The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-26
BETTING ON LABOR DAY RACES
FAST CANDIDATES IN TRAINING
FOR SEPTEMBER Sd EVENTS.

The Four-Cornered Race Between
Local Favorites,the short Distance
Cracker Race and the Butchers
Event Keeping Race Men Guess
inE-The Track Being Put in Rea-
diness-The Entries in the Four
Cornered Race Evenly Matched
and BETTING LiveIy-The Cracker
Race" Carrying Plenty of Money.
The Thunderbolt Driving Park will be
the battle-ground of three interesting
races on Labor day. In horse circles the
guessing is divided between the probable
winner of the four-cornered match race
between the local favorites and the pros
pective winner of the short-distanced
Cracker race and the Butchers event."
in which two fast steppers are matched
for $50. The race is to be best two in
three.
Manager Doyle is putting the track in
readiness for the events. and with plenty
of scraping and rolling, it will be in ex-
cellent condition, and some fast miles and
stirring finishes will be seen.
The candidates who are 10 battle for
honors in the four-cornered match race
are in training, and each driver is conf
dent that he will land his favorite win
ner. There has never been a race at
Thunderbolt where the horses are SO
evenly matched and where the entries
are 10 be piloted by men of experience
in the sulky. Pauline the speedy gray
PAGER, which has been seen so often on
the road driven by her owner, II. F.
Kuck, has many admirers who predict an
easy victory for her in the harness event.
The gray side-wheeler is to be handled
by George Palmer who has plotted sever
a good ones and landed them inside of
the money. Pauline is in splendid condi-
ton, and George will have her speedy
enough to pace the best race of her life.
James Furong is to look after the in
terest of May i, in this contest, and he
krows what 10 do when plotting trot-
Ter May B has gone several races at
Thunderbolt and has fully demonstrated
Il at she is a thorough race mare and
one that always ge;s part of the money
when in good condition. Little Sloats
Filters wih certainly be in the chase, If
fast brushes count for anything. The lit
e horse has developed much speed since
Re was last seen in public His owner,
GtL wright, Is ldhltlSs luG bCSt u SeiN
of his favorite and is confident
that when he turns the PAGERS
head loose. The other entries will look
like they are going the other way.
Aleck Doyle does not say much about
"Ailercyone," the handsome son of cal
lerton." Aleck is giving the black horse
regular work, and is satisfied with the
manner in which Allercyone handles him
self From now until the day of the race
the candidates will be moved some fast
miles and the patrons of the park are
invited to visit the track and see the fast
brushes. The fact that TWO of the en-
tries are trotters and the other two PAGERS
makes the race most interesting to horse
men.
The Cracker race" will no doubt prove
the greatest drawing card on the pro
gramme. 1t is reported that a large dele
cation is coming down from Tattpan
county to witness the event and that
thore will be plenty of Perry e. money at
the Park on race day j. H. Durrence,
who is looking after the Perry E end of
it, is a well known horseman and enjoys
the reputation of winning every short
distanced race that has taken place in
Tattnall county.
Kingful the Savannah horse to meet
Perry E, is a horse of much speed, and
It is believed by many admirers of the
little runner that he can hold his own
with the Tattnall county flyer.
The Butcher race" promises to be
lively one from start to finish Joe Dieter
has matched his trotter Taylor, against
Max Kraft's blind trotter Madwood-
In addition to these events Manager
Dovle will have several exhibitions by
local road horses to fill out a full card.