The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-29
PONIES HERE
FOR THE RACING
MEET FRIDAY
SPECIAL TRAIN ARRIVES AND
EVERYTHING IS IN READINESS
-coL. BROWN WILL BE PRE-
SIDING JUDGE.
BY w. A. r.

Win the arrival yesterday morning
Of the second race special from Tam
pa. the Kupfrian park race course
took on more OF the aspect of a real
race meetings The special consisting
of seven Arms cars, two baggage cars,
day coach and a Pullman, rolled in
to the city at a m. some thirteen
hours late, but Notwithstanding the
unseemly hour Of its arrival, prepara-
lions were at once under way for un-
loading and soon a steady stream of
thoroughbreds were vending their
way toward the Kupfrian park sta
bles. The unloading process did not
consume much time and 1T was not
long before everyone, horses, dogs,
goats. parrots and the rest of the me-
nagerie which made up the special,
were safely and comfortably housed
at tho track to await the opening Of
the sport on Friday.
About ninety horses were In this
shipment and one hundred persons
connected with the game. The town
is fast filling up with the followers
Of the sport and present 4ndiactions
point to a most successful meeting
with possibility of an extension be-
yond the fifteen day limit.
All the stock shipped in good con-
dition with one exception. M. Jor-
dams crack little mare with proclivi-
ties for running out at the head Of
the stretch, Lois Cavanagh, was ailing
when put on the cars and Immediately
threw a car fit after the special had
left Tampa It necessitated the un-
loading Of the racer at a small town
just beyond Tampa and was left be-
hind with an attendant. When fully
recovered the thoroughbred will be
sent on. With the ninety horses
which came in yesterday there are
now about one hundred and sixty on
the ground, all ready to race. Friday
the first horse special left the Cigar
City for Pensacola with six Arms cars
carrying nearly seventy head. Three
more carloads will go out from Tam
pa the fore part Of this week which
win swell the total of horses to two
hundred, which is considered fully
enough for a meeting Of but fifteen
days. However, there will be no
chance of a scarcity Of horses mas
much as a hundred and fifty or so
are expected to ship directly from
Moncrief to Pensacola following the
close of the sport at Jacksonville on
the first OF April.
Strobe ls Optimistic.
Among those to arrive yesterday
were w. c. Capps. w. F. King, P. o.
Conner, ]. A. Strobe. E. ]. Glider
sleeve, and general manager of the
Pensacola Tampa circuit ]. U. Strobe.
The latter stopped working for brief
spell to inform curious personages
that he is very optimistic regarding
| prospects for a most successful meet
| ing. MIR. Strobe is on the job with
might and main seeing that the
horsemen are comfortably settled and
that the plant is in shape for the
opening day. Little will have to be
done to the course to start the game
beyond the taking Of entries for the
plant Is in as good condition as ii
was when the horsemen deserted 1t
the last of December. II anything
the track itself is In better condition
for the recent heavy rains have hard
.ened the soft sand considerably and
does not give to any great extent
when the PONIES are worked over it
Horsemen predict that much better
time will be made this meeting. de-
claring that the mile will be reeled
or around 1:40.
The selection Of officials has more
than pleased the horsemen. They all
feel sure Of a successful meeting with
such capable men in the judges stand
as Col. Brown and Jack Campbell.
Col. Brown will act as presiding Judge
and win no doubt prove an efficient
and fearless official. His work a few
seasons ago in Cuba puts the stamp
of approval upon him. Besides his
duties as associate judge, Mr.. Camp
bell viii serve as secretary. Jack is
one of the younger set of western
racing ofiicials fast climbing to the
top and is rests assured that his end
of the work VIII be under most COM
petent hands.
The association has many plans I'M
der way which they will divulge later
to make the sport attractive each day.
| Special features will be put on many
times during the week and with the
great number Of horses here which
includes some Of the finest in the land
the sport should prove successful and
enjoy a big attendance each after
noon Of the fifteen day meeting.