Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-09
THE SOUTHERN TURF.
The Races at charlottesville FavOrites
FIoOred.


As there is considerable interest felt
among the lovers of turf sports concern
ing the races in Charleston, in which a
number of the stables that are entered for
the spring meeting Of the Savannah
Jockey Club are participating, We con-
dense the following from the Neles and
C0ariers account of the races on Thurs
| day:
The first race was a handicap, mile
and quarter dash, for purse OF 500,
$50 entrance, $50 to second horse. Only
| two entries came to the postum. Burch's
| Col. Sprague, who has made some reputa-
ton as winning horse, and Mr.. Petten-
gill's Duke of Montalban, who won the
mile and one-eighth race on Wednesday.
The betting at the auction pools was $40
to 81 on Sprague, with very few takers.
The two went off together, Sprague pass
ing under the string at the finish of the
first quarter a length ahead OF the Duke
and under a pull. The fayorite ran the
whole race under pull, and finished win
ner by five lengths in 2:l6.
The second race, dash OF one and an
eighth miles for a purse of 5000, $25 to
second horse. brought out six starters.
! These were B. +. Davis KOrena, W. p.
Burch's Jim Nelson, c. II. PettingilFs
FaircOunt, c. H. DoZier's Outcast, II. Ma
sons Harper and j. Williams Palmetto.
| This race was conceded to Pettengill, at
odds of $40 to 81 on his entry against the
| field The bookmakers offered two
to five against the fayOrite, three to
one against Nelson, six to one against
! KOrena, ten to one against Outcast
and Harper and fifteen to one against Pal
mettO. The favOrite, FaircOunt, had the
outside, KOrena winning the track, and
after some trouble the six were started
very prettily. KOrena led the bunch for
the first eighth, but the fayorite soon
pushed to the front and held it fairly to
the beginning of the stretch, when Nelson
made break from the crowd and went
to the front, beating the favOrite and Win
| ming the race by two lengths, Faircount
| second, Outcast third and KOrena, Pal
mettO and Harper in the order named
Time 2:051l.
The Hampton Stakes.-Nelson's success
was the first break in the luck of the
favOrites, and the betting at the pool table
consequently became a little more lively.
The closing race for the Hampton stakes
for three-year-Olds, mile heats, purse $3.50,
with $50 to the second horse, brought out
| three entries, j. b. Bates Bonnie Kate,
/ W. P-Burch's HOmespun, and Dave Coop
er's Belle of Charleston, the latter being
one of the Bassett yearling's brought
here two years ago by Mr., Mcdaniel.
The betting in the auction pools
was at the rate of $40 to So on Home
spun against the field with, however,
a limited amount Of takers. The book
makers offered two to one against Kate,
who won the track for the start, The three
got off very nicely for the first heat, Kate
having about a length the lead, The
faYOrite, however, made a splendid burst
for the lead and took it before reaching
the turn. The victory, however, was not
a decisive one. The mare held her own
and refused to be shaken off. On the con-
trary, she rushed at the gelding at once,
held on to him until within hundred
yards of the string and finally finished
winner of the heat by two lengths in
1 30. The Bassett filly was shut out of
the race before the half-mile post was
reached and was distanced. The result of
the first heat changed the status of affairs
at the pool tables and the Barnwell crowd,
who were present in force, rushed for
ward 10 back their favOrite, while those
who had backed tie gelding at heavy odds
put up freely to hedge. The second heat
was almost repetition of the first. The
two ran very well together until near
the finish, when the filly once more rushed
at the gelding, cOllared him, shook him off
and again won by two lengths, winning
the race in two straight heats. Time
1:5214.
SUMMARY.
Bonnie Kate ................ ..............l
Homespun. ....... ......-.-.....2
Belle of Charleston ..... ......-..... Distanced
Time l:50-l:5