The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-16
Savannah Track Record
Broken by Gipsey Red

R Summer Prise Ss,o 3 to 3 l. fourth sFtS:
Queen Bess. to /, sixth; Wayne
Chief, Is to l. seventh, and Trib Cen
try, to !, eighth. Time 2:16A. Baron
vincent had a snap in this race and
LED from the score, winning easily.
Inc Held was scattered behind.
Third Heat-Dr. Price, to l. won;
Kent McKewn, to l, second; Thelka,
to l, third; Queen Bess, 6 to 1, fourth;
wayne Chief, Is to l, fifth; Baron Vim
cent, to S, sixth; Summer Fern, 6 to
l.. seventh, and Trib Gentry, u to 1,
eighth. Time 2:19. Queen Bess led at
the quarter, with DIR. Price second. At
the half, Price was on even terms and
took the lead on the home stretch,
finishing in close drive from Kent
Mckewn and Thelka, second and third,
respectively, by barely half a length
Fourth and Last Heat-Baron Vim
cent, to 2, first; Trib Gentry, to 1,
second; DR.. Price, 3 to s. third; Queen
Bess, 10 to 1, fourth; Wayne Chief, Is
to 1, fifth; Summer Fern, 10 to /, sixth,
and Kent McKewn. 4 to 1, seventh.
Time 2:19A. Thelka did not start in
this heat. For the first time during
the meet the horses got away on the
first score. DIR. Price led at the quar-
ter, but was passed by Vincent at the
half, and he was never headed. Gen.
try made sensational burst on the
home stretch, and nipped Price at the
wire for second place, though he broke
Just as the wire was passed, and as he
had not broken before in the race the
place was allowed. Baron Vincent won
f1rst money; DIR. Price, second; Kent
Mckewn, third. and Summer Fern,
fourth money.
The Record Breaking Race.
The PIP pacing race had as entries
Gypsy Red, Maj. Hal, DIR. Porter, Man
"a Pierce and Joe Rhea.
First Heat-Manza Pierce, to 5,
won; DR.. Porter. to 1, second: Maj.
Hal, to 1, third; Gypsy Red, even
money, fourth, and Joe Rhea, to 10,
fifth. Time 2:13A. Joe Rhea broke
before the quarter was reached and
lost ground. He also broke again on
the back stretch, and at the three
quarters was trailing the field. Dr.
Porter was then leading with Mama
Pierce a close second Out from the
rear shot Rhea, and in one of the fast
est drives ever occurring on the track,
he skirted the bunch and crossed under
the wire ahead of Mama Pierce. who
was only neck behind, but owing to
the two breaks he had made the judges
disqualified him for first place and en-
tered him fifth.
Second Heat-Gypsy Red even
money, won; Joe Rhea, 3 to 2, second;
Mama Pierce. to g. third: DR.. Por-
ter, to 1, fourth; Mai. Hal, to 1,
fifth. Time 2:0SA. This was the rec
ord-breaking heat. Gypsy Red scored
ahead with Joe Rhea trailing his sulky.
At the half the race was nip and tuck.
The fight was continued into the home
stretch. when the Gypsy let out and
won easily.
Third Heat-Gipsy Red, to 10, won;
Major Hal, s to /. second: Mania
Pierce, to 1. third; Joe Rhea, to 2,
fourth. Time 2:135k. DR.. Porter was
distanced. Gypsy Red again led with
Joe Rhea good second. The positions
were unchanged at the three quarters,
but on the drive home the Gypsy again
opened the gap and won out Major
Hal and Mama Pierce beating Rhea
out by neck and nose respectively.
Fourth and Last Heat-Gipsy Red,
to 15, won; Mama Pierce 3 to 1second;
Joe Rhea, 2 to 1. third; Major Hal, 10
to l, fourth. Time 214H. DIR. Porter
was scratched in this heat. Gypsy Red
won first money; Mama Pierce, Sec
ond; Joe Rhea, third, and Major Hal
fourth money. In the last heat Joe
Rhea led at the quarter with the Gypsy
, good second. Mama Pierce the third
horse, was several lengths behind, and
the battle was between the leaders. The
Gypsy was invincible, however, and
at the three-quarters took the lead and
was winner by a good four lengths.
The 2:17 class, pacing, was started
next, and had as entries Dug Thomas,
Mississippi King, j. w. Patterson.
Irene S., Gold Call and Judge. This is
the race upon which thousands of dol
lars were waged Friday night, Mis-
sisslppi King selling for 800 in several
instances. .
First Heat-Gold Call, to s won:
Mississippi King, to 2, second; J. w.
Patterson, to 1, third; Judge, to /,
fourth; Dug Thomas, to 1, fifth, and
Irene S., to 1, sixth. Time 2:13N.
Patterson and Gold Call led at the
quarter, with Mississippi King a close
third. The King broke and Gold Call
clipped Patterson before the half had
been reached and was never passed.
The King, after settling down again,
came like streak and nipped Patter-
son by half a. length at the wire. It
was a pretty race and the hackers of
the King felt blue.
This was the last heat of the after
noon as darkness was coming OH with
out enough time to continue the race
further. 1t will be continued first
thing Tuesday afternoon.
The betting was liveler than here
tofore and as the favorites won every
heat the bookies played winners.
There will be no races tomorrow,
the horses being given the opportunity
of resting up for the events scheduled
for Tuesday, this being a half holt
day SO that clerks and employees can
attend.