Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-08
THRILLING RACES STAGED
i AT STATE FAIR GROUNDS
shandon Easily Wins Opening $500
- Event of Six FurlonSs in
IA 1910 3-5.
THIRD AND FOURTH ARE CLOSE
Two Riders Lose Saddle in Stccplc-
). chase, but Are Unhurt-Jockcv
* Uttcrback Claims Gate Was Closed
Son Him.

sSwith pcrfcc: weather and an idca'
tack. the races at the state EAR
open ausp!c ;ously yesterday, all or the
five events goins off like c!ock-woTk
I'm the initial event. fat race OF SIX
HirlonEs for tNroc-year- o!ds and over
carrying 4 purse OF s300. Shandon won
easily, coming in several lengths ahead
OF Major Domo. >handon belongs to
the stable OF J. Coyie and J. Boland.
the time was l:l6 as.
Major Domo finished second and Joe
Ahlliner third. kA;-aardin. from the
stable Of 81. W Buck, was far behind
hut will be tried again today IN
srnilar event. Dick Benson, aaothe.
Participant VINO failed TO win, Will be
sent TO the post today on the fourth
affair OF one and one sixteenth miles.
= Takes Second Without Trouble.
THE second race was won by Sand
River, End taking il without much
ETouble, but pressed a times by steve,
Vino was second 10 pass the JUDGES
stand. This was race OF five fur
longs for two yca--olds, with an award
of $500. time being 1908 20. Waking
finished fourth.
Possibly the race that was the mos,
thrilling was the third. when Scylla
and Early S!-at ran neck and neck
a head IN l.c. Rockaway, one OF the
entries, was Withdrawn and seven COM
peted for the p-ize instead OF eight.
Tranby was third TO pass the stand,
Bound Puck and Mother Machrcc were
beaten. but with the exception OF
Homeward Bound. VIII go in again TO-
day. This was race OF one mile for
three-y ear-olds and over.
The fourth event also proved ex-
citing when Isabelle il. running head
TO head with White Crown. outstrippcd
him near the finish, winning barely
by neck This was for mile and a
furlong and was won III 1853 80
Little England came in tlird and River
King was last.
Moniker Wins Stccplcchnsc-
But for the closing of the sap, &C
cordlns TO the CLAIMS Of Jockey Utter
have won the short course stecple-
chase. but as it was Moniker, owned
by j. Daily, was h1s; to make the
jumps and pass before tho judge 5
pavilion Utterback claimed that when
he had ridden over the required Num-
b,.' OF jumps and WAS about 10 pass
through the safe onto the track. he
found the Eatc closed and he was UNI
able TO get out.
The Stceplechase created n sensation
when Two riders lost tic saddle and
fell as ,ne,r mounts were'Eoins oNe'
the fences. Neither. however. was
hurt. They We're Jockeys Cec, and
Hueston on. Lady Kec and Bobhit
Keen. IND. respectively. Robbie kean
IND, lost his jockey when re was maii
ing the fifth jump and Lady Kee S
rioer fell at she last jump.
In the stceplcchase. the decisions
were Moniker. first; Miss McG!CElc,
second and sisteT Marrgie, third, The
owned by T. ". Saunders, the mars
tearing loose the tendon OF her right
!orclcg in making the fourtl jump,
nut gong through 10 the finish game
ly.
Race Results Yesterday.
FIRST RACE
ws s f'l arss $751; c sna "n
i IL, q C., smith, owner. J. c9yie; hTs', Ma
ma. second: Joe MiiIincr. IiS u Burnsl.
owner. W. r. Beverly. third KathnrIln
BuIEeT. DICK Benson AID Boston also ran.
SECOND RACE.
p Fiys f Sn ; for ~ old !na;aeps
Steve, 20 w nimShyj owner. p =. S SUE
ownsf W j. Dal% third Wake ;s 4 A. Day
also
One mile. FL 5HiH .l?e! RACE old. and w.
Is 'Stis 5M s - s Easiy s afst
,%Ss eo TTa ~ ~ o. hinGl owner
Sound PucE ana None ,ss sahres hoiI ana ra
FOURTH RACE
oids ana i S,@ saf ?9.onF tor thTes;y2ars
Kennels. i-l;., whs,e cif's.wn. ia Is i'm
tie EnElaad. li& a. Wc.b6ataej otsaer. "a &
C. bFAn'"n' ih.ra RIVER King also ran.
sho-, soprs~ 'f 5,eyaoi fASE .o- ,hree-ys,
90 m9 ,.isdS"s ana upwarHs p4rse ,.,'.
sT:. W. j; Day ars, M"g s. Hubs" a, SS Z;
ond: Si.:cr @ars!c q, =, 'e.;.raaek s"r-
II " Saun6crs. tA!rd. Lady kc. and Bon.