The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-10

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report yesterday of the vote on Monday and
| Tuesday for the most popular woman In
| Alabama, only The first fifteen being given:
| Mrs. James Hardeman... -. -. 1,i4l
| Mrs. Scion Jacobs. ...... 542
| Mrs. w. III. JONES', =. 266
| Mrs. t. NJ. Amens... -. 81
| Mrs. Charles Davis. e
| Mrs. Harry JONES'. -. -. -. ID
| Mrs. J. NJ. Turnhafn. 81
| Mrs. E. c. Pugh..... -. -. -. 81
| Mrs. ]. M. Fa1kner... 81
| Miss Annie Wheeler. -. -. 80. -. Sc. II
| Mrs. j. w. 1omhfgson... e.. 81
| Miss Elise NJ. Young. Y
| Mrs. F. R. Davis..... -. -. q
| Mrs. John B. Knox,. -. II
| Miss Ethel Sharpe.
The Races
| The races yesterday were of the first-class
order and the grand-stand was packed with
enthusiastic admirers of the sport. Bet
ting was again engaged in, and this very
much stimulated the interest.
AS there were several crack running
races billed Tor ahe afternoon, the trotting
contest was run off in the morning. This
| Was a three-aeat race, and E. S. McCurdy' 5
| Bin Trimble wen the first two and the con-
| test was concluded. Bill 1rimble followed
this with a go against 2:90. He was under
the Wire in 2:29%
The running races began at 2:30 o'clock
in the afternoon, but the fifth event was
declared off on account of the approaching
/ darkness.
| The spectators had an opportunity to
make public bets, and at the finish the en-
thusiasm was intense. Sun God, to
SHOT, won The first race, with one favorite
|
| Patton, the clever little jockey, again
demonstrated his superiority over the other
riders and Won both his mounts.
The cracks were all punched in the last
| three-quarter dash, and the enthusiasm and
| betting ran high. The books opened up
with Lackman, lhe favoTite at even money.
| George III. Ketoham was put up at 6 to
| g. In a Few minutes this was brought down
ITO to g. The crowd then backed Ketcham
| to a standstIl, and the odds changed so
| that he was the favonlte at even money
with Lackman, on the boards at 8 to 2.
| Patton rode Ketcham to The wire first with
| half lengths lead to spare. 1t is said
that the bookies lost heavily
| The official programme announced trot-
ting and pacing races only for today but
several running races will be put on in ad-
dition this afternoon.
The Summary
| Following is a summary of yesterdays
events:
| The Mobile and Ohio stake for Alabama
| bred 2-year-olds purse, $500; best two in
| three-E. s. McCurdy, Lowndesboro, CHI C.
Bill Trimble by Reelection, dam Mary r,
| (Kelly), II.
| J. A. Smith, Florence, bic. Dr. Bramblet
by McEwen, dam Clara CHarrison), 90 ;,
| w. T. Garth, Huntsville, by Admiral
Dewey, bq Sentinel Wilkes, dam Lucy X
| lFearn), 40.
L. H. McCurdy, Lowndesboro, CHI g. E. L.
Russell by McEwen, dam Mag q. Nc
| Crrdy), "a.
| G. R. McCurdy, Lowndesboro, Big. Texas
| breeding untraced &c. McCurdy dr.) Time
| 2:45A: 2:32ls.
After Bill Trimble won the race he was
sent mile against 2:30 and trotted it in
2:29A.
First Race-Purse $500, for 3-year-oIds
and upwards; selling. Seven furlongs t.
/ II. Cravens CHI. C. Sun God (3), by Terra
Cotta-Sunshine, 106 (Aker), won. Mrs. M.
Mack's oh. m. Adowa 90, by Deceiver-Liz-
zie Montrose, ia, &c. Thompson), second.
Strobel e Miller's oh. m. Miss Al Farrow
Co., by AL Farrow-Fa nnie Gaines, 107 Civ
ens), third. Time, 1:31.
Brighton, ia; Slasher, 112; Sallie J, 107,
Lauretta ID, 107, and Tom Peden, la, finish
ed named. Bettng-Sun God, to 1 and
2 to 1; Adowa, to and 1 to q Miss AL
Farrow, 8 to l and even money.
Sallie and Adowa set the pace for the
first three quarters when the former tired
I and dropped out of 1t. In the final eighth
Sun God moved up and, taking the lead at
the sixteenth pole, came away on the end
and won handily by a length.
Second Race-Purse $780, for 2-year-olds;
selling Five furlongs. G. VanStuddiford's
oh. c. Woodtrice, by woodmoss-C antatrice
100 Patton), won. II. l.. Johnsons CHI. f.
May S, by Inspector B-Tattoo, 103 Qrvin),
second. Howard & Browns CHI. f. Grumble,
by Observation-Disclosures, 105 CMcGinn)
third. Time, 1:03.
Miss Fonsoland, 103 Solace, 81; Sallie
Mills, 90; Aristo, 10S, and Hopedale, 50, fin
ished as named. Betting-Woodtrice, s to
and to 2; May S, to and to 8; Grum-i
BILE, to and even money.
Grumble started out like a winner, going
to the front at the fall of the flag. She
showed the way to the turn for home
where Woodtrice moved up on the outside,
and taking the lead, won in a driving finish
by half a length from May s. The latter
was cut off shortly after the start and
running all around her horses, finished very
strongly. With any kind of racing luck she
would have won Solace was also unfortu-
nate in the race. She was cut Off at the
stretch turn and her jockey was compelled
to pull her up.
Third Race-Purse $500, 4-year-olds and
up, selling one mile. w. r. Collopy's b. M
Tidiness 90, by Order-Daybre 1O2
(Harshberger), won; j. B. Given's CHI. 2.
Tewanda %, by Keene-Marietta, 1O7
(Givens), second; ]. R. Hands CHI. g. Rob-
ert Bonner 90, by Rossington- Belle of Nam
tura, 102 (Castro), third. Time, lax.
Joe Bell 10S; Frohman, LOT; Mr.. Hunt, 100:
vannessa, 1O6, finished as named. Betting
Tidiness, to and even money; Tewanda.
to and to 2; Robert Bonner, to and
even money.
Tidiness had the speed of the party in