St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-06
Commodore Kittson's Great Exhibition of
Horses on Wednesday Next
Will Draw Crowd.
Horses In Training at Rochester
Mimi. --Several Notes OF Interest
from Erdenheim.
Maud Not at CleveIand--The PAGER
Buffalo Girl Thrown Out
of Training.


wretchedly bad showing. That great STALL
ion, for some reason, did not do himself
justice. He has record of 2:13A, and has
many times trotted with ease in 2:15 or
2:l6. In the first heat Phallas trOtted to
the quarter pole in thirty-five seconds, when
MaXey Cobb was two lengths in the rear.
At this time the report says. Murphy used
the whip, but it did no good Here. then.
we have a horse with q record of 2:134,
and one that it is admitted can go out any
day i'm the week and trOt below 800, beaten
two lengths in going a quarter of mile at
geo gait, and so wholly played OUT
that when the whip was applied TO him it
did no good. This is remarkable. The
gait he was tTotting was Just fair eXer-
cising gait for him and nothing more. He
could knock of five seconds from any time
and not feel it, yet at a 2:20 gait he isa
beaten almost to a stand-still. 1t would
not have been at all surprising if he had
been beaten in the first heat, providing he
had been close up with his antagonist, for
it was a very sharp and fast one, and there
would have been no certainty that he would
not have won the race if he had lost that
heat. In other words, the losing of that
heat of itself would not have insured his
losing the race. There is something very
remarkable in such horse losing race in
or 2:15% that need to disturb Maxey Cobb.
He has beaten those figures, and probably
can again, and has many times trotted in
side Of 2:15Z. To be beaten in the first
quarter by two lengths at ego gait and III
a heat in 2:204 is very surprising indeed.
ESPECIALLY Is THIS so
when one notices that at no time in the race
did he have the slightest chance to win, and
was at no time in the race near the front
The race was one of the easiest that Phallas
ever won. Notwithstanding the fact that
in the second heat MaXey Cobb made itnec-
eSSary for Phallas TO trOt the first, second
and third quarters faster than he did in the
first heat, it is evident that something was
the matter with MaXey, or else il was not
intended for him TO win. 1t has been suS-
pected all along by hOrSemen that have
been through the trotting circuit, and know
the business ways of Mr.. Case. that the race
would be simply money-making scheme,
and that Case would get the biggest end of
the money. Whether this suspicion is well
founded or not, one thing is clear, and that
is that Maxey Cobb did not do on this Occa-
sion what he is capable of doing. Whether
this result was brought about by design. or
was the natural result of the horse being
out of condition is a question upon which
each person will probably form his own
conclusion. The following by ''Veritas,"
in Wilkes Spirit, published before the race,
has some bearing on this point:
LAS a faithful chronicler of passing
events am compelled TO say that many of
those who are profoundly experienced in
the ways of the turf, speaking of the STALL
ion race to take place on the national holt
day. declare they are not TO be caught with
| chat. The story of SIS, 600 side, actual
I
There is one statement, however, which it
is safe TO make, and that is, the Cleveland
club will pay So. 900 cash to the winner. and
that Murphy, behind Maxey Cobb, will do
his best TO win. l cannot impeach the Tu-
NOR that gate-money agreement has been
entered into on behalf of the owners of
Maxey Cobb and Phallas, but live in hopes
that an honorable race will demonstrate its
falsity.
Meanwhile those who love the sport,
and admire a race in which the contracting
parties stand TO win or lose, will comfort
themselves with the thought that
A MATCH RACE ABOVE SUSPICION
will be fought ont to the bitter end at the
New York Driving park, July q, for
81, 500 a side, between Phallas and MajOlica.
There is no questioning its terms, which
are all the stake, $4,000, and added money
to the winner. 1t was not brought about
by any plenipOtentiarY going from one
owner to the other, but was born and grew
out of Mr.. Nathan StrauS' desire 10 see his
horse Majolica pitted against Phallas once
more.
'.MaxeICobb was shipped from,,this city
| by express Saturday evening last, and
reached Cleveland the following afternoon.
Murphy left here last night, and brief
hint or two that he dropped is worth re-
peating: If Phallas is as good as when he
trotted fourth heat in 13% last summer at
| Chicago, he ought TO beat me. Still, rll
bet $500 against ST. 600 | land three heats
with Maxey Cobb As matters stand, it is
hard to guess the intentions or future pro-
gram of the Racine financier. He is fine
specimen of the man who loves sure money"
Now. on the other hand, Mr.. 1. Conn
field strenuously cOmbatS the above ideas, as
follows:
Dear 'Veritas:' Being on the road yes
terday. and stopping at Gabe Cases, was
| very much surprised to hear that some sharp
fellows, who think they are smart enough
to hear the grass grow, express themselves
that the match between my horse and Phal-
las is put up job am using their eX-
preston. / am sure that any fair-minded
man will, and must. scout AT such talk.
This race is for blood; there never was q
race more so. l am sure if MaXey is right
he can beat Phallas any day.
"JOhn Murphy has trained my horse ac-
cording to his judgment. and | coincide en-
tirely with his views. Still. YOU must know
that he may not have worked him hard
enough-thc smarteSt and best man may be
mistaken. This is the first season that
Murphy has trained Maxey the early part of
it, and the result can only show if Johnny
l..
"Why any horSeman should think that
Maxey stops. l cannot conceive. You re
member last year, at Providence, how
easily he defeated that fine field of tTotterS.
How he played with that entire gangs cal
culatiOns. Has PhallaS ever trotted bet
ter race? Maxey was, at the end OF the
race,
ABETTER HORSE
than at any time during it, and. think.
could have distanced every horse that trOtted
with him. You were there; what is your
opinion?
''Some jealous people, who already feel
that / may win at Cleveland, are starting
the absurd stories hereinbefore mentioned,
because they begrudge me, in case win,
the full merit l am entitled to. l am sure
you will do me justice, and every Other
fair-minded man will do the same.
Il noticed in last weeks Spirit your re-
marks as to the betting. which surprised
me. As a rule, 1 don't bet any outside OF
making a match. Still. could not remain
Indifferent TO the idle talk of lot of blow
ers; so l told Gabe Case that if these fel-
lows mean what they say. just bet for me
$50 to $50 against 500 that Maxey will win
and take all you can get up TO $4,000, ant
when that amount is placed L may take
more. Would you believe it, not one MAI