Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-28
foot, bringing him heels over head on his


FLY HIGH IN AIR,
while the sulky took position on the horses
back The man who had been shot skyward
was Van Ness. A nut had loosened, q wheel
had come off, and what was left Of
the snlky was lashing the horse into
9 furious gallop. Monore Chief had
been well behind the rest, and he now
came tearing down the home stretch at q
terrific pace. A field of six horses was be-
fore him. Some of the drivers, hearing the
clatter behind them, turned out of the way
others continued to point straight for the
goal. Deck Wright and Alley were side by
side, separated by space just the width of
sulky. Monroe Chief steered straight for
the opening. He rushed into it, and, as if
by miracle, passed through without con-
tance pool, Immediately in front of the
select stand. A cry of horror rose from the
multitude as he rushed in the gap, because
no one thought it possible that he could
pass without collision, and then, when he
did pass, there followed shout of joy that
fairly made the welking ring. Van Ness
again came off unscathed, except that his
Jockey suit gave evidences OF & severe tuss le
with mother earth. The horse was not cap
tured until he had well-nigh once again
done the back stretch. It was an expert
ence that can do the horse no good. At
every bound the remnants of the sulky
struck with force on his launches, and he
was dashed into q fright and fury it was pain
full to witness. So far as could be asoer-
tanned neither horse was physically injured.
Van Ness continues as good as new, and
will drive Bonesetter in splendid race to.
day."
A MEMORABLE EVENT.
The browning event of the meeting, in
marking an era in the history of the turf, oc-
CURED Friday, the same day of the accidents
previously recorded, the performance of the
blind phenomenon. Sleepy Tom. This was
the first event of the day, though the fifth
heat in the race, four heats having been
trotted the previous day. The first heat the
day previous was captured by Matte Hunter
in 2:18I, the second was dead between
Matte Hunter and Lucy in 2:161 4, and the
third and fourth heats were taken by Sleepy
Tom in 2:16I and PIG. Then came the
finishing heat Friday taken by Sleepy Tom,
without skip even, in the wonderful time of
2:12l-and lowering the pacing record ~
or from 2:l4119, his own best previous per-
f0rmance, the average of the five heats being
2:15 $40. OF this remarkable performance
the Times says:
"It was terrific struggle. The horses
flew along the track as if gifted with the
wings of the tabled Pegasus. It was a heat,
as between the leading horses, without skip
or break, and many day may elapse before
its equal will be chr0nicled. 1t was sight
never to be forgotten by any man with an
appreciation for-horse racing. The sight
less hero went "for keeps from the very
start. He was machine wound up to run to
given pc:nt in so many minutes and Sec
onds. He never varied his gait trife.
There was not the least suspicion of squirt.
All the way from start to finish his driver
leaned over him.. almost touching his sleek
skin with his face, and with kindly voice en-
couraged him to his utmost. To blind
horse there is necessarily more in the human
voice than one with sight. TITS sound and
not object that claims his attention. For a
blind horse to be a successful
racer he must have absolute
confidence in his driver. Let
once serious mishap befell him; let him
once feel that he is liable at any moment to
rush upon an accident, and his usefulness is
gone. With the sense of sight closed, those
of feeling and hearing are necessarily quick
ened. and, as it is by these he must be guild
ed, it is eeedless to say that they should new
er be deceived or abused.
BETWEEN TOM AND HIS DRIVER
there is the closest of friedship, and so long
as the horse hears the kindly voice close to
his ears he knows all is we'll, and it is the
tone of that voice that literally guides his &C
ton. It indicates to him whether he can
take his ease, or whether he must d.. hia ut
most, and it was by speaking to him all
along in a kindly but anxious tone that such
terrific speed was got out of him. Had he
been pushed before coming down the home
stretch, by hearing the clatter of contestants
close to his flank, he might have done even
better-there are those who thi nix he could
have been pressed to 2:1O gait,-but, on
the other hand, there was the danger that he
might have gone off his feet, and so got moth
ing. Lucy's finish was fully as wonderful
as the heat by Sleepy Tom, and as she must
have done the last quarter at 200 gait.
Rowdy Boy just escaped the flag