St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-29
The Minneapolis Racers.

A visit to the Minneapolis fair grounds
reminds one Of the preparations for one OF
w. S. Kings great fairs. A finer galaxy
Of horses has seldom ever been gathered in
this city. They have been brought here
from all points in the West. The proper
hour for going to the track to see the trot-
tiers and PAGERS move is 8 in the morning.
Then the course is alive with horses. Some
will be found speeding and others jogging
quietly along as though too lazy to make a
squirt. Yesterday morning the track pre-
sented an interesting and at times exciting
scene. Quarters are often shown in less
than 35 and halves in Ill or better.
Occasionally thoroughbred flyer is sad
died and after warming up is sent around
the track at full speed. John Bradford of
Big Lake, Minn., who has splendid stud
of thorOughbreds, exercises his runners in
the afternoon.
Nearly every stall in the park is occupied
by horses that are to start in the races of the
summer meeting of the Driving Park asso-
citation this week.
SOME OF THE HORSES.
The first stalls in the main building are
occupied by string of horses in charge Of
Price Smith, one of the most popular as
well as most successful drivers in the city,
and at the head of his list is placed j. E.
Whitcomb's handsome little gray mare,
Theresa Scott. Her breeding is excellent,
having been sired by Winfield Scott, and he
by the famous Edward Everett, one of Rob-
ert Bonner's highly-prized horses, and she
was damned by Blackhawk. Theresa has
a record of 1864 and is entered in the 2:25
pacing race.
John c. Oswald's black mare, Topsy, is a
typical equine beauty. No metamOrphOSiS
could improve her form. She has record
of 2:30 and is entered in that class. Topsy
was sired by Skinkle's Hambletonian, with
record of 2:2S1S, and her dam is Flora
Bell, who has record of 1924, and she
by Prince and he by Pathfinder.
Rolla Parvin is Incorporating brown
stallion owned by James O'Brien of Fergus
Falls. He was sired by Swigert and had a
thoroughbred dam. Rolla Parvin is green
horse, and will start in the 2:45 class.
T. 81. Adams Of Cooperstown, OAK, has
brought down his roam gelding PAGER, Joe
B, and will start him in the three minute
and the 2:30 pacing races. He is by Red
Buck, dam Silver Tail.
James McNaughton's brown geldipg,
Adella Sprague, was sired by Gov. Sprague,
and his dam was an .Abdallah mare. She
will not start, and in fact the above COM
prises all the horses which Mr.. Smith is
preparing for the meeting.
ENSIGN's TWO.
W. Fl. Ensign has two horses in prepara-
ton for the events. First comes his speedy
PAGER Duster, a plucky bay gelding. who
will strive to carry off first money in the
2:25 pacing contest. His gray gelding,
Frank S, will start in the 2:3O pace.
Thornless is big powerful bay. owned
by William johnson of Aberdeen, Oak,
and is an inbred Hambletonian. Thornless
is entered in two trotting races, the 1925
and 2:2S.
Elmwood Chief, big brown gelding,
owned by R. T. Kneebs is no stranger in
this city, he having trotted here at two diff
ferent meetings. He has been entered in
the 2:25 and 1928 classes. Elmwood Chief
is by Black Ranger, dam by Revenge. the
sire of Chicago Maid, who has record of
2:27%.
George Farrier has entered Sleepy Fred
in the 2:30 pace and General F in the 2:35.
James Clements of Eau Claire has arrived
with Billy Dayton, a bay gelding by Mann
brino, who will enter in the 2:2S trotting
class.
From J. F. Appleby's big string of trot-
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been entered. She is green and will start
in the 2:45 race. Pearl is an especially fine
chestnut mare, but has been indisposed for
some time. She was taken to Chicago, but
was unable to start. Pearl is not acting
just right, either. She has pulled so vigor-
Ously On the bit while being worked that
her mouth is sore, but MI. Ackerman, hav-
ing experimental with several styles of bits,
has reason to believe that he has adopted
one that will be adapted to her mouth, and
that he will be able to make good showing
in the race.
A ST. PAUL HORSE.
R. Overpeck of st. Paul has put his black
gelding, Black Bob, on the track, and he
shows up well. He is a Swigert horse with
sprinkling of Hambletonian blood in his
VEINS Black Bob will go in the 2:45 trot.
Matt Balfour of Midway park will start
Mountain Boy In the three-minute and $50
"a wide range Mountain Boy is half
brother to the celebrated PAGER, Brown
jug.
Dan Woodmansee of Midway will start
the proud trotter, Prince Arthur, in the 1928
race.
John P. Nael's roam mare, Widow Be-
dotte, will probably not start. She has not
worked enough to be in condition, although
she has shown trial of quarter in 35 on
the home stretch, and has trotted half at a
2:22 clip. She was sired by Bashaw Drury,
dam by Ferguson's CopperbOttom
j. A. Loyejoy's handsome bay gelding,
Gen. Hancock, is a great favorite In Min
'neapolis. He has developed his speed won
derfully fast and his promise is something
unusual. Gen. Hancock is entered in the
1928 race.
Frank J. Mackey's gray gelding, Uncle
Ed, will be started in the three-minute and
thes2:S0 pace. His Drown mare, Carrie B
tret.
Mr.. Spencer. came over from Saltwater
yesterday swith'a fne4string. Among them