The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-16
LAST OF The RACES
CARD OF FIVE RUNNING EVENTS
ON FOR TODAY.
WILL CLOSE THE MEETING.
SPECIAL RACES ARRANGED TO
WIND UP THE FAIR.

One of Them VIII Be a Mile Race
over Four Hurd1eS-There Are Fiji
teen Entries for the First Race,
and Nearly All of Them will start.
Horses That VIII Probably he Most
Heavily Backed and That Seem TO
Have the Best Chances-Every-
thing Yesterday Was Running.
How the Horses Ran in the Sew
eral Races.
Only running races were on the pro-
! gramme at the Savannah track yes
| terday, and to-day there will be moth
ing starting in harness. The races for
to-day are a special card, arranged I'M
der the authority of the Savannah Fair
Association. The programme did not
originally contemplate races for to-
| day. but it was decided by the directors
that it would be necessary to have
them to get a crowd.
There are to be five races, and in
the first there are fifteen entries.
Nearly all of them will start, so that
some long shots will probably be Of
fered. If a loser could pick the win
ner in one of them he would stand a
| good chance to get even on the meet
ing. This race is six furlongs and is
| for consolation. 1t is for 3-year-old
| and upward, who have started and not
won during the meeting. The race
should show some pretty sport. Stamp,
John and Frank B.. bid fair to be
| played heavily.
The second race is for one mile, sell
ing. This will give a grandstand start,
something the crowds like. Some good
ones are entered, among them Abo-
/ rigine, Spindle and Economic, all, of
whom nave won during the meeting.
All three will probably be strongly
backed, with Spindle carrying most of
| the money.
Chief in interest will probably be the
hurdle race. Henry Gibbs was played
/ for a winner in the hurdle race of Wed
nesday, but was beaten by A. Bride.
Those two will probably be favorites.
The fourth race is to be a dash of
five furlongs. Full Dress, Tortugas and
Gladhand will be strong in it.
The fifth and last race of the day
and Of the meeting will be dash of
seven furlongs, with a field of eleven
entries. Picking winner will be hard
work, as there is not a horse in it, save
A Bride, that has won any particular
| distinction at this meeting. A Bride
got hers over hurdles, and it remains
to be seen what she will do when there
is no jumping to be done.
Tipped OF Six Bits.
A lot of people thought they had a
line on the first race. Six Sits had
been tipped off as a sure thing. He
Is one of Henderson & Monahanis
horses, and their entries have been
backed heavily whenever they have
started. Many thought theyshad some-
thing that was good and quiet, but
they found Six Bits low down by the
time they got to the boards.
The Six Bits people had the wrong
line, though, for Tommy Foster was
the horse. He didn't open as strong as
Six Bits, but the really wise ones had
kept off of Six Bits and waited. They
| then started in on Foster at a rate
that made the hookies lower the odds
against him. They finally got to to 5,
but he was cheap at that, for he got
away from the field in fine style and
won hands down. Six Bits didn't even
show, and a lot of money that had
been put on him went a-glimmering.
jamie Seay. who was backed heavily,
got the place, while Friend Jack re-
The longest odds were against Ohio
| King, who had 80 to / offered against
him. The long odds attracted a few
dollars.
In the second race, which was mile
heats, the best two in three, Economic
was strong favorite. Frank B., who
had been reinstated after having been
ruled Oft was next to her in the betting,
but the bookmakers thought so well
of the mare that they gave the field
against her at even money. She won
in way that showed their faith was
we'll placed.
In some way an impression got
Of. l-.k 1w.1r -IAA1 T.
win the second heat, and he was play
ed 50 stiff1y that he became a favorte,
selling at to s. with Economic at even
money. The tip wasn't wise for the
Frank B. people, for the mare won
easily again from Frank B., Miss AL
Farrow having been withdrawn.
Tommy Foster Won Again.
To win two races in a day is quite
a record for horse. That was Tommy
Fosters. He was the favorite in the
third race, six furlongs, and the field
was sold against him at even money.
Those who reasoned it out that he
would not win two races were decided
ly off in their calculations.
The fourth race had seven starters.
1t was a mile and an eighth. Al Cas-
key was the favorite, being backed at
to 10. She didn't even show when
the winners numbers were posted.
in a hard finish.
summary of the Races.
The following is summary of the
races:
First Race-Four furlongs, Tommy
Foster, to 5, won. jamie Seay, 5 to 2,
second Friend Jack, to 1. third. Ohio
King, Six Bits, Clifton Boy. Nc and
Botina also ran. Time 40.
Second Race-Mile heats. Economic,
/ to q won, Frank B., second, and
Performance. third. Miss Al Farrow
also ran. Time 1851.
Third Race--Six furlongs. Tommy
Foster, 2 to s, won, Miss Barney, 3 to
2, second, Chanson, to /. third. Swan
Dance and Mollie Brooks also ran.
Time 115A.
Fourth Race-One and eighth
miles. selling. King Long. to /,
won. Settee, 10 to /, second, and Lare-
quoise, s to /, third. Tom Curl. Haco,
AL Caskey and Elsie Venner also ran.
Running Entries for To-day.
To-day's entries. concluding the
meeting, are:
First race. six furlopgs. Frank B..
Petronius, Trouballne, Tom Curl, John,
Queen L.. Katie Rutherford, B. o.
Reed. Elsie Venner. Stamp. Intent, all
carrying 104, and Leila Barr Maria
Bolton, Gale Todd and Mudder, all car
rying 90.
Second Race. one mile. selling. Frank
=. and Forbearance, each az $1,000. Two
Armies, $500 Aborigine. $780, Spindle,