The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-04
ANOTHER GAME RACE
RUN BY FOSTER.
FINISHED Second in Fast Company
After Getting no "Ca1l."


After Getting no "Call."
,ror,r,v Foster ran another great
.oce at Jennings yesterday. In sew
or-furlorg selling race, in company
9TH the fastest horses at the track, he
.roveled the seven-eighths OF mile
,rithuoe a call. tagging jus+ behind the
,asdiur three horses, making his race
.fter passing the head of the stretch
and finishing in second place, with OIL
" a mead short of first.
Me;s+e ing err Animosity, True Blue,
G., Andres and Eliom were some of
MS travelling ates in the run. True
Pine was the favorite in Fosters FIRST
,.,c9 at the t. ack and it was said slice,
in reports ftOm the track, that he
would have run first had he not thrown
his rider at the post. Elton ran sec
ord il, the same race. The other
bor5es are all well-known to turfmen
md turf followers, CHASING among the
bat.
me race " as the fourth OH the card
of the day and the local rL.f exchange
[y,s crowded hng before the time #
me race, everybody waiting eagerly to
saa the prices to be put on Foster and
his running mates. The betting open
ed at to / on Foster, 2 to l on True
Blue. to l on Eliom, to 1 on Nc
Williams. to 1 on Meistersinger to
on Animosity, and 10 to 1 on Zirl. In
the second betting Foster was posted
at 6 to l, True Blue at to l, Eliom at
( to 1. McWilliams at to l, Meister-
singer at to l, Animosity at to l,
and Zirl at to l. Fosters prices
across the board were to l to win, 2
10 l to run second and to 5 to finish
third
True Blue was picked by many as
the winner and played that way. Sew
eral of the other horses were played
fairly well, but Foster commanded the
greatest attention and the majority
nlayed him, but he was not played only
70 win. but clear across the board in
the most instances, and for place" by
a great many.
At the announcement that they were
at the post all was attention and every
ear was strained to hear the calls as
the ponies whirled around the track.
True Blue was in front at the quarter
pole, with Meistersinger and Animosity
close up; True Blue led at the half
with the same horses tagging, Meister-
singer was in front at the three-quar-
ters. with Animosity and True Blue
running close, and still not a call for
Foster It began to look bad for the
savannah horse, and murmurs were
heard through the exchange that he
would not even show. AS the horses
turned into the stretch Animosity was
announced in front with Meistersinger
and True Blue going second and third,
and faces began to drop. Dead silence
reigned as the operator called: And
the winner-Meistersin wins" then
a pause-"Foster is SECOND" Hal
said the crowd-"Animosity third
and a smile of serene satisfaction
floated over the assembly.
That the little horse ran a game
race and is everything, and more, than
has been claimed for him by his most
ardent admirers, the calling of the
race easily showed. Getting away be-
hind, as he no doubt did, and never
getting a call, at either of the polls, or
in the stretch, was a great perform
ance and a showing that any horse
owner in the country would be proud
OF.
The local exchange got the worst of
the race, as no doubt did the bookmak-
ers at the track, for Foster must have
been played for place" and to show
there, for the odds against him to win
advanced instead of receding. Had it
been positively known that Redfern
was to ride Foster, the betting here
would have been heavier on him, but
the wires were not working WELL and
the riders were not announced. 1t was
known by few, however, through
private advices, that Redfern had been
engaged for the mount, and they dis
played more confidence
Foster has established himself now
in the hearts of the local followers of
the sport, and his work this season will
be watched with interest. No doubt his
owner and friends at the track were
down on the colt in the right place,
and their wads are larger to-day.