The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17
RAN THE LAST RACES
MEETING OF HoRsEMEv AT THE
SAVANNAH TRACK CLOSED.
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.
HoRsEMEN WELL PLEASED AND
WOULD GLADLY COME AGAIN.

Furlonss-Her Time Was 1!o1,
which showed the Greatest Speed
Made During the Meeting-Abori-
Eine's victory In the Second Race
Almost Made the Judges Declare
Bets OR-NegOncie, Second, and
Broadway, Third, in the Third
Race, Were disqualified for Foul
Riding.
The concluding races of the State
Fair meeting were run yesterday af-
ternoon. They were exciting and
closely contested. making a fitting con-
clusion for the very successful meeting
and leaving the spectators and the
horsemen in perfect good humor.
In one respect the races were re-
markable. They embraced f1ve-tur-
long dash that showed the fastest
speed that the track has seen during
the meeting. 1t was time that would
do credit to a race at one Of the big
meetings North, with the best horses
entered.
won the fourth race, hve furlongs, in
101. The record for the distance is
56%, made by Maid Marian. so that
Bette B. was much nearer it than
have been most of the horses that have
run at this meeting.
The crowd at the races was not SO
large as had been expected. This was
probably due to the cold, as the air
was rather nipping. The enthusiasts,
however, welcomed the opportunity to
get a chance to see the runners, even
though the weather was cold.
TOuted Leila Barr.
The first race was six furlongs, with
eleven starters. Systematic toutipg had
driven a horse that had never
chance to win to the place of favorite.
This was Leila Barr. She opened at
something like 5 to /. The touts had
been so busy with her that the unwise
jumped on her at once, running down
the odds on her until she was sold free
~ at z to 2. The bookmakers got lot
laid against her that was easy money
for them. None of it was ever heard
from by those who put it up, for the
mare didn't even show. Probably IL
was never intended that she should.
B. o. Reed, a Is to l, shot, got OFF
| first at the start, and he ran like a
fash for a quarter. At one time he
| looked a winner, but the field began to
crawl up on him. In the stretch it was
neck and neck between him and Queen
L., who sold around to 1. John, who
sold at to l, wasn't far behind, and 1t
was a close finish for the three. Queen
L. won by half a length, however, with
Reed second and John third
Bookmakers Protested.
The second race was one mile.
There were good horses in it, but there
was suspicion of crooked work. Eco
nomic was probably the best horse in
the race. She sold at even money and
| later at something like to 5, when
the talent began to play Frank B.
They backed him down from 8 to 5, in
| four-horse race, to even money, and
| put up lot on him. 1t had been
| falsely tipped off to the crowd that
| he was to win. Spindle, a good horse.
| opened at even money and went to 2
| to 1. Aborigine opened at s to /. He
| had won a race, but was not thought
! particularly we'll Of. Only a few bets
| on him, and those at small figure,
! induced the bookmakers to run him
| down to to 1. He wasn't played
| heavily. and the judges thought the
|
| Aborigine, under whip and spur, come
in a winner, with Economic running
| easily not length behind and getting
no taste of persuasion.
1t was noised around that the judges
had called off all bets. This report
made the bookmakers sore. They had
made a good thing on the race, and
| they wanted to see the bets stand.
| They had taken a lot of money on
/ L edA
Economic and Spindle had been backed
heavily. Only a few bets had been
laid on Aborigine, SO the books would
get off light by paying the Aborigine
money and holding the rest.
| The bookmakers sent up a howl. One
| of them went to see the judges to pro-
test against bets being called off. He
sent over the betting sheets to show
| what evidence they might that the race
had not been fixed Finally the de-
cision was forthcoming, and the bets
were allowed to stand. IT was about
the most profitable race Of the day.
Two Were Disqualified.
The third race was interesting, be-
cause ii was mile, over four hurdles
| This meant a start from in front of
the grands stand. While the Jockeys
were working for the start, it was no.
! ticed that the boys on Negoncie and
| DroddWay naQ consultation. The
starter called them to time. This was
probably understood by the judges to
mean that the jocks were fixing up
a game to win by foul riding.
The race was pretty one. Henry
| Gibbs had been played pretty heavily
to win, and he did it, being one of the
two favorites to win during the day.
| The horses took the hurdles well, and
their race down the stretch was close.
| Gibbs wasn't a length ahead of Ne
! goncie, and Broadway was at her flank
| They were posted up in that order as
| winners, but presently the announce
ment came that the judges had dis
| qualified Negoncie and Broadway on
account of foul riding. giving the place
! TO Dewey D. and making A Bride show.
Bette =. was an out-and-out favor
| lite in the fourth race. five furlongs.
| The longest odds we're on Imperator.
and the 20 to / offered attracted a little
money that might as we'll have been
burned up. This was the race in which
\ the fast time was made. Three watches
we're held on the horses, and all show
/ ed 1:O1.
The nth and last race, seven fur
| longs. showed the error OF judgment Of
/ these who put their money on the two
Y favorites. Lake Fonso was pretty
/ heavily backed at 10 2. but there
were others that were backed at even
money. On the whole. IL was big
/ day for the boolsnlakers.
The following summary shows the
horges that ran In each race and the
odds that were laid:
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