Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-12
The Nortl.,cester,a Circuit.

The northeastern Circuit.
While the Red Wing meetipg-the first in
the Northwestern circult-was not financial
success, the character of the sport given lie
full of promise for the balance of the circuit.
Indeed, we are inclined to think the other as.
sociations of the circuit ought to vote a pro
rata SUN to the Red Wing association, suftl-
cient to make its losses good, for there is
not thu least doubt that the sur
prislng performance of Little Brown Jug and
Gem, the wonder PAGERS from Commodore
Kittson's stables, will add many hundreds OF
dollars to the receipts OF each of the meetings
yet to be held. All the associations have now
made arrangements for an exhibition OF speed
by these horses, and before the circuit is
ended, there is no shadow of doubt the 2:l6H
of the jug, st Red Wing, will be
beaten three seconds at least. But
while the jug and Gem will be the attraction
for the masses, better and more spirited
contest is to be given at the several meetings
of the circuit, in the special race between the
mares $3.50, Lady Rolfe and Fannie Wither-
spoon. 1t is not especially extravagant to say
that three Amer mares than these have
never trotted race. All are large,
nearly or quite ,.l l6 hands good goo
be found in America. While it is not to be
expected that they will do as fast mile as
Little Brown jug and Gem, our word for it,
the time will be fast, and the mares are so
evenly matched in speed, that their race will
be the more interesting of the two.
This week the circuit meeting is at Hast
ings-two days as at Red Wing-and the same
classes. the added attraction over Red Wing be-
ing special for the Midway mares, as above.
Several horses will also be at Hast
ings in the different classes not at Red Wing,
adding interest. to these events. The meeting
undoubtedly will be well patronized by st.
Paul lovers OF turf sports, the "Flying
Dutchman" giving them an opportunity to go
down in the morning, aud return at Sis in the
evening.
From Hastings the scene will change to
Fargo (the commercial AMI manufacturing
emporium of northern Dakota next week,
and here, owing to the more liberal purses,
a much larger number of entries have been
made, every class having from five to eight
entries. The meeting here will continue
three ys-Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, with three events each day. The follow
ing Is the program me and the entries:
First Day-3:00 class; purse $500 Entries
b. m. Mollie B.; G. E. Petro and G. G. Blue
Jeans.
2:32 class, purse $500. Eutries-b 8. Chip
pewa Chief, b. e. Prince Arthur, br. M. Flem-
ing girl, CHI. IN. Flora Bell, b. g. Almont Boy;
br. S. John Thomas, CIR. G. Frank Hull:
b 8. Chippewa Chief, b. &. capt, Tom, blk.
Ii. Topsey, b. e. Prince Arthur, gr. e.
Colonel, Big. Black Prince, br. s, John Thorn
as, b. &. Sam. b.
Free for all trotters; purse $500. Entries
blk. e. Dictator, br. s. S.lklrk, br. m. Minnie
R., b. s. Won. Arnim, C. g. Portion and br. e.
Redwood.
Special pacing race; purse $500. Entries
Little Brown jug aud Gem.
Third Day-2:45 class, purse $500. Entries:
b. m. Mollie B.; gr. g. Pedro; b. m. Josie
Clayton; b. G. Durol; gr. G. Colonel; b. m.
Lucy N.
Special trotting race, purse $500. Entries:
Lady Rolfe, $3.50 and Fanny -Witherspoon.
In addition to the above there will be on the
first day running race, half mile and repeat,
on the second day pony race, and on the
third day running race, one mile and repeat.
The entries for the running race close the
night of the 18th.
This is a fine lot of entries, and the fact
that the Fargo meeting will be the first time
that all will come together, will serve to sur
round the result with such an uncertainty as to
make the races very interesting. An espe-
cially exciting race will be the free-for-all. 1t
lion Portion, the contestants are
very evenly matched, judged by pre-,
vious performances. The following are the
records: Won Arnm 2:22; Dictator
2:22K; Minnie +. 223; Redwood 2:27;
selkirk 2:291s, and Portion 235. We
have heard very favorable reports
of the:work being d one by all these horses,
sharply contested. Another exciting race will
doubtless be furnished by the 2:39 class,
where the animals are very evenly matched
and all will be driven to win if they can. In
fact, all the races should be closely contested,
aud with good weather there is little doubt
that the week at Fargo will be one of the
most interesting series of racing events ever
seen in the Northwest.
The track at Fargo is a full mile, and is pro-
nounced by experienced horsemen, one of the
best in the cOuntry-good long turns well
thrown up, wide, aud as level and smooth as
floor. The stabling is new and first-class,
and to crown all, the association is composed
OF some Of the most enterprising and honora-
BILE citizens-and enthusiastic horse
has surplus cash capital in bank sufficient
to pay every purse to the last dollar, and
every purse will be paid as soon as decided
whether dollar is taken in at the gate or
not. OF course they hope to make some mon
ey to go toward the expense OF an elegant
CLUB mouse they propose TO erect on their
grounds this fall. In short, the associa-
ton, like the general public of
the town, is wide awake, and
proposes to make the Fargo track one Of
the most popular OF the racing grounds OF
the Northwest
The association have made arrangements,
so that parties buying round trip tickets will
receive the same for one and one fifth fare, to
and from all stations on the Northern Pacific
and St. Paul & Manitoba roads and branches.
From Fargo the sport will be transferred
the following week to Grand Forks, D. T.,
and then the week following back to Mime
spolis, for Fourth Of July week, the meeting
at this point being the last of the circuit.
Commodore Kittson's palace stock car,
bearing the jug, Gem, So So, Fannie With
erspoon, Lady Rnlfe, and Fleming Girl, will
be run down to Hastings this afternoon, re-
turning to Midway Thursday morning, and
next Sunday the car will be attached to the
regular passenger train of the st, Paul &
Manitoba road for Fargo.
Bidnchnrd's SO 900 Race.
A New York telegram of the 9th says: "Com.
modore Kittson, the millionaire horseman of
Minnesota, John E. Turner, Col. H. s. Rus
sell, G. W. Saunders, j. q. Philips, e. L.