The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-12-05
THOSE CHARLESTON RACES.
Mr.. Saunders Makes a Statement
that Throws Additional Light
Upon the Matter.
From the Daily Item, Dec. |.

Some days since THE Item commented
locally upon the management of Races in
Charleston during the Fall Festival. Ia
yes.erdays News and Courier the following
article appeared.
The following appears in the Sumter Daily
Item: ..Mr. W. L. Saunders, OF the Palmetto
Stock Farm, has returned from Charleston 8
Fall Festival very much disgusted with the
treatment be aud other horsemen from be.
yond the CITY limits received. He Carried
down a horse to enter for the purse race, but
when he arrived he learned that the nnheard'
of precedent had been established OF clio ing
the entries on Tuesday morning before the
races on Wednesday, whereas II 's the custom
of the force of a rule from long sta. ding to
permit entries on the night preceding the
race No notice of the fact that entries would
be closed was given until Sunday previous
to the races. when i, Was published in The
Sunday Me,cs. Ar Saunders. having no IDEA
that special rules would be adopted for
Charlestou's purse races which would
exclude ali hut Charleston horsemen, took
his horse down and had the expenses there
and back to pay for his pains. .
Mr.. Henry Tupper, the chairman OF the
Fall Festival committee, VINO managed 'ne
races, upon being shown this statement sa'o !:
sTaere are always two sides to quest'on.
Had Mr.. Saunders taken the trouble 10 COM
municate either by wire or letter with any OF
the committee he would have been given All
the information he could have desired; tnere.
fore. if Mr.. Saunders did net interest nlmself
enoue h 10 iaqui1e of any hody connected with
the races he can only blame himself for being
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shu, ou, by not entering his horse 10 nme.
ssMr. Saunders complains that the only
notice Of the closing It entries WAS IN Tue
Sunt,ay Nescs previous to tae races, whereas
i, was published twice previous IN the Ners
md Courier that the entries would close on
November 10, but chauged to the goth, and
90 published in the Sunday Ners. previous to
the races as he claims. Now it appears to me
if a horse from Savannah, Ga and one from
Marion, s. G., could enter in time for the
races surely Mr. Saunders could do the same.
Mr.. Saunders further complains OF having
brought his horse here and had for his palns
the expenses TO pay here and back.
Snow Mr: Saunders must be very un-
grateful man, for an extra race, with purse
Of S4o. Was made up for his especial oeneht,
which his horse won, so he did not go home,
aa he seems 10 desire to give the impression,
empty handed mud at LOGS. There was 40
intention or desire on the part of the commit
Zee by closing rhe entries on November 20 at
3p. m TO debar anyhods from entering
their borses. but having declded upon that
time AM, published it in the paper aud upon
posters they felt, in justice TO those who nad
complied with the rules, that they could mol
throw open the entries TO please two men.
Consequently Messrs Saunders aud Thomp-
sons horses were not eligible to enter"
In reply to the above Mr. Saunders has
sent fhe annexed article to the Ners ana
Courier