Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-27
Turf Topics.

There will be a combination sale at the track tomorrow, beginning at 12;30 o'clock. Some good horses will be put up at auction, and many will be sold cheap. A person can secure a thorough bred buggy or saddle horse for a com parative song.
 This is Bessemer day and large crowd is expected up from the Marvel City to enjoy the sport Special trains will be put on from that point. Pap" Barrett rode Rosalind III yes- terday like a veteran. Pap" is a fa- vorite at the course and a gentlemanly little fellow.
 Look at the time in yesterdays races, and say if Birmingham hasn't a fast track.
 There was much disappointment on ac- count of Nick's failure to run yesterday He is noble piece of horse flesh and is sprinter of no little repute.
 Two days more and the races will be only a recollection, memory. To some good and pleasant, to others-the un- lucky plungers-a recollection of what might have been if The popular and clever jockey, T. Murphy, has, up to yesterday, ridden thirteen winners and eight seconds. Tommy is promising boy, and under the careful direction of T. Fl. Ryan bids fair to rank with the leading jockeys of the year
 Mr J. DeLong has a very useful sta- ble, and one with which he should gather lots of moss before the summers cam- paign is over. Lulu T., Buck Knight, Queen Bess, Belle of Niles and Cossack have all won at this meeting, and Mr DeLong now greets every one with pleasant smile.
 One of the best known and most con genial horse owners who has raced here for the Gold Dust is P. J. Gilman. Phil will always receive a hearty welcome ha n RirminRh9n1. is deserving of every success.
 B. F. Ward did not have dollar on his mare Bridget when she won Tuesday, but he had a swell bet on her yesterday when she did not win. Such is the luck of a horseman We do and we don't.
 Judge J. J. Carter will go to Nashville at the close of this meeting and remain there until the opening of the Memphis meeting April g. He will be the presiding judge at Memphis, Nashville and St. Louis. Mr. Carter's decisions are always fair and just and he is popular with race goers and horsemen.
 A special train leaves here Sunday morning for Memphis, which will include Burton stock cars for horses and passen- ger coaches for horSemen, and it will be a merry crowd, all wishing the Birming ham Jockey club success for its future meetings.
 The date has not been decided upon for the fall meeting, but it will doubtless be given out Sunday morning.
 Some good things are on the card for today and good races are promised.
 The portly form of Jim Davis is always welcomed in the betting ring after the races by lucky holders of tickets. His "all right" rings out loud and clear and has a peculiar tone to 1t at once pleas ing and cheery. Jim is good fellow, gentlemanly and courteous, and has smile and kind greeting for every one.
 "Jack's Tips"
 Perhaps the very best satisfied girl on the grounds yesterday was a dark-eyed little woman who wore upon her coat the dainty little satin purse which had held the money won by pretty Rosalnd III Jacks Tips" envied her just a lit- tie, and yet purse won by bea utiful Tar tartan is to the writer coveted prize. It would be souvenir of two pleasant weeks,-weeks that have gone by all too quic<ly-so say many to whom fortune has been passing kind
 The writer has frequently referred to, Tartariaa in very enthusiastic terms. and