The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-09
SECOND DAY.
An Increased Crowd, DeIightiul
Weather, Moderate Time, but In.
terestinI and SYell.cOnttsted Faces.

An Increased Crowd. Delightful
Weather, Moderate Time, but ln-
terestin- and ~ ell.cOnto sted Races.
The second day of the Horse Fair open
ed splend.lly, and continued cool but
pleasant and enjoyable throughout.
The racing commenced at 10 O'Clock
in the morning, with trot, best two in
three, fora premium of S75. The entries
were Tom Brown, by SPENCER, Black
Finch, by HkMENwAY, and Gen. SulIy, by
Doble. Black Finch seemed satisfied with
his victory of the day before, and did not
come to the stand. The race was not a
rapid one, Gen. Sully finding it easy to
take the first two heats, in very moderate
time.
misunderstanding race, best two in three,
sweepstakes. tor Il premium OF $40.
Gen Sully. bl z. 10y Doble. .......1 1
Tom Brown br G by Spencer. .......2 2
Black Finch bl. by Hemenway.. -. Drawn
Time: SOL; 2:56.
The interest of the second days sport
eliminated in the running race, advertised
for the afternoon, at Q o'clock. The race
was mile heats, best two in three, and for
first premium Of 500, and second of
$25. The entries for this race were Pea
Ridge, by EAGLE, a one-eyed scrawny and
scurvy bay geldi'g, who is reputed to have
lost his eye at the famous battle of that
name; Lady Lshtfoot, by HOLMES, a white
faced and legged sorrel mare; Minnesota
Belle, by TAYLOR, a black mare; Mime
haha, by Powers, a grerroan mare, only
two years old, well bred, and better
trained; Lady Red Bird, by BURKE, a
beautiful blooded sorrel mare, just in from
a thousand mile march on the Sioux cam
paign; ard the sorrel gelding Hickory,
by ARcHY.
The horses were called to the stand at
near.y three O'Clock, and placed and
weighted as follows: Minnehaha, on the
inside, carrying 73 lbs, Minnesota Belle
second, 1877 lbs, Lightfoot third, 121 lbs,
Pea Rilge fourth, 1913 lbs, Lady Red Bird
fifth, 1913 lbs, and Hickory sixth, $50 lbs.
The horses were started without difficulty
for the first heat, getting fair send off,
Lightfoot and Red Bird a little in advance,
Hickory and Minnehaha following close
behind, and Pea Ridge and the Belle
bringing up the rear. To the first quarter
the running was spirited and quite even
between Lightfoot, Red Bird and Hickory,
who had overhauled the other two, and
who, shortly after passing the quarter
stake, took the lead. Hickory was rapidly
opening up gap between himself and
Lishtfoot, when he repeated his trick of
the first day, and bolted the track. Pea
Ridge and the Belle, by the time they had
reached the half mile stake, were long
distance behind, leaving the running of the
heat to Lightfoot and Red Bird. These
two kept along within length Of each
other, until they reached the homestretch,
when they Tapped, and so continued till
they passed the stand, neck and neck,
making dead heat. MiDnehaha trailed
in behind, the Belle following her; and
Pea Ridge failing to reach the distance
stake, and Hickory having given up his
running with his bolt, were ruled out from
the succeeding heats. Time, 2.04.
This heat being declared nullity, the
four horses which saved their distance
were called to the stand again, and placed
on the track in their former position for
the first heat At the word they got off
we'll together, Lightfoot after little tax
ing the lead, followed by Redbird, Mime
haha and the Belle, in order. They main
tanned this position until they reached the
half mile stake, when Redbird took the
lead and kept it through the third quarter.
Here the grey roam FLY began to show her
pace, and, by the time the homestretch
was reached, size had passed tie ether
two, and came sailing in five lengths ahead,
at little more than a hard gallop, in 2.1O
--Lightioot second, Redbird third, and
the Belle twenty lengths behind bringing
up the rear. In tliis heat Lghtfoot cast a
shoe, and was drawn.
For the second heat, the three remaining
horses got an even start, and went to the
quarter stake neck and neck, ii 81 sec
onds. From this point, however, Mime
haha took took the lead, which she opened
to gap of FIVE or SIX lengths, and so kept
throughout the heat, coming i'll on an ex-
ercising gallop, as before; Belle being sec
ond. and Redbird last. Time 2.l3. The
heat, race, and first premium were given