Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-06
CHAMPION PAGER BREAKS
RECORD FOR ONE MILE
Grace Direct Makes Phcnom-
email Showing at State
Fair Grounds.
Don fIuorc Drives Local Car to Front
In Time TrlnI. Fl>c-Mi1r md Ten
Vile I;rrnts-Jinmy. Jr., f'nIls tO
Stnrt, After RunninS Into Fence.

Upon a track which officials of the
races declared to be sufficiently SLOW
to make Il difference Of about thr""
seconds in the time for pacing "A mii"
Grace Direct. champion PAGER Of tn"
world on Il half mile track. lowered
the record for tho Virginia State FAIR
Grounds track. established fourteen
years ago, by stepping the mil. in
zoo u, in what proved 10 be IA. Goa-
'turc event Of the racing program
provided FOR the entertainment Of
Labor Day crowds yesterday. Th.
previous record for the mile was
made by Aiiccn Wilson in 1907.
Grace Direct raced against time
ubcinS promptch by the famous Stats.
promoter OF tlhan and Lou Dillon.
The showing OF the famous mar. was
considered remarkable. IN. impress
sion prevailing that the condition Of
IN" track would defeat any effort to
lower the record which has stood FOR
- many years.
most Of the famous tracks OF tn"
world. including those oi London.
heriln. i'aris ana Moscow 'rhc mare
has mad" a fuyorabl" showing whcr-
ever she has appeared.
Seen races, including q st"cplc-
chase and mule rae. wcr" ON the
program. Edmund burke officially
Won the StrcplrChhs" the judges dis
qualifying Ills Nibs upon IN. pro-
les, OF one OF ia" riders that he had
been foulcd.
Much interest was attracted by tho
20" lrot or pace FOR distance 81;
one mile, both heats OF which wcr.
won by Sacoina. the Curl.'s Neck
stock Farm entry. Starm.I, owned
ny 7. Fiammia. ran second Ia both
heats.
Driving Jimmy. the famous Kline
racing car, Don Moore yesterday won
three % tn" i've automobile races
which followed the horse racing pro-
cram on the Fair Grounds track. The
other Kiln" kar, Jimmy. Jr., which
was TO have been driven 10y Jimmy
FOX. plunged through the fence and
bccaui" disabled. The local car was
entered IN the nine mile heat race FOR
cars Of 22o cubic inches and under,
piston displacement.
After being handicapped of MAX
rIE nc lowest i'Inu III the Tune trial
Jimmy. the Elinc racer. won tGe
i've mile handicap. coming in two
seconds ahead OF the Essex. which
III" Kline also won the ten-rnile
fr..-for-all. finishing over lap
ahead oi The he Large.
t"nulct" results OF the horse races
--u- tr"t or pace distance OF one
iuile purse. S5pU- Sacoma IL; star
mrl 80; shelton b. 3-3 Tena, i-i.
onc.half milo running racc-purs..
slT5 10 winner. y5d 10 g.coud s25 10
tnird-Duc Eidglcy. first. NJ Sarnc.
s"c"nd. Azama. ihird. Time. 30 sec
onds
Running race-onc mile: purse. SIZE
To winner. $50 To second. SIS 10 ,hird
Jack Hanover nrsti clairyoyant.
second, Marie Iaytcu, third Time.
1853
Race against ,imc-Gracc Direct.
2.Uil..
i;unuing receive and onc-half
fur!Ougs. purse. si75 To winner. $50
to second y25 to ,hird-Jack liam
over. nrst: 30 Name. second. His
NIbs. third. Grccnway's Dcvil. fourth.
Steuplcchuse-di stance. ,,yo miles:
purse S@45 10 winner, $40 10 second,
$50 To- third. S25 to fourth
summary Of automobile races
Nluc-lnilc race. run in thr." heats:
for cars OF $50 cubic inches ana nm
der piston displacement ITwo cars
to qualify FOR nnalD Purse $40 To