Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-04
THE STATE FAIR RAo1No pRooRAMMr.

q 4'DuuCO0s SpArlG1 OF Cne sIurf"-MiSCell0.
neous Notes.
THE STATE FAIR RACING PROGRAMME.
The committee having in charge the
work of arranging the races to be given dur
during the week of the State fair, at st.
Paul, have not fully completed the task
devolved upon it, but such progress has been
made as to warrant the GLOBE in announcing
to horsemen and the public at large that
programme is being prepared that will prove
especially attractive to horse owners from
the liberality of the purses offered, and as a
consequence interesting to the public patron
izing the fair, from the fact that good purses
insures large entries of first class horses, and
rare sport. The committee has been delayed
in completing its programme by correspond
stars of the turf, with view to arranging
any probability of their visiting Minnesota
this year. The result of this correspond
ence has been the positive assurance that
the people of the State cannot hope
to see the great trotters, Rarus and Hopeful,
or the blind wonder, Sleepy Tom, or the
little if any less speedy 'side wheelers' &C
companying him through the country, this
season.
When the Great Western circuit was
mapped out, including Milwaukee, Mime
apolis, Chicago and other points, the Mil
waukee association, having the first week of
the circuit, opened negotiations for the
presence of these wonders. At the same
time the Hartford association, having
the last week of the grand central
circuit, including Cleveland, Buffalo, Utica
and Rochester, its meeting being held the
same week as the Milwaukee association,
commenced bidding against Milwaukee, and
Hartford won. This leaves the horses in the
far East the Friday preceding the opening
of our fair. But this distance could have
been overcome in time had not the Boston
association stepped forward and with it's
accustomed liberality hung up 500, 600 to be
contested for the same week of the races
here and at Minneapolis, of which
sum $4,000 is set aside as q
special purse for Rarus, Hopeful and other
wonders. Of course. owners of fast horses
keep them for the money there is in them,
and when 81 600 is hung up against $4,000,
they will always 60 for the So, 900, especially
when it can be done without interfering with
future events. Unfortunately for Minneso-
tians,t the stopping over by these horses at Bos-
ton does not conflict with the races to come,
after, as the meeting at Chicago at which
$4,000 in purses is offered, comes the next
week, and they are nearer Chicago at Boston
than to st. Paul at Hartford.
But while these wonders cannot be in st.
Paul to add zest to the races, there will he
no lack of fast steppers to contest for the
rich purses to be offered. Even now while
the Grand Central circdit is in progress, the
meetings of the Illinois circuit are being
held with fields of from six to twelve start
ers. Added to this many of the western
horses in the central circuit will take back
tracks after the Buffalo meeting, in prepare
ton for the fall western events, only one Of
which, the Milwaukee meeting, precedes the
races here. From here the horses partici-
pating can either go to Chicago and on
through the Western circuit, or branch off
to Dubuque and Cedar Rapids, following i'm
mediatelysafter, by which associations $13 200
is to be divided in purses. So it will be seen
there will be no trouble in getting horses,
and good ones, too.
BONESETTER.
The trotting stallion Bonesetter, record
2:2O, has been sold to Joseph McAvoy and
j. F. Studdebaker for $4,000. Bonesetter
is q wonderful horse and has had wonder
fully successful career this season. Starting
in with record of 2:2O he trotted through
the Michigan and Ohio circuits, at couple
of meetings in Indiana, and two races at the
Chicago meeting, week before last, winning
every race without lowering his record. It
is reported that the new owners propose to
give him his head for the balance of the sea-
son, and give him the best record possible,
with a view to putting him in the stud next
spring. Ho did not trot at Cleveland last
week, but is entered for two events at Buff
falo this week, and it is presumed the sstying
loose'' will be done at this meeting. If so
the GLOBE predicts record under PIG.
SLEEPY TOM.
The wonderful performance of the blind
"side wheel" thunderbolt of Ohio, over the
Jockey and Trotting club track at Chicago,
week before last, eclipsing all former records,
by covering an honest mile in 2:124, has
given this style of going a prominence it
never before possessed. Sleepy Tom is
bright chestnut, 1515 hands high, with an
unusually symmetrical development. He has
a good, clean head, small, blood like ears,
good neck and shoulders, with plenty of room
for his breathing apparatus, strong forearm,
long barrel, hoped we'll back, good hips and
hooks and fine driving power He was fOaled
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