Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-25
minnesota MentiOn.
THE MIDWAY STABLE.


No one of the Midway stable of trotters
and PAGERS were engaged last week, but if
the Lieutenant of ''Veritas" of The Spirit,
writing from Cleveland, is not at fault,
something good may be expected when
they are really let loose, which is to be,
as reported, at the Chicago meeting. The
lieutenant says: Mr.. Woodmansee receiv-
ed dispatch on Friday that Commodore
Kittson would be here to take look at his
string of trotters and PAGERS. Thus we
had the pleasure of a long talk and a
pleasant visit with the Commodore, after
he had seen the matchless Splan
drive Pilgrim an easy mile
in 2:224, and Fanny Witherspoon four
miles in 2:204, 2:21, 2:1815 and 1881.
She made a break in the bomestretch in
the second mile, otherwise she would have
trotted in about PIG or 2:17. The Oommo-
dore was very much pleased with the looks
and actions of his horses, as we'll as with
the management of MIR. Woodmansee and
the driving of Mr.. Splan; of both he speaks
IN the highest possible terms, and says it
is grea4 pleasure to him to find them all
SO comfortable and agreeable. The Com
modore likes to talk about his horses and
trotting generally, and it is to be hoped
that we will always have plenty of such
liberal gentlemen on the trottIng turf, al
though there are very few such at present.
ONCE MORE A HAPPY MAN.
The following pleasant notice of one of
the earliest and staunchest friends of the
GLOBE, Mr.. Jay LaDue, of Rochester,
Mimi, is from the Record and Union, of
that city: Jay LaDue is once more a
happy man. Since our last issue he has
had two youngsters added to his string of
trotting colts, half sister and a full
brother to Utopia, who was sold a short
time since for $1,000 at three years of age
The brother of Utopia has been christened
Dexter" and is as likely colt as ever
was foaled in this city, ana it would take a
man with long purse to become its
owner. Jay has but few weaknesses, and
among them Is his love for his trotting
stock and the Democratic party; but of
late the trotters are ahead in this regard.
At the next presidential election the trot-
tiers will have to show remarkable speed. or
the party of his love will get the start of
the horscs
MISCELLANEOUS.
Frank Mackey, of Minneapolis, has
promising animal in his brown mare Lady
Florence, which gained record of 2:3215
at Saltwater Friday last. She is nearly
16 hands and will weigh about 1850
pounds; has the true trotting conforma-
ton, is sound, level headed and a square
honest trotter. She is by Menelaus, 226,
son OF Hambletonian, 10, out of Nam
brine Chief mare. Mr.. Mackey started in
at Saltwater with the intention of keep
ing her back, and had her driven in that
way IN the 800 class, but got so disguised
at the bald pulling INDUCED in by drivers
of other horses that he ordered her driven
out IN the 2:5O class, trotted Friday, an
order that he followed up with the state
ment that he would never start horse in
race again, unless he did it to win, if he
could. Mr.. Mackey in this determination
has struck the key to success as a turf
patron. A contrary course may win for a
time, but square work will win in the long
run, as witness, for instance, John G.
Oswald's success with Flora Belle.
pleasant incident illustrative of the
proverbial generosity of horsemen occur
red at Saltwater Friday. A boy about
five years of age, in rags and tatters, but a
little gentleman in behavior, was about the
stables, ready to do any little errand by
which he could earn an honest penny.
After having picked up several five cent
pieces, some one suggested that
such a bright, gentlemanly boy,
ought to have better clothes.
The suggestion was immediately
acted upon and a subscription taken, and
stableman detailed to take the boy to
clothing house and dress him up from
head to foot. Rugged out in his new cloth
ing he was given some small ichange and
sent home to his mother. 1t was a good
act, and one we venture to say the lad will
never forget.
And low it is Uri. L. Lamprey, the we'll
known lawyer, who has the ''boss foal Of
the season. 1t is FLY, dropped the 18th