The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-23
HORSESCOME DIRECT
,v FEW WILL STOP OVER AT
STATE FAIR AT MACON.
pIJRsES SMALL; EVENTS FEW.
.rvERAL CARLOADS WILL BE
supPED FROM ATLANTA TODAY.

,,onarer Hull Left for Gate City
Last Night to Arrange for Ship
,eDt-He VIII Probably Go from
Atlanta to LatOnia to Secure More
Racers-Succcss of Meet Next
Month VIII Mean Much for Rae
tny in savannah I'm Future-Im-
movements at the Track.
manager H. H. Hull of the Racing
ASSOCIATION left last night for Atlanta,
rrbere he goes to make final arrange
n,ents for the coming of the norsemen
now attending the meeting at the
Piedmont track.
The meeting in Atlanta will close to-
morrow afternoon, and large number
NJ the horses, which are not entered
IN +o-morrow's events, will be shipped
70 savannah to-day, arriving here to-
morrow Few of the horses now at
lending the Atlanta races will stop
oyer at Macon, as the races there are
devoted almost entirely to trotting
horses. and the purses for running
oorses are too small to tempt the own
ers now racing their thoroughbreds
of Atlanta. They say that they Will
get more benefit by coming direct to
Savannah and getting their horses on
edge for the meet here. as the con-
tests here will test more surely the
ability of each horse that starts.
Have Been Racing on Half Mile
Track.
In Atlanta the horses nave BEEN rae
ing on a half-mile track, and an ele-
ment of luck figures largely in the re-
sult of races. The turns are so sharp
that if a horse is pocketed or is in the
ruck going round the turn into the
stretch it is almost impossible for him
to overtake the field, for he would have
TO go around the entire lot. This was
one of the drawbacks at the Charles
ton track during the exposition, and
caused many unsatisfactory comments
on the part of owners.
Before leaving last night Manager
Hull said that he was now assured
that there would be many more horses
here than have been attending the
meeting in Atlanta. The object in
having a large number of runners on
the grounds is to have races in which
horses are not matched more than
twice during the meet. Another ad-
vantage is in having large fields, which
makes the sport more interesting.
No entrance fee will be charged in
the events here, which insures large
fields in every event. The track is fifty
feet on the back stretch and sixty
down the home turn, and fifteen horses
can be started easily, without crowd
Garnett Horses Tried ont.
IL
out on the track yesterday breeding,
and Lady Handy turned some fast
quarters without being urged at all.
Commencing Monday no buggies or
carriages will be allowed on the track,
as there will be a large number of
horses here, and the track will be
turned over to the owners for exer-
else purposes.
Many improvements have been made
in the appliances around the grand
stand, such as jockey board, judges
stand time stands and dial indicating
time for each race. A gate has been
arranged to the paddock, which is just
to the left of the grand stand, where
the bleachers were formerly located,
and ladies will be permitted to go in
and see the horses before they go to
the post.
May Form Southern Circuit.
Much depends on the success of the
meeting which will be held here next
month. If it is successful it will place
Savannah on the list of eligible cities
for a Southern racing circuit that is
being seriously considered by wealthy
turfmeh in the North. The scheme
that has been considered is to form a
circuit to be composed of Atlanta, Ma
con, Charleston and Savannah, and if
the races this fall are sufficiently sue
cessful it is probable that steps will be
taken at once to form such a circuit.
Mr.. Carey representing a number of
wealthy Western turfmen has been at
tending the Atlanta meeting, and will
also come to Savannah to take notes as
to the prospects of success of such a
circuit. So far Mr.. Carey has express
ed himself as favorably impressed, and
II the attendance in Savannah is such
as viii make it profitable his report to
those who will probably be interested
Will be favorable.