Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-12
THE COLT TROT.

Terms of the Race Agreed Upon--Mile
Heats, Best Two IN Three--One Hundred
Dollars Entry. Race to Come off in Sep-
tember, Either in st. Paul OF Minneapolis,
as Decided by Majority Vote--Entries to
Close July 4.
The GLOBE has before stated the fact that
several of the enter2rising breeders of the
State had entered into an understanding for a
public trial Of the trotting qualities Of three
year old colts owned by them at the time such
understanding was had. Yesterday Messrs. C.
A. DeGraff, r. Barden and Sherwood. three Of
the parties to such understanding, met in this
city, and drew up and signed formal agree
ment for the government Of such race, in gen.
eral terms as follows:
AGREEMENT.
''We, the undersigned, have agreed that the
entries for the three year old colt race for 1878
shall close the Fourth day of July, and that
one hundred dollars must accompany the en-
try; that the stakeholder shall be L. E. Reed,
vice president of the First National bank, St.
Paul; that the race shall be mile heats, two in
three. to harness, and under the rules of the
National association; that Capt. J. D. Wood
shall receive all entries, and that on the fifth
day of July the Observation-Disclosures entering
colts-shall meet at the Metropolitan hotel,
St. Paul for the purpose Of deciding the place
| where the race shall take place, the mojority
of votes deciding"
From the above agreement it will be seen
that the colt trot is a fixed fact, the place and
| some minor details only remaining to be agreed
upon, all of which will probably be settled at
the meeting to be held at the metropolitan
July 9Th. As set forth in the agreement, the
place at which the race shall be trotted, is to
be decided by majority vote Of the par ties
entering colts for the race. Though not stated,
it is the purpose to have the trot either at the
| State Fair at St. Paul or the Exposition at
| MINNEAPOLIS, the first week in September. OF
course the Inducements beld out by these two
societies will govern the parties to the race in
the casting their votes for the place. all being
equally interested las each one will naturally
| think he has the winning colt) in having the
purse to be trotted for as large as possible. AS
| the race will be very prominent feature of
| the association securing ito very many the
! feature of such exhibition-it is fair to sup
| pose that the Inducements held out will be
| liberal.
! The parties so far interested in the negotia-
tions to this Messrs. c. A. DeGraff, of
the Lake Elysian stock farm, J. B. Hubbell,
| Mankato, and R. Barden and G. W. Sherwood,
| of this CITY, but the race is open to all breed
ers and owners in the State who can comply
| with the specifications agreed to when the race
was made May LIST, 1. e. the colts to be three
year-olds, and to be at that time owned by the
person making the entry, and in the State.
This is the only requirement except as speci-
fed in the above agreement. AS usual in
trotting races, the stake from the entries and
the special purse offered by the society Sc.
curing the race will be divided into
first, second and third moneys, which division
will be made at the meeting on he 5th of July
when the amount to be divided will be known
As are all such races, this will be play or pay.
The GLOBE has already expressed its opinion
of the importance to the breeding interests
and the people of the State generally of con.
tests of this kind. The more generally breed
ers take hold of it and assist in making this
the inaugural colt stake trot a success, the
more completely will it subserve the ends
sought, not the least i'm portant of which is te
attract attention to the advantages offered by
Minnesota as breeding State. 1t is to be
hoped, therefore, that breeders and Others abb,
to comply with the terms of the race will bt
represented when the colts are brought to the
starting point.
| Communications in reference to the race ad
dressed to Capt. J. D. Wood, GLOBE Office, St
Paul. will receive prompt attention.