The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
AUGUST BELMONT'S HORSES
MAY RACE HERE FRIDAY.
HE HAS A NUMBER NOW QUARTER
ED AT GARNETT STATION.
FIVE WELL FILLED
EVENTS ON THE CARD.
HORSES THAT WIN AT THE NATL
NEE WILL NOT BE PENALIZED.

Jockey Clubs Take no COgnizance
of Matinee Races and Horses That
Win Here viii Not Have Weight
Added When They Start Else
where-RecOri breaking Crowd Is
Expected TO be at the Track FRI
day MOrning-A Match Race VIII
he on the Gard.
Those who have been unable to att
tend the matinee races, which have
been held during the last two weeks,
will have an excellent opportunity
Christmas morning of seeing the
horses quartered at the Savannah race
track contest for honors.
Those who have attended the NATL
nees pronounced them excellent, and
there was only one thing lacking to
make the racing spectacle all that
could be desired and that was the
crowd. The management realizes
however, that it is a hard matter to
get a crowd together at this season
of the year unless it is a holiday, and
it is expected that the Christmas at
tendance this year will be a record
breaker.
In addition to the horses that ara
now quartered here at the stables
here, a carload will reach Savannah
from New Orleans in time to partici-
pate in the races. These horses are
coming here for the rest Of the winter,
and a number Of them will start in
Fridays events.
There is a possibility that some Of
the horses of Mr.. August Belmont,
which are now quartered at his farm
at Garnet Station, will enter the races.
Mr.. Belmont will reach Garrett Sta
ton, in company with his three sons,
Wednesday, and he will be asked to
let some of his horses start here.
Mr.. Belmont has sold all of his string
but eight or ten, and these Ihave been
shipped South for the winter. 1t is be-
lieved that he will let them come to
Savannah.
Careful trainers would not start their
horses in the matinee when they We're
not fit, and as result the fields were
small for the past two cards, but all
say that they will have their charges
in good condition for Fridays events.
Mr.. John r. Croker will leave to-day
for Baltimore, where he goes to take
charge of the stable OF a wealthy young
horses here in the charge of Harry
Schultz, and all of them will be en-
tered Friday.
There has prevailed an idea that
horses that won here at the matinee
races would be penalized with weight
when they went to start elsewhere. 1t
has been proven to these horsemen that
such is not the case, for none of the
jockey clubs take any cognizance OF
matinee races.
Mr.. Charles Graham, the popular
| proprietor of the Pulaski House, is
! the proud owner of one of the wins
ners in last Fridays matinee. He
! bought Dorothy Yates some time ago
and saw her win with his colors up
| Friday. Mr.. Graham has gone into
the game purely for the sport there
is in it. He will start this fast lit
tie Splinter again next Friday.
There will be five races on the card
Friday. Manager Hull has not yet
made UP the conditions. This will
probably be done Monday, and all OF
the horsemen will be consulted so
that every horse at the track will
have a chance to run with some pros
pect of winnig.
With the large Christmas crowd
good purses will be guaranteed to the
owners. The money taken in at tha
gate is divided equally among the
winners, and a percentage Of the book
also goes to them. The books quit
loser at the last matinee.
A. match race will be one of the
features of next Fridays card though
just which two horses will race has
not yet been decided.