Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-27

| air again and repeat the performance, an
change her gait every ten or fifteen seconds
The thing was growing tiresome, and tn
! managers saw that something must be don
| to mollfy the crowd, which was getting Ri
of its bile by bowling at the starter ant
| judges for failing to send the horses off q
what it considered the proper time. Col
Conley and Mr.. 81. V. Bemis accordingly ap
! preached Capt. Stone, and asked him to le
his mare out the next heat, and give tht
people an exhibition of what the anima
could accomplish in the way of quick time
| He at first refused, on the ground that he
would have to shut off Trinket to do this
and he did not care to inf1ict unnecessary
modification on the owner. Assurance was
brought him that 80 long as Trinket got hel
$3.50 Second money! the owner would moi
feel hurt. He knew he was beaten, and Sc
far as he was concerned he not only would
not interpose any objection to the PROPOSE
ton but would join in the request of the
managers. At this Capt. Stone consented
to give
AN. EXHIBITION.
Intelligence of the arrangement was quick
put in circulation, and soon the betting
men were crowding around the pool-stand
demanding chance to gamble on the time
the mare would make. A considerable sum
of money was placed that she would beat
2:2O. Odds on the affirmative side of the
proposition quickly reached $400 to $100.
Then the auctioneer dropped second in The
call, and in less than two minutes the odds
we're four to one. 1t then became necessary
to reduce the time another second, and an
other, the ratio remaining unchanged. Up
to this time outsiders, unaware of what was
in the wind, had been betting their money
recklessly, but when they discovered that a
score or moro of big betters were rushing
around frantically trying to wager their
money, they began. to think there might be
colored citizen in the wood pile, and they
suddenly took fright. The fellows who had
been betting Maud would beat PIG now
pranced around, shaking money in peoples
face, and proposing to gamble 300 to $50
she would beat 2:l5, $3.50 to $1OO she
would beat 2:1411aa, and $100 even she
would beat 2:141I. They were wild, but
could get no takers. If they had offered to
bet on 2:1o it is doubtful whether they could
bave found takers. Less money was put up
Maud s. and Trinket came out for the de-
to high pitch of excitement. They were
in mood to expect anything within the
bounds of reason, but they would have been
satisfied with heat trotted in PIG.
After several attempts they got of at a
rather slow pace, but the speed was quicken
cd, and as the leader swept past the half
mile pole some one in the stand yelled out
"1:04 by" The cry was taken up by the
throng, and, with accents of surprise, the
phrase "1:04" was re echoed from thousand
throats. Everybody stood on their tip-toes
and held their breath. The three quarter
pole was passed at 2:101s gait, and another
hoarse yell of approval was given when the
accommodating witness with a stop watch
and a big voice announced the time. Coming
DOWN THE STRETCH,
Bair reduced the pressure trife, and eased
up perceptibly, but let the beautiful chestnut
out again at the distance flag, and she fairly
flew under the wire in 2:1315. The result
was known long before the official announce
ment was made, but when the blackboard
was lowered from the judges stand, the spec
tators united in mighty roar of delight.
They had got their moneys worth, and they
knew it.
The mare was followed to her stable by
an admiring crowd, and during the remain
der of-the afternoon half hundred persons
were in and about the stall, anxions to get q
close look at the wonder. And neater and
prettier mare never looked On race track
than she. She is chestnut, ff-
teen hands two and half inches
high, trinity and very strongly
built, and gentle as kitten. She is only
years old, and three years ago was sold by
H. M. Bugner, of Cincinnati, to Capt. Stone
for $3.50. In her 4year-old form she trot-
ted in 2:1715a, at Lexington (private test
and was sold to VIM. 81. Vanderbilt, hel
present owner, for $21 ,000. She did moth.
ing last yea. and this spring was put into
the hands of Capt. Stone for the coming
season. The captain is intensely pleased
over the result of yesterday exhibition, ano
evlnces Willingness to match Maud against
any horse or horses when he finishes The
circuit with her. She is entered in the 2:19
class at Cleveland, Buffalo and Rochester
but after that he will be at liberty. He sayt
he is not going to issue challenge, and will
not seek to make a match with anyone, bu
at the same time he doesn't propose to rur
away if the owners of two or three of tht
rising trotters should conclude they would
like to have test of the merits of their re.
spective flyers. He says, however, he will
not match Maud against st. Julien or any
other old horse, prefering to wait another
year before entering her to such trials. Al
Bride and Armstrong, the purchasers O
Sorrel Dan, the PAGER, declare their readi
ness to match their phenomenon against st
Julien or any other horse that walks on four
legs, the match to take place in this cit.
during the fall meeting, it is not impossible
that Maud may visit us again. A up-and-
up race between st. Julien, Sorrel Dan ant
| Maud S, or any two of the three would draw
crowd of 10000 people.
Results of the Weeh.
The meeting just closed has been th
most successful trotting week ever held, no
| only in Chicago, but in the world. AS pre-
dieted before it began, in these columns
there was not an "off'' day from first to last
Every afternoon furnished unsurpassed
sport. Every race, with probably two excep
tions. was contest; and, better than all