Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-05
HORSE AND AUTO RACES
:. AT FAIR GROUNDS TODAY
Thirteen Events Feature Lo.
=, cal Labor Day Cclc-
bralion.
GRACE DIRECT WILL APPEAL,
Worlds Champion PAGER to Attempt
e to Lower Record for Track-BIityrn
s." Benz VIII Have Formidable Oppo-
sition-Nclfr Entered.

In order thnt She mny hive the nd
vantage OF pcrfcc, tract conditions.
the attempt "f Grncc Direct To hrcnk
i"shc track record this afternoon viii
take place rs the opening event ON
the program this afternoon mt I:::su
o'clock. according to n lnsi-minutc
announcement made last might by
Mr. Wilcox.
$50 Seven horse races. including three
running races, "A stccplcchaSc. ON"
harness event a mule race and a race
against time and six automohil"
races. including a ten-milc frcc-for-
all and a hvN-milc handicap. will lie
the features uf the Labor Day eel
cbration today at the Virginia state
Fair Grounds The first horse rae.
will start at noon. and the automo-
...6ile races Will start at o'clock
According to local automobile own
--crs and owners OF race horses. the
----raccs today viii far surpass anything
heretofore attempted in Richmond
Grace Direct" worlds champion
pace mare over one -halt-miic track.
Will appear in the feature event OF
the Labor Day horse racing. Tn"
famous PAGER. which recently has APP
---Reared on several Grand Circui;
attempt to lower the record for the
State Fair Grounds track.
In the fourth event on the pro-
gram. Azama Clairvoyant and Miss
-Kunc. which have performed on sew
cral Northern tracks. will race
against Thomas s Winstons horses.
Grccnway's Devil and Harry shaw.
Harry shaw finished first in tho races
held July hy tho American Legion.
,.f hn oil in, hn
automobile races have international
regulations. while others are well
known on American speedways.
Interest in the automobile races
ccntcrs in the appearance OF RlitZcn
Benz. which has held the world :
record for nine years. This car has
made l4c miles an hour. The i'ltz"n
Benz has a 20o-horse- power motor.
1t will be seen in the tenmiie free
tor-nll race in an attempt 10 lower
the track record,
- The DucsenburC Special. driven by
J.. S Weaver; tho DelaEo, a French
--aar. driven by ri Nap"h. Of Phila =
-Aclpha: the famous Essex. Southern
Circuit winner with 4. II. Edclhrut-
at the wheel, and two Kline cars.
Jimmy and jimmy. lr., will provide
opposition for the Bitten Benz.
The two Kline cars have cnviahlc
.-rcrords TO their credit having made
excellent showinEs on several south
Urn tracks. The two cars won every
race in which they We're entered on
the Norfolk track July (. Jimmy Fox
i'll drive Jimmy. Jr.. and Don Moore.
who has driven the IScaver Rmll",
for the past two years, will steer
Jimmy.
Willie Booker will pilot Velic.
The latest cntrant in all tho races on
the program The performance az
this car will he watched Win IN
--Irrcst.
= parade in which all OF the cars
.nntcrcd will participate. will be held
Through the principal streets OF the
city The parade Will leave thr
Kiine Car Corporation factory. sew
snth and Cary streets, at 10 o'clock
this morning.
Following rs tho program Of events
for the horse races aud the auto
mobile races:
Horse RnrinE.
Omcial judges Muscoc H. GarnctI
II. c. Beattie ana. Phhip NJ. Court
ncy.
- Official s,ar,cr-H. c. Throop'
- clerk OF raccs--H. G. Ecatti", Jr'
2:2O ,rot or pace: distance one
mile: purse. $500.
- Sacoma, Curlcs Neck stock farm
--Tena, J Flamma. Star-Mcl. j. fiam-
--,ria: Il p. L.. cherry Street stahies'
Entry. Cherry street stables.
second and third heats "f this race
will hc run between running races
Running rHcc--disiancc, "nc-hah-
= mile dash. purse, si75 10 winner, 80"
to second, and so To third
Clairvoyant AllAmcrican stables;
--Azama. Charles SchncilcnbcrG; Phyllis
ION stock farm; Grecnway's Devil,
r :. Winston.
Running acc-d!stance. one mile
nurse ,l15 to winner, $50 Ia second,
and s25 to third
- Doc RidgeIy. II Gotham; Clairvoy-
ant. An-Amcrican stables
Running racc-distance tvc AN"
enc half furloncs: purse, slI5 to win
--rer. $50 10 second. and 80 TO third.
Grccnways Dcvn. 7 :. winston
Harry shaw. r Winston: Azama
c. Schncilcnbcrr ClairvoranI All
american stables: Miss kune. George
brown.
Featurinc Grace Direct, 2;o2 !.
worlds champion pace mare over on"
half mile track Race against time
TO lower Virginia state FAR track
record Of ZOOS rs Paced by Stats
--rromptcr ~ THAN and Lou piii"h
holder Of "oFlu t"t'rh i'I no. '''''
horses. been shown on famous tracks
ar the world including London Mos
GOV. Berlin and tracks of America
- Mile race--distanc". furlonr nes'
Two in three heats; purse. fl', 81"
s.. White or colored riders posi- on
tries
s,eeplechaye-distan two miles
-,.,,rse. s225 10 winner. ~ TO second
$50 to third. ana S23 to fourth.
Edmund Burk T. II Gaines. orhnE"
Va; Trcdctt. T. II Gaines. orange
Va Essex g. Douatii Ills Nihhs, {
---Dona, Jack Hanover. hn'T, ,'i
sort Eusticc +. Hueston' star Hih
doc ". &. saunders.
Automobile Hac'ng.
Secretary o! races-J y kim"
clerk Of coursc-W y Walden
oaicial referee-Dr. william II
-Parker =,
- Oficiai timcrs--Dr. Lawrence
Price. Henry schwarzschild and ID
C. II. Epps i,
White. 4 G. reiouzc
- omcial judges-H \. isenfer. }