St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-14
THE KITTSON FLYERS.
The Commodore's st. Denis and Reve
hue Get First and Second Money
at Chicago.
Johnston Fails to Beat 2:10 Because His
Driver Doesn't Let Him Out.
Especial Telegram to the Globe

Chicago park Saturday. Speaking of the
event the Times says:
"As the season advances and several of
the best trotting meetings of the country
have now closed and with them the finest
tracks in the world for quick time, it is
known that with the exception of Westmont's
phenomenal performance no records have
been broken this year. The time made
by Westmont in pacing against time must be
considered record. Johnston still main
tains the 2:10 of last season, Maud s the
2:10A made long time ago and Jay Eye
See the best four and five-year old records
This is disappointing. but can't be
helped. The best time made by
Johnston yesterday was 2:11A. The
track was very fast, but the little side-wheeler
could not get in proper motion to smash the
record. There were thousands of people
present at the track to witness the perform
ance, and he was heartily cheered as he was
sent around, The judges were Messrs.
Hessing, Mullgan, Hall and Furnald.
"Besides Johnston's exhibition heat, Billy
s with running mate was sent a mile, pac-
ing it in 2:071s, notable performance, and
had Westmont not made such magnificent
showing Thursday, it would have been a
Worid-famous record. The programme was
filled with pacing races and it was virtually
field day for the side wheelers.
''The only trotting race was the three min
ute class. This took six heats to decide it
and there was some suspicion of a job at one
firna Tho i1,6n ~ hoe offo 10
defeat any crooked work, had any been in
tended. The meeting has been an unquali-
fed success SO far, and closes Monday.
''The Johnston exhibition, of course, was
the event of the day, and though coming on
the last part of the programme really deserves
first mention. Last year this pacing wonder
blossomed out, and before the middle of the
season had beaten all records and placing
2:10 against his name he was purchased for
good many thousands of dollars by Com
modore Kittson, the st. Paul mill
ionaire, who also owned Little Brown
jug, the ex king of the
PAGERS, who had held the best record for sew
eral years. 1t is the wish of the Commodore
that his horses shall always do their best and
he desires to see 2:10 lowered as far as pos
sible. Yesterday there was every reason to
think he would astound the world by the
| time made in some one of the heats. Splan
sent him the first mile in 2:23% as a
| warmer The second mile he fairly out
stepped time after the first quarter
mile had been covered, but, alas, he
was held back on the first quarter, and the
fact that he made the last quarter in very
fast time could not save him, and he only
placed S:11A to his credit. The other heat
was paced in 2:12I.
In the three-minute class Commodore
Kittson's st. Denis brought $50, Telephone
$50. and Revenue $40, by the sagacious bet
ter. Revenue behaved badly before the
start, and was sent back to score again be-
fore the word ''go'' was given
and when the start finally
was made Revenue showed last by length,
but as he was going steadily Splan nodded to
the judges and all swept away towards the
club house. Telephone was off his feet be-
low the club house and st. Denis pulled away
to a good lead while Revenue came to second
place. Clear to the three quarter pole st.
Denis led with a big gap opened.
Telephone was travelling right along in
business-like manner highly satisfactory to
the sports who had their money up on
him. He passed Revenue, closed with st.
Denis and went ahead at the turn into the
quarter stretch. st. Denis broke here and
Telephone had won the heat. The betters
still held st. Denis as choice and paid $50
to $40 for the field before the second heat.
At the club house in this heat both st.
Denis and Telephone proved treacherous and
broke, letting Revenue step past like phan-
tom shadow. The latter sustained the
lead to the wire, taking the second
heat. st. Denis finished good
second and still sold favorite
in the pools befole the third heat. Revenue
again got heat through the bad actions of
St Denis and Telephone. He led from
the half mile post into the wire by several
lengths. 1t was now anybody's race, though
the betters seemed satisfied that the first and
second favorites could not win, and Revenue
was forced forward at $50 to S15 on the field.
Man proposes and a trotting driver disposes.
Even after st. Denis had visibly wilted and
Revenne had the lead, the bay gelding was
sent along under the whip until he came to
familiar terms with Revenue and at only six
or seven lengths from the wire he went
ahead Of Revenue and won the heat by half
a length. Revenue now had two heats, Tel
ephone one and St. Deuis one. The betting
twas two to one on Revenue against the
field. st. Denis was trotting better
in this heat and soon Sc
cured the quarter pole, leading
to the front. The deciding heat brought
forth vigorous protest from the judges at
the slow way in which the drivers were pre-
pairing for start, and Judge Hessing leaned
over the rail and firmly told them they must
start as soon as possible, as the race would
be finished that night If it took until 12
O'Clock. Splan retorted and some warm
words followed. The upshot was
that Splan was fined 800 and
after . the race this was so
announced from the stand There
was considerable i'll feeling in the matter.
The heat showed Telephone breaking at the
club house turn, and st. Denis Travelled to
the front In spite of Splan's efforts he
could not place Revenue even with the other,
and the latter was outfooted clear to the wire.
st. Denis won the race by two lengths, crea-
ting great havoc in the pool boxes Revenue
received second and Telephone third
money"
Confirmation Services Ye sterday.
Yesterday was happy day for the Catho-
lies of Dayton's bluff. The Rev. Father Kee-
bere had prepared the children of the parish