The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-18

/ the opposite stretch ana a second laleF
| mounted the curve leading 10 the home
stretch. Down he came bending every
/ muscle and crossed the line as the timer S
| watches clicked and marked the fastest
quarter mile yet made in Savannah-29
/ IS seconds.
This closed the days events. The races
/ were well managed The waits were
made as short as possible to allow the
/ riders time to rest. CObb's band played
/ during the afternoon, and gave excellent
/ music. Everything passed of pleasantly
/ and the crowd witnessed as pretty
| racing as has ever been seen IN
I the south. The Electric railway had
| ample trains to handle the crowds
I promptly.
TO-DAY's PROGRAMME.
A number Of new riders win be seen in
tO-days races Ross, of North Carolina,
arrived yesterday too late to enter any Of
/ the events, aud new riders are also eX-
pected this morning from Macon, Charles
ton ana Jacksonville. The races Will
start promptly at $3.50 o'clock. Great in
terest centers in the city championship
race for the Columbia racer and the LOCO
mile ticket on the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway, and in the quarter,
half mile and mile handicaps. The en-
tries are as follows:
ONE MILE OPEN.
Geo. A. Banker, Pittsburg Athletic
Club, Pittsburg, Pa; VIM. f. Muir
ply, New York Athletic Club, n. Y;
Steve Welsh, Charleston, S. c.. Geo. N.
Adams, jacksonville, Fla. r.. V. Come
rat, Savannah; Hoyland Smith, New
York Athletic Club, n. Y. Henry Oblein,
w. T. Dixon, Savannah.
HALF NILE HANDICAP.
I. q. Kinsey Jr., Savannah; VIM.
nd vii 10
Geo A. Banker, Pittsburg Athletic
Club, Pittsburg, Pa; Geo. L. Turner, Sa-
vannah. ID. G. Farmer, Savannah; Viii
liam +. Murphy, New York Athletic Club,
n. y; Steve Welsh, Charleston, 5. c.;
Charles H. Leopold, Savannah William
Z. Gerow, Jacksonville, Fla. Hermann
HUM, Macon; J. B. Connolly, Henry
Oblein, George H. Groth, Savannah;
Julian II. Dart, Jacksonville, Fla.
ONE NILE 40 CLASS.
Milton H. Clark, Savannah; D. G. Far
mer, Savannah; Steve Welsh, Charleston,
S. c.; George n, Adams, Jacksonville, Fla.
j. B. Connolly Ed. Wilson, Henry OBJ
lein, Savannah.
QUARTER NILE HANDICAP.
l. L. Kinsey, Jr., Savannah; Will
liam Anderson jackson, Jacksonville,
Fla; George A Banker, Pittsburg
Athletic Cab, Pittsburg, Pa; VIII
liam f. Murphy, New York Athletic
Club, New York; Steve Welsh, Charles
ton, :. c.; William &. Gerow, Jackson
Vile Fla; J. B Connolly, Henry OBJ
lein, Savannah; Geo Ii. Groth E. NJ
Conuor, Jr., Savannah; Julian H. Dart,
Jacksonville, Fla.
ONE MILE CITY CHAMPIONSHIP.
Milton H. Clark, D. G. Farmer, r. V.
ConueraU, j. B. Connolly, Ed. Wilson, f.
W. Williams, Geo. II. Groth, w. I. Dix
on.
ONE MILE OPEN.
George a. Banker, Pittsburg Ath-
letic Club, Pittsburg, Pa; William
r Murphy, New York Athletic Club,
New York; Steve Welsh, Charleston, S.
c.. George n. Adams, Jacksonville, Fla.
Henry Oblein, Savannah.
HALF MILE-BoYs UNDER 10 YEARS.
William Anderson jackson, Jackson
vile, Fla; Willie Lindsay, Robbie Pritch-
ard, Savannah.
ONE MILE HANDICAP.
Milton H. Clark, Savannah; I. U. Kin
sey, Jr., Savannah; William Anderson
Jackson, Jacksonville, Fla; George A.
Banker, Pittsburg Athletic Club. Pitts
burg, Pa; George L. Turner, Savan-
nah; d. G. Farmer, Savannah;
William f. Murphy, New York Ath-
letic Club, New York; Steve Welsh,
Charleston, S. c.; George n. Adams,
Jacksonville, Fla; William E. Gerow,
jacksonville, Fla; r. V. Connerat,
J. B. Connolly, Henry Oblein,
George H. Groth, Edward Wilson, Savan-
nah; Julian H. Dart, Jacksonville, Fla
+. w. Williams, Savannah.
Every effort has been made to render
to-day's programme an attractive one. 1t
will be the final race meet until spring.