Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-31
BIG CROWDS AT THE FAIR.
10000 TICKETS SOLD TO THE
THRONG YESTERDAY.

Burch Captures Two More Purses, but
the Jockeying of One of his Drivers
Meets with a Severe Rebuke-Thieves
PLYING their Trade with Considerable
Profit
MACON, GA, Oct. 3O.-Twenty thou
sand tickets were sold to-day to the State
FAIR, representing that many visitors.
The exhibition was most brilliant sue
cess in every particular. The city is
crowded with strangers tonight and
trains continue to come heavily loaded
with human freight. Tomorrow promises
to be as grand a triumph as the preceding
days. The horse races to-day attracted
thousands of spectators. Pool selling
and betting was very heavy. The first
contest was running race for all ages
in two-mile dash. Baritone OF COlum-
bus won, with Commodore Berry second
and Ida Wood, entered by w. T. Burch,
of Savannah, third. The purse was $3.50.
In the trctting race, best three in five
heats, 2:35 class, purse S400,
Belle B., entered by ". T. Burch.
of Savannah, won the first heat in 2:3S.
Dan, entered by f. f. Gerst, of Columbus.
was second; Lady Mac, by A. G. Bowles,
of Columbus, third, and Fred D., by
George Kelly, of Kansas, fourth.
The second heat Belle B. won in 2:3SII.
with Dan second, Fred d. third, and Lady
Mac fourth.
The third heat Fred D. won in CAB.
Belle B. was second, Lady Mac third, and
Dan fourth. The result of this heat
caused much surprise among the crowd,
and some indignation, as it was evident
that jockeying was going on. During the
race it was plainly seen that Cook, the
driver of Belle B., was holding the mare
back so as not to win the heat.
THE DRIVERS CHANGED.
The judges Immediately decided that
Cook could not drive another heat. as a
fair race was desired, and they appointed
Hughes, another professional driver, to
pull the ribbons over Belle b. in the sue
ceeding heats.
The fourth heat Belle b. won in 2:44II,
with Fred ID. second, Lady Mac third and
Dan fourth. Belle BIS victory was loudly
cheered from the grand stand.
In the running race for three-year-olds,
one mile and an eighth dash, purse 5000;
Montgomery, entered by w. Il. Burch,
won. Fly Boy, entered by Il. f. Gerst,
was second.
THE WALKING MATCH.
The attendance of spectators was very
large on the second day of the walking
match, go-as-you-please, seven hours
per day for three days. OF the
seventeen walkers yesterday only
ten entered the match to-day. The fol-
lowing are the names and scores: James
Ford 80 miles and laps, Haskins 80 miles
and lap, MOncrief % miles and laps.
Piper 80 miles and laps, WhetmOre 80
miles, and Sam Ford 80 miles and 3 laps.
The above walkers were the ouly ones on
the track at the end of the match today.
w. l.. Lewis, with miles and laps, re-
tired at the second hour. FL. j. Davis, of
Savannah, with Is miles and 10 laps, re-
tired at the fifth hour sick. He will
doubtless not appear tomorrow, ,as he has
no chance of winning the match. He had
been very sanguine that he would win the
race.
Page, with 16 miles and 4 laps, retired
at the fourth hour. Prater, with miles
and 10 laps, retired at the second hour
quite sick.
CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING.
The clay pigeon tournament to-day was
sweepstake matches participated in by
the Macon club only.
Ayres, of Macon, and Mayer, of Angus
ia, shot as special feature, at - singles.
Ayres won, scoring 16 points TO Meyers
13.
Inc Guy IS ulIeQ Win plckp0cketS and
thieves, drawn here by the fair A gem
eral sweep was made last night at the
Lanier House, several Masons losing
watches and money from their bedrooms
after they had retired. Grand Master
Davidson had a sum Of money taken from
his pockets.
Two white men, strangers in Macon,
had difficulty to-day. in which james
Mason severely stabbed Henry jackson.
This was the only disturbance among the
great mass of people in the city visiting
the fair.
The train from Atlanta, due at Macon
this evening, did not arrive owing to the
burning OF the railroad track a few miles
above Barnesville. A car load of cotton
caught fire, and a bale fell acress the
track, burning the crossties for come
distance.
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons adjourned to-day to attend the
fair.