Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-04

At the opening of the summer meeting
given by the Driving Park association, yes
terday, there was meagre attendance, but
great interest was taken in each heat by
those who were present. Gen. Hancock,
owned by J. q. Lovejoy, and who was
started in the $50 class, got a record, and
will now be called upon to go for blood.
He made the best time of the day,
notably, 1928, and is a promising
animal. His friends and hackers ex-
press the opinion that he can
apprec1ably lower his time if crowded to
his utmost, while others seem free to state
he made his best showing yesterday. The
weather was most favorably and the track
in fair condition, although somewhat
dusty. To have carefully sprinkled it would
undoubtedly have made it a numb er of
seconds faster.
2:50 CLASS.
The races opened with the 2:5O cl ass
purse $500 divided. with five starters, The
resa Scott and Nellie G. drawn. The
horses started in the order named. Capt.
tola had the pole, followed by General
Hancock, Lady Elliot, Lady Florence and
Irene.
First heat-At 220 the horses were
called up by the bell and positions as
signed. Considerable time was consumed
in warming up" the trotters by speeding
up and down the track. The first score
was failure, but very poor start was
made on the second. Capitola took the
lead handsomely with the others scattered.
Ia first rfa oTotI
were practically unchanged, Lady Flor
ence getting a bad start, was several
lengths in the rear. On the back stretch
Capitola stood first, Hancock a length BE-
hind, Lady Elliot third Irene fourth In
going down the back stretch Lady Flor
ence and Irene were neck and neck. Just
before reaching the half mile post Capt.
tola went into the air and Hancock passed
easily to the front. Coming up the
home stretch Hancock held length the
lead, the main struggle being between
Capitola and Irene for second. The heat
was won by Hancock, Capitola taking sec
ond by a half length, Irene third Lady
Elliot fourth, length behind Irene, and
Lady Florence two lengths further behind.
Hancock did steady, honest work through
out the mile, not making skip from wire
to score. Time, 1881.
Second heat-It was only on the sixth
score that a start was made on this heat.
Capitola came up somewhat slow with the
balance in almost straight line under the
wire. Gen, Hancock forged ahead to
the poll, with Lady Florence next,
Lady Elliot fourth and Capitola badly
behind. So they stood when the first turn
was made. 1t was in this heat that Price
Smith kept Lady Florence down to hand
some work. She is quick tempered little
animal and flies up at slight provocation,
but she held second place to the last quar-
ter. when little Irene, under the lash, passed
to second. Gen. Hancock meanwhile was
steadily pCggiDg away in the lead. Cap
itola and Lady Elliot each went into the
air. Down the home stretch an exciting
contest for second place occurred.
Smith held Lady Florence to her
level best, and Irene was kept under the
whip. The little mare never flinched, how
ever, and took the second place by the
smallest portion of a nose. Hancock won
the heat, Irene and Lady Florence on his
wheel, Lady Elliot fourth, two lengths in
rear, and Capitola three lengths farther
down, coming home on an easy Jog.
Time, 2:284.
Third heat-At this juncture it was re-
ported that the driver OF Irene, for some
reason was only driving for second money.
or not to beat Hancock, but to crowd Lady
Florence to simply take fourth money,
whereas, in the opinion of many she was
capable of earning second money. Conse-
quently the driver of Irene was shelved by
the judges, and Henry Seeley, who is over
weight substituted. The start was scarcely
satisfactory. Hancock was in bad position
and not doing his best, but Lady Florence
showed speed and forced her way neatly
to the front, capturing the pole before
the first turn had been COW
cred. Irene crowded pluckily, making
her little feet patter handsomely. She
quickly Tapped Lady Florence's wheel,
crowding the black off her feet on the back
stretch. Hancock also behaved badly for
the first time, but he lost nothing by
breaking, while Lady Florence lost several
lengths, and the gap was widened by Irene
and Hancock, with Lady Elliot upon her
wheel. Finally she was again brought
down and closed in well to last
quarter where she crowded Irene, and
forged nobly ahead. Gen. Han
cock won the heat amid cheers, with Irene
ID, Lady Florence Sd, and Lady Elliot 4th.
Time-2:3I.
THE SCORE