The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-09
RACES AT RIVERSIDE
rRorTINo EVENTS WERE INTER
 RUPTED BY RAIN.
A Large Crowd Witnessed Contest Between Jenks, Brookside and Sunshine-Alabama and Butts
 Kohn Were Also Started.

W 1at DEOIutSCd " oC OAAS VA ~AsS ~~-~~> interesting races ever held in Alabama was spoiled yesterday afternoon by shower that seemed to do business mo- where except at Riverside Park. A shower haIA enough to make the track sloppy in places fell there. while in Montgomery only a struggling drop or two fell.
 The excellence of the races on July drew a crowd out yesterday that al- most equalled it's former tremendous proportions. Carriages, buggies and big yagonettes rushed through great clouds of dust on the road leading to Riverside, and for awhile there was a perfect tangle of vehicles at the car liage gate of the Gentleman's Driving Club. Street car after street car, load ed to the guards with people. pulled up at the Park. the throng swelling the crowd inside the gate.
 1t was an ideal afternoon for the sidewheelers. The sun was pretty hot, but a delightful breeze played among the trees and through the stand. The track was perfection, and lightning fast because of the rains that have fallen in the past few days. As hun dreds of eyes swept down the beauti- ful course to the big barn where every thing was activity, Sable boys nurs- ing the tast-steppers that were soon to do battle, the owners of those eyes settled back in the seats with sighs of contented anticipation.
 As the horses turned into the track to warm up for the first heat of the match race, a critical, murmuring wave of sound fioated from the stand. Mir. Newell was handling Jenks, MT. Jack sons fast gray. Boen, the Birming- ham man, who. came here with Fred S Wilkes last summer, was driving MT Walkers white stallion Brookside, and Ike Kelly, who formerly handled the McCurdy string. was guiding the des- tiyn of MT. Webers speedy Brown Hal horse, Sunshine.
 They scored down the first time Jenks and Bro5kside coming at a ter rife clip, neck and neck, with Sum- shine a good bit in the van. The next off her feet just before reaching the wire and at the third score the white stallion threw a shoe.
 Just about this time the threatening clouds that had had a suspiciously moist look for some time, opened and flood of water had everything drenched in jiffy. For nearly an hour the jain came down while brass hand in the top of the judges stand in shrill crescendos and crashes of deep bassos struggled heroically to tell all about Those Goo-Goo Eyes, Then it went into "I Don't Know Why Love You. But Do-oo-oo-oo,'' '' sounding like the wall of spirit tor tured by too much cucumber in it's lit- tie inside.
 Then an exquisite rainbow flooded the Southern heavens. and with the un- folding of the beautiful crescent patches of sunshine glinted through the trees. The rain was over and soon the other Sunshine gllded swiftly up the track. When Brookside threw his shoe Mr. Walker announced his intention of scratching him, but the officials of the course finally persuaded him to allow the horse to start. and the match race went on as originally intended.
 It was 4:30 o'clock when the horses again scored down for the match race Sunshine having the pole but seeming to be unable to keep her feet. About seven attempts were made to get a start but Sunshine persisted in going ur in the air. Jcnks finally caught the prevailing disease in one of the score downs. At 5:20 o'clock they were sant away to a fairly good start, the white stallion shooting out of the bunch and making a runaway race of 1t to the head of the stretch. It had been a procession but here Newell challenged Jenks and a pretty fight ensued down the stretch to the wire tho whip playing a merry tune on Jenks's back. The stallion got his neck over the wire first. however, Jenks close up and Sunshine almost catching the red flag at the distance mark. The time, 2:24 12. was good considering the fact that the track was mnfdy and heavy In places.
 Then Major Smiths lilly Alabama and Mr. Gersons pacer, Butts kohn started. &nd jt was Q fighting head finish down the stretch, Butts Kohr showing his head in front at the wire in 2:32.
 Then came the second heat of the match race. and the widest broncho that ever gIaced the prairies of Texa: could have taken lessons from the white stallion of Walkers in buck and wing jumping Five times they scored down and five times the perversity oi his stallionship gave exhibitions of how not to behave like a sensible horse. On the sixth score they got away. but the stallion went in the air just as they passed the wire. virtually putting him out of the heat. Jenks and Sunshine fought 1t out down the stretch. Sunshine winning in 2:21.
 In the second heat of the race be- tween Alabama and Butts Kohn the fiIlv got away in front and held 1t round the circle. winning easily in 2:5o.
 Four times they scored In the third heat of the match race. Brookside breaking every time. The fifth time they got the word. Sunshine leading to the wire in 2:27. Jenks second. and the stallion galloping in third
 It was getting entire too dark by +bis time for any more racing, and 1t was called off for the atternoon-oTT evening. rather for it was quite o'clock.
 The unfinished races will be run this afternoon.