Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-05
RACING At MIDDAY.

Presentation of Gold Watch TO Capt,
Atkins Yesterday Afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon qaito large crowd
OF people assembled at the driving park
at Midway, to attend the races advertised
TO take place, as G testimonial to Capt.
Atklns, gentleman who takes great in
terest IN all matters pertaining to horses,
and who is regarded as excellent authority
upon anything that pertains to this anil
NAL. This trotting matinee was arranged
to take place yesterday afternoon for the
reason that the captain is about to leave
for the east, to be gone all winter, and per-
haps for still longer period. His friends
concluded that it would be very suitable
occasion to signify their regard for him
by holding q short and interesting
race mseting. The day was a most
favorable one for the sport and
seldom is better one seen at this season
of the year.
The racing consisted of pacing and
trotting race. The pacing race was for
5000, and was first class in all respects.
There were five entries, and each heat was
commended for in a manner that showed
that the struggle was a real one. 1t was
close all the way through and fought out
TO the end from wire to wire. The entries
were as folioWs:Geo. P. Smith entered ch.
g.John H; A. B. Lasher b. G. Niger; Peter
Langton. gr. g., Gray Dan; A. A. Mathews,
oh. &. Billy N; James Kitton, br. S., Lazy
B,n. John Ii. won the two first heats, the
first in 2:32 and the second in 2:3115; Bill
IL n. won the third heat in 2:30 and the
fourth IN 2:30, and the last and deciding
heat was won by John II. liz 2:2915. John
Il. takes the first money, Billie n. the
secotid, Niger third and Grav Dan fifth.
The owner o. thu horse is T. B, Marrett
of st. Paul, and he was driven by Mr..
Geo. z. Smith, who has handled him with
great skill all the season.
Between the two races CAPT. Atkins an
noanced from the stand that R. q. Glenn
had entered Jumbo for a fast mile. and
stated that if he failed to appear with his
entry he would be fined 800 and expelled
from all the tracks in the country except
Saltwater. Bobby bodied up ssrenely,
and said he would BIS on time, and shortly
afterward appeared upon the track arrayed
IN fantastic garb upon sulky, driving
Mr.. Nichols horse, Jumbo, i7e-year-old,
fifteen hands high, weighing 1,8t5 pounds.
and measuring seven feet six inches around
the girth. He drove around the track amid
the cheers of the crowd, the time an
nouncsd from the stand being 2:G9l4, one.
second less than the best time Of Maud S.
The event WIS ons Of the most pleas1reac-
bic of the day.
The trottin9 raoe was brought to sud
den and unexpected close by the coming on
of darkness, so that it became impossible
TO proceed any further after the fourth
heat. The entries we're as follows: Mat
DEFY entered G. 6. Daniel R; A. f. MeIn~
tosh entered br. &. Butcher Jim; Bill Ma
son entered b. II. Kitty; Deny Geneen
entered Billy Mack. Mat DEFY won two
heats and Butcher Jim won two, when the
race was brought TO ci9so on account of
darkness and all bets were declared OF,
WATCH PRESENTATION.
During the afternoon the friends Of Cap
tain Atkins called him into the parlo1s of
Commodore KitEson's stables, and through
Captain j. D. Wood, presented him With
a handsome and valuable opsn-faced stop
md setback gold watch. The watch
bears upon til inside case
the folIcwing Inscription: "Presen!od to
Ddr6Oh ath1Io " IiiSuNS GS hoV' GUA
1882" This part of the afternoons en-
tertainmenE constituted quite pleasant
surprise for Capt. Atkins, who received
the present with evident satisfaction. The
occasion throughout was very pleasant
one, and those who were present can say
tina. they saw one of the gamest races that
was ever paced.
*x*"He that prays harm for his neighbor, begs,
curse upon HIMSELF He that recommends
Kidney-Wort to his sick neighbor brings bless
ing rich and full both to his nelghbor and HIM
self. Habitual costiveness is the bane of nearly
every American woman. Every woman owes 1t
to herself and to her family to use that cele-
brated medicine, Kidney-Wort.
In the Methodist conference at Milwaukee
yesterday, Rev's Reynolds, of Oconto county,
and Frink, Of Burnett county, preferred charges