Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-02
DOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF, THE REGATTA md THE
Bat.
Entries for the Colt Stake Race-Proposi-
ton for Summer Trotting Meeting-The
League Base Ball Championship-Pro-
gramme of the Boat Clubs Fourth of July

Entries for the colt stake trot, to come off |
either in this city or Minneapolis. in the
first week in September, are now being re-
ceived by Capt. j. D. Wood, to whom all
such entries are to be made on or before II
M. of July 5. The entries already made
indicate a large field of most promising
youngsters. AS will be seen by a notice
elsewhere, the parties making entries are to
meet at the Metropolitan hotel, this city,
at O'Clock p NJ, Friday, July 9Th, to de-
eide between st. Paul and Minneapolis for
the place for holding the trot. Each entry
will be entitled to one vote.
PROSPECTIVE TRoTTING MEETINGS.
Mr.. Dan Woodmansee was in the city
yesterday, talking up the project of trotting
meetings at Minneapolis and St. Paul, fol
lowing after and in continuation of4.he clos
ing meeting of the central State circuit at
Owatonna this week. The owners of horses
who have participated in the races of this
circuit have no immediate engagements
ahead, and are DESTROYS of remaining in this
vicinity until fair week. Mr.. Woodmansee
says the horsemen of Minneapolis have vir-
tually decided to hold meeting, at which
some 81, 500 OF 900 will be hung up, for
trotting in probably the 800, $50, 2:34 and
2:29 classes, with running OF pacing race to
complete the programme, and he visits Owa-
tonna to-day to talk up the matter with the
horsemen there congregated. The horse
men of this city spoken to on the subject are
decidedly in favor of such meeting here,
and there is 10 doubt if the proper effort is
made that all the necessary arrangements can
be made without trouble, and that the meet
ing would be a success. 1t has been two
1 years now since we have had any trotting,
and the large number of turf admirers and
patrons in the city, are very anxious for an
opportunity to enjoy their favorite pastime.
The races at Mankato and Faribault have
proven grand successes, the different events
bringing together large and unusually fast
fields for this section. The meeting at Owa-
tonna this week will undoubtedly be equally
success with either of the others.
Among the horses that will be entered, it
is understood if such meeting is held, is
Mr.. Spicer's Dutchman, II. Groesbeck' s
Lady Groesbeck, Oswald's Flora Belle,
James Archer's Almont, Wild Irishman
owned by Mr.. Alderman of Dubuque, Iowa,
and Granger, owned by the same party and
many others, who from records in the SOS
or no records at all, have gone down low in
the 3O's. To add to the interest of the trials
in which these horses should participate,
would be the presence of several
horses not participating in any Of
the above events, among whom would
be Mr. ST Germans stallion Fearnaught,
} with his record of 2:34 and ability to do
better, and other flyers not unknown to
local fame. Let the meeting be held.
, RED WING DRIVING PARK.
An effort is being made by some of the
enterprising citizens of Red Wing, to organ
ize a driving park association. Mr.. Chas.
Bechter has offered to SELL for this purpose,
f a lot of ground near his new residence, not
more than a mile from the center of the
city, for $4,000: or, he will rent it for ten
years, for $500 a year. with the ivilege OF
purchasing it at $4,000 in five years. II
: contains about twenty-five acres, and will
2 afford a good, level. half-mile track. with
plenty of room for buildings. company
is being formed to accept his offer and put
the grounds in condition for immediate use
A GREAT TRoTTING FEAT.
Rarus, at Grand Rapids, Mich, Friday
last performed the extraordinary feat O.
: trotting full mile in the face of strong
: : wind, in 2:14174, within quarter Of SECOND
I of the Goldsmith Maids fastest time
Speaking of this wonderful performance
the correspondent of the Chicago T'r15uO
says:
= Those who were most skepticalof his abilit
IS to beat any trotter in the world are now amon
r his heartiest supporters. 1t is conceded tina
,s such heat as this early in the season justife
% all that has been said in Rarus favor. ant
s. establishes almost positive certainty that h
j., will beat all previous records before the clos
of the season. The mile was trctted withou
n skip Or break, the first quarter being accom-
: plished in 34114, the half in l:74 and the full
J. mile in 2:1414. The announcement of til
time drew forth great applause, followed b
vocifer,us cheers for Splan, who was called t
the stand and introduced to the crowd.