The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-04
FINE RACES
 PULLED OFF Local Club Holds Sue
 cessful Meet. FIVE EVENTS ON PROGRAM Many Favorites. Meet Their
 Waterloo. Showing Made by Montgomery Anil nals is Very Encouraging to De- vetees of the Turf for Flu.
 tufe Events.

But for . heavy track that retarded materially the speed of the horses at vandiver Park yesterday. tho races given by the Montgomery Matinee Club would have been the most successful yet pulled oil. AS 1t was however. all things being considered. the results of nea h rsar the horses. on the track were shown of to better advantage than ever before.
 One of the most prominent horse racers in this section of the State. said yesterday. that Montgomery. to his mind, gave better promise of becoming . great race center than any city that he knew of in the South. He stated the State were the most fit horses for . race track than In any city that he visited. and urged that the Matinee Club devote itself to the promotion of people of Montgomery one of the beat forms of amusement in the country. The Secretary replied that the Club was to be . 'sure go," and that the pledged themselves to the task of mak-
 owing to the fact that rain fell just about the time for the races to begin, great majority of the people who had planned to visit the park laboring un- der the impression that the downpour of rain would incapacitate the track for good runs, postponed their trip. Az 1t was, however. . fair crowd was pres ent to cheer their favorites on to vic tory, or, as the tables were turned number of times, to bemoan their de- feat. A number of well known Mont gomery women were in the granostSno and on the field. and accordingly, wnst
 There were i've races at the park yesterday. participated in by eleven were timed from the half-nlile mark. though three of the five ran the full
 The features of the day were the ex- cellent showings of the horses owneo car McDade, and W. M. Teague, Jr. All of these proved winners in their con tests as did also the horses owned py MT. Mcclellan and pr. s. H. Saul. the
 HSnumber of favorites, previous to close of the races. Black York. the handsome paceT Swned by Ms dseaMax ise tsrst it came cam defeat to Stella j.. Captain JudEin's pacer.S Sharp, Tom sharp's pp%ssd Sy T01sy my Boyyne.s Boy Fsa fTese hams fast pacer, and to Miss Cox, the mare owned and driven by. the Alder man of that name.
 Results of Races.
 The races started off at . merry clip about 1 o'clock. the heaviness of the s this thas1 time. The init o9 shs rses: Ess a
 pase Mobsdss ssf snsse' pseer anh MT. Gallaway's Black York; Hilie Hat .: and Walker did not enter the list'' as RaVors between McDade and Black York seemed to be about evenly al. vided when the gong called the pacers to the track. the odds being m tavor h of Black koG Yerk thai The Mepsde Ess aeS had out ciassed his fast opponent. the race go- ing to him in 1908 minutes. Black York followed about Tour seconos pe-
 The second heat was equally as fatefui to the Galloway horse. Both started out on an even stretch. nose to nose. pacing. Both horses kept to their feet throughout the race. neither breaking % or stumbling out of step; McDaas' stil ILL lead oa Tts os minutes Ths police oficiars mare was driven by Doc Wilkie, who showed excellent skill in his use of the reins: - h.- gun and ended on the mile line. went two heats. Only the last half Of the stretch was counted in both instancss. M 1:17 minutes. sharp following behind him full length, and Stella J. ending third. In the second heat. Tom T; won ending second and Sharp. third. In both races Stella J. started off we'll and in the lead, but Tom T. made up In wind and strength what was was iacKSo S,tS out break or stumble. They were en- tered in the 2;3O pace class.
 Imperial Pilsener Victor.
 The most interesting race Of the afternoon was between Mr. TooIes Imperial Pilsener and MT. Abrahams Fred c. Both of the heats were won | by the Toole horse. in the first heat | by thirteen seconds lead, ana Tn tne last heat by evelen and one half seconds.
 Both horses started off nose to nose. | and in one of the most sensational out | bursts of speed yet witnessed at van diver Park. Prisoner, however. was | seen to be stronger and more durable than Fred c. and won out each time with a plenty of speed in the finish Both horses driven by the owners, the winner making the half-mile on the heat. and in 1:lO 1-2 minutes in the second. They were entered in the | 2:18 pacer class.
 The fourth race. the 2:3o trot, was l run by Mir BurneetS lOHey boy anu pr. Sauls Wood. Three races had to be entered into before the honors could | be bestowed. the victory finally going to Wood The first two heats were driven by Dr. Saul, and the last by | Dock Wilkie.
 In the first of the heats. the Saul horse won over Toney Boy by about six seconds. the score for Wood being :sS The second of the heats went to Toney | Boy bv a score of :09. Wood following several lengths behind, and the last of the heats was won by Wood m f.0S 1-2 minutes.
 The last of the races was the 2:35 trot. entered by Minnie Nc. MT. Mc- Clellan's mare. and Miss Cox. the mare owned by Alderman w. N. Cox. The Mcclellan mare won both heats, Miss Cox breaking both times when on the verge of making a good score. The time of the first race Vas 1:23, and the time of the last was :22 1-2: MISS Cox came behind each time about sla seconds.
 Each of the owners whose horses came off victorious in the contest wat presented with a handsome bridle D. the Matinee Club immediately upon tn' announcement of the victor. All O the races were decisive. hence no dls pute was entered into as to success full competitors.
 The Judges of the races were Johi F. Gay, who also acted as starter ah' Adolph Stern and J. H. Abraham.
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