Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-15
BEACON PARK.
THE GREAT 2:17 RICE At BOSTON
YESTERDAY.
Edwin Thorne the Winner in Three
Straight Heats = Fanny Witherspoon
Sixth in the Race-The Rife Match at
CreedmOOr-The Base Ball Record.
Turf Events.

BEACON PARK, Sept. l4.-About 10000
persons were present at the Blanchard PIT
race, including delegations from all parts
of the country. Seven horses started in
| the race, as follows: Fannie Withers, Ed
win Thorne, Clingstone, Santa Claus,
Helene, Parma and Humboldt. Edwin
Thorne was slight favorite in the pools.
The horses started at BIB. Edwin Thorne
won the first heat time, 2:19; Helene, sec
| ond, Clingstone third, The second heat
started at 4:04, and was won by Edwin
Thorne, Clingstone second, time 2:181a.
| In the first heat much time was lost
scoring. Fifteen times the horses came to
the wire, and were as many tim es sent
back. On the sixteenth attempt a fair
start was made, with Parana slightly in the
lead. Thorne came to the front at the
turn, with Parana, HELEN E. and Cling
stone following in the order named. Thus
went back to the fourth, Helen E. came up,
and from here to the home stretch made a
pretty race with Thorne. On the home
stretch, however, Thorne pulled away from
the mare and won by at least three lengths.
|
fourth, Santa Claus fifth, Parana sixth,
and Humboldt last. Edwin Thorne now
sold $50 against $40 for the field.
! In the second heat the horse Edwin
Thorne led after passing the quarter, with
Helen E. second, Clingstone third. Here
Clingstone overlook Helen E. and gained
second position. The other horses, except
Parana and Humboldt, gradually closed
\ nd into no b,>,, cfr oh
well punched. Helen E. and Santa Claus
here broke and fell back, but Thorne
Clingstone and Fanny Witherspoon kept
together and trotted splendidly. Thorne,
however, had slight advantage, and was
closely pressed by Clingstone. This order
was maintained down the home stretch
where all the horses made fine
speed. Clingstone was outtrotted
and could not overcome
Thorne's advantage. Thorne finished win
ner by a head and shoulders, Clingstone
second, Fanny Witherspoon third, Santa
Claus fourth, Parana fifth, Helen E. sixth
and Humboldt last. Throne stock again
doomed, and he sold for $50 against $40
for the field.
The celebrated stallion Smuggler, win
ner of the Italian race of 1874, and who
has the best record of any stallion in the
world, was now exhibited upon the track
and was greeted with great enthusiasm.
The third heat was somewhat prolonged
by false scoring, five attempts being mad,
before the word was given. Edwin Thorne
Santa Claus, Clingstone and Parant
rounded the turn in the order named, ant
so continued to the back stretch. At the hal
mile Santa Claus overlook Thorne
and the twowent neck and neck to the three
quarters post amid tremendous cheering
Clingstone here came up with Thorne anC
Santa Claus, and the three kept abreast til
halfway down the home stretch, whe1
Thorne again pulled ahead. Clingstone
by fine burst of speed, passed SAINT;
Claus when within a few rods of the fnisl
and came under the wire less than hal
length behind Thorne. The order of tn
finish was: Edwin Thorne 1, Clingstone 9
Santa Claus 3, Parana 4, Helen E. 5, Fam,
Witherspoon 6, Humboldt z. Edwin
Thorne consequently was awarded frs
! money, Cingstone second, Helen E, third
, Santa Claus fourth.
The following is the summary:
Special race for horses of the 2:17 class
mn