The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-08
SAW LIVELY RACES
TRACKS MAIDEN EVENTS WERE
A DECIDED SUCCESS.
SPORT WAS EXCELLENT
BRILLIANT PROMISE FULLY RE-
DEEMED BY THE RESULTS.

Large Fields started, and Some OF
the Finishes Were Spectacular.
First Money in the Three Races
Pulled on Went to CInrl's Boy,
Frank keenan, and Merry Merrich.
Two Running Events Postponed
Until Next Week on Account of
MISREPRESENTATION of the Day
Was Furnished by the 2;14 Pacing
Race.
The crowd that visited the Fair
grounds yesterday saw three crack
races. The predictions as to the speed
of the track were verified in the fast
time that was made, and the horse
men were generally well pleased with
the events of the day. The directors
of the Savannah Fair Association were
elated over the tracks maiden events.
The races were to have started at
o'clock, but they were delayed a few
minutes because the crowd had not
grown to the proportions it assumed
later. The result of the delay was
that the entire card of five races could
not be carried out, and it was found
necessary to postpone the fourth and
fifth events until some day next week.
Some of the finishes were spectacu-
lar being so close and exciting as to
bring the spectators in the grandstand
TO their feet. They got a most excel
lent view of the horses all the way
around the track, being able to see
their feet in any position. Nearly every
one had a favorite, and the interest
was profound on that account. There
was a great deal of betting, too, so that
a financial, as we'll as a sporting. inter-
est was felt.
First on the programme was the
three-minute class, trotting, the purse
being 5000. The programmes that
were sold in the g-andstand gave all
the information about the races-the
numbers and colors of drivers and
jockeys, and color, sex and breeding of
the horses. all official. Announcements
by Mr.. o. S. Lehman, the starter. were
made in accordance with the pro-
gramne.
on in the First Race.
The horses of the first race went to
the post as they appeared in the Morn
ing News yesterday. save Parsloe,
owned by Dr. St ]. b. Graham, who
was scratched. The crowd awaited
GREATNESS, for it was the first race
on the track. and interest was keen,
for all wanted the track proven as ex-
cellent as it had been predicted 1t
would prove.
Down toward the judges stand seven
horses came, but the start was not
good. and it was only to hear the clang
of the bell, calling them back that
they passed under the wire. Again
and again this happened, until finally,
as they passed in good line, Go"
was shouted by the starter, and the
first race was on.
1t proved a sort of parade, some of
the horses being clearly outclassed.
Clark's Boy won easily. making the
mile in 2:2S with Josie B., a Savannah
horse. second; G. F., third, and
Chauncy. fourth. Helen Woodruff,
Breckenridge and Jennie V. were not
in it. being distanced.
The race. as are all the harness
events during the meeting, was to be
three heats out of five. The heats did
not follow consecutively, but alternated
with those of the other harness event.
In the second heat, in which the best
time. 2:25A. was made. c. F. won,
with Clark's Boy second, Josie B.,
third. and Chauncy, fourth. In the
third heat Clark's Boy won. with Josie
B. second, Chauncy third, and c. F.,
who went up I'm the air twice, thereby
losing the heat, fourth. Clark's Boy
got the fourth heat, making it the race,
Josie B. being second, c. F. third, and
Chauncy fourth. A peculiar circum-
stance was that the first, third and
fourth heats were trotted in 2:2S. The
division of the money was 50, %. Is and
10 per cent, so that Clark's Boy got
first, c. F. second, Josie B. third, and
Chauncy fourth money.
Showed Fast Pacing.
In the 2:14 pacing class, purse $500,
there was more interest than in the
slow trotting class. There were six to
start, only Rochelle being scratched
from the entries, as they appeared in
the Morning News of yesterday. It
was an exciting race, too, and was not
without incident.
Six horses faced the starter. Car
thage Girl, Prince Lief. Frank Kenan,
Trimmer, Butts Kohn and Joe Rhea.
Frank Kenan is an ugly gray gelding
but he is a traveller. He is said to have
been the best horse at the Atlanta
meeting. He proved the winner of the
race, but only showed in the first three
heats, and ii looked very much as if he
were not driven for all there was in
him. He was let out in the last three,
however, and that was when he got in
his work. winning the three straight
They got off we'll after several trials
H. the first heat, and they hadn't gone
nifty yards before Frank Kenan was
up in the air. with driver Just behind
him saving all his might on his horse
TO keep from running into the sulky. 1t
looked like a miX-up was unavoidable
bu the drivers managed to keep apart.
and all the starters went on. They fin
tshed with Carthage Girl first, Trimmer
second. Frank Kenan third and Joe
Rhea fourth. Prince Lief and Butts
kohn were distanced. AS they came
into the stretch the gray was far be-
hind, but he forged to the front in
way to prove that he was the best
morse or the bunch. finishing a good
third. The time was 2:17%.
In the second heat the prettiest and
fastest work Of the day was seen. Joe
Rnea ana Carthage Girl finished nose
and-nose. and II was a toss-up in the
crowd as to which had won. The
Judges said Rhea, and Carthage Girl
got second place, Frank Kenan third
and Chauncy fourth. Kenan closing I'm
2:14. was
The third heat was exactly the Same
story as the second. the horses finish
ing in the same order. the time being
Z;lb. kenan showed the same work as
IN the other two, finishing the same
way. II needed an observer 10 tell n
though, and the crowd Thought Car