St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-04
The Drircl.,s Onfnions.

A correspondent of Wilkes Spirit writing
from Cleveland, o., under date of July 30,
gives good leal Of gossip of the track and
little sketches Of conversations with num-
Der Of drivers and owners of horses In
reading what these gentlemen say it must be
remcmb ered that what is here set down, es-
pecialiy about Maud g., was uttered before
the little mare trotted her last fast mile at
Cleveland. In this race she upsets the the
cries Of Splan and Hickok. The following is
what the correspondent says:
81 arrived here this morning in driving
rain storm, which rendered the track so
heavy that, notwithstanding the sun showed
his face at noon, the races were postponed
until tomorrow. OF course the readers of
the Spirit expect me to tell them who is here
and what the talk is at the old starting point
of the Grand Circuit. So l moved among
the horsemen this morning, and received
cordial greetings on every hand The rank
and file, com posed of shabbily dressed fol-
lowers Of the races, whose trousers are frayed
at the bottom by the ware and tear Of the
pool-box are anxious to pour their sorrows
into my ear, and will tell me all the 'ins and
outs of the jobs at Pttsburg if | will only
show up the schemes in the Spirit"
But it has never been my custom to con-
denim horsemen, except on undeniable
proof. So l bid the impecunious ones
friendly good-day, and listen to what the ex-
perenced TURTLES have to say. Now, here is
a well informed trio-E. j. Simmons, John
Splan and Orrin Hickok. Maud S. and Jay
Eye See are the subjects of discussion.
repeated fast miles exhaust the vitality
of a horse" said Mr. Simmons.
81 agree with you," was the reply of Or
rim, ''and am satisfied that as horse grows
old he can go faster, but'eanI t carry the clip
of his younger days"
"That's true" spoke up Splan, ''for l
drove the runner alongside of Maud s. on
Wednesday last and noticed that she can go
faster for, say, half mile, than ever she
could in her life, but she can't carry the clip.
She has gone against the watch too many
times for that. You can't eat your cake and
keep IL. l never trialcd Rarus within two or
three seconds of where he could go, because
ii was not good judgment, and the owner
did not want to see him go fast for nothing.
With the owner of Mand S. / suppose it is
different"
"What of Jay Eye seel' ventured to
ask, looking at Splan.
''Wel, he has two chances to beat the
record this year, tomorrow at Providence
and the week after ut Buffalo. After that he
goes west to slower tracks, and | notice he
does not like to come home like he did last
year, but he is young horse yet, and if
pointed for very fast mile may do it
in 2:10."
Perceivng Captain George n Stone in an
other group, interviewed him and got the
other side of the street.
eyes, we started Maud S. the other day,
not to beat the record, but to see what her
condition was, She trotted the first mile as
follows: Quarter, 321i seconds; half, / :0315 ;
three-quarters, ;3615 mile, 2:12A. Mr..
Edwards, who is great admirer of the mare,
feared she would injure her reputation by
quitting, when l decided to repeat her, but
i knew Maud better, and she trotted the
second mile on the same notch, 2124, go
ing the first quarter in 32% seconds, the
half in 1904, and the three-quarters in
1891 From this learn that she cannot
trot better than 2:t1 or 2:12 now, for she
needs more fast work to KEY up her muscles,
and enable her to carry the clip that is in
her."
~ hear Mr.. Vanderbilt has wired you to
send her to Saratoga
eyes; he wishes to use her, butt persuaded
him to let us show her tomorrow for the
heneft of the association, but now the rain
has made the track so heavy fear a fast
mile over it is out of the question, so l guess
she will go home without having a chance
to show the world that she can beat her
own time, us well as that of any trotter or
PAGER"
'What is Blair's opinionl' inquired
''IIe thinks just as do, and is confident
agradual preparation is all she needs to beat
2:10.
II tell you candidly, think she can trot
half mile now in minute" was the con
fident assurance of the captain, as babe him
good-day.
! next fell In with Dan Woodmansee,
manager of Com. kittsou's stables. He is
full of Phallas, and SAYS: II never saw a
horse trot faster than he did at Chicago.
think he win be the exhibition horse OF the
Case stable. He, too, thinks Maud S. is at
the END of her rope l want to correct a
statement made in local paper here that
wanted the Cleveland association to do hip
podroming business with me. > The fact is,
offered to show Johnston for nominal sum,
$500, to pace against his record, 2:t0 and
we intended to make an honest effort to
beat il. Then, instead of taking the money,
we were willing to apply 1t on the payment
of entries for our other horses and take their
chances in the regular races. You see, If a
horse is scored to death, and is pulled aud
hauled in gang, he is not in fit condition
10 show sensational time. However, we are
going TO stir up the free-for-an PAGERS hy
starting johnson among them, anu III tell
YOU now they viii be the hveliest races in
the circuit =