The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-31
SOME FAST TRIALS
GOOD MORNING WORKOUTS AT THE
TRACK YESTERDAY.
HORSES LIKE THE GOING.
SOFT SPRINGY CUSHION is ADMIR-
ABLE FOR RUNNERS,

HOrsemen Say the Course Is Equal
TO Any in the COuntry-OctOber
sun Rose on Busy Scene on First
Real Work Day at the Course.
Some Fast Work Was Done in the
Morning Pipe Openers-A Large
Number of Visitors Were Ont Yes
terdny Afternoon.
Horses are arriving daily at the
race track. Ten came in over the Cen
trail from Atlanta yesterday afternoon,
and many more are expected to-day.
The runners that have been racing at
Macon will arrive Monday or Tues
day, and the scenes at the course will
assume an air of business most pleas
ing to lovers of the sport of kings.
To those horse owners who have
revelation, and the general opinion is
that it is the best course for running
races in the South and equals the fast
track at Morris Park. This is a
claim made by all of the horsen1en
present, and is not in the exaggerated
mentioned.
The cushion on the track is perfect.
and all of the horses that have been
sent over the course took most kindly
to the going, and many fast sprints
were recorded yesterday morning
when twenty-five of the runners were
sent out for their trials and appetiz-
ers.
When the clear October sun rose on
the first real work morning of the
small army of attendants at the sta
bles yesterday all the conditions for
splendid workouts for the horses were
perfect. The slender-legged thorough
breds were frisky as young kittens
when they were brought from their
stalls, and the exercise boys had all
that they could do to keep the fiery
youngsters from getting their heads
and running wild around the inviting
Stretches of the track.
Trainer G. Smith had Ida ". and
Eermack out for some slow work, Just
to timber them up after their journey
from Atlanta.
H. c. Schultz had his whole string
out honolulu, who holds the track
record at Toronto for one mile and
seventy yards and has a long string of
victories to his credit, was allowed a
five furlong breezer, which he did in
1:OI4s, fighting for his head all the way.
Pearl Finder was sent five furlongs
at stiff clip, with Jockey Conley I'm
covering the distance in 1:04K.
Shrine was given only a strong, USE
full gallon.
st. Juvenal breezed three furlongs in
80. He took kindly to the track
Moorhen, a racy looking brown filly bv
Watercress, sire of the great Water
boy, was allowed only a short breeze
through the stretch.
Miss McKenna, who won her last
start at Toronto, was given a quarter
mile breeze down the back stretch in
26 fiat.
Ward & Hollands Splinter, De-
claimer, was given a long gallon on
the road.
Trainer Doc Weatherspoon had only
part of his string out for slow gall
lops.
Oton Clay worked five furlongs in
1909 handily.
Kentucky Middle breezed the stretch
quarter in &c seconds.
Fred Kraft had his three sprinters
out early. KOnwreath was given a
useful gallop on the road.
George Ketchum breezed a quarter
in q under the careful guiding of
Jockey Singleton.
w. c. John trotetd and cantered.
Belmont Kelley, who trains the M.
Boasberg string, gave Nuptial three
furlong pipe opener in 80 3-5.
Lillianette worked five furlongs in
1:05 with a light exercise boy up.
The ]. r. Croker string was out
early and given only light exercise,
with the exception of the 2?year-old,
Tennesseean, who worked a half in So.
This colt has bad ankles, but seemed
to take kindly to the soft, sandy go
ing.
These trials were accurately kept
with stop watches and will be found
in the Morning News each day. and
can be relied on by those who want to
keep a line on the runners.