Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22
Turf Tonics.

Turf Topics.
Gramb's band played excellent music
yesterday afternoon and the delicaey was
much enjoyed by all, especially the la
dies
Were there any ladies out yesterday?
We'll, | guess yes. They Were here, there
and everywhere, and subrosa, some of
them won pin and glove money on the
results
Among the horses entered for Tues
days handicap, seven-eighths of mile,
are La Fiesta Tranby, Masonic Home,
Sauterne Linnette. Ell Lano, Maxima,
Donation, st. Ilario, Miss Perkins. AS
signee Nick Tartarian, Mermaid, Cass,
Terrapin, Queen Bess, Eagle Bird, Cos
sack and Lizzetta.
Stickney Bros, who won that prince
racer, Prime Minister, and Springboard,
have also youngster unnamed by Blsh-
op out of Humility, and they are loud in
praise of the meeting. They say 1t is a
credit to Alabama, and makes them feel
proud of being Alabamians.
Starter Caldwell and Riley Grammar,
the celebrated plunger, have left Frisco,
the former for Little Rock and the lat
ter for the east. Wonder if he will touch
Birmingham?
A. w. Hill, who over the nom de plume
Vigilant, wrote turf gossip for the Lon
don sportsman, Is dead.
Programme books for the Memphis
spring meeting are out The total value
of stakes, purses and entrance fees Will
sum up about $44, 900, which will be dis
tributed among lucky stables during the
fifteen days of that meeting.
Eddie Jones will ride this season for the
Burns & Waterhouse stables. 1t was
understood that he would ride for Han
kin & Johnson, but for some unknown
reason negotiations were cut off.
Sautern, 3-year-old gelding, product
of Avonda1e stock farm, Gallatn, Tenn,
formerly trained by J. ]. Markline, of
Cincinnati, and sold by him to Mr. E. 5:
Warner of New York, has proved good
investment as he has won three races
and been second three times IN
six starts. This horse won seven
races at New ORLEANS, the largest num-
Der save one at that meet, and was placed
four times in twelve starts. He has won
three straight races here.
Dr. L. ]. Lemmert of Cincinnati has
his stable of runners quartered mere, ana
has started only Burley Leaf. Piccaroon
Meroney and Roosevelt have been on the
ailing list. but will be ready to start dur
ing the week. The doctor is rising
young turfman, a graduate as physi-
clan and gave up his profession TO go
on the turf.
Counsellor ELL Brien, who trains Gov
ernor Sheehan Rosalind III and others
of the Bryn Mawr stable, while gradu-
ate in law, having graduated in Nashville
and New York. also gave up lucrative
practice to enter the ranks of the turf
men. Last year he trained large string
for the Santa Anita stable, owned by
E. J. Baldwin of Los Angeles.
One of the owners and trainers in at
tendance at the meeting who is admired
by all who meet him, is the young turf
man Mr. J. w. Levy of Nashville, a
breeder of several noted horses, among
them Clara Bower, winner of the Queen
Isabella stake, $4,000 to the winner, at
Washington Park worlds fair year; Ma
sonic Home, Boliver, Buckner and others.
Mr.. Levy is very enthusiastic regarding
our present meeting, and says he will re-
turn next winter with large string of
winners.
Mr. b. f. Adler well known in rail-
road circles, is in attendance at the meet
ing and is daily to be seen at the track.
He says New Orleans will have hard
fight to down the Birmingham game.
Among the arrivals at the track today
were Messrs. Ed Grow and Punch Little
of Cincinnati.
Mr.. Thomas Meade of Cincinnati. a well
known bookmaker on the western cir
cult, has wired from New Orleans that
he will arrive Monday morning to book at
this meeting.
his employees at New Orleans on the day
of the departure of the special train for
this city, will arrive here this morning
and take charge of his (the Queen City,
stable.
Mr.. Frank p Day of New Orleans. a
professor of Billiards, Is in attendance at
the meeting and predicts Birmingham a
great racing centre.
New Orleans is being round1y scored by
the turfmen now here from that city.
and say next winter she Will have to
take Birmingham's refusals.
"Jack's Tips
The fondest hopes of lovers of racing
could not have asked more perfect day
or better conditions than existed yester-
day. The track was perfect, one might
almost say, the better for the heavy fall
of rain upon it during the early part of
the week; and, taking it altogether, the
enthusiasm of the crowd was without
bound or trammel, and all conditions sim
gularly suspicious for good sport.
The most enthusiastic of the daily pill
grims to the fair grounds are two of
Birmingham's loveliest and most popu-
lar girls They enter into the spirit of
the thing with heart and soul. and their