The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-04
Extra Card of Races Sched- uled For This Afternoon in State Fair Meet--Hotly Con- tested Events Yesterday
By HENRY VANCE

Race fans saw some more good stuff at the fair grounds track Tues day afternoon, when couple of cracking good events were furnishe3 }. The first race to get going was rather l one sided. our this is easily under stood, when one remembers that the horse that won the first event was also first at Latonia last week. Colossus, owned by billiard Hill of Lexington. Ky, and winer at La | tonia just a week ago, stepped in ahead of the field in the five ght's dash. Minnie Mack was second and Links Leader was third in this race. Spicewood and George Kelly were scratched, Blue Jay, Miss Henrietta and Anita Springer were the other entries.
 Dark Horse Wins In the second race, the seven eight's mile dash. a dark horse came through with the winnings. Toy Along. after great finish, oopped off first honors. with Roy Atkins running second and Legacy, the fa- vorite. finishing third. Loyalist was scratched, and also Colossus, while Hotfoot and Harvest Marr was also rans.
 The third event, the one-mfle dash, furnished the greatest thrill of the afternoon, as the ponies got away from the barrier in front of the stands and finished there, too. Nachota, a cut-up, acted ugly at the barrier, but with the start was among the leaders, grabbed off a good lead at the quarter and retained 1t all tho way. Sovereign II was second and Bloomington finished third.
 Extra Card Today
 Another great card is on for today the number of races being increased Ralph Fies, in charge of the events as racing secretary, announced Tues day that four races would be staged for the benefit of the big Wednesday crowd, and brought to mind the fact that Thursday was Derby Day"
 The classiest field seen in Birm- ingham in many years will face the barrier. when Derby Day" gets going. Secretary J. L. Dent announced last week that he would have the lar gest field of entries ever brought to the State Fair, and he has made good his word. Some of the old timers are to be seen daily at the track, and they have been high in their praise over the systematic and fair way in which the meet is being conducted. Fact that some of the owners were on their way to Cuba for the winter race meeting, made 1t possible to bring some of the stars of the turf here, and race interest has become aroused to the extent that Ralph Fies said Tuesday aft ernoon that he had hopes that Bir- mingham would get spring meet and fall meet in the early future. and the Southern towns would form circuit.
 Je-n Up Meet
 MT. Fies has done much to help make the races popular this week. He has taken charge and has seen to 1t that each race is started on the dot. Hippodrome acts, wild west at- fractions and aviation stunts must wait, when the minute the races are scheduled arrives. A bugle from the band calls the pennies to the bar rier from the paddock. and they have learned to make 1t short and snappy. with every jockey wearing the right number, and being penalized for any breach of the racing rules.
 Mir. Vaudusen is again in charge of the barrier this year and is aiding wonderfully in keeping up the high class of the cards. The judges are Capt. Jack Phillips, Joe Saks. F. M. Driver and Christine.
 With Red Conroy as starter, and Joe Spanier in charge of Jockeys. this completes list of capable off, ficials Conroy had a time making the nervous. highstrung mounts be-