The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-03
FAST HORSES COME
STABLE FOR TH0R0UGHBREDs AT
 VANDIvER PARK.
Stable of Thirteen Thoroughbreds of Whitehead And Thomas Are Now Chartered at Van-
 diver Park.

When palace horse car was switch ca over on the Western track just back of the stables at Vandiver Park yesterday morning 1t was the begin ming of what should make Montgomery the logical center for harness racing of the South.
 The horses were the property of Ben ". Whitehead late of Murphreesboro, Tenn, and representing the first in- stallment of a big racing and train have moved from Murphreesboro to Montgomery. MT. Whitehead reached Montgomery late Wednesday night so as to be ready to have his horses un- loaded and put at once in their barns yesterday morning. MT. Thomas with ms family is expected in Montgomery today. big lot of his furniture arr already rented home at Vandiver Park and will keep house there, Mir. Whitehead boarding with Mir. and Mrs.
 This is the continuation of a com pact that was entered into by Messrs Thomas and Whitehead during the race meet at Vandiver Park last Octo- per. ". 5. Weber. an enthusiastic lover of the light harness horse, and a man that has done more for harness racing in Montgomery than any other man, had persuaded the two horsemen above mentioned that Montgomery was town.
 His arguments were so forcible that Thomas and Whitahead was formed ana the contracts all signed up. They agreed to move their stables from Murphreesboro to Montgomery and open an extensive racing ana training stable at Vandiver Park When they leIt Montgomery at the close of the race meet in October their plans were to close up all of their affairs in Ten nessee and have everything moved to Montgomery early in January When the car of horses reached the city yes- terday morning every detail of the plans made in October had been car ried out.
 There were thirteen horses taken out of the car yesterday morning and walked about the paddock in front or 5ne !ae. barns to get the kinks out of their legs incidental to the journey from tennessee to Montgomery First among the bunch was Creighton Girl, the brown Ashland Wilkes trotting mare, who has performed so credit ably in Montgomery for two successive years at Vandiver Park. Last fall she fiinshed second i nthe last two heats or the 2;IO trot in 2:17, 2:14 s-4. MT. straight heats. In the free for-all trat she was a close second to Pulsus in the first heat in 2:15 1-4, made True Tucker do some lively stepping in the second heat and finished a close second in 2:15 nat, True Tucker taking the next two heats in 2.19 1-2 and 2:15 flat. MT, Whitehead has an idea that the mare can pace much faster than she trots and Is going to put weights on her and change her from a trotter to a pacer- and If she paces as fast as she trots she ought 70 be good one, for besides fP speed she is as game as they make them. Then there was Mary Directly Direct pacer with mark of 2:15 1-i and trial 2:10. She has never raced in Montgomery. but Whitehead says that she IS one of the best in his string. The others were Otway Boy, a bay horse by Electric Belle-Otway by Wilkes Boy with mark of 2:29 IA; Green pacer by Forethought dam by Evon- Z:1-4 3-4, dam by Jay Hawker This colt trotted an eighth as a yearling in ;da 1-2 seconds and is entered in S4O,- o0o worth of futurities. Eletia Orion, Liberty Bell; Green pacer, 4 years old. full sister to Annie Leila, 2:11. Very promising black horse by Elk Tom. ftI; fha d pay geIding by Elk Low out of lng by Duplex, 2:17, with a trial of Z:2O, and three other youngsters.
 A lot Of outside owners have already arranged to send their horses to the Thomas Whitehead training stable here. among them being Captain T. E. Wells of Pensacola, who owns the fsst Hal pacer; John A., as we'll as Jim Several horses will come from Pratt ville and Wetumpka while Dr. Long of Abbeville will send some. A couple of green trotters from Jacksonville, Fla, are already on their way to Montgom- cry and at this rate the big barns at the track will have lots of tenants.
 . Outside of the professional end of if It means much for amateur racing in Montgomery. Messrs. Thomas and Whitehead are among the best known practical horsemen of the country and one of the first things that they will do Is to have the track thoroughly workeS and have it worked once or twice a week. In month or so that ought to make course at Vandiver Park one of the fastest mile tracks in the country This means a big boom locally among the owners of fast horses. It will ine fuse new life into the Montgomery Drivlng Club and within the next few months some great sport in the way of | amateur racing will be had The Driv- ing, Club will be reorganized at once and put on thoroughly business ba- | Gi