The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-06-18
THE RACES.
',s meeting of the Minneso

,y meeting of the MINES
Inc opem' -lit opened in ManRa
tn Trottlng Gre, the most promisll
"Wednesday under other was Lowell
conditions. The we. than the me
the field of horses larger -rr, and Il
sanguine had dared hope 1, 'ttendan
track was excellent The Ia &c rae
the first day was very fair, and Il. 'us
gave good satisfaction asa whole, thu
some disappointment was felt over Tia,
result of the pacing contest between
Mike Wilkes and Silvertail. In the first
heat of this race Sllvcrtail came under
the wire first with apparent ease, but
the next three heats were scooped in
with ease by Wilkes. 1t is the general
opinion of those who witnessed the race
that Silvertail can down Mike.
The following is summary ofthe first
days races.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE l6.
800 minute trotting, purse $500
A. w. Blak's (Glcnvillc Ohio,) Lot.
Il. a. Parker's (Minnoapolisj Exis.. 2 10 0
Samuel Roe's (Hudson, Wis., Rob
J. : Gampbt lrs chippewa Falls, St.
}. S VOLTS Cedar Rapids, Victor
A. b. Ross Hutchinson, Minn.,j.. II bn
weaver Hoerr's (Mankato) Edel-
J. d. Martins minneapolis, Gipscy y
George p. Cloon's Kansas City,
I'M Rarmany's CMankaio, Bologna II Sli
q. w. Sherwood's (St. Paul. Cricket o 10 IL 8
Time, 2:59; 2:39; 2:3s; 2:36.
Frce-for-all pacing, purse $500
Abe Rohrbach's (Stillwatcr) Mike
J. Rays (saIcm, Ind, j Silver Tail. 2 . p
TIME, 2:27Is; ABBA; 2:31; 2:3l.
Thursday was dubbed Mankato Day,
and appropriately so. Our business
houses were very generally closed in the
afternoon, and the attendance of citi-
zens on the grounds was u flattering en-
dorsement of the efforts of the Driving
Club to present the finest lot of flyers
ever before assembled OH any track in
the Northwest. A large number of peo-
pie from the country and neighboring
towns was present also, and it is estim-
ated that the audience Appropriated
nearly 1000. The trotting and pacing
in the different classes was spirited and
interesting. The 2.25 race was certainly
as pretty a trial of speed as was ever
witnessed anywhere. Rarely, who last
week trotted in Freeport, Ills, in 2:22a
sold favorite in the pool, but the COM
pany he got into crowded him to third
place. Amy King and Dutch Girl took
4, ,.,tn nj INT.
Girl trotted three heats without skip,
and by her honesty gained the sympathy |
of all eye witnesses. She is perfect
gem.
The 2:45 pace was also interesting and |
exciting. Eight horses started and only |
four were left to finish, the others being |
dstanced in different heats.
The special race, the first heat of
which was trotted Wednesday evening,
and was laid over till yesterday on ac-
count of the rain storm, was won by |
Resale. Following is the summary of
races.
2:4O trotting-purse s3OO-sl5O, SIS, s45. $50
I. ID. Marrett's [St. PAUL Capitola...: l
Western Maid .... A g
E. II. Broadhead's milwaukee, indigo , 5
w. C. Langdon's Fargo, ID. IT. Prince 5
j. B. Stutphn's lDuluthI Belle Bander
Time, 2:322i; 2:34; 2;35.
2:i5 pacing-purse $500 $50, SIS, si5, 500
L. w Sinclair's ISalem, Ind. u Lillian S l
A. X. Mann's GPittsburg, Penn.,l Kins-
wadsworth Bros minneapolis True.
W. a. Edwards minneapolis Wilicct
r. NJ. Scmans' [Dunkirk, Ind. j Maud Sd
Mourc!l & Hinklcy's saltwater Har-
r. 1. Scnulte's isl. PAUL. Julia s. ..... d
K. McClintock's Kansas City, No. -.
Time, 2:3OH; 2:3o1a; 2:3O.
2:25 trotting-purse SiOO-S2OO, 800, $50, SO
L. w. Sncair's ISalem, Ind..l Amy
E. W Paxson's [Mairitiinsdaic, Ind,i
:. II. cramer's kansas City, Mol
E; A. Psrfker's IHamiin e. Mimi Gen.
E: il. Broadhcad's milwaukee, Jim i
A. RohrSack.s istiiiiiwateri Boston Da-
Time, 2:3i; s:soii; 2:s2
Special-for home horses
J. c. Curryer, Lake Crystal Resale I l
N. +. Lees lMankatol p. A. Moss. ! z
L Rooncy's Lake Crystal Belle Il
Time, 2:50l4; 1868; 1853.
The meeting concludes to-day, with
some of the best races yet given. 1t is
to be hoped that our people will patron
ize them literally.