The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-16
NO SUNDAY RACES
PRINCE AND PREACHERS COME TO
TERMS.
SUNDAY EVENTS CALLED OFF
MINISTER'S ASK PUBLIC To SUP
PORT MONDAY RACES.

President of Ministerial Association
Issues Statement as Result of Con-
ferences Between Committee and
COIisum ManaEer-Prince Assured
the Association That He Will At
tempt No Sunday Racing and the
Ministers Applaud His Decision
and Appeal to the Public to Pat
rOnize His Monday Races.
There will be no bicycle racing at
Jack Princes Coliseum Sunday after
noon. The races have been postponed
until Monday night, and the members
OF the Savannah Ministerial Associa-
ton have issued a signed appeal to cit
liens to attend the meet.
The ministers indorse the motor
paced races and will urge the members
of their congregations to turn out in
force Monday evening and make the
great free-for-all card a bowling sue
cess. They explained their feelings to
Prince on the subject of Sunday race
meets, and the Coliseum manager
agreed to cut them out. He assured the
Ministerial Association that it is not his
purpose to offend the church or its
representatives, and that had he
known there would be any serious OBJ
lection to Sunday racing he would
never have made his contracts with the
fast riders from the East.
Held n Series of Conferences.
When Sunday racing was condemned
at the meeting of the Ministerial AS
sociation Monday, Prince was surpris-
ed. A conference was had with Rev.
Ed. F. Cook, pastor of the Wesley
Monumental Church, and president of
the Ministerial Association, in the Of
fee of Mr.. w. 2. Stubs, Esq. A second
conference was held at the same place
yesterday morning and a special meet
ing of the Ministerial Association fol-
| lowed in the afternoon. The meeting
/ %'2s held in Rev. Mr.. Cooks study at
Wesley Monumental Church. and it
was there last night that Prince again
called on Mr.. Cook and assured him
that he had no desire to offend the
Ministerial Association, or to disre-
gard its expressed wishes on the sub
JeCI OIL sunday racing.
The following was given out by Mr.
COOK, as president of the association:
To the Citizens of Savannah.
We feel it proper for us to make to
you statement of the facts concerning
the Sunday bicycle races about which
so much has been said recently.
The Ministerial Association appointed
Ed. F. Cook a committee of one to
in hA i l.
ton as might be proper to prevent, if
possible, what we believe to be a des-
ecration of the Sabbath, and a viola
ton of the law.
Mr.. Cook met Mr.. Prince, the pro-
moter of the races, and the matter was
discussed freely and fully, and Mr..
Prince was told the position of the as
ISOLATION. 1t was also explained that
IL was not any opposition on their part
to the bicycle races because, as far as
they were advised the rules of the
n. Z. A. prohibited all violations Of
law, such as betting, selling of intox-
1cants and the like, and sought to give
to the public clean entertainment In
the form of an honest speed contest
what they objected to was the viola
ton of the Sunday law, and the de-
moraIizing effect upon the community
Mr.. Prince stated that he had no de-
sire to antagonize the sentiment of
the church people or violate any law
and that he had not supposed that any
objection would be made in view Of
the fact that the Casino had been all
lowed to run on Sunday. That he had
contracted with number of the ex-
perts of the United States, and was in
duty bound to pay these contracts, even
if he lost money.
IndOrse the Races
In view of all these facts and the
Iurther fact that Mr.. Prince has
given us his assurance that no Sunday
races will be booked for Savannah in
future, we feel that the good citizens of
savannah ought to see to it that Mr.
Prince does not lose any money. He
has agreed to have the races on Mon
day evening instead of on Sunday
We therefore appeal to all the citizens
to put their endorsement on this action
by attending the races or buying a
ticket so that the meet will prove a
financial success.
We respectfully ask those who en-
ploy the young men and ladies' who
would like to go to arrange if possible
to let them off from work in time.
We are sure that there will be moth
ing Objectionable to the most refined
ladies and we trust that you will by
conversation and patronage do all YOU
can to show Mr.. Prince that he will not
be loser by respecting the sentiment
of those who are opposed to Sunday
races.
Ed. F. Cook, President Ministerial AS
sociaton.
]. A. Smith, Secretary Ministerial AS
ISOLATION.
John D. Jordan.
BaScom Anthony.