Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
ALL RIGHT FOR GOOD SPORT
Excellent Condition of Things at
the Race Course.
NOTED HORSES AND JOCKEYS
Flyers All Doing Good Work-In form That
Warrants Expectations of Very Credit
able Performances Here

A visit to the fair grounds yesterday
afternoon showed everything looking in
good shape. The scales room, where
jockeys and saddles are to be weighed,
and which will be presided over by Mr..
Hillyer, was found to be complete and
ready. The paddock, where the flyers are
to be sadded and groomed previous to
running, was also found in proper order.
The modus operandi of first-class
race course requires that everything
move with clockwork precision; every
thing must have a place, and be there
when racing Is in progress. To meet
these requirements Secretary Dargin has
had to work perfect transformation on
the old grounds. A large force of men
has been kept employed at lively gait,
and it is, safe to say that no track in the
southern circuit can boast of more per-
feet equipments. Details have been
carefully looked after, the first and inn
portant feature being the employment of
men only who thoroughly understand the
working of everything required in con-
Quoting a successful meeting
The judges, starters and in fact all
the officers of the racing department, are
the best that could be secured, and conse-
quently are high salaried.
Some of the Flyers
There will be, as has heretofore been
predicted, over 300 horses here when the
meetings opens and among them are
many with excellent records. OF those
now on the grounds and in training a
few words might not be inappropriate.
Forget, CHI. f. g. by Exile, dam Forever,
is doing remarkably well. At st. Louis
on August 20 last Forget, then 2-year-
old, beat field of ten all age horses, 60
ing three-quarters of a mile in the good
time of l :16, winning by half length.
O'Connell, CHI g., 6, by Harry O'Fallon,
dam May Kennedy, is taking his work
kindly. He is the fastest Splinter that
stands on four feet and weight does not
seem to stop him. Mr. Speirs his owner
has a crackerjack stable, and it is safe
to predict that he will figure prominently
among the winners at the coming meet
ing
ing trip Mr. O'Fallon said to a State Her.
aid reporter that his string were all do
ing as well as he could WISH
Assignee, ch., 5, by Spendthrift, dam
imp. Maid of Athol, is as playful as a 2
year-old, and will make some of the west
ern horses know they have been up
against something when they go with
him.
Astolfno, Sideolus. Sound Sense, Loret-
ia, Silly and Little Duke. also of Mr.
OFallon's stable, are in good racing form
and will start during the first week.
Palmetto Boy, said to be a good
thing" yesterday morning worked half
mile in fifty-one seconds, with his head
pulled sideways This Is regarded as
very fast work and gave the rail birds a
line on his form. Palmetto Boy will bear
watching.
1t Is being whispered around the
stables on the grounds that Counsellor"
Bill Brien, manager and trainer of the
Bryn Mawr stables, has a 2-year-old that
is faster than chain lightning. The
"Counsellor" has been known on certain
occasions to work his horses by lantern
light before daylight, and, perhaps, he
has given the boys the old dodge with
this rapid colt, as no one has been able
as yet to catch on.
The Green Tree stable of s. Louis,
which arrived day before yesterday in a
special Burton Arms car, mention of
which appeared in yesterdays issue, has
several fast horses Guardsman CHI. g.,
5, by Vanguard, dam Lady Auckland is
the star of the lot. An Iroquois, colt