Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-15
THEY'LL BE OFF TOMORROW Everything Ready for Inaugura
 Race Day. NOW, PICK YOUR WINNERS Some of the Turfs Heetest Will Face the
 Flag.
FINE ITALIAN HAND TAPS THE WIRES
Pool Rooms Hit Hard by Some Ingenius Guy-Full and Complete List of En- tries, Weights, Jockeys and
 Everything Needful.

Everything is in req diness for tomor- row at the grounds of the Alabama Fair and Racing association.
 The inaugural meeting of the Birming- ham Jockey club promises to be the grandest success ever achieved in the state. Nothing has been left undone in this direction. The finest lot of horses ever gotten together on southern race course are here, and for Governors day" some of the feote animals on the turf will be rode into the arena to con test for first second and third moneys
 The carpenters and plumbers have fin ished their work, the stables are full of horses and everyone is anxious for the morrow, when Starter Kit Chinn will drop the flag on the inaugural dash.
 Stickney Bros. stable arrived yester- day from Montgomery and are now com- fortably quartered at the course. Among the eight horses of this stable is that king of flyers, Prime Minister, who has an enviable reputation as race horse
 At o'clock a telegram was received from T. H. Ryan, sent from Mobile. say ing: Bed down four stalls. Will be there tonight" MT. Ryan left New Or leans yesterday afternoon and was due here at midnight on passenger train No. 4. Nick, Tartarian, Mermaid and a 2-year-old comprise MT. Ryan's stable.
 l.orses and Entries for the First Day.
 In view of tomorrow being not only Inaugural" but Governors day" an extra strong card has been made out. The purses and entries are as follows:
 First race, inaugural dash, five fur longs; purse $200, of which $35 goes to second choice and $15 to third; for 3-year- olds and upwards; winners of five races cfp To n par xUaipbt for age; of more than five races, ten pounds extra horses which have not won five races since that time allowed ten pounds; non-wnners twenty pounds.
 Entries-Lady, Fairland, S2; Loretta. 92; Fiddler, 94; Taromie 96; Bartender, 96; Whyota, 104; La Fiesta, 104; Albert Sidney, 1O6; Lizzetta, 10S; Duke of Kent, no; Northwestern, 123
 Second race, selling, eleven-sixteenths of mile, purse $200, of which $35 to the second and $15 to the third, for 4-year- olds and upward, 5000 weight for age; allowances, two pounds each s100 to $500; three pounds each, $100 to $40O. Beaten horses not liable to claim.
 Entries-Hop Bloom, 9S; Ettarre, 9S; Buck Knight, 100; Alta, 102; Gold Dust, land, 104; Adam Johnson. IDA: Barney Aaron, Jr., 104 Palmetto Boy, 107; Tar tartan, 120.
 Third race, governors handicap, one mile purse $500; $15 to start, the associa- tion to guarantee the value of the purse $500, of which $100 to second, $50 to third.
 Entries-Guardsman, S5; Leonard B., 95; Sprngbok Valasco, colt 9S; Queen Bess, 9S Terrapin, 104; Jamboree, 105; Masonic Home, 106; Forget 10S; Nick, 11S; Prime Minister, 11S Governor Shee- han 124.
 Fourth race selling, three-quarters of a mile, purse $200, of which $35 to the sec ond, $15 to the third, for 3-year-olds to carry 105 pounds, all to be sold for $500. Winners in 1896 to carry two pounds ex- tra for each win. Beaten horses not lia- ble to claim.
 Entries-May Ashby, 100; Lady Maud, 100; Maxma, 100 Peanuts, 102; Mermaid. 102; Sound Sense, 102; Tranby, 105; Saul terne, 110; Fritzie, 109.
 Fifth race, selling, three-quarters of a mile purse $200 of which $35 to the sec ond, $15 to the third, for 3-year-olds and upward; $500 weight for age. Three pounds allowed for each $100 less, to $400. and four pounds for each s100 to $200. Beaten horses not liable to claim.
 Entries-Trixie C.. 90; Deluder, 92; Ro- saiind III. 94; Albert S., 99; Lnnette, 101; Lulu T.. 104; Miss Perkins 104: Guard, 1O6; I. c. w., 110
 Officers of the Club.
 The officers of the Birmingham Jockey club are all men of reputation in the business and turf world, and what they propose uOl0S Wtli, WIlSil iiuiSHcu, proNc their ability and tact
 MT. w. Webb Crawford, president, is a Birmingham business man, and stands high in the mercantile world.
 MT. Hayden Dargin, secretary, is young man who lived many years in this city and afterward removed to St. Louis. He will hereafter live in Birmingham
 Gen. R. M. Nelson, treasurer, Is pres jdent of the Alabama National bank and needs no introduction to readers of this paper.
 a national reputation as turfman, and his reputation for fairness is unexcelled.
 MT. Kid Chinn, starter, is world beater There Is none better than he
 Mr. R. A. Hitler, clerk of scales, knows as much about that part of the racing business as many his senior in years and experience.
 Turf Top,cs.
 Following is a list of some of the iockeys on hand for the races: Turber- vile. Warren. Burrell, Thornton, New com, T. Murphy, Ham, D. Davis, L. So- den. Hart. H. Penny, A. Barrett. B: Bar Morris. Charles, J. Matthews. Corder, I. Callahan, w Penny. B. Hall, H. Lea man. L. Barney, H. Bllich, J. Stewart, R. Perry, P. Jordan.
 Capt. Paul Gilardoni was the lucky bidder for restaurant privileges at the
 Mr w. H. Wallace of Lexington ar rived yesterday with Taromie, b. g. 4, by Lucifer, dam Niobe.
 Morgan whitman also arrived with Bob Neville oh. h. a.. Typhoon, dam Alice Maud; Maud R. b. m. 6, by Buck master, dam Alice.
 F. w. Cooper purchased Springtime oh. g.. b by Carl Daly. dam Spring Light, for $500, from the Queen City stable. This horse promises to be very useful during the present season.
 Among the prominent turfmen who ar rived yesterday were Capt c. A. Titles of St. Louis, G. G. Brown of Boston. Richard Stickney of Montgomery T. Fl, Ryan of Chicago Maj. c. Walter of St.