The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-07-25
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On Saturday afternoon n trotting race
between Mr.. G. Bridgmon's b. 6. Martin
(named by John Coates } and Wesley Car
ter's blk m. Fidelle, took place on tho Dri.
wing Park track. The race was priva to
one for a purse of $500 (put up one.half
by each side) mile heats, best three in
FIVE to harness. Although the day was
beautiful, the attendance was not very
| large.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
in selecting judges who would be satisfac-
tory to both parties, ard it was not until
one hour after the time advertised for the
race to begin that the arrangements were
perfected. The judges were Messrs. J. G.
Smith, o. Taylor andAlbert Smith; timers,
j. VanRensaleer and Alex. Robertson
Martin, driven by W. s. Newell, got the
pole, and Fidelle, by B. D. Woodmansee,
took the outside.
On the first heat the trotting was quite
even until nearly to the first quarter, which
Martin passed in 40 seconds, length
ahead, and led to the half pole in 1886 !;
when he broke badly and the Eare took a
good lead, which she kept, passing under
the wire in 500, half a dozen lengths
ahead.
| Martin broke badly on the second heat.
letting the mare reach the first quarter : in
As seconds, six or eight lengths IN advance.
! He then did some good trotting to the.half
!, pole, (which Fidelle reached in 1889 but
acted badly the rest Of the way, so that
i the mare won easily in SIG.
| On the third heat Martin took the lead,
|, and the mare breaking, he passed the quar-
! ter in so; with lead Of two lengths he
!, passed the half IN l:44 the little black
!! pressed him clrscly on tho third, but broke
and he came home in 3:l53, four lengths
ahead.
| Fideue lead at the quarter pole by half a
length in As and widened the gap consider
| ably as she passed the half in 1884, and
came home IN 5:O43, leading by several
| lengths.
This decided the race, and the $4(0 went
I to Fidelle, who won not by FAST but by stea-
| dy trotting. Although breaking good deal,
| she recovered her feet quickly. Martin
behaved very badly and sadly disappoint~
| ed his friends and hackers.
| The next race was for $40 silver
pitcher, to 20 to the horse making a mile
nearest to $3.50 minutes, each horse to be
driven by its owner, and to have two trials.
] The entries we're:
F.. John, by II. H. Herbert.
| Belle, by G. D. Kerr.
| Bay Tommy, by A. Gates.
!; Bell, by G. F.. Powell.
On the first round Mcssrs Kerr an
Herbert braced their feet and held in their
fiery steeds, toeing the mark in 3.37 and 1886
the part Of the drivers md not quite enough
speed on the part Of the horses. Bell
/ brought the radiant countenance Of G. F.
! Powell back to his expectant friends in just
: 1927, which was several seconds longer than
j he should have been absent. A. Gates
+: squinted ono eye ard let Bay Tommy go
a-jogging. Some m troublesome folks thought
/ they saw Mr.. G. looking at his watch with
/ the open eye, and were sure they did when
he passed the judges stand In just 1882.
| On the second trip John made up his
4 mind to win the race if he didn't the pitch
er, and clattered around in 3:252, which
/ retired Inn. Belle made close calculation
and ambled past the wire in 3.2s. The
! other Bell. brought the senior member OF
/ the Powell firm to the end Of the mile in
3.373. thereby lieving him Of any further
| mental disturbance concernin. the future
care of that pitcher. Gates then took his
second trial, which tied Col. Kerr, $685.
1t being charged that Mr. Gates found his
watch Of special assistance, he left his
chronometer with friend, and Col. Kerr
did likewise, as each started off again
Belle made the mile in 1926: and Tommy in
SSH, and Mr.. Gates quietly gobbled the
pitcher.
Neither Of these races excited any spec
ial interest. A scrub running race, single
quarter, followed between Boyd's Fanny
Fern and Morgan's Charlie. The first
neat was won by Charlie and the second by
Fanny, and tho purse was divided between
the boys who rode.