The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-08
Weather Was Perfect, Fields We're Good. and the
Finishes Of the Most Thrilling Nature.
FIVE STRAIGHT FAvoRITES RE
WARDED THE TALENT WHO
PLAYED.
THERE WERE THREE HEAT
BREAKING FINISHES
WHICH KEYED ENTHUSIASM UP TO
THE HIGHEST PITCH.


ing the Running OF the Highest
Glass Card Ever Arranged in Sn-
yannah-As the FavOrites Finish
ed in Front the Boobies Were Hit
Hard-FOur Horses Put on School
ing List-JOckey Head Fined for
Dlsobedience at the POst-GOod
Card for Tomorrow.
The third day of the ten days race
meeting of the Savannah Racing AS
ISOLATION closed yesterday afternoon on
one of the most perfect days Of sport
ever seen in Savannah. Nose finishes,
of the most thrilling nature took place
in three events. Out of five races five
favorites won and the talent was jubi-
liant.
When the horses went to the post in
the last race of the afternoon, 5000
people stood on tip toe and craned their
neoks to catch the start through the
deepening golden glow of the perfect
been watched with the most intense
interest, and the last race was a fit
ting close to a day of much perfect
sport. John Cookers good old cam
paigner, AIak, coming home in front
as he pleased.
For the first time since the meeting
opened the weather was ideal for run
ming races. There was a different tone
in the winding notes of the bugle as
the horses were called to the post.
There was a different stride in the
horses There was comfort in sitting
in the open, while the autumn sun
rays beat down in golden showers.
The sky was cloudless, but the air
was COOL biting just as pleasantly as
champagne, and every living thing
wore an air of smartness that added
much to the interest.
1t was just such a day to make the
ponies do their best, and the riding
Of the jockeys was not characterized
by that listlessness that sometimes at
tends their riding in warm weather. 1t
was also just such day that attracts
crowds to the race course-and the
crowds were there yesterday after
noon.
Grand stand Was Filled,
The principal setting at every race
course is the grand stand. At the Sa-
Vannah course yesterday that part of
the surroundings reminded one of the
crowds that turn out to the big tracks
around New York. Smartly gowned
IdSIllX
dressed men, and back of these rose
tier on tier of spectators solely bent
on seeing the races. Way down in
the western end of the grand stand a
section of seats had been reserved for
the orphan children of Savannah, and
the little ones formed an interesting
part of the great crowd. It was a
great treat to the little ones to see the
thoroughbreds racing around the cir
Gle.
owners and trainers We're forced to
go across the track into the infleld to
get a good view of the starts. The
crowds surged UP around the track
fence until it was impossible to get a
place of vantage to view the races. In
all the picture was one calculated to
arouse enthusiasm in the racing game.
Horses Troublesome at the Post.
Starter Gerhardy had much trouble
IN getting the fields off together. The
horses were risky. and would line up
TO the barrier and break even. In the
nrst race Head was fined SO for not
breaking with the rest of the field, on
Bedlam. -Four horses were put on the
schooling list, which means that they
cannot start here again until they have
Deen schooled to break evenly at the
post, and to behave better. These were
george II. Ketchum. Certain. Cosmos
ana Crosby. In the last race of the
Jay cosmos was especially erratic. He
would not be still a minute, and came
very near stampeding the field. The
neld was at the post sixteen minutes
before finally getting off. Cosmos and
oFospy being practically left.
Betting Was Spirited.
The books drew in heavily, but the
Jay was carried by the talent five
stralght favorites earning the brackets,
Iod l4ola 10
wrong side of the sheet. This is the
strongest evidence that can be offered
as TO the high class of racing that Sa-
ing now
Benny Falk said that man who
could make statement that there was
no form to the races here was either
iiyihg wlltully or did not know what
ne was talking about. 81 think we
ktlow more about that than any one
elSe. We were the sufferers from the
CONSISTENT performances of the horses,
ana saw something to-day that rare
through"
comparison of yesterdays prices
MiIh tnose at Pimlaco and other tracks
VIII convince one that the books here
are giving the very best prices possible.
me DOCK yesterday was unusually lib
eEal, and if it is kept up during the
dHeetlng the play will grow with each
days racing.
Three Nose Finishes.
Test was added to the sport by the
close finishes in three events
IN the first the three leaders finished
noses apart. In the third w. c. John
oeat Also Ran II a nose for first place
ana Emmet Orr was only a short half
Iehgth behind the two. In the fourth
IT Guernsey had scant half length
tead of Nuptial, who was a head in
'front.' of Missile.
Good Card for Tomorrow.
The card for tomorrow will draw
1Sut the best that there is in the sta
yes: All of the horses will have had
an IDLE day. and when they go to the
POST Will be in prime shape for the
rontests. Honolulu, the favorite of the
sulars, will be a starter and will no
LSoupt rank favprite in the betting If
ne Keeps his feet as we'll as he is
showing UP now.
FIRST Race-Five and one-half fur
longs, S-year-olds and over, selling.
90 over Again ...................11 6
81 Howendobler .................10 7
- rdueIneny OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, lOI
a, 1V-No-Se COMMUNICATIONS, Iva
% Mike Haverty ................1Ol
90 Donna Bella ..................10 l
80 emmett Orr ................. 99~
90 Clarlstina NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SO
% Slnecure ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 6s
heroine ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 70
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