The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-31
MEANS FINE FIELDS
ABOUT 100 TRoTTERs AND PAGERS
HAVE BEEN ENTERED.
MAY BE MORE ENTRIES.
THIS SHOWS THERE WILL BE FINE
HARNESS RACES AT FAIR.

More Room for StabIing the Many
Horses Expected Must Be Obtained.
More Runners Than Harness
Horses Are Looked for-Governor
and Both Houses of the Legisla-
ture VIII Be Here on the Opening
Day-Grounds VIII Be Closed to
Visitors TOday-BOard of Directors
Will Meet This AfternOon-Other
Matters of Interest About the Big
Fair.
About 100 horses have been entered
for the harness races to be held during
the State Fair, which opens next
Wednesday. Mr.. H. H. Hull superin-
tendent of races, made his statement
yesterday afternoon. This means that
there can be no question that the
twelve harness events will have full
fields, and some great sport may be
expected.
More entries may arrive to-day. Any
letters bearing postmark of Oct. %.
the day the entries for the trotting and
pacing races closed, and making en-
tries will be accepted. Some of the
horses entered are owned by horse
men at a distance, and it may be that
letters from other distant horsemen
will yet reach the Fair Association.
With 100 harness horses entered for
the twelve events, an average of eight
or nine horses for each is assured. That
means that there will be enough COM
petition for the handsome purses to
make the races very exciting. This is
a better showing than was had by At
lanJa, where a meeting has just closed,
and the many Savannahians interested
in the races can feel very kindly to-
ward the management that succeeded
so admirably IN securing so many en-
tries.
Running stock will be greatly in ex-
cess of the trotters and PAGERS. This
is the universal experience at mixed
meetings. 1t IS by no means improba-
BILE that there will be between 200 and
800 runners at the track. Even with
a considerably smaller number than
2e0 the meeting viii be thoroughly sue
cessful. Entries of runners have not
yet begun They will not be closed
until 1880 o'clcck of the day preceding
each race
Ninety-eight stalls are at the Fair
grounds, and nearly every one of them
is already occupied. A contract was
let a few days ago for the construction
of fifty additional stalls. These will
be completed to-day, Mr.. T. ]. Davis,
who is in charge of the building, said.
There will be need for even more room.
General Manager "A. B. Moore says
that the cattle sheds, or part of them,
will be converted into stables for the
racers.
The Governor, his military staff and
both Houses of the Legislature win be
in Savannah xtsWednesday, when the
Fair will be formally opened. In At
lanta yesterday an invitation was laid
before the prospective guests of the
city by special committee from the
directors of the Fair Association that
went to that city for the purpose. On
the committee were President George
w. Owens. Col. ]. H. Estll, Maj. g. NJ.
Rya1s, Mr.. C. H. Dorsett and Mr.. p A.
Stovall. The following telegram was
received, acquainting the Savannah Of
fceFs of the Fair with the success of
the commuters mission
ATLANTA, Oct 1910 A. B. Moore
Manager Savannah Fair Association,
Savannah Invitation for opening day
of the State Fair unanimously accepted
by Senate and House.
GeOISt w. OWGHS, FIeSluSnl.
After to-day the Fair grounds will
be closed to visitors until the formal
opening. The grounds have already
been closed to vehicles.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the Fair Association will be held
this afternoon at o'clock. The re-
port of the committee that went to
Atlanta to invite the Governor and the
Legislature will be received. Other
business will probably be brought be-
fore the board.
Mr.. James w. Ryals has been en-
gagged by the Fair Associa ton to take
charge of the ticket Office during the
Fair. This is an important part of the
work. and a considerable force of tick
et-takers and ticket-sellers will be re-
quired.
Among the attractive exhibits that
will be made at the grounds will be
one by the f. f. Macarthur Sons Com
pany. which will show a concert grand
Everett piano, on which an expert will
give free concerts every day The ex-
hibit win be in the womans Building
and il is safe % say that many will
enjoy the music
Mr.. A. S. Reid of Eatonton has ad-
vised General Manager Moore that he
will bring a large herd of registered
Jersey cattle to the Fair. Mr.. Reid
is afraid they win arrive too late foi
entry as exhibits, but he expects &c
offer them for sale on the grounds