The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-04
THE NATION'S NATALDA
SAVANNAH WILL CELEBRATE 1T
IN A QUIET WAY.

Business Generally to be Suspended.
The Races at Thunderbolt and the
Sports at Tybee-The Clerks to Have
a Full Holiday-The Chathams to
Jubilate After Their Time-Honored
Custom.
Today being the nations natal holiday,
business will be suspended TO a greater ex-
tent than for many years.
The wholesale houses, the retail dry goods,
clothing and millinery stores will be closed
and their sales people will have full holt
day. Quite a number of the downtown
retail groceries will also be closed for the
entire day.
The cotton exchange, board Of trade
rooms, and all the banking institutions had
up placards yesterday morning announcing
that, to-day being national holiday their
doors will be closed. The board OF trade
will be closed until Monday.
Judge Falligant will convene the superior
court this morning at the usual hour, so
that orders may be taken, but will adjourn
the court for the day in a few moments.
The court of ordinary will not be In session,
the county offices and most of the offices OF
the magistrates will be closed The city
offices Will also close in the city exchange,
and the government offices.
AN EXODUS FROM THE CITY.
The city will be practically deserted.
Many will go ont in private picnic parties
to Isle of Hope, Montgomery and Thunder
bolt for quiet day at the salts. Others will
spend the day at Tybee and at Warsaw.
The principal events of the day will be
the races over the Thunderbolt course this
afternoon and tine salesmen's game Of base
ball and athletic sports at Tybee.
The race between Pat Fallon, the PAGER,
and the trotter Claymore will attract all the
lovers of the turf. 1t is hard to say which
animal is the favorite, as the friends of
match is for 500, the track adds $50, and
If 2:411S is beaten $25 additional
will be added II. Madden, the cell
ebrated Charleston turfman, will han
die Pat Fallon, and it is said the
PAGER made quarter of mile dash yester-
day in forty seconds. A. 2. Doyle will
drive the big stallion, and the friends Of tho
trotter say that while Pat Fallon will turn
the quarter before Claymore, the latter will
overhaul the PAGER on the home stretch.
The heats will be run between the other
races.
THE RUNNING RACES.
In the running race there are four entries,
and the race promises to be an exciting one.
H. +. Kuck enters One Eye. H. Madden
enters Proctor Knott. George Hone enters
Emma Rhodes, and Mr.. Yerokofske enters
Buckshot. Proctor Knott is the ia gorite in
the pools.
There are three entries in the equestrian
race. Gus Freund will ride Salvador,
Robert Warrick will ride Tenny Jr. and
Miller Max will ride Cassius. Gus Freund
is the favorite.
After the equestrian race Madden will
give an exhibition three-quarter mile dash
of his fast runners, Maud and Nordeck
Claymore Jr. and To Be will trot a half
mile heat. Young Clsymore is said to have
shown bursts of speed faster than ANYTHING
ever seen on the Thunderbolt course. He is
a 3-year-old and in half-mie dash can
leave the big stallion behind.
The horses will be called at 2;30 p. M,
and the racing will begin promptly at 3
O'Clock. The coast line train for the races
will leave the depot at 2, $3.50 and 3:45 p. M,
returning at $50. z and p. III.
THE PROGRAMME AT TYBEE.
The events at Tybee will be the annual
prize and medal shoot of the Zorayda
Archery Club, a very select affair, which
will be witnessed only by the members of
the club and their immediate friends. The
Chatham Artillery will have their usual
July outing at their club house.
The principal event of the afternoon on
the island will be the match game of base
ball on the beach in front of the Seaside
pavilion between the retail dry goods sales
men and the clothing statesmen. The teams
are thought to be evenly matched, but the
dry goods team seems to have the most
hackers. Foot and sack races and long dis
tance ball throwing will follow the game of
ball. In addition to the regular schedule,
an extra train will leave the city for Tybee
at IL a. m, standard time, and an extra
train Will leave Tybee at 1925, standard
time, after midnight tonight.