Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-11
RICHMOND DAY RACES
PROVIDE MUCH SPORT
Huge Crowd at Fair Grounds Wit.
nesScs Best Events Seen
Here in Years.
sTEEPLECHAsE THE FEATURE
Melos Wins in Great Style-Pony
Boy Takes Pacc-Trot Goes to
Golden Frisco-Evclina and Lewis
Oppor Best Runners.


Richmond Day races AT tn" state
Fair provided some OF the best sport
seen here in years for a crowd that
packed into every corner of The grand
stand and thai lined the track fence
in unbrokcn ranks from the end Of
ner of the Administration Building, 4
distance Of nearly half II mile.
There was not = heat or race dur
ing the afternoon but what won
by less than two lengths. MeloS taking
the Valley Stecrlcchasc by about Il
length and a haIl In all OF the other
events, the winner was forced to great
er eNertions until the wire was passed.
anc III all cases was pushed hard al"nS
three to i've horses were ere bunched at
: the end and swept across the line SO
CLOSELY that many fans were in doubt
as to the result. until the judges an
nounced the official results
Such also WAS true OF several heats
In the 2I2 pace and the go trot;
the initial heat but was hard pressed
by Ruth Kay. Alice NJ jockcyrd con-
ssiderably AT the start. finally got away
bad and trailcd The nelG, She took
the second heat, however in cNcrllcn'
fnshion' forcing i,ony ,Eoy into second
plase .lioe NJ failed TO show quite
suihclent speed on the stretches in
either the third or fourth heats. how
ever: and nasseG the stand close
Golden Frisco. Virginia chestnut.
showed clean pair of heels 10 the
majority o: the field in each OF the
four heats necessary 10 take the go
troi. Kelly got away in magnificent
fashion on the second heat and was
never headed, although Golden Frisco
was drawing up steadily when tho
held Mashed under the wire. XII,
va, Mas unable to show as much class in
1Shed fourth in each. while Golden
Frisco annexed the third heat from
MORGAN Leaf and the fourth from
Good Time on Heavy Track.
h. ~ IRE hraNE rains OF Tuesday.
rail. This forced the drivers 10 ;"nn
close TO the outer rail during ali OF
Inc races and resulted in ,nurh slower
time being registered than durirr ,he
hrst days races. Even under these cir
Gt,unstanGes, however. Pony Poy made
ming the pace and Kelly ,ra, IN w IN
hea. he won in Ell -
:, large r fields started in each of the
Ual races. and both ended with driv
ihE nnished. t.vclina started rather
pad in the third even, on the rard
put came through splendidly. after hi,
Prince Philsthorp, an ad add NG Sia pr.f
pS mead Lewis oppor. in the fourth
and was san r. =. game ;,1 race throug.hout
land. but was never pa ssed Ing
n,,I us' oeiorc the steeplechase. tho
siderab G a mas run and provided con-
Each OF the four animals vas d-iM wI,
p local man. Jimmy Green's mul.
Starter ' np,6 5ead rom ON ,ha, driven by
ping away from the entire faid
ar, Guin,on.s mule passed that Of
hno; on shc stretch. the mule dri""n
w, Al. -. stone climbed into third pi,cn
There were eight star,,rs i e.,
Icy Steeplechase. and seven ~ h al
r nnIshed without mishap. one hmr r
NILE IiIIal'hs p of The course during the last 81
me start and he'd il throurbn,,,' at
H.. milc; with Sadie Jewett and In
these G ani,,1 ,hlrc. However. neither Of
anS s TO- retain ;hcir position ana ' M,,i
III ,i,ittiehorn forged ahead Woios
eirbih ,iehorn off her feet in the e,,,l
a Inn.,,h ana won by slightly more ihnn
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niles. threeyear,oidt and "m ,nwsT5t siS""n,t
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