St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-09


ers all joining most cordially in anathema-
tizing the weather which interfered with the
sport. One horse tender, who has an un-
usual talent for vigorously and volubIy ex-
pressing the sentiments of the fraternity on
this question is Charley Clark, an employe
of q. a. Parker of Minneapolis. A sketch
OF him was caught just as he had finished
an unusually etfusive outburst of abjurga-
ton.
While this was going on, GLOBE re-
porter took the opportunity Of looking
around among the stables and inspecting
the horses quartered there. In one stall
stands Cyclones three-year ar-old boy stallion,
owned by W. j. Phelps of Hutchinson,
MINI. He is entered in the Chicago horse
man stake race, but his owner is undecided
whether or not to start him. Sister to him
is Iolanthe, a fOur-year-old bay mare. en-
tered in the four-year-old race A member
OF the same family is Isis, bay mare, 5 yeals
old, with record Of 2:484 as a three-yeaF-
old.
D. P. Smith has Maggie Kevine, cherry
mare, with record of 2:29H, which he has
entered in the 2:2S class. She won the
2:30 race at Saltwater last summer, beating
Zig and Mable Ii.
G. w. Farrien of Minneapolis has quite
stallion, with record or 2:21, entered in
the 2:20 class. He is a horse which John
Splan brought from California six years
ago. His brown mare Wallacca also is en-
tered in the 2:25 and 2:2S classes. Regard
less whose name used te be Ben Hamilton,
is also member Of his string, with a record
Of 2:17M. He is entered in the free-for-
all pacing race, and is expected
to at least make one mark.
Then there is also Gen. f entered in the
2:32 class, a well-known horse hereabouts
His record is 2:3416, made in q race which
he won at the state fair last fall. Sleepy
Fred also belongs to this string, sorreI
gelding PAGER, entered in the2:3O class.
Dick Dunnington's running mare, La
Belle n, is also quartered here. She is en-
tered in the mile dash and in the mile and
repeat running race. She hurt her foot
within the last two or three days, however,
and it is doubtful if she will start
A prominent guest at these horse inns is
A. V. Panthan, a late purchase of ". r.
Merriams, to go to the pole with Silverton.
He is said to have given IS, 900 and another
horse for him. He has record of 2:2O1I,
and is entered in the 2:2O class.
James Lovejoy's brown stallion, Gen.
Hancock, is well-known horse in Mime
sofa. He has a record of 2:2515, and has
trotted in the 2:25 classes for the last two
seasons, in which race he is also entered
here. 1t is unnecessary to predict that the
record will be lowered in this race.
NTTsoN's STRING.
Commodore Kittson's string has arrived.
and occupies nearly all of one barn. Ollie
Becker. bay mare thoroughbred, is entered
in the running race, and is expected to win
it. Blackwood, Jr., famous black breed
ing stallion, is also present. He is entered
in no race, being merely on exhibition. His
record is 2:2212. Then there's Won Arnim.
a big stallion with record of 2:1915, entered
in the free-for-ali stallion and breeders
stake races. Revenue, bay STALL
ion with a record of 2:22H, en-
tered in the breeders stake race.
Fanny Witherspoon is one of the fastest
horses in the party. with record of 2:16L.
She was entered in the 2:17 class, but it
didn't fill. If there is a good day, however,
before the end of the fair she will try to
beat the two-mile record, for a special
purse. Prince Arthur is also member of
this stable. He isa bay gelding with
record of 2:24$l, which makes him eligible
in the 2:25 class in which he is entered, and
in which he is such a heavy favorite
That great variety performer, Minnie r. is
in this stable. Sne mas three records, 2:19
trotting, 2:16A pacing and 2:03A pacing
with running mate.
Near the end of the procession should be
mentioned the chestnut gelding, Westmont,
owned by J, NJ. Hill of Margaret Mather.
Peter V. johnson is his driver and trainer,
and has entered him in the free-for-all pac-
ing race. He made his record of'2:134 at
Rochester this season, and has record Of
2:O2 with Firebrand. He has done good
deal of work this summer and Won consid-
cradle money.
Fred D is bearing his honors meekly. He
is owned by c. A. Dolliver of Minneapolis,
and won the 2:37 race on Monday against
field of FIVE horses. lowering his record from