The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-12
OUTLOOK FOR SPORTS
THE COMING WINTER TO BE THE
LIvELIEST KNOWN IN sAVAN-
NAH.
HORSE RACING ON THE LIST.
If PLANS OF SAVANNAH RACING
ASSOCIATION DON'T MIsCARRY.

Many Racing Automobiles Expected.
Among Them VIII Be $4,000 Ma
chine owned by the Rainey Bros.
Golf, and Football to BE Among
the Most Popular of Outdoor
Games-BOvIing Teams and Indoor
BnsebaII Teams to Be Organized
Soon-Savannah Athletic Club Has
Fine Programme of Boxing Bouts
Arranged.
savannah, always a good town for
sports, will probably have this season
more of them both as to number and
variety, than ever in its history be-
fore. That is the present outlook. and
If is based upon facts that leave no
doubt that it will be abundantly real
ICED.
Those of chief interest just now be-
cause of their nearness and popular
character are the bicycle races which
began in the Coliseum last night, and
which it is Jack Princes plan to con-
tinue for some six weeks. The sport
itself is thrilling enough to command
a liberal patronage on its own merits,
and when it is furnished by the very
hest men in the business. some with
International regulations. as will be
the, case here, it gains an added at
tractiveness that should result. and
probably will, in large attendance at
each event.
winter Race Meet.
A little further off, but still near
enough to be talked of, is the promised
race meet to be held at the State Fair
track some time in November, after
the meets in Atlanta and Valdosta.
and in which the horses from both of
those cities will take part. Still great
er attention is being attracted to the
plans now being discussed for big
meet of a month or may be two to be
held later in the season.
Should this be held, and the Board
of Directors of the Savannah Racing
Association arc now planning with
that end in view, not only will the
best horses of the state take part in
1t, but the very best horses of the
country as well; enough of them, too,
it is reckoned, to occupy every stable
at the track and every other available
one in the city, too.
Then along in December will come
the advent of the big racing automo-
biles, of which it is confidently pre-
dicted by those in position to know
that there will be dozen or more in
Savannah during the late winter and
early spring months. Both the Messrs.
Rainey and Mr. Baxter, who were here
with their racers last winter and
spring, will come again and will bring
with them several racers each, among
them some of the best and fastest that
have been built
Automobiling the Thing.
Mr.. t. A. Bryson, while North a
short time go, saw all of these gentle
men and they assured him that they
looked forward with much pleasure to
another visit to Savannah and that
they would come literally provided
with machines. Among these is a new
racer owned by the Rainey Bros. which
cost $4,000 Many of the other ma
chimes will be almost if not quite as
valuable.
Golf Clubs Plans.
Another outdoor sport that has
large numbers of devotees in Savannah
is golf. The Savannah Golf Club has
been a most popular institution from
its beginning and has grown so largely
with the steadily increasing love of
the game which it was organized to
promote, that its membership is now
the largest it has ever had and is like
ly to be materially increased this WIN
ter when all country club features are
to be added to the club.
The club will be represented this
season, as 1t has been for two years,
by a team of good players who prob
ably will be called on to meet teams
from the other cities of this part of
the country. Last season the local
team won all the matches played with
the exception of those with Darien and
Jacksonville. With the large expert
ence that the local men have gained
on Northern links this summer they
will be in condition to cope with the
very strongest of Southern teams and
may be counted on to add to their vic
tories during the coming season. The
annual meeting of the club will be held
next month.
Three Bowling Teams Again.
OF the indoor games, bowling was far
and away the most popular last year.
Inc schedule of matches among the
teams of the Yacht Club, the Tomochi-
chi Club and the Hussars Club as well
as those between the lady players rep
resenting two of these organizations