Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-20

offered him a 10-cent piece as a part of
the winning. Pap" smiled pleasantly
and told the lad he appreciated the sem
tIment, but declined the proffered re-
<ward.
''Jack's Tips.
Ladies' Day No. wassa great success.
In spite of wind and cold and rain and
snow and dozen other adverse elements,
yesterdays audience at the races was
nearly twosthirds of the. fairer sex. Ma
ture seems bent on wearing herself out
trying to dim their enthusiasm, but If
signs count for anything her attempt
will end in failure, and the flyers will still
write themselves winners in the game.
A. very swell dragging party out at the
fair grounds yesterday was the observed
of many observers. One of the young
ladies was a Birmingham girl who counts
her friends by the dozens; the other one
of the prettiest of the many pretty Wis
itors the Druid City lends to Blrming-
ham. Both seemed absorbed in the sue
cess of the beautiful animal, Tartarian,
and consoled themselves very reluctantly
with the winner, Linnette.
But what a gallant race Tartarian
madei Going easily. with his beautiful
neck stretched just a little to listen for
the shouts of victory, the sympathles
of the crowd were with him as he neared
the stretch. But Linnette begins to win !;
up she comes until she pushes her obsti-
nate nose past her gallant running mate
and wrests his victory from him. But IL
Tartarian knew anything at all he must
have known that the shouts were half for
him, though the purse fell to the clean
limbed little winner and many were the
regretful glances that followed him as
he was led from the course.
1t is only in a crowd like that of yes
terday that one realizes how many really
beautiful women there are in Birming-
ham. Sprinkled here and there against
the sombreness of the mems dark gar
ments, they lend a new beauty each mo-
ment to the scene and as their eyes flash,
their cheeks flush and their breath comes
more and more quickly, one almost for
gets to watch the beauties on the turf,
and, instead, begins to realize how envi-
able reputation is Kentucky's-for the
fairest women and the finest horses in
the land.
And, by the way, this seasons most
timid debutante fairly lost her head when
Lizzetta won her way past the line. This
girl had watched the race intently from
the start, and when her favorite came
easily past, bearing out her prophecies
she fairly screamed aloud the winning
name and clapped her hands in perfect
abandon. Her demonstration came to
an abrupt close when she lost her 1oot-
ing. or rather stumbled from her coign
of vantage and landed on the step below
She was rescued by her amused escort
her hat slightly awry. her whole system
shocked, but her enthusiasm not one whit
abated. She said herself. under circum-
stances like that she could come up smil-
ing every time.
Today is Ladies' Day again. Judging
from Yesterdays attendance, the grand
stand will be crowded again. Already
regrets are beginning to be heard that
the week is more than half over. The
only regret the writer has Is that he
didn't back his Judgment yesterday and
play Loretta for a winner But he Is con-
soled by the knowledge that in that re-
gret, at least, he Is not without his fol-
lowing,