The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-21


harness meet at the Savannah Race
Track was one of the greatest sue
rasses of the meet both in racing and
in attendance. The card was the most
interesting of the entire programme
and included besides the unfinished
free-for-all, and 2:2O pace, the 2:2O
rrotting, a half mile running dash, and
the event of the afternoon, a ten mile
rjde by Joseph Nelson, the, boy bicy-
clist. against ten running horses.
Not only did Nelson beat the horses
and establish a new record for dirt
tracks, but the horse track record for
the track was again broken. and the
fastest mile ever gone by a harness
horse south of Memphis, was reeled
off thereby proving the course to be
one of the fastest in the country both
for horse and wheel.
Many ladies were present and their
enthusiasm was great as the horses
dashed around the track and under the
wire in close and interesting finishes.
Put the climax to their interest came
when Nelson appeared, and paced by
motor DlCNGi6, I6eleQ OIL mile AFTER
mile, beating the horse under the wire
in eight out of the ten miles ridden.
1t was a remarkable performance, and
the plucky little rider was cheered time
after time as he accomplished each
TASK.
Record Again Broken.
The breaking of the track record was
an apparently easy task and was ac-
complished by VIM. Mack in the fourth
heat of the free-for-all race. The big
animal worked with all ease and in
an ordinary drive home crossed the
wire in just 2:O6, thus clipping off ~
seconds from the time made by Gypsy
Red last week, and placing the time
the fastest ever run in this part of the
country. 1t was a grand race and there.
is no doubt but what he could have
made better time had he been forced.
This race was the first on the after
Moons programme, three heats having
been run Wednesday afternoon. In
these three heats it was apparent that
the horses were not being driven at
their best, so much so that the judges
called off the bets in the. third heat.
This fact walked the drivers up, to the
fact that they would be required to do
their best in the remaining heats, with
the result that the rest of the race
was the most exciting ever run on the
course or in any part of the country.
Heavy Betting -e4. 4F
VIM Mack was decided favorite
and odds of and 4 We're waged on
him against the field, one party offer
ing to bet $1,000 against $500, with
out taker. However, the other horses
were freely backed, and as Mack won,
considerable money changed hands.
In the unfinished 1920 pace Little
Belle had the call and won a splendid
race. This horse is considered the
most remarkable animal at the course.
She is one of the smallest horses that
competed in any race and pulls her
owner and driver, Mr.. Dyer, a man
weighing over 200 pounds, with all
ease. He never uses a whip, in fact,
does not carry one, the little horse APP.
parently knowing that she must stay
ahead This fact was commented up
on by many as it has been clearly no.
ticeable the effort she makes when
another horse is pushing her hard,
without the driver having to do any
urging. .
The 220 trotting race resulted in a
victory for Joan of Are, she taking two
heats out of four, and thus gPeing Civ
en- the race
The qVarter-mile. dash was rgeod;-
though thereY we're but two entities,
Sylvan Belle and White Foot. White
Foot won by lengths. This race was
sandwiched in between the trotting
races, following the fifth and last heat
of the free for all.
The bicycle against horses was the
second to last thing on the programme
and was by far the most interesting
of the evening.
Free-fOr-AI Summary.
Following is the summary and de-
tails Of each event run during the af-
ternoon:
Free-for-all, Fourth Heat-One heat
each, of the previous three heats run
Wednesday afternoon, having been
won by Fife Powers, William Mack
and Harry o. William Mack, 2 to Is,
won; Harry o., to 1, second Effie
Powers, 2 to 1, third, and Indiana, 8
to /, fourth. Time 2:06. Harry o.
had the pole, but Mack took it at the
quarter AT the half he still led, but
Harry O.. was near Effie for second
place. At the three-quarters Mack
had increased his lead and Harry o.
had taken second place. The drive
down the stretch was fierce. Harry o.
coming like streak and passing un-
der the wire but half a length behind
Mack. Effie Powers was several
lengths behind, and Indiana in the
rear by fifty yards. This is the heat
in which both the previous track rec
ords and the record for tracks South
of Memphis was broken, according to
the statement of Starter Newton.
Fifth Heat and Race-William Mack,
8 to 10, won; Harry o., to l, second
Effie Powers, to 1. third, and In
diana, IL to 1, fourth. Time 2:OS%.
Mack had the pole and led at the
quarter with Effie Powers, second.
The positions were unchanged at the
half, except that Harry o. had drawn
up on even terms with Effie for sec
ond place. From there into the
stretch the positions were unchanged,
but in the last eight Harry O., pushed