The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-26
CHRISTMAS ON THE TRACK.
"RUBY" WALKS AWAY WITH THE
HARNESS RACE.

Duke OF Kent Captures the Mile
Dash in the Running Races, With
Randolph Second, Old south Third,
and Marie FOurth-A Splendid Ex-
hibitiOn by the Two Princes.
| Yesterday forenoon was rather dark
and the weather threatening for the races,
/ but before l o'clock Old Sol was out and
/ perfect day greeted the lovers Of the
] turf at the Thunderbolt track. 1t was
I ideal weather for racing, but the track
was not in condition for fast time and
no new records were established.
Soon after O'Clock the electric cars
began to unload people at the park at
lively rate. Hundreds went out in car
/ riages and buggies, and among them
were many handsome turnouts When
| the bell rang for the first race the grand
stand and the enclosure on the other
side were packed with people, enlivened
by the bright, airy toilets Of hundreds of
] ladies.
/ The crowd which saw the events, in
Guiding those who sat on the fence and
hung in the trees, may be safely estimated
at 5000.
Messrs. w. H. Connerat. w. F. Chaplin
and W. H. Ray oficiated in the judges
stand. and their decisions in some of the
contests were loudly applauded by the ex-
cited crowd
At o'clock Mr. Connerat tapped the
gong for the starters in the harness race.
GYPSY Haight was first to appear,
CRYING Il,ag the roam mare ,HuDy. A. 3. COOK
Furlong with AL and A. P. Doyle with
| Little Clay. AS the horses passer the
| stand they were greatly admired by their
friends. After few brushes UP and
down the stretch the entries were called
to the post. In assigning positions Lit
tie Clay had the pole, Calico second, Ruby
! third place, and AL on the outside.
Little time was lost in scoring. At the
! second attempt the horses were given the
PAGER, Little Clay, Immediately set the
pace for the party and he went merry
clip around the first turn. AS he passed
the, quarter pole Ruby was at his neck
and they went together for about fifty
yards Then the PAGER broke and lost
| all chances for the race. All took up the
Ruby. At the half they were together
and went splendid race of it until they
| entered the home stretch for a finish. At
this point Haight shook up the roam
easily from Az in 2:40. Calico finished
third and Little Clay got the flag in his
The second and third heats were at the
mercy of Ruby and she won as she
| pleased in 2:37 and 2:40.
The fact of Ruby walking away with
the three minute class was quite sur
prise to Savannah horsemen, and her
splendid performances is due to the mas
terly driving of Haight. Ruby has a
bright future on the turf. She is the prop
erty of Mr.. Percy Lee.
The running races took place between
the heats of the trot and they proved a
very enjoyable feature of the afternoon S
card. One entry was scratched in the
| 3s-mile heats, and two in the mile dash.
In the heat race ''SkylOck," Randolph
Pacific" Alta" and Barianders lined up
for the word before Starter Furlong. After
hraa he n fall 90 omit Il
lay at the post, the flag fell and the
horses were given a good start Away
they went at a lively rate, all the start
until they entered the homestretch for a
finish The race to the wire was a splen-
did contest, and Skylock won by a half
a neck Time SO seconds, with Randolph
second Alta third and Pacific fourth.
A large amount of money was bet on the
second heat of this race-with Randolph
a hot favorite, and he was not backed by
the talent. Hundreds of dollars were up
in the box when Starter FurlOng dropped
the flag. The horses got a good start.
Alta at once led out in front. with Ran
dolph second, Skylock and Pacific running
behind closely together. They moved
the distance stand. At this point Ran
dolph was coming fast and could have
won If he were only allowed to do so by
his jockey His head was deliberately
not extend himself, and the result was
that Alta won by short neck. The back
| q
the decision of the judges and when9 it
was given excitement was at fever heat.
knowing ones received a severe shock
when mr., Mr.; Doyle 81 ann fba op,n nha5
and felt satisfied that Randolph" was
pulled, and that they decided the event
This was received with rounds of APP
plause. Decisions of this kind will do
much toward making races popular in
Old South, Marie Randolph and Duke
of Kent put up q splendid race of 1t in
the mile dasn e wao GOOD rn9n IN
over a half mile track. Duke of Kent
finished first, with Randolph second. Ola
south third and Marie fourth.
1t was after O'Clock when Oakland
Prince and Palmetto Prince appeared on
the track for their exhibition mile, and
the large audience remained to see it.
Gypsy Haight piloted the PAGER and A.
| p Doyle drove the trotter. There has
been many a mile driven at Thunderbolt.
hut this exhibition was the best ever
seen by the patrons of the park Little
time was lost in warming up and on the
SECOND score a9wn ca I9e Two tav
given the word ''go' by the judges They
reached the quarter in 3lla seconds. As
they moved into the homestretch on the
first half, the sight was a pretty one
both horses were at fun speed and they
were coming fast. 1t was a splendid OPP
portunity to witness the gait and stride
of an ideal PAGER and perfect trotter
When the gallant pair passed the grand
| stand on the first half they were cheered
to the echo. The second half, they gave
splendid exhibition and moved the en-
tire distance like double team. They
received a perfect ovation when they fin
ished the mile Horsemen are of the
opinion that if they were given their limit
they could have easily beaten 2:S0.
This concluded the afternoons card.
Manager Doyle says that he is highly
| pleased with yesterdays events, and that
| the attendance was the largest ever
passed through the gate. The park will
| be open again on New Years day.
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