The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-09
THE STATE HORSE FAIR.
FIRST DAY.

I'd race. running horses, single dash Of q
mile 40
I'd racssrunning horses second best. $50. 10
Sd race, green horse. trotting, mile heats,
best three in five, 10 harness. so
There was q large attendance at the
course, and good proportion of elegant
carriages filled with ladies' The weather
was just Of the temperature for turf sports,
cool, and bracing.
For the first race the entries were, 8. m.
Minnesota Belle, by SPENCER; s. G. Char
lie, by LANGLEY, both of St. Paul; b. G.
Black Rob, by Brown, OF St. Anthony
The Belle is well known here, and is
great favorite, from her gamy qualities,
and the gracefulness of her motion. Char.
lie is the property of q gentlemen in town
used for ordinary driving, and went into the
race without being fitted. Black Rob is q
young, ungainly brute, with power enough
to run saw mill, but without training
and, as was evident from the start, he was
distanced iii the first heat. The race be-
tween the Belle and Charlie was to ap.
pearances closely contested though it
was evident the Belle did not reach her
gait till the third heat; and, we suspect,
did not show what she vas really capable
OF, even then. She took the race in three
straight heats, winning the premium OF
$50; Chtu1ie taking the second premium
OF $40.
SUMMARY.-Pacing race, horses to harness,
mile heats, best three in five:
Minnesota Belle. s. m. by Spencer. l
Charlie. 6. e. by Langley. ..........I
Black Rob, z. by Brown. ....... Dist.
Time: 300; 2:4S: 2:S9.
For the second race only two horses
came to the stand-lnrincible, S. m, er-
tered by PERRY SLOAN, and the Lee Horse,
6. g., entered by CAMPBELL. This was a
running race for single dash of a mile,
and came off between the second and
third heats of the trot above recorded.
The Lee Horse was the favorite, and as
clean piece of horse flesh as often graces
q track. He left the mare from the first
jump, and would have distanced her easily;
when, just as he had passed the half mile
stake he bolted, and left the mare to gal
lop home at her leisure. She took the
premium of $40; no second premium
awarded.j g
. SuMMARY.-Running race, single dash of
Inyncible, s. M, by Sloan .............. 1
Lee Horse. s. g., by Campbell. ......... Dist.
Time: 2:20.
The concluding race of the day was a
trot for green horses. The entries were
Black Finch, bl. s., by SPENCER, Gen.
Sully, br. g., by DoBLE, Wobashaw Colt,
gr. g., by POTTER, aud the Day Horse, b.
g., by PREsCorr. In the first beat the
last named two horses were distanced and
ruled out. The contest between the STALL
ion and Gen. Sully was close throughout;
with the advantage of speed, as was
thought, on the side of the gallant Briga-
der, and of training on the part of Black
Finch. The training told, and the stallion
won the race and the premium of $40, IN |
three straight heats. Gen. SuAy is Ba,
shaw colt, of long stride and quick action;
and the impression created by the race
was, that, with sufficient handling, he |
could not only beat the stallion, but al |
most any other horse on our turf. This
was his first race.
misunderstanding race, green horses mile |
heats, best three in i've. suai7rns Il
Back Finch. b. g., by Spencer. -.
Gen. Suly. br g., by Doble; ......2 II
Wabashaw Colt, or. e, bv Potter. Dist.
Day Horse. b. e.. by Prescott. Dist.
Time-2:53; 2:54; 254. g,i-slarev:.
Everything passed off to complete sat-
isfact;on. We did not hear word of
fault. finding. The management is in the
hands of men of character, precluding
any suspicion oflfavoritism or foul play.
The sport will be resumed to-day at 10
o'clock. The programme is more at
traetiye one than that OF yesterday, and
we haye,no doubt the course will be visit
ed by . much larger crowd. The following
race VIII be had at that hour:
/, R;rst -Trotting--best 2 in 3-sweep-
stakes premium, $40.
]. : SPEsoEr. names Tom Broom; HEMEN-
WAY names BJaca Finch; DoBLE names
!, Gen. S,tuy
b AFTERNOON.
In the afternoon at two O'Clock, the fol-
q lowing race viii take place:
"a, Second Race--Running-mi heats-bcst 2
In 3-prernium 500.
RAymHr EAGLE names Pea Ridge;
7HorMEs names LAZY Lighgoot; r. W.
TAYLOR names Minnesota Belle; SAMUEL
powgas names Miaaehaha--(roan FLY
two years old, by Grey 81. Patrick, dam
By Grey Eagle; DANIEL BURKE names