The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-20
BRILLIANT GATHERING IN THE
GRAND STAND,
HARNESS RACES THE EVENTS.
JUDGES DECLARED ALL BETS OFF
ON FREE-FOR-ALI

The innovation by the management
of the race meet, admit
ting free ladies and chill
dren under u years of age to the
races yesterday afternoon, was pro-
ductive of another large and much in
terested crowd. That the ladies APP
preciated the courtesy was attested
by the large number of them that
turned out and enjoyed the afternoons
sport. The majority of them were with
escorts, though there were many par
ties composed only of the ladies, who
went by themselves and returned in
a like manner. No Objectionable fea-
ture of any kind occurred during the
afternoon, and many words of praise
were spoken Of the perfect discipline
maintained.
Free-fOr-AII n Failure.
The card provided for the
entertainment of the ladies
was considered the best of
the meet, in that it contained the
free-for- all pacing race, in which the
fastest animals on the track were
brought together, but for some reason
best known to themselves, the drivers
did not urge their horses, and seemed
to have an understanding that each
horse should take a heat. So evident
was the fact that the horses were not
being nut to their best that the judges
declared all bets off in the third heat,
when Harry O., who had been beaten
both by Efie Powers and William
Mack. in the first two heats, rompeu
under the wire a winner, without Ine
other horses making any but weak
endeavor to win.
1t also looked as If a deal had peen
made with the betting pools on the
race. as both Effie Powers and Will
liam Mack, the two heat winners ana
fayorites in the first heats, were IN
the third marked up at odds and Har-
nv O. and Indiana left open without a
bet as the favorites. 1t looked queer
to the spectators, and when Harry y.
passed under the wire ahead OF Eftle
Powers by a length without an eff
fort being made to win by the latter
horse in the stretch. they felt confident
the race had been intended the way it
went. The judges realized this fact,
as we'll as any one, and called the pets
off. as much money had been laid on
William Mack and Effie Powers at
comfortable odds.
The time made in this race did not
in either heat lower the track figures
made last week by Gypsy Red, the low
est time made being 2:09. 1t was said
by some horsemen that the owners and
| drivers of the horses did not want
their horses marked lower than they
| are now, and on that account did not
| drive as they should, as they knew
| the present marks could be lowered on
n
| preciated by any one present, either
| officials or spectators, as the drivers
were not doing the track or those in
| terested in the meet justice, and were
| racing simply for the purse, the idea,
| IL appeared, to get it without erecting
| the present mark of their horses. This
| is the way it looked to those present
| The track was in splendid condition
| and the time in all the races and heats
! should have been faster than it was, but
| for the fact that the animals in all
| the races, except the free-for-all, have
been raced almost daily since coming
here and are more or less jaded.
Trotting Race Surprise.
To those, other than racing men,
| the unfinished trotting race continued
| from Tuesday afternoon resulted in a
surprise the same being the winning
| of the race in three straight heats by
| Harry Woodford, after he had been
| either fifth or sixth in the first three
| heats. THAT is one of the tricks of
| horse racing" said an old sport after
! the race was over. Mr.. Morrow, his
owner and driver, knew that his horse
| could win the race whenever he chose
| to turn him loose, and on that ac-
count he laid back with him until he
| wanted to win. You see the result;
| it was Harry Woodford, and no other
horse in the race. Morrow is one of
| the Oldest as we'll as one of the tricki-
| est drivers in the country"
| The bookies were also afraid of the
horse and at no time or heat run did
his odds go very high. In the first heat
yesterday afternoon he sold for even
| money, for first place, and finished
| sixth, or last. The next heat he went
at to 2, and Morrow, seeing that his
horse was bug to the bookies, and
that they would not put out odds, set
| tied down to end the race, and he did
| it in three straight heats without trou-
BILE.
The PA pacing race followed and had
| five entries, and though the race was
| a good one, there was but one horse
in it, and that was Japo, Jr., he win
| ming the three first heats with all ease.
| At no stage of the heats was he in
| danger.
| Following this came the -for-all,
which did not prove up what was ex-
| pected, as stated above.
The following is the summary OF
heats and the race winners in each
event:
1922 trotting, third heat, two heats
having been run Tuesday and both
won by Petronelle. Henry L., 6 to 1,
| won; Petronelle, to 5, second; Queen
| Bess, 6 to l, third; Morning Star, to
! I, fourth; Frank Hunter, to 1, fifth;
Harry Woodford, even money, seventh.
| Time 2:21A. Electric Hero who start
| ed Tuesday did not start yesterday.
| Petronelle had the pole and led at the
| quarter, where she broke and lost
| ground. At the half she has gone
ahead again and from there on it was
a race between the two, Henry L. win
| ming out in a hot drive to the wire.
Fourth Heat-Harry Woodford, 3 to
2. won; Frank Hunter, to 1. second;
| Henry L., even money, third; Petro-
nellie, even money, fourth; Queen Bess,
4 to l, fifth, and Morning Star, to l.
| distanced. Time 2:1S. At the quarter
Harry Woodford and Petronelle were
| fighting it out for the lead. At the half
! their positions were unchanged until
| Woodford broke and went back to third
place, Petronelle leading. The big horse
however. regained his feet quickly and
| came around the leaders like a shot
bringing Frank Hunter with him,
! Woodford winning first place by a
length from Petronelle and Hunter sec
ond by a neck. 1t was an exciting
| heat.
Fifth Heat-Harry Woodford, . to s,
| won Horny 7 IN I gaaonH. AFort,