Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-03
SUMMER SPORTS
INTERESTING MELdNGE OF JESTER
DAYS Events.
Successful Inauguration of the Summer
Trotting Meeting at Owatonna--G1orious
at Long Branch and Observation-Disclosures
Generally Beaten-Base Ball Pounding.
Trottina at O,cato,,nn.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
OwAToNNA, July 2--The day is brilliant and
this little corner of creation is happy. The
multitude is coming in from the near towns
and surrounding country, and Owatonna, in
the midst of its trees and vines and beautiful
foliage is full of hustle and joyous activity.
Farmers carriages, containing whole fami-
lies = husbands, wives, sons and
buxom daughters, are thronging the streets,
forming altogether quite pageant. AS our
GREAT HOLIDAY
approaches the hearts of the people tighten,
their faces brighten, and smile illumes the
young and old, the high and the low, the rich
level and celebrate the grand event. Sorrows
are forgotten for the time. the toiling millions
unbend and unburden themselves, and their
physical and mental drudgeries are put aside
for this welcome day of rest and relaxation.
THE FIRE COMPANIES
are preparing to parade on the 4th, the bands
tuning themselves for higher
flights, and the ragamufins are
fixing up to shame the devil. There will be a
display of pyrotechnics. and grand ball will
put the finishing touches to the occasion, leav-
ing the American eagle to soar away in triumph.
THE RACES
are attracting their full share of attention and
large crowd is anticipated the last day, July
4th.
The first race of the third meeting of the Min
nesota circuit came off this afternoon at the
Owatonna driving park. For the first day the
| attendance was all that was anticipated, and
a better day never glorifed the earth. The track
| was in prime condition and the trots were
| spirited and very pretty. The judges were,
Horace Pratt, Faribau.t and Daniel Woodman.
see and ]. @. Oswald, Minneapolis. In the
| FIRST RACE
there were five to start, as follows: W. A
Wares b. g. Mambrino Eclipse; F. D. Warren't
c. g. Paramount; NJ. NJ. Webb's g. James
Lupe; James j. Cookies b. s. Star of the West
was for q $500 purse, first, second
third and fourth money-Sl5o, 81;
$45 and $50. The class was 3:15 three in five.
In the first heat the horses felt their oat
and the cool fine day. So they danced up ant
down more than becoming for gentee
was pulled in this heat-in fact it looked
that way about plain thu
proboscis on mans face. There was stron
talk of changing Lupe's driver for the mex
heat, but the matter was finally adjusted
There is no doubt in the eyes of blind ma
but that James Lupe could have taken the frs
heat, and it is the opinion of man
that he could have taken al
the others in the race if he ha
been driven for that purpose. Mambrin
Eclipse did the prettiest trotting of any hors
in the race. He is only six years old, has ha
but very little handling, yet he showed honesty
speed and bottom here to-day that places hill
in the front rank of young trotters.
AS the heats progressed better work WE
done, and slight improvement in time We
made. Three heats more were trotted wit
rather BETTER satisfaction. The third heat w,
! lively and positions were somewhat revolution
; lied. In the fourth and last heat good sen
off was given, and it was the most level he
of the race. The score tailed as follows:
SUMMARY.