The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-07-12
THE july RACES.
Prospects Still Bright, Notwithstanding
Hard Rains.

| Inc prospects Tor the july JOlIiD-
cation, beginning on Tuesday, the
! 18Th, and continuing until the 18th
are very bright. The Driving Park
Is in fine shape, and the great kite
| track, in spite of the heavy rains OF
the past lew days, is i'll good condI-
ton. A party of hOrsemen from
! Nashville, composed of Gil Curry,
/ the foremost of Southern trainers
/ George Fuller, veteran trainer OF
much reputation; May OvertOn, the
efficient manager of the Hermitage
| Stud, and w. o. Farmer, Of Farmer,
! Finch & Co, were out to examine he
track. They came here expect to find
the track i'll bad fix, but they were
agreeably surprised To find it so well
preserved after such rains as We have
had lately.
The starting judge will be J. L. Nc
earthly, Of Chicago, who achieved
such brilliant success st the big
Independence meeting last fall.
Mac" is noted with such starters a.
Frank Walker and the late Chas. NJ.
Smith, liking pins" in theirs.prOfes-
sion. Jack RusswuTm, the all round
hOr7eman, and popular Secretary of
Cumberland Park, will Officiate as
clerk of the course, and Jack will run
'hingr on 4 business plan. He has
quite striking lot of caps for the
drivers to wear.
The official entry list issued by
Secretary Withers for the fourth days
sport is a cracking good one. Three
events are on the card, and among
the Ior colOred to start are horses that
can June" with the ba=t i'm the land.
The hrst race j. for PAGERS eligible to
2:2I class pacing. Ed Neil, of Peters
burg, will START steel Prince, the good
son Of Steel Nal. Ed Quincy names
Headlight, the gelding. by Warrior.
Alex Mckay will pilot Moreno, by
Tennessee Wilkes, and clever Gil
Currey nominated two, ClerO J. by
Rather Brooks and Emily Hal by
King Hal.
Columbia Stock Farm will be rep
resented by Orienta, by Aberdeen;
.lnO. {. Buntin, the master OF Tangle-
wood, enters OsceOla, by Blue Vein,
while Bay Taylor, the roam gelding,
Chatfin Bros. This race is an open
one, and should be an Interesting
event.
The second race will call out the
following: Ed Quincy, with Egg
Hot, by Egbert; ]. Nj. Mcintosh,
with either Miss CONley, by
Jack Lambert, or Musette, by Nc
Curdy's HambIetonian; Gil Curry,
with Glen Mary, by NutwOOd or PO-
tens; Jno. Thomas, with Fuschia, by
and J. NJ. Lent, with East
wood, by Nuthunter. There is enough
material of the right quality to make
a cOrking race.
The third race is for PAGERS, eligi-
bic to 2:35 class, and the starters will
be Lucy X, by Rather Brooks, en-
tered by Geo. F. Garth, Huntsville,
Ala; Bay Prince, by Prince, entered
by John Hull; Phyllis Wilkes, by
BalmOnt Wilkes, entered hy Column
bia Stock Farm, and Barb Wire, by |
Bob HattOn, Jr., entered by Giles |
Page.
The races will be called at ? p. m,
promptly.
The militery program for Tuesday !
and Wednesday is full Of interesting |
features. On Tuesday morning at 8 |
Il. M, the procession will move from I
the Public Square. The famous
EichOrn military band will head the
parade, and following the band will
come the Governors staff In full dress
uniforms, then the regimeutal
officers and then the different COM
panies composing the First Regiment.
rhe artillery command will be in
inc with a cannon and Calling gun.
The parade will take in the city and
will move to camp at noon. In the
afternoon (Tuesday) a grand regi-
mental drill will take place at the
Driving Park and handsome stand
If cOlors will be awarded to the best
company. An inspection of the
Regiment will be unusually interest
ng. The stand of cDlors was offered
oy Mr.. w. G.. Jones. The camp has
Dcen named Camp w. G.. Jones, in
honor of the generous president of
he Driving Park.
On Wednesday there will be a sham
Dattle between the companies pres
mt and following this will come the
Individual contest for a handsome
gold medal, also offered by Mr.. w.
:. Jones.
The trOtting dog Doc" challenge
las been accepted and four young
nen will race against him, on ponies.
This will prove a big attraction for
tuesday.
Prof c. w. Moore, the noted zero
laut has arrived, and will give some
;erial performances tO-mOr-
ow. He will act on trapeze which
will be attached to his parachute.