The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-13
RAN PRETTY RACES
WORK OF THE HORSES PLEASED
5000 PEOPLE.
EXCITEMENT WAS INTENSE,
PREDICTIONS OF INTEREST IN
RUNNING RACES FULFILLED.


Some of Yesterdays Events-KinS-
full Was Heavily Backed and
Won-TrOubaIine, Also, Was Back
ed Away Down, but She Wasn't So
FOrtunnte-Races start To-day at
oJClock-one Harness and Four
Running Events.
The best races of the many good
ones seen during the Fair. were run
yesterday. The crowd, too, was the
largest. There were 1892 paid ad-
missions up to o'clock, nearly all of
which were recorded before 4 o'clock,
so that the races were the attraction
for the majority.
At 1870 o'clock the horses were call
ed for the first race. By that hour
the grandstand had become pretty well
filled with spectators, enough to lend
fine promise for the day, for so large
a crowd is not usually seen at so early
an hour. The promise was fulfilled,
too. for by 2:30 o'clock it was only with
extreme difficulty that one was able
TO find a seat in the grandstand. which
has a capacity for seating 1900 per-
sons.
Interest in the races was intense.
ard it was with the greatest eagerness
that the start of each race, the speed
ing runners and the finish
were watched. Men, women and chill
dren felt and betrayed this interest,
fulfilling the prediction that the first
day on which running races predom-
mated would result in a great attend
ance and a livlier interest than had yet
been shown.
The weather was threatening for a
time. and there was a slight rainfall
about o'clock. This passed quickly
however, and left no effect upon the
track. The suns rays had streamed
into the box and lower seats of the
grandstand with just a little too much
warmth. and the clouds were rather
welcomed than regretted. The Fair
Association has been singularly for
tunate in having good weather thus
far. and it is hoped that nothing more
unpropitious than the momentary rain
of yesterday may threaten the Fairs
success.
Four running races and the conclud-
ing heat of the 222 class, pacing. post
poned from the day before, made ur
the card, and the events were all thor
oughly enjoyed. There was no decision
of the judges that was questioned, and
everything went off smoothly. Some of
the spectators thought there was lust
little too much time to elapse be-
1Uaan I...T . H.
case that in running events the inter.
missions are of greater duration than
those of harness races.
Green Maid the Winner.
Green Maid, Yarrow and Kitty r..
were the starters in the concluding
heat of the pacing event. Green Maid
had the last two of the five heats that
had been paced the day before to her
credit. She was the favorite, the book
makers laying even money on her
against the field. There were not very
many takers, at that, as the Maid had
shown great strength and was looked
upon as the very probable winner.
The three got off beautifully the
first time the starter tried to get them
away, but Kitty r. had not gone fifty
yards before she broke and was out
of IL altogether. The race was left be-
tween Green Maid and Yarrow, but
the horse had no chance with the mare,
who took the lead from the start and
held 1t all the way around the track,
winning easily in 2:17A. She won the
race, as well as the heat, with Yarrow
getting second. Harry third and Lindel
fourth money.
Summary of Running Races.
The following is the summary of the
four running races:
First Race-Six furlongs, for all
ages. purse $3.50, to go to first, second
and third, as is the case in all the
running events. Tommy Foster, S.
Wainwright, even and to 5, won; Miss
Blarney, S. Wainwright, to l and 3
to /, second; Katie Rutherford. H. Nc
Kenna. to and 6 to l, third. Queen
L., with w. Daley up; Lake Fonso,
Castro; Katie Gibbons. P. Ansted: Liz
zie Tello. Kelly; Imperator, E. A. Mas
sart. Ellis. and Swan Dance, S. Bon
ner. also ran. Time 1:16.
Second Race-Half mile heats, best
two in three. for all ages.
First Heat-Figurenta- White 10 to
I. won; Kingfull, Ellis, to 1, second;
Duplicate H. McKenna, to 2, third.
B. o. Reed, c. Miller up. Denial, Mil
Ter: Grace. B. Brewer: Troubaline, L.
Rose; Dyke, r. Robson; Cycloneta, J.
Reddon; Enblaze, S. Wainwright, and
jamie Seay, c. Jones, also ran. Time
1917.
Second Heat-Kingfull, 3 to /, won;
Duplicate, to l, second; B. o. Reed,
to 1, third. All the others except De-
NAL and Cycloneta started in the Sec
ond heat. Time 49,
Third Heat-Kingfull won from Fig
urenta, only the two starting.
The money went to Kingfull. Figur-
enta and Duplicate. in the order
named
Third Race-Three-y ear-olds and up
wards, seven furlongs: Spindle p. Ans
ted, 2 to 5, won; Gale Todd, to l, sec
ond; King Long, r. Brewer, to l,
third. Two Armies, White; Elsie Yer
nor, Blackjack; Dewey D., S. VAIN
wright. and Vince. L. Rose. also ran.
Fourth Race-For three-year- olds
and upwards, one mile. Economic
TO 8. won; Stamp. 4 to 8. second: Virgie
o, L. Lavid, third. Haco. Miller; Tom
Curl. w. Stewart, and Dandy Belle, A.
Paretto, also ran. Time. 1:44.
Liked the Parade.
The horses for the first race left the
paddock, with their jocks up and pa
raded before the grandstand The
sight of a good field Of neat runners
is one that race enthusiasts consider
they are well repaid for time ana
money spent 10 see. and those who had
not attempted TO do so in the betting
ring, tried 10 pick a winner as the
horses went by. Ladies show no lesa
enthusiasm than men. and not a few
bets were made among them. Some
~ the ladies' have declared that they
would Ike the bookmakers 20 send
ticket makers into the grandstand 10