The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-17
OFF DAY AT THE TRACK.
Flyers Resting for To-rnOrroxu's
Events.

To-day will be an off one with the
racers. as no events are scheduled for
This afternoon, but tomorrow they will
ba at it again, and if some more rec
ords do not go to smash there will be
a number of surprised horsemen.
savannah Day will be the big day
~ the meet. The best cards possible
will be put on, and each and every
boat run will no doubt be of the SEN
eational order. The crowd doubtless
" will be the largest of the meet, and
that they will get a good run for their
money is a foregone certainty.
Hundreds of people visited the
Grounds yesterday to inspect the hand
some horses. Gypsy Red, the little
mare that broke the track record Sat
urday. was the greatest object of at
+ention. though the others flyers come
in for a good share of attention and
admiration. No driving was done at
all during the day and the stable boys
and attendants had a lazy and slow
day of it.
Track Simply Perfect.
George F. Dyer of Roanoke, Va,
owner of Little Belle the beautiful
little mare, who made such a splendid
showing Friday, is one of the greatest
admirers of the race course now quar-
tered at the track. "It is simply per-
fac+'' said he yesterday in speaking
of the track, land l fully and conf
IDENTIFY expect to see great time made
in the races Tuesday afternoon, es-
neciallv in the free-for-all class, which
will bring together the best horse
flesh in the stables. have been horse
racing several years." continued Mr..
over, land have raced on a number
of the best tracks in the country, and
have never seen a better bunch Of
horss at one meet. Why, if we had
these. animals up in Virginia, the
whole populace of every town where
they raced would turn out, and l can
not understand the reason, in a town
like Savannah, that the grounds are
not packed every afternoon. Those who
are not attending are certainly miss
iAy a treat"
THE free for-all race Tuesday"
said Mr.. Dyer in conclusion, will be
a corker and don't you forget 1t. why
the struggle between Effie Powers and
William Mack, who will meet in this
class. will be worth going miles to see
for they are old rivals, and no amount
of money would cause the defeat of
either one. They are out for blood and
blood it will be. Then there are others
to be considered as prominent contest
ants in this race, among them being
Indiana, Harry o., Baby Kid, Gypsy
Red and others, all horses under the
2:1O mark. You can quote me as say
ing that the races on this day Will be
equal to and far ahead of any so far
L L. oil
A Wonderful Horse.
Effiie Powers, with a mark of 2:08A
is in many respects considered the
most wonderful horse in the country.
Her record is not the limit of her
speed, as she can go much faster. she
is now II years old and is considered
by her owner better than ever. In
the several years of her racing she
has won 209 heats, of which 1876 were
faster than 2:15. She holds twenty
nine track records; is very intelligent,
and stops and turns herself at the
sound of the starters bell. She is
perfectly gentle and is always a great
favorite with women and children. She
is known from one end of the conti-
nent to the other and is commonly
called the queen of the half-mile
track" as her greatest time has been
made on this sized course. She is in
perfect condition for the struggle
Tuesday and will not be last by any
means.
William Mack, her old-time rival, is
the pick of the Castle string. with
mark of 2:05A He is an Illinois horse
and is capable of great speed.
Indiana a Good One.
Indiana is a Connecticut steed. with
the highest mark, 2:04, of any horse at
ha nj he
guessing. He is a Grand Circuit horse,
and left New Haven about two months
ago for the South, owing to his own
ers health being bad. He is not a
handsome animal by any means, but
can rock off a mile with any of them.
In this connection it is well to say
that Indiana has the distinction of
having beaten Prince Alert, the great
PAGER, at Hartford, the past summer,
going the last half in SO seconds. lie
is years of age and Mr.. Clark, the
owner, says that he anticipates still
greater things of him. Mr.. Clark is
enthusiastic over the track, and If the
weather is good Tuesday he expects
his horse to equal, if not beat his
present record.
Harry o. is another horse that is
looked on as a formidable rival In this
class. He was brought all the way
from Winnipeg, Canada, for this mest,
ana although ne Is uOL IldTkSu dS nlSn
as some of the others, he is in the
race, and his owner wears a knowing
smile.
Gypsy Red, the fast little mare that
knocked off the mile Friday afternoon
in 2:0S14 will also be in the race. and
her late performance has started an.
other guessing bee among the drivers
and other owners, though Mr.. Clippin-
ger, her owner, says he does not
expect her to win, but he made the
assertion in any but a serious man
ner.
Interesting Facts.
A matter of general discussion at the
track and of interest to the public and
horsemen is the condition of the ami
mails and the speed all of them are
developing.
One of the veteran drivers said yes
terday that this season of the year is
always productive of slow time in the
horse world, or, in other words, that
horses do not make the time that they
do either earlier in the fall or later
in the winter, but here the records
made at other places have been beaten
by each and every horse so far COM
peting. Another feature noticed is that
none of the animals have gone lame
or show signs of the heavy work they
have had. 1t nearly always happens
that a number of horses will be lame
Tor several days after hard race and
have to be carefully tended. None Of
this has happened here.
The cause of this is assigned to the
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