The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-26
HOLLYWOOD NUT WON OUT.
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE TOOK IN
THE THUNDEnBoLT RACES.


The New York Entry Went u In
2,a5i4-Troublesome Won the =
Dash and Zebra the a Dash-An
Exhibition Race Wound III the
Days Events - Frce-f0r-AIi
Harness Race and Two Running
Events aud "a LocomobiIe Race ON
the card for New Years DRy.
A perfect day Of sunshine greeted the
ayers al the Thunderbolt Driving Park
Yesterday afternoon. Fully 2OcO people
Jaw Manager A. p. Doyles card OF rae
ing. Many ladies' were present and took
A lively interest in the events. Mr.. h.
Y Connerat and party were out ia three
locomoblles and attracted much attention.
The recent rain did not work very we'll
with the track. and the ground was very
soft. which accounted for the time ia the
harness race. The judges were Messrs.
Edward whalen. James Furlong and Jo-
scph +. Doyle.
The first event was called al $50 o'clock.
In the special harness race five hand
soue-looking candidates responded TO the
hell call. Robert r. was first 10 show
up. with his owner II. F. Kuck. behind
him. Their came sloats Bitters, driven
by T. p. Wright. a. b. Cook piloted Ad-
miral; Curlay Hudson sat behind May
Zee. and the veteran reinsman. George
Iiaight. handled the favoritc. Hollywood
Nut.
In assigning positions sloats Bit
ters was given the pole, with
Admiral second place. May Bee third.
Robert r fourth and Hollywood Nut on
che outside.
starter Furlong got the bunch away
after few scores and when the word
was given they had a splendid start II
was evident that Halght felt that ne was
not going to have an easy thing OF &, he.
cause when the horses reached the
first turn Haight began to send Holly
wood Nut along Cor all ne was worth.
The horses kept together until the back
stretch was reached, then R1her. + and
Holly began to move away from the
others and as they passed the grand
stsnd on she frst half they were on even
terms. The remainder Of the mile Holly
wood Nut seemed to have too much sped
Tor the party ana he won easily In 1885,
with Robert + second, Sloars Bitters
tu.fa and the others an strung out
The second heat was another easy one
for the Haight entry. who moved a splen-
did mile Of u and won a few lengths the
best OF IL from Robert +. who was the
only horse who held any argument for
the heat
In the third heat sloats bit.
iers surprised his friends by max
ing magnificent fght for firs.
place. Admiral and May Bee dropped out
20. 90. and che race was left 10 the other
three candidates. Holly as usual vas Nrs,
% the turn with Robt. f. pushing him
closely On the back stretch Robt r feu
ont Of u and Sloars Bitters took up tn,
chase making a grand race Of Il the last
htif mile. The final brush down the home
stretch was very exciting. and Holly
wood Nut won by fully length. Holly
having three heats 10 his credit. was de-
Jared the winner Of tho race with Robt
v second and SlosCs Bifters third The
best time made during the race was
35i1 and that IN the last heat.
Tho winner. Hollywood NuL Is owned
hy Col Long OF White Plains. y. Y. ana
was admirably drlven by George Haighi.
Between thu heats OF this race Mana
ger Doyle called the three-eighths mile
dash. and three-quarter mile dash
running events. Troublesome. He
70. Jr.. Irish Boy. Dutch Comedian
ana lmperator lined up for the word in
the ree-eighths-of-a-mile dash. Easter
and Henry Gibbs. the other entries. were
scratched. When the horses paradcd In
front OF the grand stand before their
march GO the post, lmperator looked the
race horse OF the party. hui ia the race
boo proved disappointment Starter Fur
long experienced very little trouble ia
setting the bunch away 40 "A fairly good
send on when the nag fell Imperator
made his usual sulk and came very near
81 being left az the post BY the time
the black stallion began TO run. che other
starters were fully three lengths IN front
Of him with Troublesome In the lead.
closely followed by Hero Jr The race
was very pretty one and resulted IN q
victory for Troublesome OF che Hand sta
BILE with Hero. Jr.. second. The others
finished an ia a bunch. Time 80 sec
onds
In the three-fourths dash the crowd wit
messed a much better and more exciting
contest Five candidates were as IN,
post when the ~ fell and Mr. Furlong
gave them a p,Tfect start. Zebra, club.
Golden Rattles. Arion and lmpsrator
were the starters.
Zebra and club SGT the pace for the
party. ana oil OF them ran punched to-
ecther the entire distance. The finish was
most exciting. Zebra winning by head
from Club The balance were all togeil-
81. and finished close 10 the leaders. Time
80
The card concluded wish an exhibition
mile between a. r. Doyle's sorrel mare
Josie r. and George Haighrs young tro'-
ter Ned n. Wood Nut. Both horses gave
fine exhibition Of trotting FOR the en-
tire mile. Josie Il. left her feet n few
yards from the wire aud Haights young
ster finished first. making a splendid i'm
preston on the large audience
Manager Doyle will have another card
on Tor New Year's-neXt Tuesday-which
will include free-for-all harness race
ana two running events. In addition 10
this MIR. Doyle will offer purse or a
prize for a iocomoble race. IN which al
the machines now IN the city may take
part.