The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-18
svANNAH PEOPLE SHOULD TURN
OFT FOR THE SPORT.
TRACK HAS DRIED OUT
AND Is VERY FAST.
.x.cER HULL GIVES PERSONAL
GUARANTEE OF HIGH CLASS
SPORT.

-. saturdays Attendance Was Not
- All satisfactory and Was Not
IN Ia the Class of Racing Fur
.,sbed-TaIent Will Have Hard
D,oLinEs TO-day-ImpOssibIe to
cot Enough Entries for the Cen
.Ieman's Riding Race for To-day.
1v;I he Arranged for Christmas
Matinee.
with perfect weather conditions
,ronised. and an excellent card to be
.,,, to-day's matinee out at the race
rack promises to be one of the most
o,iovable events of the kind ever held
in savannah.
Manager Hull has completed the
email arrangements for the running of
the horses to-day and says that If
savannah people do not turn out to
see the races to-day, there never Will
ha chance to get them out, for
everything that is possible to be done
n induce race lovers to go out and
witness good sport has been done.
The horses all had their final work.
outs Yesterday, and showed up in eX-
cellent shape. The indications are
that there will be a number Of added
starters to-day and the fields will be
larger than was at first supposed.
Last Friday the track was heavy
and holding, but the good weather
during the past week has dried it out
70 such an extent that now it is as
FAST as it will ever be. This condition
NAV materially change the running of
the horses, and the mudders and those
who like the heavy going will not have
such an easy time of it.
The first event will be run at $50
and there will be no delay in getting
the horses to the post. A man Will
be stationed at the stables to get them
out to come to the paddock so that
a race will be run every twenty min
utes until the last has been finished.
The officials will be the same as
last Friday, Goode M. Query, judge;
James Furlong, starter, and John X.
Croker, official timer.
The first event, a four and half
furlong sprint, will bring out some
good youngsters. Dick Ripley carries
top weight. but he has been doing such
excellent work in his try outs that
John Croker says he is a certain win
handsome wager. In the fast going
Pearl Finder will also be a serious
contender. She likes a good, fast track
and if she is up to a race she may be
returned the winner. On his perform
ance last Friday, Lord Neville has lit
tie chance with the fast company
This horse, however, is known to have
plenty of speed, and If he is fit, will
make things lively. The other start
,I0 11xy a.
The six furlong race will be hard
one. The class of the stables at the
track will face the starter in this
event and it can properly be called
championship event. Welsh Girl,
Queen L., Oton Clay, King Full, Joe
Buckley and Dock Mayer will start.
They are all good and like the dis
tance. with, possibly the exception of
Oton Clay who would like to have the
event a little longer. Clay is slow to
get going but he has a stride that
carries him along at a killing pace
though he seems to be galloping
slowly.
The fastest sprinters at the track
will start in the third event, at four
and a half furlongs and the books
themselves will be puzzled to know
just how to spread the chalk. Hand
Organ Dock Mayer, Sister Ruth, Sky
Blue Back Number and Moorhen will
make a field that will keep every one
guessing. Back Number will perhaps
be the favorite with the public on the
strength of his past excellent per-
formances.
The fourth, a five furlong dash, will
have five starters, Jack McGinn, Phil
Esher, Edna Lowe, Tribesman and
Hand Organ.
Manager Hull found it impossible to
arrange the gentleman's riding race
for to-day as he could not get enough
starters. This attractive feature,
however, will be added to the Christ
mas matinee.