The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-22
PROGRAM OF RACES
FINE BUNCH OF HORSES ENTERED
 FOR EVENTS.
Ed Geers, With Four Fast Ones, Comes to Montgomery. and Will Drive
 in Weeks Races-Many
 Stables Represented.

Before nightfall last night every oha of the six big barns at Vandiver Park was filled with bunch of some of the most famous sidewheelers that eve: drew bike in the West About ten cars of harness horses left Birming nam Saturday night 1t midnight. and were unloaded at the grounds during yesterday
 The track is in good condition now. Saturday afternoon a horse in practice paced the full mile in 2:17 IA. Me track will be good many seconds faster this afternoon as the exercising of horses around the track with the sprinkling and rollins, afterwards hay" put it in excellent shape Some noted stables will b. houssd in the differene barns and numbers of reinsmen whose names were household words on the Grand Circuit this past summer will be here. Frank D. Fuller of Nashville will be the official starter. He Is a veteran of many years experi . ence in getting them off m bunch, : and said yesterday that the entries for the Fair here includes the swiftest bunch of harness horses ever en.ered in a race meet in the Souh
 Ed Geers, the most celebrated and successful driver in the United States. will be here, and the fact that the silent Man" is here gives the racing a prestige that nothing else could do Ed Geers never goes to the Styx, and when hc Is found at a meeting, 1t is good indication that the horses will do some lively stepping before the meet ing is over
 Geers is no stranger in Montgomery. as he has many and many time driven some of the fastest miles ever reeled oft on the old track at Riverside, one Of the fastest in the South. or West. when i; was In it's prime. MT. Geers will have four good ones in his string. the best of them all being the pacer, Baron Grattan, 2:1O 3-4, belonging to Frank Jones of Memphis. campaiSned so sue cessfully on the Grand Circuit this sea- son.
 couple of fast pacers are in the barns. Red Bud, 2:05 34, belonging to l.. & Job of Springfield, o. and driven by him. and Nancy H., belonging to J. s. Cecil of Danvillc, Ky, and driven by Crit Davis. Early Ali-e. pacer. belonging to w B. Taylor of Sedalia. Mo. and driven by her owner, will also be here. She has mark of 2:09 1-4.
 J. H. sullivan of Indiana. has one i' his barn that is going to make some body hustle. Byle Wilkes. a pacer. with a mark of a;O5 S-4, driven by Charles Mabrcy George Castle of Chicago. has pacer William Mack. with mark or 205 IA, which he drives himself.
 Ed Geers has a likely trotter. Frank A.. owned by Frank Jones of Memphis. He has mark of 2:11 IA. H. !. Thomas of Pittsburg. has trotter with a mark of 2:09 IA. Pat T., driven by Rody Patterson. Another trotter with a mark of 2:09 IA. is Pat Ford. belong irg to Charles w. Kenton of Cedar Rapids. Iowa. D. W. Abell of Birming ham. has pacer, Major Vaughn, with a mark of 2:10 14. that will be heard from.
 The notable stables represented ih the entries include those of George w Castle Chicago; Ed Geers. Memphis; /; w. B. Taylor, Sedalia. Mo; Rody Pat terson. Pittsburg, Pa, F. D. Middleton. Danville, Ky. J. H. Hardin, Nineveh Ind. Charles Mabrey, Indianapolis; G. Cecil, Danville, Ky; B. w. White head Murfreoshoro. Tenn.
 rh" race program includes nine pac- ing and trotting events. covering tho different days of the Fair.
 In addition to the harness races. one running race will be run each day.
 Following are the entries for the different events
 9:l5 class, pacing; $500:
 Kentucky Colonel, J. w. Lout. Mt N,rnuu. III.
 Little Rube. b. g., s. P. c. Youst x Co.,. Bowling Green, ky.
 queen Walnut. w. b, Taylor. Sedalia Mo
 u Hnle A, b. g., c. c. Thomasi 'ulaski, Tenn.
 jim Crow, bg. c. c Thomas. Pulaski, Tenn.
 Ami" Fox. b m .. by Nuthrust E. D. Midliaton. Danville, Ky.
 J F.. oh E.. by Rex Mcdonald, Ben Boswurth. Lexington, Ky.
 Lula May. blk m., By Blackburn, R. < Thomas Columbia. Tenn. Wilkes. George Castle, Chicago.
 Miss Castle, br, mc cp,i by Harves'
 2.40 class. trotting. s400:
 Melody. b. m. hv Re-Election, Pied. mont FIrm. Huntsville. Ala.
 The Clansman h. h.. by The Bonds nan. Piedmont Farm. Huntsville, Ala.
 C E., br. E.. D. F. Crenshaw. Bain- bridge Ga.
 Lizeztte De Fontaine b. n.. by Ash land Wilkes. S O. Isler, Montgomery.
 Anita. oh. m.. by McEwen, F. B. Fisk, Mont gomery Ala
 Mary Oracle br. m, bv Erector, W. j. Webster, Jr, Columbia, Tenn
 Miss Maria, br m, by Jay Morse, J. C. Cecil. panville. Ky.