The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-30
Largest Crowd OfWeGk Witness
 the Events
BILLY BUCK EASY WINNER
One of the Races Was Unfinished Yes terday and Will Be Concluded Today-Llst of Todays
 Events.

Lovers of races considered the time in the races yesterday as being better than was expected at this meet, but the free for all pace today has several horses in 1t which are capable of doing the mile in better than 2:06, which compares favor ably with tho time on any other south ern track. It should be one of the best races ever seen In the south, not except ing those at Memphis. Indiana has a record of 2:o4h; William Nc. a record Of 2:O5A Harry o, a record of 2:o5A, and Baby Kid can pace a mile in half mile track in better than 2:o7. The other horses in the race are Manza, Manga Pierce, Japo Jr, Bad News, Annie caf- fee, Bud L, Frank Keenan and Strath- meath.
 The best races held so far were wit nessed yesterday by the largest crowd Of the week. The grand stand was full ana men hung on the fence for 50 yards on either side.
 The races called for faster horses and faster time than on any other day and the animals were equal to the occasion, the time for the mile on one of the pacing heats being 2:13%, and on one of the trot- ting heats 2:16A, and the last record could have been lowered by second if Billy Buck had been pushed by his driver.
 Billy Buck was an easy winner Of the first race, 2:1S class trot. taking the second. third and fourth heats without being pushed at any point around the track. In the first heat his driver did not push him and it looked as if he was not in the race until the home stretch was reached, when the horse came from bad third to the front in drive, nn- ishing a close second. After that 1t was so easy that Driver Carter would sit in his seat and casually watch the other horses making vain efforts to pull them- | selves into a bad second place. Katie S.. Culpepper Exums horse, hn- ished third in three of the heats and sec ond in one. In each heat she trailed bad third until the stretch was reached, when she forged ahead strong, but was unable to catch the Buck. It was the second heat of this race in which 2:l6 2-S was made.
 1 Unfinished Race.
 The PIP pace was not finished, and the remaining heats will be paced this af- ternoon, commencing at 1 o'clock. Japo, Jr., has two heats to his credit and Frank Keenan and Manga Pierce each have a heat chalked up to the good. Ev- cry one thought Frank Keenan should | have walked away with the race. as he did with the first heat, which was won in walk. Japo, Jr., however, came strong in the second heat and led the other horses around the circle twice, fin- ishing way to the good. with Frank Keenan second and Dr. Porter third. It was Japo, Jr., again in the third heat, and then opinion changed and all thought he had cinch on the race, but the fourth heat brought out still third winner, Magma Pierce beating Japo, Jr., by nose after the latter horse had come from a bad second in the home stretch. In the third heat of this race Japo, Jp., and Joe Rhea paced twice around the track neck and neck, and 1t was not until the last turn was made that the former horse came to the front
 It took three heats yesterday to finish the postponed race, 2:2O pace, it finally going to Judge, with Jenkes getting sec ond money and Diploma third. Jenkes had two heats to his credit Diploma one and the field being thrown out for not winning one heat In five.
 Summary of Races. The summary of yesterdays races is as follows:
 2.18 class, trot, purse S400.
 Billy Buck (Carter) z. ............2 1 Summer Fearn (Baker) .. .. .......1 244 Katie S (Mackey) ..............S Abdiah (Abshire) .. .. ...............4 43 3 Lewis w (Iayard) distanced.
 Time of heats, 2:171k; 2:16%; 2;2o1z; 2:21.
 2:12 pace, purse $4O0.
 Japo. Jr. (Abrams) .. .. ............5 1 2 Frank Keenan (Carter) .... .........1233 8 Magma (Pierce) ............3 Joe Rhea (CastD .. .. .. .. ..s.....6 5 2 4 Major Hal (Carson) .. ..............2 6 5 Dr. Porter (Williams) .. e. ........4 34 6
 Time of heats. 2.151b: 2:13A 2:14k: 2:15L.