Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-12
RACING AT ATHENS.
Exciting Trials of speed Before
Big Crowd at the Fair.


Big Crowd at the Fair.
ATHENS, GA, Nov. 11.-Great crowds
attended the fair to-day. The gate re-
ceipts were very heavy. In the base bail
match between the University and Town
clubs thel latter won by score OF to .
First race, for purse offered by R.
Z. Branch, owner of Little Giant and
Powell and Davenport, the owner of Nav
igator. There we're but two entries. Is
telle and kitte. The first heat was
trotted by Estelle in $3.50. Estelle also
won the second heat, which was un-
eVentful, in 3:4S.
For the secon race, mile heats, best two
in three. Artiband and Planter entered.
Artbsnd won the first heat in 2:07. The
Judges notified the riders OF these horses
that if running horses could not beat
trotting horses time they could not get
the money. The association and the
visitors would like TO see better time.
Artiband TOOK the lead at the start and
kept it to the finish, winning the heat and
race. Time :52%. This was test
In the 2:45 class the entries were: d.
j., entered by W. 5. lillian, fine, large,
black HambIetonian gelding; Tumbler.
entered by Joseph Bland, Of Nashville.
fine high.headed bay; u ISIS Cowley, en-
tered by Anderson Il Mcintosh, OF Mari
eta: Emma Carson, entered by q. ID.
Kneeland, and Frank, a sorrel horse, en-
tered by VIM. Nichols, of Kentucky. The
first heat was won by Frank, with Miss
Cowley second, ID. j. third, Tum bier
fourth and Miss Carson fifth. Time , AZ.
In the second heat the horses got away
well with a good start. I'D. J " took the
lead, with Frank and Miss Cowley closely
following. Frank was plucky, but ID.
j. showed his fine power and came in
FIRST. with Frank second, Miss Cowley
third, lumber fourth and Miss Carson
ffth. Time 2:4lH.
In the third heat the horses got off well
together, and the heat was won By Frank,
with Tumbler second, the others coming
in close behind. This was a closely con-
tested 2;45 heat, the horses going around
close togeth. r.
In the fourth heat the race commenced
TO be exciting, and the friends of Frank
and D. j. were nervous over the result
The trotters went off quickly. Frank and
MISS Cowley trotting neck and neck
around the curve, and ID. j. pulling
squarely ap from the rear. He finally
caught up and passed the crowd and won
by a close shave in PAP. This gave two
heats TO d. J. and two TO Frank.
In the fifth heat, after several false
starts, the horses got of well together,
Miss COwley doing some fine trotting. d.
j., however, kept mis- feet and cut out his
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and race, with Frank second, Miss Cow
ley third, Tumbler fourth and Emma Car
son fifth Time 2:46.
Fur Saturday special purse of $50 has
been offered, and Mr.. Bland will pace
Sam Jones with running mate against
time. This will be capital exhibition.
Mr. Bland is well known Nashville
hOrseman and brings some tine stock, ane
among them Sam Jones who is one of the
best racers IN tue South. The trial will
be full OF interest.
On Saturday trotting race, best two
in three, mile heats, gentlemen's road
horses, Will come off. This VIII be
most interesting affair, as it will draw
out some fine stock and well known road.
sters In Athens and vicinity.