Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-05
FAVOR|TE IS BEATEN
IN RACE At LOCAL TRACK
"Huntress' Captures Close
Affair From ''Stir Up" at
Fair Grounds.
srEEpLmcnAsE WAS THRILLING
Leader Changes Several Times Dur
ing Two NIiicS-Eort Mistress Wins
Event by RunninS We'll Ou
Str1IE htnNny.

Shrieking words of encouragement
to his horse and rider. i. j. Me-
Canerty. veteran jockey. stood in the
paddock ut the State Fair Grounds
Yesterday AFTERNOON ana saw his
iuntrcss take the feature event of
the 'irst day Of racing from Stir IN.
faHorito. y rider OF rcuown in the
early days of racing. the now gray
headed gentleman watched with in
tcrcst the performance OF the pride
NJ his stable.
The race tho Huntrcss captured
proved TO be ono of thcmost Cruel
Jockey Garner did rohly TO win from
The favorite. owned and trained by
". G. kennedy. ana ridden by Ma
'!eria. Crowded q bit at the start,
stir Up was placed at a DISADVANTAGE
aud. although the brown rclding
never overcame McCaffcriy's ontrant.
he ran a remarkable race and was
going strong at the finish OF the mile.
and ouc-siNtccnth.
Two additional runnin. races and
q StecpiochaSc completed the racing
who follow the ponies" wcrc OF the
opinion that this feature Of the fair
was the best offered the patrons IN
recent years. The stecpicchase was a
closely contested affair, the leader
changing several times before the
distance had been covered.
Five starters, Edmond Burke. Flight
iencc and His Nibs entered Anne
Excellence and Edmond Burke set the
pace ard We're pursued closely 10y
ped out OF the running during the
second mile when she triDpod and
threw her rider. Neither the horse
nor jockey was injured For; Mis-
treSS won the event 10y Notwithstanding
edmond Burke on tn" s;raiEntaway.
ManaCurist and Gratian were the
bthcr winners.
YESTERDAYS results:
First ruCT---T n.g.g,.f.rs Of
mile, three wear oldS-,;rut!an 1C;gr-
ncr) first; Miss Adriarnc CDawsonl.
bird. Timc-i: 20 10. Wilton Rocket
also ran.
second racc-,hrec quarters OF a
mile: two-y "ar-cidS ana upwards
WM.ilIiiamsI. second; Cmcle sands
lNclls). Third. rimc-l:l7 2-5. \"
Same. Ainamda H.. DANGEROUS Rock.
Sosrorron. Niary g. also ran.
Third raCc-.On- mile ana six
.""nth; thrcc-ycar-Ol and upwards
--liuuirc$s uiHrnerl. first: Stir IN
tMAderia), second; p'Mall,y (Jack-
spm. third. Timc-l:52 10. Bicrma,.
ana Wilton Arrow also ran.
Fourth race valley S;rurlcchlsc:
about two niles three Ncar-oids ard
iist; Edmond Burke CJohnson). 500
lime a:9o s. Ills Mis- ana Anne
L&Ccll"nCc also ran
entries for tuday'S races:
if'rsl racc-pursc. $500: Tor three
Nn"r-oldS ana upwards; six fur'ouuS ---
earl Sea. !l5i bygone. Elf; old G3b.
] ia. True As steel. 10y; Bread Line
rs. Wmai, liz: Toscar. H..
second raCc-purs". StnU; for three
y-.r-oldS and upwards: six furlonrS
aiarN O., li2: Or. iidgcicy, llG;
-HurNuyIEt. llo, Ecrrctta, ll2:
NSlnna. rs; Togcland, lis: First
'.hi.d rdoc-pursc. 500: for four
YEAR Odds ana upwards: one milo
Waite Crown. llG: Trapping. III:
-ir U. ZIG; Sir NdSun. llG; Uncle
SAND, II; Biil simmons. III.
f"ur'h raCc--purSt,. $500; Tor four
yeur-ulds ana upwards: Short course
Jack hanover. $50; HOBBY EUcklcr.
iiNi His Nihs. iic; Tr9rpcr. lao.