Daily globe., 1881-08-29

Northwestern Exposition grounds, at Mime
apolis, any of these fine mornings, will be re-
paid by getting a foretaste of the great turf
attractions to be presented by Col. King dur
ing exposition week. The visit should he
made between and 10 a. M, the nearer the
first named hour the better. Between those
hours upwards of hundred horses-trotters,
runners and pacers-whlch are to take part in
the races, will be seen taking their preliminary
work, the trotters and PAGERS on the regular
course, and the runners upon temporary
track running along the inside rail.
reporter made such visit Saturday.
reaching the grounds a little before 6, and
remaining until after 10, during all of which
time there was passing before his eye steady
string of flyers at the different ways of going,
presenting most varied and interesting scene.
Of the trotting phalanx, the movements of
Capt Herod, Selkirk, Fearnaught and Por-
ticn, to contest with Won Arnim for the STALL
ion honers, will he watched with special in
terest. Won Arnim is getting his preparation
at the Kittsondale track, but the other four
can be seen at work any morning at the Min
neapolis track. All are doing good and fast
work-such work as will convince any-horse-
man that the race will be fast and desperately
contested. Here too, is to be seen De- Graf &
get in training, part for the show ring aud
part for the races, and twenty or thirty others,
getting ready for the coming struggles
Turning attention to the runners, and the
scene is still more eXhilerating and exciting
Already there are between fifty and sixty gal
lopers getting their preparatory work on the
grounds, and quite a number entered are yet
to put in an appearance. One watching these
runners take their work, will very readily
bor 6 ahohIa 70 f,,r
the great four mile heat race, from the fact
that these horses are given longer distances
and more severe work than the shorter dis
tance jumpers. In this way the reporter has
picked out eight horses now on the grOand,
which will undoubtedly, with Others yet to ar
i've from the east, face the starter Thursday
afternoon, the 9th, in the grandest and most
exciting running race ever given in the North
west.
THE LADY RIDERS.
On the track, too, will be seen the three lady
riders-Miss Emma Jewett, of Minnesota,
Miss Belle Cook, of California, and Mrs. Rob
inson, of England-to take part in the two
20,mlle equestrienne contests, taking their
regular mornings work. The ladies art
early birds, reaching the grounds between 5
and a. M, and spending from three to four
which they ride on an average about twenty
two miles. The order of their exercise is as
follows, made necessary by the fact that the
horses are being prepared for the work at the
same time: Given a horse they ride him
around the course at walk once, at slow
trot once, a slow gallop once, faster gallop
once, and then twice around at nearly or
quite the full speed of the horse, making
sa borses miles, Is made when and the csangs sams pro
gramme repeated. The ladies, when thus ex-
ercising, always attract The lions share of at
tention, the manner of setting their steeds,
the control they exercise over them, etc., ETC.,
forming subjects of comparison and discus
sion as to their relative merits.
MISS JEwETT,
it will he remembered, essayed her first public
performance as an equestrienne at the Mime
apolis exposition last year, Miss Cook bling
her competitor. The thousands who were
present on the day of the race will also re-
member how pluckly and sturdlly she carried
herself until an unfortunate accident preclp-
tBted her defeat and brought the race to an
end. Later, however, she rode and VOL
matches in the most handsome manner al
Louisville, KY, Kansas City, Mo-, and Other
points. She appeared for her exercise Saturda.
q purple riding habit with her head SUI
mounted by small round topped hat. Her
appear auce denotes most excellent health an
spirits. She looks to weigh aboot l40 pounds
Those who saw her ride last yrar and watc
her at uract,ce now, will at once remark
lecided Improvement u her sl>le. Her ses
is firmer and she has schooled herself to alb
sorb more quickly tnat necessary sympathy
with the action of her horse so essential to his
and her own comfort.
MISS BELLE COOK,
or Mrs. Paul. the champion of last year, is in
most excellent condition. Her weight is
probably 130 pounds, She takes her exercise
in plain black habit and velvet hat with a
veil wound about her head and face. Her
manner of riding is as near perfection,
according to the American
idea, as can we'll be imagined. She sits her
horse as if she were an actual part of him.
Her stirrup foot is steadily held directly under
her body, and with steady, even pull upon
the horse, strong or light as the horse desires,
she rides with an case and grace, and at the
same time daring intrepidity, reached by few
women. She does not seem to know fear in
connection with horse, as has often been il
lustrated. Saturday, at her own reques-, af-
ter completing her regular exercise of about
twenty miles, she got permission to ride rum
ming horse which had run away with every
granted with considerable uneasiness as to the
result, but Miss Cook was equal to the occa-
sion, and soon had the horse under control,
riding him several times around the track.
MRS. ROBINSON,
who is to ride against Miss Cook for the in
ternstional championship, is typical Eng
lishwoman, from which country she has but
recently arrived. She weighs about 154
pounds, is of good height, 1.-the and muscu-
lar, and in evidently the possessor of goodly
quantity of true English grit and pluck. To
an American her style of riding is neither so
graceful or finished as that of either Miss
Cook or Miss Jewett. She rides with short
stlrrup, sits her saddle loosely, and has that
up and down movement of the body practiced
so generally by English riders. However,
she has firm rein, and appears to have most
excellent control of her horse. She wore Sat
urday gray riding suit and helmet. In one
thing she seems 10 have the best of her oppo-
nents-her habit is short and much less cum
bersome, while her limbs are protected by
rubber leggings. Mrs. Robinson is less
advanced in her work than either Miss Cook
or Miss Jewett, but she has four days more
time in which to prepare, her race not coming
off until Friday, while Miss Cook and Miss
Jewett ride Tuesday.
THE RACE
is very trying one on the ladies, being full
twenty miles. Each lady is to have eight
horses, chosen by lot before the start, changes
being made every mile or two miles, according
to the horse, retinue of assistants being in
readiness at the point selected to assist the
lady in making the transfer. The horses for
these two contests are much superior to those
usually provided for such races, most of them
having been brought from Kentucky where
they had been kept and used for running
They are really good racers, several
being decidedly fast. But little if any advan-
tage can be secured in the choice of horses, so
| that the outcome of the race will largely de-
pend upon the management of the mounts,
that one being able to make her changes
quickest, standing decidedly the best chance.
The lady, If she is cool and collected, and her