Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-12
MAMMOTH RACING CARD
DRIMFUL OF INTEREST
final Scheduled Event to BE Feature
OF Automobile Races ut State
Fair To-day.
FOCAL HORSE a WINNER

q. Smiths Long Shot Finishes Sec
ond in Pace-JockcyS Fight After
disqualification in Steeplechasc.
psE Close Competition i'll Every Event.
IS AWith the largest number OF races and
E 3ntricS, ever carded Tor single day III
az his city. ana resulting In some ol the
Ill asst racing seen here during the pres
"a mt State ralr, the four-uay meet prac-
~ icaliy came 10 a close YESTERDAY. There
x SemainS but one event Tor to-day, the
Il 3ommonwealth Club handicap, which
sssyill be run during the afternoon as i
sFtpecial feature o1 The first OF the AUTO
a nobiIe, days. The grand stand again
y yesterday was nil.d TO overlowinE
s%Fith enthusiastic followers OF the
" port, and they were wei rewarded.
ny Not only were each OF thf events
q lard fought and speedy, bur track
u secord was established 10y Morristown
,i5p the first running race, when the bay
stIeidinE covered ,he SIN lurionGs in
lf$i:16, barely nosins out Booth. which
sfftad been pressing nm hard IRON The
tSssery start.
5s3 Another feature of the game of par
i ocular interest TO local iAnS was the
howing made ny Long Shot, the dandy
tstlay geldinS owned 10y j. Z. smith n
To-. of this city. Long shot showed TO
advantage in the first TWO
S5teatS OF the Egg pace, taking second
.s5.lace In each and pushing Joseph h.
;3ohnson hard in both.
si;inia State Fair stecplcchase THAI those
,ez'ollowinC the sport WAS given con-
iincinE proof of the interest shown in
The events by those taking part. The
acc was hard one between EuGen,a
,SdcGee and Jarico. Ed Niece, riding
y Eugenia McGee. and Jockey Grand
Stretch neck land neck. MCGEE was
eading slightly. and. seeing that Grand
vas crawling up upon him, turned his
Elorsc's head toward the outer rail,
,4tocketing Jarico between Eugenia Nc
Fiee and the railing. He maintained
his position up the stretch and crossed
"a he wire a head in the lead.
Judges Disqualify Niece.
IS Grand registered Il protest as soon
as he had brought his mount back TO
she wire, and WAS upheld by the Judges
Ssyho had witnessed the mancuver. The
kiesult was that MCGEE was disqualified
N.nd the race awarded to Jarico and
The Jockeys argued at length while
i Within the judges stand and continued
heir talk after reEaining the mis-
,assed between them that was not
overheard by bystanders and then the
Two mixed 1t. Before Police Sergeant
Neparate the men, Grand had cut Nc
Eiee's check open with vicious punch. !
tgsoth men were arrested on a charge of
Fighting.
81 Officials of the State Fair Association
announced after the race that McGee
tiot only had .pocketed BANDS mount
Horse over the head with his whip and
Taught hold OF BANDS saddle.
We do not propose to countenance
E,ny such riding on the Fair Grounds
i racks said one of the officials. land
Eye disqualified the rider because he
Geell deserved II. 1t may be a lesson !
asionally and is absolutely necessary |
| o maintain the standard set for this
track"
=. McGee's disqualification could not be-
lin until the conclusion the 0uN.
R.owever. and he was permitted to ride
!sn , the last race on the card. rilotinE
tEenSth over SmugGler.
AS has been noticed several times
tere. the harness evcnts-some Of them
70 attract much interest in the stands.
3 considerable enthusiasm was shown in
) he fiat races an the stceplechase.
( ent sport. and in only one event during
Ehe afternoon did tho winner romp
iome without being hard pressed.
FRS, Tsss: ~. tro,. purse, 500:
s T?$.,E Bsf $slxS %S n
Gurth. krilcrmnn. hr. h. a. x. Hobbs.
Sir ROY Grecn also started Rcs, ,Imc.
fG"S .;iS &: ioG Gsss P?5sf SEA Ta-e
1 a stool Hons F shot SSh' ~ Smith ~
6 Go, Richmond, .,,....'.;;. 2s5
f Fsflaa Zion nS G!?1 = m Thomas Sic
'enr,h, Gray Ghost. b ,s..:.....,;....... ~
test tir9e. e:l5 -.
Ea'r ss s;ss i r"s4s e:: as5:i ii $40 sn
berger. BsitinGt". md. .............. oll
f sfssR E?mnlG s2ar.vl II? TGFe I'm
Dourhsrty Ncwrort New Va s5o7
\ ourth. Wilbur X II. c. Dan I.eary.
Vest Chester. Pa. ...,................ 333
karnaEa. jr.. also started. Rest time
Fourth rnce trunrirr: six frrlor-s: ,h-oo.
| ear-oids ami upwn,ds; uur.e. '2oo, FIRST
iorrstown, u. r. -" second Roorh h. z
3: third. HcdFe lose. 81 :. i-a scrim-
1 on also ran. Tim" lls r 90"
4 Fifth race Virginia Sf9i" Fair Stcr,,la.
hase. bout !; miles: pu-sc SEQ, -First
( T. M 1aI third HmoN Amber " g. ii
cnia Niece DISQUALIFIED Time. .:ln
siSth rae an t.-"S. tive fmlo"-S purS".
; si;sG,ii;-FIiFst, DiHn,H = m. 10: second,
+ Deliver sily op1"' i.,,,is ,%'Ho I,,, an,
ne ", Waus"?n:" and Gordo" Russell also
\ Seventh race Cthre.-ycar-olds and up
ards; NIL n,nd sly'ecn'h: .urse. s3ooT,.
t ct rI lt, hnFi2 ~ hr ~ second,
:. g.. il6 Rocki,on. LUZ Van '2 Z,nfi'
uek. Baby Cole also ran Time ! 81 49,
yEiEhih race i,hr"".vcar olds and m.
,sraf; mol p,ag"d ~ meet: on" milo. nurse
Ter. III 'h.rn Carlayaro.k 10, Maven
tuss Jam!r"tta. omar. t;ullc. Srrilu,...
'aS Day f't ~, Elnd"rlDrc and Clutn Of