Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-03
THE TURF.
st. Paul Driving Park.


Mr.. Ben SYoodmansee, located at the st.
Paul Driving Park, is handling quite number
of horses (mostly young) this spring, though
not so many as such an experienced trainer and
driver. and with such excellent accommoda-
tions, both for care and work, should have.
Among the horses in his care are the following:
The trottinp stallion Fearnaught, brought here
from Canada by Mr. F, st. German, but now
owned nv John B. st. Aubin. Fearnaught Is
in the stud. but at the close of the season Will
be fitted for the fall trotting campaign. his
record is 2:29.
The only horse in Mr.. Woodmansees hands
being fitted for the summer campaign is tne cn:
q. Rank Fisk. owned by Fred Plllsbury, OF
Hinneanolis Fisk commenced his turf career
last season under the pilotsge OF Mr. WOOD
mansee, and though taking part IN several races
and winning nearly thousand dollars IN
second and third moneys, was so fortunate as
not to receive record SO that he is ellglole TO
the 100 class For this fortunate position ne
is in rart indebted to the judges at st: Paui,
who neglected to take his time when ne was
second in heat and the first horse was set
back for running. In the same race ue oroVe
the first horse ont in one heat In Z:3u, not
making a skip in the heat. FISK SHOWS
that he has had excellent care during the WIN
ter, and though owing to the very untaVoraoie
weather so far this spring, he has hao pu' Ilttle
fast work he has shown half In !'lO' ana
mile in better than 2:34. Fisk was bought out
of n drove of horses from Low a, and nothing is
known of his breeding beyond the claim that
he is ont of q pacing mare called copper bot
tom in Iowa. MIR. Pillsbury thinks some of
sending him to the Milwaukee meeting, and II
he continues to improve will probably do so.
Mr.. Bruno Beaupre has placed his pole team
Lady Logan and Carrie X. IN MIR. Woooman-
sees care for little work, both t" pole and IN
L L,-g nrHn nf
Logan with showing better than that figure.
A brown mare by Joe Hooker, son of Nam
brino Chief, owned by W. r. Merriam, begins
to step off like trOtter.
The handsumest animal in Mr.. WoOdmansees
hands is a 3-year-old Alexander colt, owned Dy
Norman W. Kittson. he is a bright bay with
black points, a most intelligent head, an Alex
ander body, with tail sweeping the ground,
and as fine a set of legs and feet as were ever
put under horse.
Another fine colt is by DracO Prince, brown
4-year- old, of good size and the step OF trot-
ter, owned by Mr.. s. Mair, of Hastings.
Still another youngster is 3-year br. &. by
Gov. Sprague, owned by Fred Pillsbury' OF
Minneapolis. He is good looking and prom
Using youngster.
black geldiug by Green's Bashaw, owned
by Mr. Charles Brown, the well known horse
dealer, is showing 2:4O gait.
A sorrel mare, owned by George Morrison, of
Minneapolis, is receiving her first track work
Mr. VIM. l.. McGrath has two colts at the
track in the care of Mr.. Mark Devy. One Is
four year old. by Administrator, out OF Medu-
sa by Almont a very promising colt The other
is strapping two year old, by Alexander out
of Polly McGrath.
Saturday afternoon, the track presented
quite an animated scene between thirty and
forty gentlemen being there with their horses,
single and to pole, and some quite exciting
trials of speed took place.