The Washington times., 1911-02-13
JACKSONVILLE TRYING
TO KEEP THE PONIES
Week Begins With Many
Interesting and Novel
Attractions.

JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 13.-As to
where the horsemen will race next win
ter is a question. Just now Juarez is
the only spot that is certainty. There
is talk Of a track in Havana; also Of
one in Charleston. and there is still a
chance that relief may be had from the
Legislature in this State,
Ladies' day will be tomorrow, and the
management has arranged to make this
occasion one of the brilliant ones of
this meeting. There will be two nov
city races on that day, one for mules
and another for goats. After the races
every night a number of mules have
been on the track, and several of them
showed some speed. The novelty races
that have been run here have proved
strong attractions, and they are very
popular with the local element.
On Tuesday last the layers got a
slaughtering that they will remember
for long time. 1t was one Of the red
letter days of the meeting or the play
ers and all of the six winners were
heavily backed. Some of the big ope-
rators had crepe hanging on their states
at the conclusion of the afternoon sport.
The victor of Governor Gray in the
three-year-old condition race that day
was the most costly one of the six for
the books.
Special Brew's Performance.
The handsome Special Brew, brother
to Kings Courier, of International fame,
showed fine performance, making all
of the pace and forcing the winner to
hang up a new track record to beat him
out. Special Brew, by the way, has
rounded to-, and from now on 1t will
take the best of his age racing here to
trim him. Last year the Beverwyk Sta
BILE thought that they had the prospect
Brew. but the colt went wrong, and did
not make good. Dave Woodford has
used a lot of patience in getting this
good-looking son of Kingston ready for
slow. and did not hurry him any, and
the result is that Special Brew is going
sound and is now ready to run for a
kings ransom. But to get back to the
5000 during the last couple of days.
E ]. Callahan quit $500 to the bad on
Tuesday, and Frank Tyler ducked on
Tuesday after losing $4,000 the three
bad streak he gets it double, and he
lays and plays them. Tiffany has also
had couple of bad days, and Steve
L'Hommedieu blew his bank roll, and
is now playing them from the ground.
Tom McGrath is about ready to quit,
and the Canadian book made by George
Workman has done no good.
Some of the Lucky Ones.
Charlie Ellison is still beating them
from the ground, and is big winner on
the season. Steve LHommedieu ran $50
I'D to $500 on Saturday last, and most
of the handicappers are little to the
good on the season.
Joe McLennan is finding it rather hard
to get the races that are offered for the
better class of horses to fill. The reason
is that a majority of them are now on
the shelf. Those that have not gone
lame were taken sick since their arrival
here, and there is a woeful lack of good
material among the all-aged division.
Just as Dick Williams got Pretend up
to a race he pulled up lame in his good
leg," and it is very doubtful If he starts
at the meeting. George Ham expert
enced exactly the same trouble with
Hanbridge. Master Robert broke down
in his last start. John Reardon has
been fired by j. w. Schorr, and his other
good horse, Aylmer, has developed Sc
rious lameness. Ranives, in the same
stable, is also cripple. Pantoufie is
very sore and nothing like the mare
she was last winter. Roca Granda has
gone amiss and is being rested up. San
drian was taken sick a couple Of weeks
back.