The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-22

horses are entered l advise the pub
lie to get out and see them.
george W. Haight, the veteran track
master who had charge of the course,
also expressed himself that the races
were the best ever held here. you
can say for me-" said Mr.. Haight.
that the races, with but two excep-
uons' were the fairest have ever
seen run. Each driver was out for
money and the heats were taken and
lost according to the merits of the
h0rses and drivers. have talked with
All the owners and drivers and they
are all enthusiastic over the treat
meht accorded them while here and
speak highly of the course, which
they class as one of, if not, the best
mile course, in the South"
MI. Haight also commented on the
class of races and was loud in his
praise of them but heartily dissatis-
ned that the attendance was not
larger. 1T is no use to give the people
OF savannah a good thing for they
don't appreciate it," said he. Had
these races been in the North or West
or any other part of the South the
grandstand would not have held he
people who would have been out, and
l trust that in the future the people
OF Savannah will wake uD to the fact
tnat harness racing is the finest horse
sport in the world and give the next
events a big send off"
What Castle Says.
George w. Castle, the veteran racer,
VINO has been all over the country,
spoke in like manner. Mr.. Castle is
one of the most experienced horsemen
in America and says that at no place,
and the South especially, has he seen
the people turn out so poorly to such
high class of races.
Mr.. Dyer. owner of the popular fav-
orite, Little Belle, the grandest, little
animal at the course, was another own
err who commented on the races and at
tendance. He thought the crowds,
which he classed as fair, could have
been a great deal larger, but that the
races were as good as any one might
want to see.
Other horsemen spoke on the same
lines. and some of them voiced the
opinion that these horses, or the ma
jority of them, will never appear here
again, as a horseman always wants
people to know and see when he has
good horse and appreciates a large
crowd, and that unless they are as
sured that a greater attendance than
that of the meet just passed can be
secured they will never come again.
This, they said, was not that they did
not get as much money as they would
had the grounds and field been packed
for their prizes were guaranteed, but
that they felt that the management
and themselves were not getting JUS
tice when the people fail to patronize
meet as they should.
Meet Paid Out.
Despite the fact that many people
have expressed a belief that the man
agement of the races would play loser,
it was said yesterday by a director
that the officials and subscribers will
not be out anything, but will play
about even, with the difference, If any,
in favor of profit
The deficit in the gate receipts will
be made up by the amounts paid for
privileges at the grounds, which will
tend to even matters. These privileges
consisted of the bookmaking, for which
It is. stated upon good authority, $1,000
were paid; the bar for which $40 per
day was paid, and the games inside the
building for which $500 were charged.
With these amounts which the asso-
citation will get it wifi be able to pull
through. ~
. Each race rum, and there, We're six
teen of them, costs the association on
an average of 5000 per race. In some
races there were a dozen or more en-
tries, each entry paying in an entrance
fee of $25, with an additional 5 per
cent. assessed against purse winners.
These large entry races offset the
smaller entry races, and evened the
expense of each race to the above
amount per race, or SO, 600 actual ex-
penditure uopn the total meet.
This information will be gratifying
to many followers of the races who
had thought the officials would be out
of pocket.