Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-16
TRACK AND BAT.
Sensational Events the Past Week-WOn-
derful Performances of Maud y, and st.
Juuen-Bonner Contemp' ating Public
Performance with Some of His Horses.
r..rr Eysn,s the Past Week.

Tart Evenfs the Past Week.
The past weak furnished number of impor.
tant additions to turf history.
Beginning at home, St. Paul had slight
turf revival during the week. A matinee given
Thursday afternoon was quito well attended,
between five and six hundred people being in
attendance. The sport, comprising SIX events,
was excellent, especially the free for all race
between Frank Fisk, Sheldon, Richmond and
Highland Seal, in which Fisk trotted the bird
heat in 2:2519. second and half better
I'M than any pr. previous performance by
better than his record. The matinee was such
q success that we shonld think 10 would be
repeated. st. Paul has quite number Of enthu-
siastic horsemen, and good many good step
pers, but the trouble seems to be that our
people are too crowded with business to find
time for play. This is an encouraging condi-
tion Of things, but our business men should
no play makes Jack dull boy" Try another
matinee, gentlemen.
The trotting meeting at Mendota, Illinois.
was the means of introducing an.
other sensational trotter to public atten-
tion-the six-year old mare Neontine
bred and owned at Paris, Ky. The track at
MENDOZA is half mile. Neontine appeared for
ner ur6G raCo IN the 0UU minute GLASS; Cn6
trotted the first heat in 2:3l and the second
in 2;25 the best time in the class ever made
on q half mile track.
Monday last was an unfort unate day on the
Saratoga track, Danicheff breakinga leg, ne.
oessitating his being shot, and Belle breaking o
pastern, which retires her from the turf. Both
horses were injured in the same race.
A cablegram of the 10th, announced that
Lorrilard's Parole, Falsetto Sly Dance, Pap
y.onaa and WA ndotta had haar, ahi mad hac f<
the United States.
The drowning sensation Of the week, and Of
the season, vas the appearance of Maud 8. and
St. Julien at Rochester. N. 2 ia trials against
time for special purse of 81, ZOO each. The
terms were that Maud 8. should beat the bess
time, trotting and pacing, 2:121 whileSt. Julien
was required to beat his own time of 2:l2X
The trials were witnessed by $1,000 people,
who were repaid by twe most wonderful
performances. Maud 8 trotting tho course on
the first trial without skip, and apparently
without exerting herself to her utmost, in
the unprecedented time of 2:l1e{. thus beating.
the best time, Sleepy Toms 2:l214, half
second. st. Julien in his first effort failed to
lower his record, making the mile in 2:l34,
but in his second effort made it in precisely
tho same time of Maud 8. 2:llsl. The time
of st. Julien, as announced by the judges, was
disputed by numbers Of outsiders, who helu
timers on him. they claiming he was only en-
titled to 2:l2. Though very remarkable that the
two horses should have made exactly the same
time there is little doubt that the time
declared by the judges was correct.
Maud 8 trotted her frat quarter in
S2]711, Los. 1:381 and 2:llsz while St. Julien
made his in s1sl. l:04]z, 1854 and 2:1ls<. A
com parison shows hat St Jullen's first quar-.
ter was made In three-qusrters Of second less
than Maud's. his half in one-quarter leas. his
three-quartera In a quarter more and his last
quarter in quarter less tins. This leaves the
question as to which of the two noble animals
in really the fastest still an open one. That
both horses are capable under the aame favor
able conditions ss surrounded them at Ruehes-
ter of still further lowering their time. there
is little doubt, but which of the two will strike
the lowest figures is a question, though the
GLOBE Is of the opinion the AMI
NAL will be found in Maud
8. The owners Of the horses
will be never satisfied with letting the record
stand As It Is, and it Is already announced that
nesting of the National Breeders
Association at Albany, Il. Z, 10
be held the first week in September.
Where 1t. Julien will make his supreme effort
has not been announced, but that he will do it
Defore.the end Of the season there is little
doubt. In the meantime there ia a prospect of
another Richmond entering the arena. Robert
Bonner. the owner of Rarus, Edwin Forrest, and
other fast ones, it isreported is about to depart
from his custom and enter some of his horses
in open races. Oe this report, MIR. Bonner
says: "You may say that am thinking of
giving public exhibition of the speed of some
of my horses, but haven't made up my mind
fully about it as yet. I'll let the public
know in due time. The GLOBE
has believed that in Edwin For
rest Mr.. Bonner had horse capable of turn
ing milo track, under favorable conditions
in 2:l0. The GLOBE holds to this belief yet
and that If MIR. Bonner shall start him in
public trial that figure will have to be beaten,
or to Mr.. Bonner will be long the credit Of own
Ing the fastest trotter In America. At least
Mr.. Bonner owes it to himself and tho Ameri-
can people to give his fastest horse a public
trial, or come out and acknowledge that he has
no animal capable of equaling the perform
ancea Of Maud or St. Julien,