The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-27
ItNKSGlVING ON THE TRACK.
nrATE WINS FROM o'CoNNELL
~ VIEW ORLEANS BIZ A NOSE.

Judges in the Last race Oh the
Four FavOrites Out of Six
win at Jennings.
orleans, Nov. 26.--With perfect
S,r outdoor sports, fully 1000 holiday
-,srs were at the track to-day, as the
was an attractive one.
- thanksgiving handicap, $1,000 add
fur1ongs, resulted in a nose finish
-, the western horse. Laureate, and
very York horse, O'Connell and while
CORNER got the verdict, nine-tenths of
neon1e near the finish thought that
M,ronnen won by nearly head.
the last race the majority of the
n.a again differed with the judges de-
.,,r in the Dunlap-Cherrystone finish.
T,e,.orites secured three out of the five
nts and the public beat the book
.ters. Indeed. the average of winning
arorites thus far this meeting is unpre,
tedented.
summaries follow;
r4rst Race-Selling, six furlongs. Ozark,
= O. COMBS, to 10, won, with Mon
.an second and Old Dominion third. Time
4 lH&.
s'yIonrs Hazard, lO5 Smell, 80 to /, won,
lDi,h Ivory second and Mauritius third.
Time 1O6%.
Third Race. Selling mile and a six
4 .oanth Marquise, 10l, Scherrer, IL to 20
won with Devault second and Sandoval
& third. Time 1:56A.
Fourth Race.-Thanksgiving handicap
III nO added, S-year-olds and upwards
Tub
Sfo ). won, with OConnell lis, Ross, to
second and Clara Rauer, 109, Scherrer,
ri IN l. third. Time 1SA. David and Red
& Top also ran, and finished as named.
Fifth ce.-Selling,s seven furlongs
Mr.. Dunlap 1O4, Tuberville, 5 to l, won
with Cherrystone second and Hubert
third. Time 1:S5.
Washington, Nov. 26.-Warm, pleasant
weather brought out large holiday crowd
at Bennngs to-day. The track was good
Four favorites, one second choice and one
outsider we're first at the wire in the six
events Summaries follow:
First Race-Hurdle handicap for 3-year-
oIds and upward, ia miles. Flushing, 1859,
Slack. to 2, won, with Red Cloud second.
sf Mckee fell and did not finish. Time S:2S
Second Race-For 2-year-olds, one mile
Prisoner, IS, O'Leary, u to 1, won, with
L. B. second and Azure third. Time
l46 As
Third Race-Handicap for all ages, one
mile. Premier, ia, Sloane, II to 5, won,
with Septour second and Marshall third.
Time LA 40
Fourth Race-For all ages (non-winners),
q five furlongs. Zanone, 14 O'Leary, Z to
8 g. won, with Wordsworth second and Har-
n rington third Time :03
Fifth Race-Handicap for 3-year-olds and
b upward, one and fourth miles. Maurier,
l23. Simms, to 5, won, with Volley second
and Kingstone third. Time 2:11 rs.
Sixth Race-Pink Coat steeplechase,
about three miles. Trillion, 16S, Mr..
Hayes, to 5, won, with De Garnette Sec
ond and Nadjie third. Time 6:S1 2-5.
Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 26.-Cloudy and
warm weather. high wind and a fast
track were the conditions at Cumberland
park to-day. An excellent Thanksgiving
card, with six purse races on the clos
ing day, drew out a crowd that surpassed
all others during the meeting. The bookies
were busy accommodating their custom
ers and broke about even on the day.
The principal and most exciting feature
was the hurdle race AL Boyer, the favor
te, fell at the first jump, dismounting mis-
jockey and did not finish. Two favorites,
two second choices and two outsiders cap
tured the purses.
Some of the horses will go into winter
quarters here and others go to New Or
leans, Summaries follow:
First Race-Selling, five and one-half
furlongs Pat Gore, 81, Stratus, to 2, won,
with Lady Doleful second and Clinton
third Time 1903.
Second Race-Two-year-ol selling,
threefourths of a mile. Billy Fischer,
lOS Sanger, 8 to 2, won, with Daisy Ma
rec second and Ella T. third. Time 1:l51A.
Third Race-Selling, five-eighths of a
mile. Gus Straus, 1902, Scott 8 to 1, won,
with Fisher second and Corauella third.
Times 1:02%.
Fourth Race-Selling, five-eighths of a
mile. F. NJ. B., 102, Sanger, to l, won.
with Thornbush second and Mover third.
Time 1:02I5.
Fifth Race-AIl ages. ave and one-half
IurIongs. Eaton Jacket, 103, Corder, to
D. won. with Mamie Callan second ami
Sim W. third. Time 1:O7s4
sixth Race-Thanksgiving hurdle handi-
cap mile and a quarter over five hur-
dies. Grenada, 125, Paget, 10 to /, won,
with Earl of Montrose second and Colon
ist third. Time 1923.
Lexington. KY. Nov. ga large crowd
"'Heu out 10 witness to-days sport. Inc
weather was fine and the track fair Sum-
naries follow:
FIRST Race-Six furlongs. Nance, 100,
Dupee to l. won, with Hoffman second
ana summer Coon third. Time 1854.
second Race-Five furlongs. Waldorf,
H. Everett. 9 to s. won, with Our Hope
second and Let Fly third. Time 1903.
q, AIrd Race-B'ive furlongs. Carrie F.,
70 Coley, 10 to /, won, with Lady Juliet
second and Turtle Dove third. Time O3i4
Fourth Race-Hurdles, mile and quar-
Er; PARTISAN, 100. Lewis, even, won, with
E0ily second. Time 2:S5lk.
ruin Race-Six furlongs, heats. First
neat Lea, Skate, 104.. Vankuren, TO l, won,
~, hasper second and Uno third. Time
.,ioi2' second Heat: Uno, to /, won
WIN Skate second and Rasper third. Time
ss,,lo1s, Third heat: Uno. to 5. won, with
skate second. Time 100.