Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-24
"Yeferan" in Ne,c York.

The readers of this department OF the
GLOBE have cause to remember with pleasure
many contributions to it over the signature of
"Veteran''-a non de plume chosen, and to
which he is justly entitled, by Capt. B.Atkins.
Capt. Atkins has temporarily removed to New
York City to assist in looking after and man.
aging extensive mining interests in Colorado,
in which he with his son-in-law, Mr.. A.
Mcleod, and few Others are associated, the
captain being vice president of the company.
Previous to leaving st. Paul lthe captain prom
ised lis the GLOBE readers should hear from him
occasionally through his favorite department.
In compliance with that promise we have the
pleasure this morning of presenting his
first letter, in which he gives us his impress
sions of the race between st. Julien and Trim
ket at the Gentlemen's Driving park, Saturday,
the 18th, together with a brief reference to
Won Arnim's performance at the Breeders
meeting He says:
FRIEND WOOD: was early on the ground
on the day of the race between st. Julien and
Trinket, and my curiosity was divided between
the trotters and the millionaire horsemen with
their turnouts. l saw many notable men as
we'll as horses. General Grant drove trotter
hooked up to single seat road wagon. Mr.
Vanderbilt drove Small Hopes and William H.
to the pole. Mr.. David Bonner.and Mr.. Allie
Bonner appeared with single rigs, besides the
hundreds of other ample material for my Gu
riosity.
The New York papers have furnished you
with the details of the race, therefore will not
repeat it. Both horses appeared in the pink
of condition, st. Julien especially being on
giltedged form. Both horses were brought
out for warming up, both looking very fine
and animated. Hickok disclosing his conf
dence by sending his horse past the club
house at full speed, at the same time singing
out to him, da-da-da-da, which action caused
serious cast on the countenGnces of those
that had been counting out their $40 on the
mare to 500 on the horse. St. Julien
wore quarter boots forward and small
scalpers behind, awhile the mare was loaded
with boots, having quarter boots, ankle rolls,
knee boots suspended from over her should
ers, and eight ounce toe weights forward,
and long shin boots and ankle boots behind,
all of which appeared to me as being
too much of handicap for any horse to
stay and win against st. julien.
The race would have been one sided affair
had not Hickok accommodated himself to the
speed of the mare, pulling the horse whenever
the mare fell behind, thereby making a nose
and tail race, which gave it great interest.
That such was the programme agreed upon is
shown from the fact that they ale to make a
hippodrome tour, commencing at Phladelpha
next Saturday, thence on to Baltimore, Wash
ington &c.
When the horses appeared for the second
heat st. Julien, when approaching the club
house, came with head up, ears pointed, eager.
ly scanning the crowded throng, as If looking
for some particular individual, evidently Mr.,
Vanderbilt, to whom he wished to say, "trot
out your Maud S. I am prince of the house
of Hambletonian and Clay, and
in race of heats, can down any trotter
that was ever bred in Kentucky, anything that
boasts of galloper in their pedigrees. 1 am
the chief. l am the dark eyed chief, and Il
any gentleman knows of any toe-weieht trot.
ter that can beat me, let him stand up ard be
counted" Perhaps most people only saw, and
did not hear this soliloquy, but l heard it
and belieyed it as we'll. think that on thai