The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-09
FIFTEEN DAYS OF RACING.
Mr. T. q. Mcbride u Arranging a
First-CInSs Meet foe Atlanta.

Mr. T. q. Mcbride l. Arranging
First-CInss Meet foe Atlanta.
For hfteen days after oct =. when the
Atlanta Fair closes the Atlanta Jockey
club VIII hold daily races. in which VII
bee entered the best horses Of many Of tho
Northern and Western stables. old ana
new iayorites that have won distinction
on almost every important track in thu
country
This race meeting Is assured and The
success which has attended efforts TO ar
range it affords ample evidence Of the
fact that there IS 80 real difficulty about
the matter ara that similar race meeting
might D., arranged for 30 Savannah. when
:he same amount of brains and energy.
particularly cucI ~. is applied 10 the 80
luton Of me problem. Those who have
tho matter in hand have "hitchei their
charlots Co star" and from the inc =.
ton OF the project have not been salts
ncd win securing anything worse 'han
the best The consequence Is that success
IS already assured.
Mt T. q. Mcbride OF Savannah. is act
ink for the Atlanta Jockey club ia ar
ranging the details FOR the meet. and in
seiecting the officials who will have the
races iu active charge sir. Mcbride has
secured Judge John Mason. Of the Cana
dian Racing Circuit as presiding judge
or the races, ard Mr. J Gratz Haniy'
as secretary Mr.. Haniy Is Wen ana "a
vorahly known In racing circles, having
served la that capacity At Newport. La
tonia and other tracks throughout the
country. The starter will be William F.
Euten. ~ho among racing experts. Is rec
cgrfzed az being one Of the best men
with the nag in the United States. Mr.
Brusn Is the official starter al the St
Louis fair grounds track.
Among the horses already booked by
Mr. Mcbride for the meet are a hundred
and thirty from Toronto. Canada There
will Doe also three ears from Chicago ana
two or three cars from ST Louis, Both
~ these great Western cities are racing
ceniers. and the horses that will be sent
90 Atlanta are among those that have
achieved recent success on their tracks.
Mr. Mcbride stated yesterday that the
races would be conducted len strict ar-
cordauce with Turf Congress rulings. The
officials are men. who have managed
races ou Turf Congress tracks and they
know and may De relied upon 10 do their
fuii duty No ou.lawed horses or Jock
eyr or disreputable rucing "tou's' viii
De MOVED on the grounds.
The card will consis, OF FIVE or six
running races each day OF the meet.
There viii be no harness races. Mr.. Nc
Bride aud the club having reached the
same conclusion on this score as has the
pub.lc-that harness races are things OF
the past. Those who Ike and admire
sport and ore willing 70 pay 20 see Il
don't care for buggy contests They like
the noise and the excitement aud thrill
Of acute. and sustained Interest that the
spectacle Of eight or ten highFfrung
thoroughhreds. urged on 90 victory by as
many game little jocks. always bring.
MIR Mcbride said that there was no
reason IN the world why a race meeting
with cnrd and events equally attrac-
tive could not be pulled on in Savannah.
All that h. necessary is concerted EFFORT
on the part 81 those who like good rae
Ing. aud are willing 20 put up a hstle
money in order TO secure q.