Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-22
The .StiEE,pnfer Faces.


S. O'Briel, of Still water, while acting as
presiding Judge in the stand at the races
held at that place during the last week in
August. Ia that article the names of Mr.
Geo. B. Clayson, of st. Paul, and Mr.. @.
E. Pillsbury, OF Minneapolis, were given
among others equally trustworthy, as wit
nesses to the facts therein stated. On tbs
following day the GLOBE published letter
from Mr.. OBrien in answer, which was
simply an evasion of the charges made,
his only defense being general denial
II the "you're another" style. To this no
reply WAS needed, for, IN my article the
facts and circumstances were clearly and
distinctly stated, and the names of re-
sponsible parties given to substantiate the
charges of fraudulent practices on the part
of Mr.. O'Brien, and there 1 was contented
to let the matter rest. But it appears that
Mr.. O'Brien, smarting under the expose,
considered it necessary to write another
letter to the GLOBE, and which was pub
Iished on the 9Th inst, copy
of which have just received,
the contents of which, confirms the truth
of the adage referred to in my article.
His wounds itch-he still futters. H
commences his last letter by saying:
''The first charge which like all the balance
are false, is that O'Brien had full control of the
races"
Here TIE audacity of the man Is illus
trated, and the worth of all of his denials,
aud statements, made manifest. All par
ties that were interested we'll know that
the racing at the Washington county fair
was placed under his full control, Z fact
that parties IN in crest were
repeatedly assured of by the statements of
Mr.. Dud. Henry, and of MIR. McKusick,
the secretary of the association. Ten miE-
utes before the pacing race was declared
off both of these gentlemen assured the
owners Of the horses that O'Brien had full
control, and that they thought that he
(O'Brien) was not doing the fair thing with
them, and that they would see him about
tand would Offer their individual checks for
an amount necessary to make up the de-
ficiancy in the amount of money to be
added for the PAGERS. Let M. OBrien
stand up and face these witnesses, and we
will see how much credit can be placed up
on his denials.
He then goes GA and says:
''rhe next he mentions Is the second heat of
the 2:30 race. He says Zig trotted behind the
mare all through the heat, and at the di lance
they were simultaneous, he coming in half
length ahead. There is more truth III that than
in any statement he has made, but in his garb-
ling he forgot to say that when they broke the
gelding was half length behind, SO from that to
the wire he gained length by running and diH
come in ahead, but was set back twice what he
gained and saving the horse a record, had no
more to do with it than the price of putty"
Garbling indeed. 1t is we'll known to q
full half dozen gentlemen who at the time
were seated on the pool stand, which is
situated directly opposite to where the
break occurred, that the horse was full
neck in advance when the mare broke, and
that on her rushing up, the horse broke
also, both running under the
wire. In the above ''garbling" O'Brien
has omitted to tell why the Judges did not
take into consideration how much the
mare had gained by her running, and set
her back accordingly. But that would
have given the horse a record of 2:32M,
and to evade which the mare was given the
heat. And that was the price of that
putty. And now hear O'Br1en again:
''Iu the 2:t0 race the St. Paul gentlemen, as
Spectator styles them, did make q kick, but the
judges knowing them to be chronic kickers,
paid attention to them, but after the second
heat they OF their own accord come to the con-
clusion that David r. had not been driven o1t IN
that heat, they cautioned the driver that if he
did not drive the horse out the next heat they
would put up another driver. So believing that
he did not drive him out the third heat, they
changed drivers and called the heat off -
The first heat in the 2:40 race
was won by Zig, in 2:39R,
behind close to the pole. Before the COM
mencement of the second heat the two St.
Paul gentlemen spoken of, proceeded to
the judges stand, and in most respectful
manner called the attention of the judges
to the way in which David R. was driven
in the heat just ended. Stating that to
their knowledge the horse was able to trot
in 2:35, and asked that another driver
should be given to him in order that an
honest race could be made. A courteous
answer was made to their request, mot by
Mr.. O'Brien) but by gentleman, who sta
ted that the matter would be considered.
This was all that was said, and the gentle
men from st. Paul Immediately left the
track, and returned to their seats in the
grand stand. And this was the only COM
plant made By them of any character to
the judges or other person during their
visit to Saltwater. But no attention was
given to the request, and the horses were
started for the second heat which ended as
did the first. Zig winning easily in Pal.
Before the start for the third heat the
driver of David R. stated that in the
next heat he would drive his horse out; and
either force the driver of Zig to throw tbs
race or take a lower record for his horse.
This he did do, driving his horse alongside
of Zig the entire mile, passing under the
wire neck only behind the winner, the
heat being trotted without q break in
1861, as made by all the gentlemen
whose names have been cited as witnesses
and that O'Brien declared this heat no
heat, and no time made, was for no other
purpose than to avoid record better than
2:40 for Zig, as kno own to all, and all the
denials that Mr.. O'Brien can write in q
thousand letters cannot conceal that fact
Now let Mr.. O'Brien again stand up and
tell the public why it did not occur to him
that David R. was not driven out in the
first and second heats, when Zig was MOI
forced out of the 2:40 class, and also why
it did so occur to him after the finish Of
the third heat which gave that horse 6
record OF 2:3615? Why he did not declare
the first or second heat no heat, but waiteG
until the third heat, the fastest of the ract