Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-23
FUN ON THE ICE.
Successful Trotting and Pacing Matinee
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Successful Trotting and Pacing Matinee
Yesterday Afternoon.
The trotting and pacing matinee on the
ice yesterday afternoon, drew out a large
number of gentlemen with their steppers
and still larger crowd of spectators who
were content to stand on the ice on either
side of the track and witness the sport.
The attendance from Minneapolis
was not so large as expected, be-
ing confined to Mr.. George Caldwell, Orrin
Rogers, Henry Seely and j. 81. Ensign,
with their single horse Concords and
Gill and Dave Clough with their
fine pole team. The events ar
ranged By the enterprising managers of
the track were three and five race for
both trotters and PAGERS, each with three
prizes, viz: A fine blanket and hood to
first, a lap robe to second, and
a whip to third. These
two races proved quite splendid affairs,
and with the independent trials of speed
whenever the track was unocccpied for
the regular races, kept the interest contin-
ually on the qui vive, and the foot specta-
tors as continually on the look out to avoid
being run down by some one of the many
drivers. As it was, however,no one was run
over, and the entire afternoon was
passed without accident, though two ladies
driving a single horse to two seated
sleigh-one lady with child in her arms
suffered little run away and a tip out
into the bank of snow on the side of the
track, all escaping without the slightest
injury.
The two races were sandwiched, first
one heat by the trotters and then one by
the PAGERS. The entries for the trot
were: Geo. R. Finch's b. h., driven by G.
Houlton; w. Z. Schutte's Capt. Ira; Chas.
Smiths blk g. Bob Ingersoll; G. Radcliff's
or. g. Gen. Sibley, and R. Overpeck's blk
m. Kitty Ackers. Mr.. Overpeck took the
first heat, and Mr.. Schutte's Capt. Ira the
second heat, when Mr.. Finch's horse went
in and took the next three and the race.
Kitty Ackers and Gen. Sibley were with
drawn after the second heat. Bob. Inger-
soil won the second prize, the lap robe,and
Capt Ira the third, the whip.
The entries in the pacing race were:
Ehle Aliens b. NJ, Gypsy driven by George
Allen; Peter Langdon's gr. s., Grey Dan,
driven by owner; A. B. Lasher's blk. g.,
Niger, driven by owner; Geo. W. Magee's
sorrel gelding and Mr.. Thomas Birming-
hams Mack. Mr.'lLasher's Niger won
the first heat, but throwing a shoe in the
second was withdrawn. The next heat was
declared no heat, for the reason that Mr..
Allen was not given the word
to get ready to go, and
the heat being trotted without him. The
third heat was won by the little grey
stallion in fine style, at the end of which,
Mack acting bad, Mr.. Birmingham with
drew him. The next three heats were won
by Mr.. Allen, with the grey stallion press
ing him closely and Mr.. Magee's horse
close up.
The two sets of prizes cost $50. The re-
suit of the races has only whetted
the appetites of owners for
more, and so arrangements have
already been virtually perfected
for another matinee to-mor-
row afternoon, with trotting and
pacing race as the principal attractions,
for prizes of equal if not greater value
than those awarded yesterday. 1t is also
just possible there may be one or two
matches ''for blood,' it being understood
that at least two of the owners of beaten
horses are confident of their ability to
beat the winners. We are assured that if
such owners want to talk business they can
be accommodated. A cordial invitation
is extended to Minneapolis and Saltwater,
to join in the sport, and down the home
steppers if they can.