Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-08
Review of the Rarus Business.

The representative of the GLOBE has been a
quiet spectator Of the turmoil and trouble
about this unfortunate Rarus business and
has simply tried thus far to be the mouthpiece
of local public sentiment in the matter.
Heretofore he has expressed no opinion of his
own; but now that the evidence is all in and
the difficulty adjudicated, his disposition is to
say
That he in no manner comedies with the YER
dict OF the exposition management, and is
not ready to heap roses upon the head
OF this jockey who has made no effort to play
the manly part toward the fair management,
and shown no disposition to decently treat the
county whose guest he was, and whose bounty
he was receiving.
Let us candidly review the facts in the case:
Mr.. Splan had made a contract with the North
western Exposition management, agreeing (as
the contract reads) to bring his entire stud, in
Guiding Rarus, to Minneapolis, to remain the
entire week. except only Wednesday, when he
was to trot in st. Paul.
The management here undertook on their part
to transport Rarus and Splan's entire stud
from Milwaukee to Minneapolis, free of cost,
and to send them to Dubuque from here free
OF cost. Also, to pay 81, 900 certainly, and
$4,000 conditionally, to Rarus, and give Splan
an opportunity to win all he could with his
other horses.
Instead of complying with the conditions of
lis management he took Rarus off the train
before reaching Minneapolis; suffered
him to be advertised by rival
fair; showed him on a rival track
without compensation, and in every possible
manner evinced his superscilious contempt of
his employers. When forced by the plain con-
dltlons OF his contract to bring the horse to
minneapolis, he played the dog-in- the manger,
locked the animal up in his stable and permit
ted his lackeys to charge Is cents head for
seeing him.
Wednesday night he returned to Minneapolis
aztec having trotted at St. Paul, and ON
Thursday was again kept most of the
day in closed stall, and not brought out
Tor exhibition at all, even though
requested to several Understanding a
spirit so mean and contemplate that the noble
horse whose keeper he is, should kick him out
of the stable-and who would if he was gifted
with human reason.
Of his rival, Dan Mace, driver of Hopeful, on
Thursday afternoon he went off in fit of sulks
and declared that his horse should not be
driven to make good time on the day he was
advertised, and stuck to it until he was in
formed that he would be incontinently kicked
OH the Minneapolis track bag and
baggage if Rarus failed, through his
driving, to accomplish a creditable race
Then he. 1chen forced, consented to do his
best and did, after he had injured the associ-
alton as much as lays in his power, make fine
race.
This is plain, unvarnished history of the
case, made without passion, or envy, or preiu-
dice, and submitted to candid world The
MINNEAPOLIS end can only speak for one, but it
Is his opinion that Mr.. Splan's course will not
be In any manner justified by honest men and
gentlemen.
The good natured effort of COL King to pour
OIL ON troubled waters was creditable to his
heart but disgraceful to his head; and the full,
some presentation of blanket as
coming from the ladies of Minneapolis was
neither true nor in good taste. John Splan was
not cheered-Rarus was. John Splan has no
friends among thinking men in Minneapolis
harns has. John Splan received nn hearty
good wishes from any of the people of Mime
apolis-Rarus did. The jockey seemed to real
lze his position, tor he sneaked out of the
Judges stand like whipped dog, without even
saying, what all knew was not in his heart, II
thank you" Not lady in Minneapolis had a
thing to DO with the blanket business. It was
bought of the North Star wooden mill after the
hrst heat was trotted, and never seen by one of
them, unless in the exhibit of the mill.
Ii John Splan has learned to be an honest
man and gentleman by the kicks and curses
put upon him in Minneapolis-well. If not
the chastisement he has received here is clear
loss, though it has been an immense satisfac-
tlon to those who inflicted it.