Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-01
GE0RGIA'S FAIR ENDED.
EXHIBITORS FLOCKING HOME
WITH THEIR GOODS.

The Show Success to the Last-The
Races Again characterized by Jockey
Ing-MacOnites Win All the Prizes in
the walking Match-CheVes Taken tn
Atlanta for Safety.
MACON, GA, Oct. 31.-The fifth and last
day of the State FAIR ended this evening.
crowned with success. The attendance
was large, but not so immense as yester-
day. The chief event of interest today
was the horse races. In the trotting race.
entrance free, mile heats, best three in
five, purse $500, Texas Bill, of Columbia.
Tenn, won the first heat. Time 2:421I.
Lula Hambletonian, of Montgomery. was
second, and Fred. D., of Winton junction.
Iowa, third,
The second heat Lula HambIetonian
won. Time 2:40. Texas Bill was second
and Fred. D. third.
The third heat Lula HambletOnian won.
Time 2:43. Texas Bill was second and
Fred. d. third.
The fourth heat Lula HambIetonian
won. Time 2:4S1k. Texas Bill was sec
Ond and Fred d. third.
This race was very fine and excited
great interest. The heats between Lula
HambletOnian and Texas Bill were quite
close. The beautiful movements of the
mare evoked great admiration from the
spectators.
In the running race, free for ali, mile
heats, best in 3, purse $3.50, Remus, of
kenton, Kansas, won the first heat. Time
1:55%. Werner of Clymber, New York,
was second, and Dick Brown, by w. T..
Burch, of Savannah, third.
MORE JOCKEYING.
The rider of Werner kept pulling his
horse back, apparently endeavOring to
prevent him from winning the heat. The
judges warned him against any jockey
ing, and insisted that he should ride fair
or he would have to dlsmount.
In the second heat Remus took the start
with Werner second, but Verner's rider
pulled hard against him around the en-
tire track. When the last quarter was
reached Verner's rider appeared as if saw
agely whipping the horse, but in reality
never striking him a lick. Remus passed
under the wire first, with Werner second
and Dick Brown third. In view of the
manner Werner was ridden the Judges de-
ciared no heat and ordered d second heat
run, requiring Verner's rider to dismount
and ordering the owner to substitute
another rider. The spectators loudly ap-
plauded this decision of the Judges.
The second heat was won by Remus.
time 1:53, with Werner second and Dick
Brown third. Werner was poorly ridden
this heat. though the rider rode him the
best he could.
In the pacing race, free for all entries,
best three in five, Joe Braddon, of Colum-
bia, Tenn, won the first, second and third
straight heats. Time 2:35, 2:35, 2:34.
Nittee Kenner, of Montgomery, was sec
ond, with Henry, of MilledgeVille, third.
The purse was 800.
THE PEDESTRIANS,
The third day of the three days walk
ing match, gO-as-you-please, seven hours
per day, commenced to-day in the pres
ence of a considerable crowd, which in
creased hourly. OF the II walkers who
originally entered the first day only six
contested to-day, as follows, with the
records of to-day:
James Ford, "a miles and laps. Has
kins, 80 miles and 2 laps. Mon
creef, 80 miles and laps.
Piper rested on the third hour and retired
on the sixth hour, scoring II miles and
laps. Sam Ford retired on his fifth hour
with 16 miles and laps. WhitmOre re-
tired on the fifth hour, scoring 10 miles.
James Ford, of Macon, won the first prize,
$3.50, scoring during the 81 hours 1888 miles
and laps. Halkins. won the second
prize, 500, with 104 miles and laps.
Moncrief won the third prize, $50, with 80
miles and 8 laps.
MACON WINS ALL.
Thus Macon won all three prizes over
Savannah, Atlanta, Rome and other
places.
A foot race Of 100 yards was run this
afternoon on the race track opposite the
grand stand for a suit of clothes, between
Brady and Hussey, of Macon, and Day,
of Atlanta, supposed professional, who
is the trainer of Orr. the professional
walkist. Hussey gave up the race after
running only twenty-five yards. Day and
Brady ran beautifully, the former passing
under the wire two feet ahead in 101%
seconds.
Tonight each exhibitor is fast moving
the exhibits from the Fair Grounds, and
by tomorrow night the park will be
cleared. The entire fair has been a sue
cess. The Central Railroad during the
week has brought over 10000 visitors
to Macon, and other roads in like pro-
portion.
Tonight, when the Americus excursion
train had left the Macon depot and was
still within the city limits, some scoun-
drel fired a pistol ball into the train,
passing through a window and narrowly
missing a lady. The police are inVesti-
eating the matter.
CHEvEs TAKEN TO ATLANTA.
Tonight Editor Cheves, of the Dawson
Journal, who killed Lawyer Pickett, last
week, arrived from Dawson under charge
of Sheriff Thornton, of Terrell, and went
to Atlanta for safe keeping, where he will
remain until the next term of Dawson
court, several weeks hence. 1t was
feared that Cheves would be lynched if
he remained In Dawson Jail, which had to
be stoutly guarded every night. Cheves'
feet we're chained. He sat in the cars
wrapped in blanket and with a news
paper over his hands, so as to conceal the
handouts. He looked very careworn and
depressed, and refused to be interviewed,
on the advice of his lawyers, Judge Will
lis Hawkins and Col G. r WoOtpn