St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-08
The Faces.

The Faces.
The great big grand stand looked rather
lonesome yesterday with the few hundred
people that assembled therein to see the
racing. As this was the first day of the
racing not much was expected of it, all the
classes being slow ones. Good time was
made, however, and every horse whose time
was taken lowered his record from
eight TO thirty seconds. Il was the first op-
portunity given TO the public to inspect the
new track and its accessories, which
were pronounced satisfactory by the
majority in most particulars. The
large amphiteater, instead OF being
parallel to the homestretch is built on an
angle TO it, so that spectators can have an
uninterrupted view of the track from the
time the horses round the last turn. This
arrangement has this advantage, however,
that the stand, especially the upper pOr-
ton Of it. is fifty or seventy-five feet away
from the track. The arrangements for the
press were conceived in sin and born IN
iniquity, but this will be remedied to-day.
The judges and timekeepers, instead of be-
ing all in one building, are in two little
crow nests on each side OF the
track the wire running between them.
There is one very bad thing about the
track which viii have to be Iemedied an
other year. III order to make it level it
was necessary to run it through deep cut
extending from the half almCst to the three
quarter pole. This part OF the track is
about twenty feet below the range OF Ob-
servation of visitors from the stand. and on
arriving there drivers might stop to ex-
change drinks from each others TASKS and
discuss the weather and fix the race
without exciting anything mere than
mild wonder on the part OF the wouId-be
spectators as to the cause of the delay.
Of course there is
\ PATROL JUDGE
stationed there to see that everything is
fair, but people that see and bet on horse
races are apt TO want to view the whole
proceedings. It viii be a work of some eX-
pense and trouble to take away this OBJ
structive hill, but it must be done. 1t IS
hoped that the management will take kindly
also the suggestion that signs be painted
and hung at the different entrances
to the stand to show the ticket
holder to what part of the
stand they lead, so that he will not have to
rely on the ignorance of the gate-keeperS
for that information. OF the track Itself
commentator has already been spoken.
All who drive upon it pronounce it superior
in every respect to any other in the North
west. This is an important matter. for
owners of good horses will never be satisfied
with their performances at Rochester, Min
neapOliS or on other inferior tracks while
knowing that there is still Il better track easy
of access where two or three seconds better
can be made. This track has already
proved a great attraction, and for several
weeks, ever since it was completed. from %
10 $50 horses have been housed in the
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even better next year than this. and. with
so good track and SO large public. easy
OF access, it is hot 4 prepoSterOus hone that
within a year the state fair grounds may be
included in one Of the prominent racing cir
cults of the country. in fact, this IS already
talked of. II is known that between the
Chicago and ST. LCuIS meetings. in the
Western circuit, there are two open weeks
which might be nut in at
this place with profit to the
horse owners and pleasure to spectators.
The races were called on time yesterday
and were conducted throughout with a
gratifying promptnesS and Strictness that
augur well for the success of the meeting.
The starting judge W. A. Wilson Of Cvn-
thiana evidently knows his business. He
calls up the horses on time. and any appear
ance Of an attempt on the part of the
OIlFClS " JOChSg lllc idCc iAc lItdlS MtVu
stern discipline. Owing largely to his
efforts, although there were six starters in
two of the races, one OF which was five
heats, there was never more than one or
two false starts before the field got away.
Two pool sellers were on the stand and
did good business considering the limited
numbers present.
THE FIRST RACE.
In the first race breetIarS' stakes for
$3.50. two horses were entered. Lord Nelson
BY II. G. Finkle, and Ethel by G. w. Sher-
wood. The former was the only one to
start, however. and trotted the heat in
2:444.
THE SUMMARY.
Lord Nelson, b. s, e. G. Finkie.
Time, 2:4414-
THE SECOND RACE
was for purse offered by the Minnesota
breeders for fve-year-oIds. There were
five starters. two of which were shut out