Daily globe., 1883-08-30
The Races.

The Weather yesterday was little more
favorable for the enjoyment of turf sports,
and for the success of the sports them
selves, than it was on Tuesday, though it
was still far from perfect. For first class
racing and the enjoyment thereof there
should be cloudless sky, warm sun and
a light wind. 1t was reasonably warm
yesterday, but the sky was overcast with
CLOUDS for the greater portion of the day,
at times threatening showers, conditions
that operated undoubtedly to keep large
numbers away who had planned to be
present Notwithstanding these unfavora-
BILE conditions, the hour of 2 Pm, when
the first race of the day was called, ,trotting
in tha 2:30 class, there were between
5000 ard G,000 people on the grounds,
nearly one-h4if OF whom had seats IN the
grand stand, ana the majority of others
occupied advantageous positions for sight
seeing along the fences, and in carriages.
The track was IL better condition than on
TUez iaY, indeed quite favorable to gallop-
ers, though still Stow for trotters.
The programme for the day provided
for l}it one Jrottiug race for 2:32 horses; a
hurdle race, mile and repeat over FIVE
three-fCOt hUrGiers; running race, mile
and quarter aud repeat, and a mile race,
half mile dash. The last one in to win first
money. All these races except that
for 2:32 trotters, we're without
special significance. For this 2:32
race there were eleven entries, the largest
and best field Of horses ever started in
race in Minnesota. Having such field
of horses it is not surprising that it result
ed in adding two to the list of 2:30 per
formers, viz, the bay stallion Silas Wright,
owned BY Simonds q Clough, of Rochester,
this state, and the br. g. Elmwood Chief,
owned by R. I. Knubs, of Sioux City, Ia.
There were undoubtedly others i'll the party
capable of doing a mile in 2:90 or better,
under favorable circumstances, but the
large field and the narrow track were
against horses happening to be placed in
the rear rank, as half had to be, especially
if Of nervous temperament.
The performance of the bay stallion
Silas Wright, in winning the first heat in
exactly 2:30, is of special local Importance,
from the fact that he is Minnesota
bred, being foaled the property of his
present owners, while his sire is the stall
lion Alexander, at the head of the Lake
Elysian trotting stud, owned by our fellow
townsman, G. A. Degraff, Esq, who, by the
performance, gets his first representative
in the 2:30 list. Silas Wright is a beauti-
full bay, not quite sixteen hands, and
weighs about LOO pounds. He Was first
tracked IL his four-year old form, making
a record that year on the st. Paul track of
2:5O. His services in the stud there being
eagerly sought for ne was relegated to that
service where he has since been kept until
this year. and even now his track prepara-
ton is very incomplete, being soft aud
carrying too much weight. His $50 heat
was made without skip. We congr&tu-
late Mr.. De Graf and his owners, and
trust that he will be given better chance
to show the speed he undoubtedly
possesses.
The July meeting at Minneapolis and
the present fair races at the same place,
have given four 2:30 performances, viz:
Lovejoy's b g Gen. Hancock, the winner
of the 2:2S class Tuesday, who secured a
record at the July meeting of 2:28I and
w. Alderman's b Stormer, (owned in
Wisconsin )who got record at the same
meeting of 2:2911a, and Silas White and
Elmwood Chief in the races yesterday.
Following are details of the races:
THE 2:32 CLASS.
The first race for the afternoon was
trotting in the 2:32 class, which brought
together a bewilderiDg field of horses,
eleven in number, viz; John Van Horn,
bl m Lady Florence; Simonds & Clough,
b Silas Wright; w. G. Russell, b g Hum
boldt; Price Smith, br m Namona; Geo. P.
Smith, bl S Black Jim; Abe Rohrback, m
Theresa Scott; William Parker, br m
Mollie B; Otto & Blanchard, bl Tom
Kirkwood; R. T. Kneebs, br g
Elmwood Chief; S. o. Turner, m Dutch
Girl; Henry Seeley, b S John Thomas.
The horses had positions in the order nam
ed, and we're started off in two phalanxes,
the last named trailing. In the pools be-
fore the first heat the field brought so,
Dutch girl Sc, Elmwood Chief, Mollie B.
and Namona So each.
First heat-Perhaps there are turf wri-
ters who can correctly describe heat with
eleven horses in it, giving their positions
at different points of the course, the
changes, etc. It was a mixed race, several