Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-01
STILL THEY COME.

Arrival Yesterday of Eight Head of Noted
Thoroughbreds for the Exposition Run
ming Races-New Trotting Attrac ton
De Graft s. Hopkins Stallion Alexander
In a Match Against c. A. Pillbury's Grey
Gelding Pedro.
The horses 10 take part in the different run
ming events of the Northwestern exposition
next week, in training on the grounds, were
reinforced yesterday by eight head from the
stables of James A. Grinstead, of Lexington,
Ky; Clifton Bell, of Denver, COL; and j. j.
Merrill, of Saratoga, N. Y. The horses came
direct by express train from Saratoga, N. T.,
where they were engaged last week, having
previously taken part in all the most impor-
tant racing meetings of the season-Nashville,
Tenn, Lexington, KY, Chicago, ILL.,, Baltl-
more, Nd, and Long Branch, Coney Island
and Brighton Beach, n. Y. The arrival In
cIudes the 3.year-old b. C. Clan Alpine, Swear
old b. g. Jack Haverly, b. f. Liathuna, b. m.
Cinderella, b. C. Clifton Bell, b. C.;
Windrush, and two others Oh equai
note. They are among the acknowledged
racing cracks of the year, and their arrival
removes the only chance to doubt that the
different racing events will be, what Col.
King intended they should be, the most inter
esting and exciting of the racing season OF
1881. Among them are several who Will APP
pear to contest for the great 4-mile heat
race-the commanding racing event OF Inc
year-for purse of 10000, and one or more
will be represented in each of the events In
cluded in the programme. The horses left
Saratoga on Sunday, and came through by
fast trains all the way, with twelyer hours,
rest at Chicago, SO that they reached
the grounds in good condition
and ready to take up their work
where they left it at Saratoga. The arrival OF
Windrush in fine feather-lmbs without
blemish, coat as glossy as silk and as mettle-
some as pampered 2-year- old-sets at rest
the report that somehow gained credence that
he had broken down at Saratoga. The report
was evidently a case of mistaken identify
Anyway he is here, and fit, as old man Har-
per would say, to run for mans lie. To-
day another lot of gallOperS will arrive from
Saratoga. The best in the land is what Col.
King started out to get and he has got them,
and don't you forget it.
ALEXANDER AND PEDRO.
It begins to look as if Col. King would
never get through announcing attractions for
his exposition. This morning he has a
new attraction, and one of the best ones, too,
TO be found in his interesting and fascinating
programme. The 2:27 trotting class having
failed to fill, a match was concluded between
CA. Plllsbury's e. e. Pedro, and Commodore
Klttsons r. e. Frank Fisk. Unfortunately
Fisk went amiss and the match was of. At
this point Mr.. Pillsbury, owner of Pedro, and
De Graft & Hopkins, owner of the celebrated
trotting sire Alexander, by Goldsmith's Alb
dallah, dam Fanny by Richards Bellfounder,
of speed by their horses in friendly match.
Naturally Col King gladly accepted SO gen
erous an offer and the match will be trotted
Wednesday afternoon, and to the horse
men and breeders, especially OF Min
nesota, it will undoubtedly prove one
of the most interesting turf events of the
week.
In recognition of the generous and kindly
interest shown in the success of the exposi-
ton by De Graf & Hopkins, not only in max
ing this friendly match, but in entering Alex
ander and eight of his get for the show ring
attractions, Col. King has offered an elegant
silver medal as premium for Alexander to
beat his record, 2:2S1, made at st. Paul Sep
TENDER 3, 1878. This record was made with
but brief preparation, and it has always been
thought by those who saw the performance, to
be in no sense a fair measurement of his
speed. But such was the demand for his
services in the stud that he was after
that performance entirely withdrawn
from the turf and used exclu-
sively for that purpose, his season this year
not closing until about the middle of August.
He is, however, thanks to the iudicious care
of E. A. Parker, the well known filter and
driver who has the handling of the trotting
stock of DeGraff & Hopkins, in excellent con-
dItion, and is putting in repeating heats several
seconds better than his record.
Pedroi is a new conner to the State and has
no record. he is handsome grey, full six
teen hands, and very snowy in harness. His
trotting action is very nearly perfection, and
he is very fast, faster it Is claimed than any
horse in the State, excepting alone Com
modore Kittson's Lady Rolf. This con-
coded, of which there is reasonable
ground for doubt, 1t is certain he will have a
worthy competitor in Alexander, who will
force him to put in his heats close to 220 or
suffer defeat.
This match gives added significance to the
stallion race, in which Won Arnim, Selkirk,
Capt. Herod, Portion and Fearnaught
appear, as, Alexander's performance being for
a consideration-the prize medal offered by
Col. King-the time made by him will consti-
tute a record the same as will the winning
of any heat in the stallion race, and will have
just as much to do with settling the question
as to the fastest stallion in Minnesota, as would
be done were Alexander to trot in the race
with the other stations. instead of against
Pedro merely in match, as he is going to do.
The stations are going to trot for glory more
than for the money, and all are going to trot
to win.
The estate of the late Samantha A. Hutton