St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-11

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JOhnStOn and RichbGfI.
Among horsemen, and also among people
who are not strictly horsemen, but who take
delight in racing, there is a good deal of
curiosity and interest in the pacing race that
has been arranged between Johnston and
Richball Interest in the contest is very
generally excited in this part of the country
from the fact that Johnston is owned by
Commodore Ktttson. The match is for
$1,000 a side The matter of the track upon
which the race is to be paced and other de-
tails, such as the disposition of the gate
receipts, have not yet been settled. 1t is
generally believed that the race will be gen
uine contest and not a hippodrome
affair 1t is well understood that
Commodore Kittson in his turf
affairs has proceeded upon the basis that his
horses must go to the front if possible. His
Panique and Rataplan, and others of
his runners have gone to.the front, and
and wherever his trotting and pacing horses
have contended they have done so with the
clean effort to get to the wire first. In con-
sequence Of this determination on his part
and his instructions to those who manage
and drive his horses, the commodore has, on
more than one occasion been made the vic
tim of combinations that have beaten him
when he shorll have won This result,
however, has not changed his determination.
When he puts a horse intoa race, he does
so with a determination that he shall win if
possible. 1t is this well known determine
ton on the part of the commodore that
inspires all with the idea that this race be-
tween tombstone and Richball will be what
it purports to be, a race for blood. The Tex
ans who own Rchbal, last winter published
their challenge to match him with any horse
in the world for IS 900. This challenge has
never been Withdrawn, and the owners of
this fast PAGER express the belief and appear
tohave full confidence in it, that he is really
the fastest PAGER in the world. The Breed
ers Gazette speculates as follows upon the
match:
just how fast Richball really is it is doubt
full If any one knows. His best public per-
Torrance is 2:12J3, but it is well known he
can reduce these figures almost any day
when the conditions are favorable, and dur
ing the recent meeting in this city he was
driven a mile one morning in 2:114, the
last half being done in 1:04. OF course
even so good a performance as this would
not heat Johnston when the bay gelding is
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are firm in their faith that their horse has a
reserve of speed, else they would never have
put up So 600 on even terms for race with
a horse that obtained record of 2:10 the
very first time he was driven n full mile
at his best rate of speed, and
that has this season shown himself to
be as fast as ever by going a mile in 2:111%,
and rep atng in 3;12. And in addition to
this they have placed their money against
one of the best match makers in this country
in the driver Johnson.
Brought up in school where match-m max
ing was one of the chief requisites tosuccess,
Splan has always been noted for the excel
lent Judgment possessed by him regarding
other mems horses as well as those in his
own charge. This was plainly enough
shown three years ago last winter, when he
matched Charlie Ford to beat BOnesetter At
that time Boncsetter had record of 2:19,
made the previous season, and was looked
upon as one of the most promising horses
in this country, while Ford, whose record
was 2:20l5, seemed, in the opinion of many
capable horsemen, to have about reached his
limit so far as speed was concerned He
had just passed into Splan's hands, and al
though John had never pulled line over
the grey fellow he was confident of his
ability to defeat Bonesetter. When asked by
friend on what ground he considered Ford to
be capable of meeting Bonesetter on even
terms, he said ait is like this: When had
Rarus and he was at his best we used to give
a good many exhibitions over half-mile
tracks. You remember how many years
Goldsmith Maids rs stood as the best over
half-mile track, and that it was never
beaten until Rarus did it. From the way in
which Rarus used to go l made up my mind
that any horse that could trot a half-mile
track in 800 was capable of 2:16 on a mile
track, and l had this in mind when Ford and
Bonesetter were matched, because Ford had
trotted the half-mile track at Cincinnati in
22OR." The result of the race proved the
correctness of Splan's ideas and as he sub
seQuently gave Ford a record of 2:l6% in
the third heat of the race, ii will be seen that
he was not far out of the way as to the differ
ence in point of speed between mile tracks
and those of only half that distance in cir
cumference.
But whether Johnston, for all his superior
speed, can beat Richball in race between
the two, is point open to great deal of
argument. Richballs forte is in living out a
hotly contested race, and it is an indisputa-
Bile fact that he can go the fourth mile fully
as fast rs he can the first. Whether his on
pouent in the coming match is really game
horse can not now be told, because he has
never been tested in race against horses of
anything like his own speed. But his mile
aud repeat in 2:1l1S, 2;12, not long ago.
was evidently taken by Splan as evidence
enough of his stamina, and ON the strength
of this trial the match was made 1t is pos
sible, but not probable, that other horses will
take part in the coming race. as both the
Johnston and Richball men have expressed
their willingness to let in all that want to put
up $4,000 corner. The only horse that
would have living chance against the two
PAGERS is jaw Eye See. and it is not at all
probable that Mr.. Case desires TO engage him
in race against the side wheelers.
caesier's Trsfri"S and Pacing Record.