Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-30
AT THE TRACK

AT THE TRACK
Gathering of the Flyers for the st. Paul
Meeting Runners and Trotters Present
In Large Numbers--Three Days of Rare
Sport
THE ST. PAUL MEETING.
Wednesday next a trotting and running
meeting will commence at the st. Paul
Driving park under the auspices OF the Min
nesota Stock Breeders association, being the
second week of the Minnesota circuit, en-
bracing Red Wing, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Saltwater. A visit to the grounds yes
terday afternoon by GLOBE reporter de-
monstrated that most of the horses entered
for the different events had already arrived,
ready for the fray. In all, OF
trotters and runners. there are over
fifty horses on the grounds, IN addition to
the regular string being handled by Mr.. Ben.
Woodmansee, who has charge of the prem
ises, and excluding the stables of Mr..
Charles s. Green and John Splan at the
great fair last fall, the horses are superior
to those engaged in the different events of
that meeting.
Mr.. Woodmansee, with his characteristic
forethought and thoroughness, had every
thing in readiness for the reception and care
of the horses-stalls in good shape, straw and
feed had and plentiful-and the consequence
was owners and drivers were in good spirits.
Among the arrivals yesterday was the run
ming strings of Mr.. Isaac Staplt s, of Still
water, and Mr.. A. Brandt, of Chicago, beth
from the recent Chicago meeting Mr.. Sta
Pies string includes Gov. Neptune, Athel-
stane and Florence Payne, and Mr.. Brandts,
Mollie Merrill, America and Short-lin These
horses left Chicago Friday night, and not
withstanding the long trip, were looking in
excellent shape. In conversation with Mr..
porter learned the secret Of Gov.
Neptune not getting place in tho
great race at Chicago Thursday, when pitted
against Mollie Mccarthy and the other noted
flyers engaged in the two mile and quarter
dash. Mr.. Quickfall says Neptune was new
er in better condition, and was making tue
pace very lively for al his competitors, when
be was cut down, bringing him to his knees,
and while thus down he was again run into,
cutting his front foot quite severely and his
left hind leg between the knee and ankle.
The cuts show plainly yet, though healing
finely, and Mr.. Quickfall expects him to be
in first class shape for his seventh run, the
two mile and quarter dash to be run in
Thursday. MIR. Quickfall is satisfied had
Neptune been let alone at Chicago he would
have got place, if he had not been the first
to stick his nose under the wire. Mr.. Quick
fall bases his belief for this upon the ground
that he considers Neptune better horse than
last season, and that the race at Chicago was
run in slower time than when he run at Min
neapolis last fall.
The GLOBE has already given the
official list of entries, and will there
fore not repeat the names of the
trotters to take part in the different
races. When the list was published, how
ever, VIC stated several entries known to have
been made had not been received by Mr..
Barden. These entries have 81 nee been re-
ceived, having been mailed by mistake to
Mr. M Dan. Woodmansee, at Minneapolis.
They embrace the horses of Mr.. VIM. Veazie
Of Marine, Capt. Herod and Susie, the first
in the 800 minute class, and the latter in
the 2:37 class; Lady Groesbeck
for the FREQ for all; Horace Pratt's
Belle for the 2:37 class.
Isaac Staples, besides his runners, has
string OF three trotters in the ground, Kitty
Cook for the free for all, King Montezuma
for the 300 class, and Queen of Diamonds
for the 4-year old stake race.
A very fine string of trotters is that of
Mr.. R. L. Kneebs, of Sioux City, Ia, en-.
bracing Dakota Maid, Lady Tllden, Wood
bury Chief, Silky B. and Royal Chief. Mr..
Phin. Smith, St. Louis, is looking after
Mollie Pitcher and two or three other good
ones. MI. ?. G. Logan, Dubuque,
f foTa a1e a has ct the which b. Bay Charlie
ises to be one of the best races of the meet
ing. The colt stake races have brought here
two representatives of the get of Tramp
Dexter, Mr.. J. S. Sanford entering Great
ter, Jr., in the 3year old race. Great West
erD, it will be remembered, trotted in the
3-year old race at the fair last fall and won
an easy victory over Silas Wright and the
other contestants. He has developed con
siderably since that time, and looks every
inch trotter, and will undoubtedly
make the pace hot when he comes
to trot on the Fourth. Silas Wright
if it is in him, as many believe it is, will
make the result different this year tina, it
was last. Tramp Dexter, Jr., is not two
years old, yet he stands over Is hands, and
is possessed of wonderful muscular develop
ment. Mr.. Saunders thinks he has two of
the best colts in the country, as also the best
sire of trotters, Tramp Dexter.
Mr.. Woodmansee has got the track in ex-
celient shape for fast time. The horses are
present in large numbers and fast, and all
that is needed now to make a successful.
meeting is a liberal patronage on the part
of our citizens and the people of the sur
rounding towns.
PROMISING DRACO.
Mr.. Gibson, of the Nicollet house, Mime
apolis, recently became the owner, by pur-
chase of Mr.. Willis Baker, the well known
stock breeder of Lake City, OF the year
old Draco Prince gelding mentioned in the
GDoBE some time since as most promising
young animal. Mr.. ellison bought the colt
to mate a black he already had, but at the
time expressed grave doubts of his being fast
enough to make such mate as de-
sired. He is troubled With
such doubts no longe3, or We
should say that the Draco instead of being
too slow, has been found to possess so much
speed that Mr.. ellison has wisely decided to
give him track education, feeling very con-
fdent that he has in him one of the most
promising young trotters in this section.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
At the recent sale of trotting stock by Mr..
Il. Richards, of Racine, Wis, Mr.. R. Barden,
st. Paul, bought Lady Fairfield and full Sis