The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-03
COLD DAY AT THE TRACK.
ONERETTA WON THREE-EIGHTH
HEATS AT THUNDERBOLT.

RrshmOnt Paced 2;12 Gait without
a Driver-The Events Unfinished
and the Rcces VIII he Continued
Tomorrow Afternoon.
Despite the cold weather good crowd
witnessed the events at the Thunderbolt
Driving Park yesterday afternoon, and
saw some close and exciting contests.
The card could not be finished and Man
ager A. P. Doyle postponed the unfinished
races until tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
Lizzie O'Nenl, Madwood and Joe Greg
DRY put up a fine race of it in the speclai
harness events. Lizzie captured two
heats and NIadwood and Joe Gregory one
each This left the race unfinished, and
The deciding heat will take place to-mor-
row afternoon. The third heat Of this
contest was greatly enjoyed by the spec
tators.
Joe Jordan drove Lizzie, Curley Hudson
sat behind the bay trotter Madwood' and
Jim West handled Joe Gregory. There
was no time lost in scoring, Starter James
Furlong got the party away on the second
attemnt. Lizzie having great speed in
brush was first to the turn and set the
mace for the others. At the quarter pole
Madwood moved up to Lizzie and was on
even terms as they passed by the staAo
on the first half. From this point jordan
began to drive the little mare for the
heat and the two leaders moved ike a
double team down the back stretch. Inc
RIM to the wire was most exciting, ana
after A hard drive through the home
stretch Jordan landed Lizzie a winner by
half length. The time was 2:5'. ....
The PAGER Rusnmont gave another splsu-
did exhibition and the time was much
faster than on Christmas day. The PAGER
was in the pink of condition when Joe Jor-
dan brought him out for his trial against
The track record. A. r. Doyle drove the
runner who accompanied Rushmont, but
unfortunately the runner quit before the
mile was finished, which will account Tor
Rushmont not making faster time.
On the first score down Rushmont, with
the running horse alongside, swept away
al a flying clip. AS he passed the quarter
pole over a dozen watches caught the time
az seconds On the PAGER went, and flew
by the half in 1:08 At this point the rum
ner began 10 tire and Rushmont went on
IN front and finished the
mile in 2:25. 1t was evident that Rush
runner could have only remained with
him the entire mile the PAGER would have
covered the distance in 2:18 or better.
The short running race for three-eighth
heats brought four speedy ones 10 the
post. In the preliminary work before the
event Judge Butler ran away with Jockey
Frank Sims and succeeded in throwing
the Jockey on the first turn. Fortunately
Sims escaped without any serious injury
The starters in this event We're Lock-
wood. Judge Butler, MuIatto, Oneretta
and Lord Henry. There was considerable
DELAY at the posts and when the flag fell
Mulatto had the best of the send-of. The
first heat was close and Mulatto won with
Oneretta second The other entries all
finished in a bunch.
The second heat, after a hard fight, was
won by Oneretta, and he also won the de-
Gliding heat from Mulatto. The best time
made was 81 seconds. 1t was too dark TO
finish the programme and Manager A. p
Doyle announced that the unfinished
events would so over until tomorrow af-
ternoon at $50 o'clock. The events left on
the card are the second heat of the Rush
mont trial, the final heat between Lizzie
O'Neiu Madwood and Joe Gregory, and
the three-quarter dash with Salome,
Bloodhound, Lady Teacher, Caliope and
Vermont Bradshaw as the starters.