The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-02
PALMETTO PRINCE A WINNER
WALKED AWAY WITH THE FAVOR
TIES AT THUNDERBOLT.

Won Three Of the -Four Heats in the
Free-for-AH and Backed to Move
With the star Performers in Next
Seasons 2iIO CIass-Duke of Kent
Won the Three-Quarter Heats in
the Running Races.
Notwithstanding the chilly weather
yesterday a good crowd witnessed the
card Of races at the Thunderbolt driving
park Fully 100 people sat through the
programme for the afternoon.
Betting was brisk and everyone seemed
to be having good time. The judges
were Messrs. Connerat Younglove and
Goodwin.
At O'Clock the bell was tapped for the
free-for-all and four candidates respond
ed to the call-Oakland Prince with A. P.
Doyle up. Victory. driven by J. A Bland,
Palmetto Prince piloted by Gypsy Haight
and Nelly Alfred by James Furlong. The
Charleston entry. Honest Dick, was
scratched.
In assigning positions, Nelly Alfred had
the pole, Oakland Prince second place,
Victory third and Palmetto Prince fourth.
Nelly Alfred, much to the surprise of
horsemca, acted very level-headed during
any of the entries.
On the second attempt Mr.. Connerat
gave the word go" and away the four
horses went on their journey for the first
heat. They reached the turn together,
with Oakland Prince slightly in the
front. Palmetto Prince at this point
made one of his bad breaks and lost all
chances for the heat.
At the quarter Nelly Alfred began TO
close up on Oakland Prince, with Vic
tory at her wheel The three made
splendid race of it. and Oakland won,
with Nelly Alfred second, Victory third
and Palmetto Prince fourth. Time 2:31.
Oakland Prince became a prime favor
lite with the crowd, and the betting was
going on at a lively rate. The big horse
won the heat so handily that he looked
a possible winner in the one, two, three
! order.
The second heat was the most exciting
event OF the afternoon. On the third score,
the horses were sent away on even terms.
A. +. Doyle drove Oakland merry clip
the first quarter, with Palmetto a close
second When the entries entered the
homestretch the four horses were punched
| together. As they passed the stand Oak
land and Palmetto moved away from the
| party and began to make their fight for
the heat. Inch by inch little Palmetto
| began to gain on Oakland and when they
| entered the back stretch he was on equal
| terms with the big gelding. The clip to the
three-quarter pole was too fast for Oak
| land and he had to give it up.
| From this point Palmetto moved to the
| front, and won the heat easily in 2:27. Oak
land finished second, Victory third and
/ Nelly Alfred fourth. This established a
| new record for the track and when its
| slow condition is considered, the time as
| remarkably fast for a half mile ring.
When the horses were called for the
/ third heat Palmetto was a hot faVorite
| A. Bl Cook was put up behind Victory,
and in his hands the old campaigner pac-
| ed a splendid race of it. When the word
| was given the four horses left the wire
| at a terrific clip. At the first turn Pal
/ metto was in front, with Victory giving
/ him a lively chase. The two PAGERS put
| up great race to the three-quarter pole.
| There Victory gave up the fight and Pal
/ metto won as he pleased, with Victory
| second, Oakland Prince third and Nelly
| Alfred fourth. Time 2:27la.
| When Gypsey Haight drove out for the
| fourth heat he and little Palmetto were
1 loudly cheered by the excited crowd in
| the grand stand. The fourth heat was a
were all tired and the little PAGER won
| easily. Time, 232 Oakland finished sec
| ond Nelly Alfred third and Victory
! fourth.
The. performance Of Palmetto Prince
! goes to prove that high classed harness
/ horses can be bred and raised in GeOr-
| gia Palmetto Prince is by Hambrino Pi-
| lot and he was bred by Mr.. j. b. Wilson
! of this city. Haight says that he has a
! brilliant future on the turf and is destin-
| ed to move with the star performers in
| the 2:1O class next season.
The running races were a walk-oVer for
| the faVorites. Duke of Kent won the
| three-fourths heat with Marie second
! and Randolph the half-mile heats with
! Shylock second.
| taken in the racing, there is no good
reason why Savannah should not be one
of the principal harness horse centers
in the south.