The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
GARD FOR THE FIRST MATINEE
OF THE SEASON.
HORSES RECEIVED THEIR
FINAL "PREPS" YESTERDAY.
THERE WILL BE SOME GOOD
THINGS FOR WISE BETToRS.

weather Conditions Promise 10 BE
Ideal. and There Is no Reason
Why savannah Race Lovers VIII
Not Turn out and Insure the Sue
cesa of Matinee Racing During the
Winter-GeneraI Admission VIII
Re only Fifty Cents with no EN-
ira Charge for the Grand stand.
Out at the Savannah Racing Associa-
lions track this afternoon the bugle
will again call the horses to the post
and the racing spectacle. which has
grown in favor with Savannah lovers
of the sport since it has been demon
strated that good racing is possible
here, will be presented again.
Owing to the large number of horses
that are not in condition for to-day
races, it has been decided to cut the
programme down to four races. This
number of races, however. will make
a full afternoons sport, as the hours
are shorter than they were during the
fair meeting.
It was decided by the management
of the races that it would be better TO
give four we'll filled races than to try
TO out on five in which there would
only be four five entries each. Since
the high standard set for racing here
during the fair the Racing Association
has decided that no meeting Will be
held unless the sport is in every wise
equal to that furnished at any OF the
tracks of the country.
Everything Ready for the Word.
Promptly at S15 the first race will
be run. Manager Hull inspected the
track yesterday AFTERNOON, in COM
pany with a number of the horsemen'
and 1t was pronounced to be in better
condition than at any time during
the past year The turns, which were
scraped of the heavy sand that COW
cred them during the fair meeting, are
as fast now as the stretches, and 1t
Is expected that track records will be
broken. The weather which Observer
Boyer promises for to-day will guaran-
tee that no one will suffer from cold
while attending the races.
The officials who will preside to-
day are: Judge, Goode NJ. Guerry;
starter, James Furlong; official time
keeper, John r. Croker. So far as it
lies within the power of the officials
the public will have a run for its
jockeys to enter into any rough rid
ing, and none will be tolerated. The
action of officials now in ruling off
a jockey will hold good just the same
as it would during a regularly sane
toned meeting. as the jockey club al
ways protects matinee racing.
The races to-day are largely an ex-
pertinent. and If it is proven that there
is sufficient interest here other matt
nees will be given during the winter,
an especial effort being made to pre-
sent a good card for Christmas day
All of the horses had their final
work outs yesterday, and owners were
satisfied with the results. There are
twenty or thirty horses that are not
in condition to start to-day that will,
however, be prepared for the big
Christmas matinee.
How They Look To-day.
The first race is a hard one. King
full was winner at the meeting dur
ing the fair, and will probably be made
favorite in the betting. Doc Mayer
and Pearl Finder were not then at
their best. Both We're winners at the
Atlanta meeting, and it is claimed by
the rail birds who have been watching
the morning trials that these two will
both beat Kingfull as both are very
fit. Phil Esther has a world of speed,
and will certainly set a hot pace.
The second is even harder than the
first Honolulu has a bunch of weight
up, which will bring him on even terms
with the others. He likes mile route
better than six furlongs and will be
closing fast through the stretch. John
Croker's Arak was a winner at the
late meeting, and will certainly be one
of the choices. Joe Buckley and Sis
ter Ruth have both been working fast
and will carry the rail birds money
Oton Clay looks like the winner of
the third event. Welsh Girl is a high
class mare. but does not like the i22
pounds any too well; still, she is game
and will be fighting it out with Oton
Clay at the finish. Tribesman breezed
three furlongs in O:41a yesterday, and
with only ITO pounds up should give a
good account of himself. Jack Nc
CHM and Edna Low will be fighting
it out for third money with Tribes
man. as both are good and fit.
Shrine viii make her first local start
in the fourth. This good mare has not
started since she won at Toronto. Cam
ada, last September. She is a high
class mare, and should win IL ready.
Her owner, Harry Schulz, has given.
her her workouts when the rail birds
were not around, and thus they are all
at sea. 1t will probably be best to
watch the betting. Red Spider, when
he last started at the Fair Grounds
was heavily backed, and showed a lot
Of speed. President was winner al
Atlanta, and should be fighting il ont
with the leaders.
First Race-Five Furlongs. all ayes.
kingfull Observation-Disclosures.
Doc mayer ..''''''............,.. ..10S