Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12
FAIR RACES ATTRACT
syiRGINIA HORSES TO FORE
Il IN ALL EVENTS YESTERDAY
ALBERT billings Exhibits Great THAN
~ To-day Before Communicable
fl Handicap Is Staged.

RI sst{Virginia owned. and in Suuic in
(&s iEtances Virginia bred. horses gave goo,
III accounts of themselves in the harncs:
III Ssvents at the Virginia State Fair yes.
III sterday afternoon. before crowd that
ii sHiied the large anp.tlIeatcr 10 every
81 nook and corner, crowded the paddock
hi Sand lined the fence of the entire anil,
kS tGourSc.
ss The 2:20 tro; saw cIsht starters. win
Oh SG;uadiniui. owned by Fvud Swcrt. oi
IS Rocky Mount. y. G, taking the FIRST
III boat. and Golden Frisco. owned by
Il tie Edge Hill stock Farm. OF ShawA-
~ Ixille, Va, a, close second. The second
sf theat Saw Just So black :,"ldiur. by
o. Lslsto owned and driven by Edward
81 hNTerty, of Goshen. y. " step from
|SSSvonth place into first. with Golden
rfsso second. and Little l'etcr. owned
49, Henry L. Cpshur. of EastviIlc. third.
"a SIust So rompcd away with the two
3 nnnl heats. Guadiniui taking secoui
~ money; Golden Frisco, third, ana Little
ID Peter, fourth money. The best mile
q was made In the second heat when
"a dust SO stepped II in lib ii.
Sellers ID. :, bay eelding, by l.auarah.
d Epwncd by William -. Eckcrt OF Read
u sing. Pa. and driven by Kline. won the
ssBfree-for-all trot and pace In straight
.EAheats. beiug closely contested 10y Sor-
g rel Top. in the frs, heat. and by Alice
" NJ, in the two final heats The best
u time was go? l-2.
Bertha Foeg. bay mare. by Baron
4 Dean. owned and driven by w. Il.
a Mitchell OF Baltimore, won the .:if
S8rot In straight heats, Grace Gunner.
4 owned by A. !. Kelley, OF New Church
ssIFs., and Arion Prince. owned by Henry
81. Upshur, OF Eastvilc. Va. making
iFrtho finishes close and interesting.
Wheeler Il, owned and driven rs W.
81 RI.. Miller, OF Washington. broke his
,s Eirness in tho second heat and was
! ilistanced. Later. Mr.. Miller drove
II #Whecler * an exhibition mile in a:1i
Tho best time made by Bertha Fogg
was e:I71-4.
SO Sue Shelton. bay mare. by Cacha,o
Isl owned by Dr. w. Il. FuGua. OF Rad
Sford. Va. was driven ny H. II. Kelly
&a to beat 2:l" pace and covered the mile
4 Sin 2:I11-4.
Darkey. with Lewis up. led the field
in the siS-furouv running race; En-
4 core won applause when he raced un
! der the wire close winner from, Re
I, ma rkable In the tiv.-furlong event and
{ Chiffon Snuaw won the ono milo and
sixteenth running race closely con
tested by Get Up and Drawn
& Featuring to-days racin@ card
which calls for two harness events The
Commonw Steenlcchasc and three
E nat races, will he an exhibition OF the
famous world champion trotter, lillian.
& owned by c. *. G. Billings of Curlc's
1 Neck Farm. Uhlan will be exhibited
Eat O'Clock and will be drvn by
4 Albert Billings. The owner of l'hlau
is sick in IL hospital at cleveland. Ohio
but consented to have uhlan shipped
from Lexington, Ky, TO Richmond for
special exhibition. Albert Billings and
Charles Tanner the latter the trainer
IS ut Curlc's Neck Farm. were interest
tnE spectators "a; tn" races Yesterday.
In the Commonwealth Handicap to-
day will be seen ESSEX, always n IA
Noritc. and Culioncttc, the winner Of
the Valley Stccplcchasc on Tuesday