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In the Rappahannock Bowl, three horses started, with the lead alternating between F. M. Lewis on War Eagle and Joint Master James W. Eletcher cm Miss Mildred Fletcher’s Warsir, who was the eventual winner.
The Ben VenueJ the open heavyweight race, brought out eight “fatties"—a really' unheard of number with George Cole • Scott's Big Time setting a blistering pate, the first time around. However, Big * Time was unable to keep it up and Old Fashioned, owned and ridden by T. E. Taylor made a strong move behind him and took over the pace setting duties! Big Time repeated his last years performance at Piedmont and was followed by Dr. J. M. Rogers' Star Salome, and W. L.
Five junior riders came out for the last race and it was a thrilling race from start to finish with John Fisher on D. W. Patterson's Tamer nosing out James Sinclair on his sister’s Betty Lou and Miss Phyllis Mills on her own Joy. As usual, the Farmers’ Race and the Hound Race were big crowd pleasers. The first division of the farmers race was won by the last horse as Etta lost her rider just before the judges stand and Bill ridden by H. Dodson cut a flag. The second division was won by S. McGee on Birdie and R. Burke on Doll was second. Melvin Poe, from Old Dominion Hounds, laid the drag for the Hound Race and approximately 30 hounds ran a beautiful race, closely hunched with Frank Dodson’s black and tan hound crossing the finish line first and some six or seven hounds behind her were so close/ that it was impossible to de- - clare winners for second and third.
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