The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-23
OPINION DIFFERS AS TO THREE
YEAR OLD CHAMPION.
OBJECTIONABLE PERSONS
WILL BE BARRED.
ruEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWD IN
THE GRAND STAND.

Match Race Between Joe Buckley
and Back Number Puzzles the
Wise Ones to Pick the winner
starter FurIOng Will Have Larger
Fields to Send Away from the
Post-First Race Of Promptly at
II O'Clock.
Tickets will be put on sale to-day
for the matinee races which will take
Mace at the Fair Grounds Christmas
morning at IL o'clock.
commencing with the races a per-
feet DAYS sport has been arranged for
this Christmas, and no one need claim
that there will be nothing to do on
Friday.
The races were arranged to take
place at II o'clock in the morning, in
order that all of those who desire to
witness the football game may have
an opportunity of seeing both the
came and the horses. 1t will only take
about an hour and a half to COM
plete the race programme, which will
give every one time to go home for
dinner and prepare for the football.
The match race between Joe Buck
lev and Back Number will be the third
event on the card, and already there
is a great deal of speculation as to
who will win the three-year-old cham
pionship.
Joe Buckley" a FavOrite.
Joe Buckley started four times dur
ing the fair meeting. The first time
he went to the post in a six furlong
id
and Nuptial. He had ninety nine pounds
UP and went the distance on a slow
track in 1:221z. The next time out he
started in a mile race, finishing half
length behind Whiten and ten lengths
in front of Whistle, Quisante and
others. He had ninety-nine pounds up
and the distance was negotiated in
14S, over a slow holding track. His
next start was in a six furlong event in
which he got off badly and ran fourth.
His last start was in a five furlong
event, in which he finished second to
Louise Meining, losing by only a nose.
The distance was covered in 1903.
Back Number only started once dur
ing the meeting and was easily the
best of her field, winning from such
horses as jeff, Dorothy Yates and
and she went the distance in 1:04 with
104 pounds up.
Good Fields in other Events.
According to the entries that are now
being made, the other fields that will
go to the post will be excellent. At
least fifteen horses that were not fit
TO go to the post in the matinee races
have been put on edge for Friday and
when Starter Furlong Yields the flag
he will have more trouble in getting
the ponies away from the post in good
order.
Objectionable Characters Barred.
The racing management has decided
TO bar all Objectionable characters
from the grand stand. This was done
after careful consideration, and it was
decided that a large number of la
dies stayed away from the races be-
cause they were brought in close con-
tact with persons who were objection
able.
The first race Friday morning will
be off promptly at IL o'clock, and those
who count on the usual delay will be
disappointed if they are not on hand
at that hour, Only twenty minutes
will elapse between each race, which
will make it possible to finish the pro-
gramme in one hour and forty minutes.
If the indications are that the crowd
will be large enough to warrant it, a
band will be employed for the races,
and no expense will be spared to make
the programme entirely pleasing.