, Just SO
winning second money, and Southern
Star. driven Ivy Edward lass, Of Rich
mond, took third money.
Miss Edith won the five and Il half
furlong running race. with DR. X. J..
Swarenger n close second.
Encore raced down the home stretch
"A winner in the six furlonS event, with
Toison dor second and Chiffon Squaw,
third.
with only three jumpers entered in
the two-miic st2eplcchasc Louie Love,
with "Boh" Taylor. up. led the field
throughout. and was II winner. with
Lizzie Flat, owned by i. :. Winston
and ridden by j. Henderson. pressing
her closely ut the wire. Essex trailcd
All three horses took the hedge In easy
fashion. the two miles being covered
IN 2,4 -.
Ycstcrdny's Rcsuiir.
Specials:
or. h., by Guy Ax-Guy Douglas ,Kclty5.
Time. 2:l6 l-2. breaking the State
record E. n f"r sS lea ro,sep,ember
s MGrn' 7 Ths nc :? s::2i f ,.4 avs ''"''
Foros (Fioyd). Time. eco Is.
noids b. M. by Clay Cecil Camison).
First race, e:le pace; three in five.
Gilher, A.; b; g. by Tommy :, q,
Tango; br. H., by Directly , , q,
A, }r"SMd A. b. M. iy coopcrs Han.
Lucclla, b. m, by Chester Dare
so i1am' Top, eli. &. by stokes
Gentry Dictator. br. <. by q.
Mehanc tkcltI) ............. u . II 81.
Time, 2Ai "a 2il H. a:lS -
Second race. %. tro,: two in three.
Purse. $500.
sarah Kelley. b. m, by !.o.d
Vincent (iamison) ,..... I
Just So, blk. e.. by Juato Olaf
ferty) ........ ......
Southern Star. h. 4. by Allie
wood tF.. i. Rassl. .......... , . )
Sir Roy Green CHI. =. 10y Miller
Green tkcltyl ........-....... . :. .
Prince Woodrow, ID H., ny SID
Prince tClark) ............. q.
Baron Bcdworth. Gr. H. by
Redworth Npixon( .,-";.;. &c "a
2:19 IL
Ave and Il half furlOncs -Miss Edith.
Il3 (Thomasl. first; Or. X t.. Swarcn-
ger, l2l &C. JackSon). second: 8ulrar.
ll6 CIV DUNN. ,hird Graffu and
Mary hampton also ran. Time. 10 =.
Fourth racc--running. for three
year-olda and upwards: six furlongs:
selling Encore. l2l (Thomas). first:
folsom dor. lis CIV. Dunn). second:
Chiffon SQuaw. lis (Jackson). third.
Remarkable and Kinder Lou ais" ran.
Time. 1915 90.
Fifth .acc-steeplechasc. for four
miles, Purse, ssdo-i.ouiic Love. i54
(Mr. TayloD. first. Lizzie Flat. l@? g.
Henderson). second. ESSEX. l42 tN
Houstom, third. Time. 3:ai -