Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-28


John FL. was awarded first money, Billy
N. second, AMI Grey Dam third.
In the first heat Grey Dam won the posi-
ton with John e., Billy N. and Niger in
line and took the heat easily with Billy Ma
good second.
In the second heat there were three scor-
ings, owing to a mistake in striking the
bell on the part of one of the Judges on
the second scoring, when the starters were
in fine line, and On the third scoring when
the ''Word' was given matters got badly
mixed giving an easy winning TO John 81 i. 4,
who also took the third heat, snatching it
by hard work from Grey Dam.
In the fourth heat Billy N. passed under
the home wire in best time, 2:221a, leading
John H. by half neck, which caused great
excitement, and Billy's driver, A. A. Mat
thews, was brought up in the arms of his
Red Wing friends to the front of the
judges stand to hear the decision. and was
afterwards presented with bouquet by
managers of the fair.
In the fifth heat Niger had the pole and
led off beautifully the first half mile and
around again to the commencement of the
home stretch, when he broke badly and
was passed by Grey Dam, but recovered in
elegant style and came to the work tapping
on to Grey Dam in going under the wire by
about a neck. Here the greatest excite
ment ensued, the driver of Niger coming
up with crowd and protesting foul by
Grey DAMS driver in which he was backed
by Capt. Atkins of st. Paul. After consul
tation the judges gave the heat to Niger
and set back Grey Dam to second place,
because the driver of the latter failed to
keep his position on entering the home
stretch and because he firted his whip in
the face of Niger to the effect of causing
him to lessen speed at the finish, which
was so uncomfortably close.
In the sixth and last heat Niger took
the pole, with Grey Dam, JohnIH. and Bill
ly N. in order. Niger held the lead to en-
tering upon the home stretch, John 81. and
Billy N. going side by side, with Grey Dam
last. On the home stretch Niger broke,
and was passed by John Il. and Billy N.
even, who made the closest kind of a bid
it first. with Billy N. about a length in the
rear, Niger third and Grey Dam picking
daisies in the back yard,
The striving for positions on the three
last heats consumed an intolerabie length
of time, but the judges, who made square
and righteous decisions every time, could
not see bad start off at this interesting
and interested stage Of the race, and kept
the bell tongue talking until the word"go'
gave all an equal chance and no one an
advantage, 1t is unnecessary to say that
neither the crowd or the jockeys kicked
against their DEGREES after they had been
declared.
THOROUGHLY SOAPED.
Although it will be some time probably
before articles of incorporation are filed
with the secretary of state for its general
manufacture, the Hart Perkins Soap estab-
ishment is a fixed fact in Red Wing. Hart
is citizen having amassed much means
unto himself in successful business in
earlier years wherewith he has added to
heavily in later years by profitable specu-
lation and Investment, and is known as
very moral and upright citizen with eye
teeth cut very sharp for trade, and de-
cided penchant for always getting the best
end of it.
But the sharpest as we'll as the most
careless have their turn at being trapped
as was demonstrated in the case
of the editor of the famous Waverly Mag
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auction store in New York and bid $25 for
fine detached lever gold watch, and had
pewter bronze ticker nicely wrapped up
for him, worth about nickel, and came
out with his big bargain with all the limo
ceace of an inexperienced doe.
But as Artemus Ward was wont to say in
his lecture, ''We will return to our subject, |
which is the Babes in the Woods" At |
about o'clock yesterday afternoon Hart |
Perkins met his fate at prizebox soap
mans stand on the fair grounds,
which, when it became known
brought out howl of laughter that could
have been heard across the Mississippi's
placid waters, even into the village of
Diamond Bluff, and over which the Red
Wingers have since the occurrence had
their mouths elongated with a grin show
ing from ear to ear.
There is suspicion that some wag set
this hen to lay the golden egg for Hart,
who bought at bargain three boxes of
prize holding soap of the urbane hawker
for the paltry sum Of $s, and being
prompt, cash customer always paid the
money down on the spot and took his
under his arm. At this
point the soap dealer offered Hart 50 if he
would let him, the soap man, have his
pick of the aforesaid boxes, but he was
oeremptorily informed that it was useless