The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-26
A GREAT DAY ON THE TRACK
ESan Surprises The Talent by Beating
Pat FaIlOn.

Neck Finish Between the Crack
Pacers-Gray Dick Jumps the Fence
in the Running Race and Carries
His Rider With Him Old South
Wins the Mile Dash, Alto the Five
eighth Heats and Douglass the
Quarter Race.
Yesterday was the banner day of the
Thunderbolt driving park. Three
thousand people saw the events. There
is nothing like good racing to bring people
to a race track
The grand stand was packed to over
flowing The betting ring and field were
lined on both sides with carriages
and buggies, and among them many fancy
turnouts. The fences of the track seemed as
if they would give way before the crowd
of sight-seers craning their necks to
see the PAGERS and the runners
in their close finishes. Hundreds
swarmed about the stables in tn hopes
of catching good thing from the cas-
ual conversations of the trainers, drivers
and jockeys, while the vicinity of the
betting ring was crowded with impatient
prospective patrons, waiting to back their
opinions in the pool
THE FIRST RACE.
At 2:45 o'clock the judges for the day,
Messrs. K. G. Gleason, w. H. Connerat,
and W.. F. Chaplin, appeared in the
judges stand and sounded the gong which
called the 2:35 class, harness event, to
the post. Pat Fallon, with Tom Boam
up, was the first to answer
the call. Then came Fidus,
driven by the veteran reinsman j. A.
Bland. Morgan sooh entered, with DIR.
Jasme in the sulby. Dick Egan was the
last to show up, driven by his owner, Mr..
M. Egan. All of the entries showed
splendid form in their preliminary work
before the first heat
In assigning positions Egan had the
pole, Fidus second, Morgan third and Fall
Ion on the outside. After few attempts
for the word the horses were given
send off to a splendid start. Egan at
once set the pace for the party, closely
followed by Fidus and Fallon.
Morgan broke on the first turn and fell to
the rear. At the quarter pole, F'allon be-
gan to gain on the leader, but when they
reached the half he began to drop back.
Fidus then worked to the front. At the
three-quarter pole he was at Egan's
wheel and making lively fight for first
place.
EGAN's FIRST HEAT.
On the home stretch Egan clearly out
footed Fidus and won the heat. Fidus
finished second. Boam made no drive for
the heat and finished third with Fallon.
Morgan somewhat disappointed his
friends. He acted badly and was distanced.
The horse showed plenty of speed, but
appeared to be much excited by the fast
company. Time of heat, 2:41.
AS 2:40 was not beaten in the first heat
Fallon enjoyed the distinction of favorite,
and he was backed heavily to win by the
talent. The second heat was lively one
between the three PAGERS. They got the
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pretty well together for the entire mile.
The heat was very fast one. Fallon
} finished first, Egan second, and FiduS
third. Egan did considerable running
and was set back to third place and Fidus
was given second. Time of heat, 2:8415.
In the third heat Egan finished first
but as he INDUCED in several breaks and
fouled Fallon in the first turn, he was
placed last. F'allon won with Fidus
second. Time of heat, 2:3S.
TOM KERR IN THE sULKY.
Before the fourth heat was called, Mr.
Egan requested the judges to allow him
to get driver to finish the race. as he
was physically unable to hold his horse
Mr.. Egan's request was granted and he en-
Kerr Kerr, of Pittsburg, to pilot his
PAGER. When the famous reinsman
appeared in the sulky behind Egan for
the fourth heat, it was the signal for a
storm of applause. His driving in this
heat was one of the features of the day.
The horses were given an even start for
the heat Fallon Immediately took the
lead in the turn closely followed by Egan.
When the horses reached the quarter
pole they were neck and neck. From that
point both drivers began to fight for the
heat AS the horses passed the stand on
the first half they were moving like a
double team. Down the back stretch to
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AN EXCITING FINISH.
The finish was most exciting Egan
broke at the distance stand and every
one thought his chances were up for the
, heat, as Fallon was coming strong and
l level Kerr, in a mastery manner,
quickly settled Egan, and beat Fallon
under the wire by neck. When the
| driver returned to the judges stand to
hear the result of the heat he was given
} an ovation by the audience, Time of
heat, 2:35.
, The fifth heat was another rather good
} mile between Egan and Fallon. A
blanket could have covered them
the entire distance. Both horses had
] two heats to their credit and the result
of this one would determine the
winner of the race
Very little time was lost in getting the
3 word for the fifth race. Fidus was not
!
= favorites Egan, and Fallon, made bril-
. liant fight of it from start to finish.
AS the horses passed the stand on the
first half with Egan in front, they were
loudly applauded,
GAINED INCH By INCH.
l Fallon was gaining inch by inch in
! every stride. When they entered
{ the home stretch for the finish
Y it looked as If it would be a dead heat
, At the distance stand Boam began to use
I the whip on Fnllon, and the gallant PAGER
I responded to every touch The race to
the wire was extremely close, and Egan
4 finished first by neck Egan was de-
= clared winner of the heat and race. Fal-
} Ion second and F'idus third Time 2 81
The large audience was much pleased
: with this race and regarded it as the
: best harness race that has been seen here
/ in years.
3 The running events on the card were
q called between the heats of the 2:35
@ class.
in the mile dash Old South, Lake Shore
and Carbiue answered the bell call The
= race was very pretty one, and holly CON
e tested. Old South finished trst Lake
If Shore second and Caroline third. Time,
1853,