Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-25
! B|GGERGROWD THAN MONDAY
Eighth Day of the Birmingham
Jockey Club Meet.
NOT A FAVORITE WAS IN IT
Lena, Cossack, Cardinal, Guard and Spring
time Ran Frst-MnstreI Music Goes
With Todays Events.
NOT A FAVORITE WAS IN IT

Yesterdays attendance at the race
track was much greater than that of
Monday and the sport was much more
exciting. Favcrites failed to produce
during the entire afternoon and the
talent was much worsted thereby. The
second choice horses. Cossack and
Springtime, however, put money in many
peoples pockets.
1t was day for the bookies, who have
been getting some hard slams the last
two or three days, and it is safe to say
they banked winnings.
The weather was cloudy and track
slow, but the horses were in good spirits,
and in at least two events the results
were In the hands of the Jockeys. Pap
Barrett made the prettiest ride on Guard
in the fourth race ever seen in this sec
ton. In the lane at the head of the
stretch Ed Garland was one and half
lengths ahead of Guard, but at the
seven furlong post Pap began to ride
and the little fellow jumped his horse I'M
der the wire winner by nose
On the other hand Burrell rode Captain
Brown down the stretch like novice,
and while he should have won handily
Warren rode Lena down the stretch with
one eye on the purse and the other on
the favorite by nose.
How the Races Ended.
The first race found Captain Brown
favorite at to 5, closing at l to j. The
Captain was really a l to 10 shot, the only
thing lacking being a good jock. Had
Burrell left his whip in the jock room the
results of the race would have been
different. Captain Brown, in his efforts
to run away, kicked the straps off the
spurs of his ride and took jumps at the
rail. succeeded in keeping the horses at
the post twenty minutes.
Finally the horses lined up and got
away, with Mona, the second choice, in
the lead, with Lena half length behind
Captain Brown got away last AT the halt
Lena dropped back to fourth place, the
Cantain going to second. In
the stretch Captain Brown led, with
Mona one and half lengths away and a
head in the lead of Lena. In the last
sixteenth Warren rode Lena finely and
Burrell did just the opposite on Captain
Brown, and the former landed ms mare
winner by a nose
Cossack, with Corder up, stuck to his
friends in the second race and won under
hard driving from Tartarian, the favor
lite, by three-fourths of length. TAR
tartan was offered at to ., closing TO
5. and Cossaek found plenty of admirers
mt 3 to / and to for the place.
- The start was good except as to Tar
tartan, who took four lengths the worst
bf It, Tennyson III led from Bridget by a
head. with Cossack third the same dis
tance away. They were the same at the
half post, but Cossack went 10 the front
at the three quarter post, with Tartarian
half length behind. In the stretch Cos
sack increased his lead by one and half
lengths and came under the wire driving
a good winner by three-fourths.
The third race. three furlongs, Ton
maiden 2-year-olds, was very exciting
race before it was run off, as four of
the entries had never started before
Fannie Brown who had be y tried pre-
viously was the favorite though many
admired the beautiful, symmetrical form
of Cardinal, chestnut colt out of HUI
mility, by Bishop. and as he was offered
at the toothsome odds of to l, had many
hackers
= The horses got away at the first break,
with Fannie Brown in the lead, Cardinal
showing third In the stretch it was the
same, Cardinal being one and half
lengths away This lasted but an in
slant, when, like a streak of lightning,
the chestnut colt came to the front and
won easily by two and half lengths
from the favorite.
Whyota was played heavily as favorite
In the fourth race, and was backed from
even money to 4 to and | to for the
place. She proved a gay deceiver, how
ever, and caused many groans at the
finish.
After five minutes at the post the
bunch got away, with Ed Garland lead
ing Lulu T. by a neck. with Guard third,
the favorite in the fourth place. At the
half Whyota came to second place,
neck to the good of Guard Guard came
to third place at the three-quarter pole
and crept closer at the head of the lane,
being only one and half lengths away
from Ed Garland. Here Pap" Barrett
began to show his judgment, and drove
the gelding to the finish, winning from
Garland by nose, the favorite only get
ing inside the money by a head.
Tranby was thought to be the good
thing in the final event. though there
were three entries. Woolsey. Cass and
Terra pin, who had never been seen on
the birmingham track. Fritzie was the