Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-07
ANNUAL RAGING MEET
WILL OPEN TOMORROW
Scores Of Animals Arriving for State
Fair Events, Which Start
Monday. 9
MANY sTEEpLECHAsE EVENTS
Runners Hold Conspicuous Place on
Four-Day Program-Fine PAGERS
and Trotters Also VIII Compete.
Large Purses Attractive.


Richmond's annual week Of racing
opens tomorrow, with entries which
indicate that the best meet in the his
tory of the fair probably will result.
Scores Of animals have been arriving
during the last two weeks, and by last
Wednesday large part of racers were
In the grounds. To day the remaining
horses. coming direct from York, Tren-
ton and other fair grounds, will reach
the Fair Grounds. and everything will
be in readiness for the start of the
meet shortly after noon tomorrow.
The track has been put in the best
OF condition. and is expected to prove
much faster than ever before. Scrapers
have been drawn over the course regu-
larry and every bump removed from the
track, while within the rail the course
for the steeplechasers has been moved
and the brush and water jumps put in
the best OF condition.
Steeplechasing this year will form a
large part of the racing, and the events
are expected to prove unusually ex-
citing and interesting. Some of the
best runners and Jockeys in the East
have been entered in these events to
commpete for the large purses, and II is
expected the competition will be great
a number of excellent PAGERS and trot-
ters also are entered for the fiat races,
and these contests likewise are ex-
pected to hold much of interest for
spectators.
While the isrt four days of the week
VIII be devoted exclusively to horse
racing, tho unexpected interest shown
in the automobile racers on the one day
they held forth last year has led the
fair management to schedule two DAYS
OF speed racing this year. Friday and
Saturday the daredevils will occupy the
track. which will be prepared especial
~ for these events. The track will be
oiled to keep down the dust and heavy
hubrail constructed on the inside of the
course to protect drivers and spectators.
The program for the horse races fol-
lows:
second raoe s.e s7 'n nes.
'a[s #ess,sh as;
na i pons Wnnsfss s az .sS
Nonwinners Of two races in iei T'u nioMed
Fy :'T ru3 GsHaSs
horse third Nonwtn , TO Of 'i ,Sqes
nsTs since Ausnst sow nsa"a sn n puund.
Cor pus the M shs claim
Six furlonGs. SNARE OF tho purse.
sss Sc rEst Third s1i
ST. to Of ,h Maeh s9
$50 in ao@sd Se p Of sEo
sss Ten 2funs sre4. AE IL MI rlG Issi
ar sse Fourth Selling lass
ssnsssn' al to the be Pa4 sssS.s.
i fns sT Sly. Ssf1re the race Firth race @Vai
s sSTna'a and .s aa si
iSD OF w wh'sn slSS sGeo%%
sImas aRws5d winneEys tSss
Sdu"ss aIe@sd ks1
hna q,S wC s,e. the.
s to sntc 1ilow nd Ave hounds I've
Tuesday oetobss la Ar Sbou Hnt tHc niles sfas
Third day, os Mst'ne'' iSyMr,rst r,.. 49,,
!S! ssss . sS'oT Th- rre saco
In'eh des horse neFs and s2 S. %
Aa4s sns. s ssfsa Ws
fStlo%ss Af r.P allowed ten FIVE
sSS hfFss s2s ST to e ss h asa S.
aowsa toa aa's SOUNDS at ans %ils
the enter"d 'h ns,cs race subject TO claim Tor
, to- II sxh a Gondtianas
on the FAR Clouds I'd The he
sacs; Seventh tVirEinis staGa F shs
rass f 81 'Ss %stid duly
scri9top OF go each and so sdd,tioyy.';uRs rub
sS + 1Ss ssS e nc
Isl posnd dse i Il oIaer
NNan%nners this year allowed rour no extra
an tie" and Tll" ,%mr asve. pounds Five to
Tuesday October , l9i7. Abon htT fno ei1ss
,d rSurth day oet"%sr is.r,rst race. 30,
race < f"p y, iSeSnd race 2ie rot 500 third
t whlGh 81 to the second horse S and SIS .. OF
pounds those os nc" not p, ;icc second allowed Ave
E to nd sold an fo en,ered
Longs Fourth race for tre anv I half fur;
second %nhd hor pSrsG $500 which sa5 to the
bounds below the scale wipne ershs. eight
m mGstrs to carry i've pounds extra Mons IONS
cd i've pounds: non n'HGS September allow
s "iiowsd eight hounds All star,ers ie iSi
bins ffSS ol TO claim for tho entered nrics
Selling $500 "a" One euFTe ile to he s. winner
.b go Conditions to be annnun.s rae;
on on the day before tho race ns friT Grounds
= HbInminonwealth Cub Handicam gt. race:
nrss $500 eF Ky abssrr,1lds ana upward;
Sff hsO,S SS to earss s5SS ss
1Wsilsia announced Tuesdavy. 90 SStohtSsr third,
Z ,r r W. Declaration same day NJ 8 p s' ae
close Tuesday, Oc,orer ab s,nFt ;,vo Entries