St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-18
MINNEAPOLIS SPORTS.
THE FAST HORSES.


Each month many new and fine horses
are brought TO this CITY," said Pryce Smith,
the veteran manipulation of the reins, yes
terday. Il have thirty-six horses, and
mighty fines ones they are, too, in charge
at my stables. L am speeding them Occa-
siOnally for exercise and preparing them
for the next season. However, over half
of them are only carriage horses. But
have several trotters and PAGERS that l ex-
pect to surprise our people this summer"
WHO has purchased new horses the past
few months?" he was asked.
Fred Dean has recently bought a lin
dandy. The new PAGER that Harrington
drives is no slOuch. Harrington has trOt-
ter and PAGER now, and no one heads him
on the avenue. / think, though. that Ed
Whiteomb's little gray mare, The
resa Scott, can out step any of
them, but he Is holding her
back. Ed is cunning enough not to tire
the little animal out. In the spring he will
have race horse that will make big money
for MIN. She needs good care and judiciOus
driving. / am his advisor i'm such matters
and my experience teaches me that over
work on the snow is very injurious, espe-
cially 10 a small horse. By the way, since
she Las been clipped, she is the prettiest
piece of horse flesh know of i'm the city.
Yes, the speeding on Park avenue each day
when the weather is favorable. Is exciting
in the extreme and interesting. too. i was
out on Thursday last. Why, it was per-
feet Jam of flyers and had not the drivers
been clever at their business collisions
would have occurred. but fortunately
no accident has happened thus far
to mar the pleasures of the
avenue. r. F. Jones gets out .oc-
casionally with his fast nag. but he hasn't
everything his own way this winter as he
had last. But he has mighty fine horse,
though. Ensign makes an admirable show
ing. too. He has several dandy horses.
Parker's stable of animals is unusually
good. He is good trainer and his horses
show up finely on the avenue"
1t is not probable that J. G. Oswald will
race his horses, Flora Belle and Topsy, this
year, although he may enter Flora in any
meeting the Minneapolis Driving club may
hold during the summer. She is j. C.'s
particular pride. and well she may be, for
finer little equine it is hard to find.
The brown mare, Namouna, is win
tering nicely, and Fender claims that she
promises to show remarkable speed the
coming summer.
Butterscotch is being quietly wintered
and will be in excellent condition for the
next campaign, SO says Charley Winship.
Johnny Orth says he will have his Mas
cot" mule on the avenue to-day. Let Far
rington and the Others be on the lookout.
Gen. Hancock. driven by young Love-
Joy. passes most Of his competitors on the
avenue.
ATHLETIC.
The interest In the scheme to organize a
l. - a
matter will doubtless take shape during the
coming week or two. 1t is suggested that
Elmer Foster the phenomenal pitcher, who
is spending the winter in Minneapolis with
his family, may be advantageOusly en-
gagged. Charley Camel, who acquitted
himself so well as catcher for the Philadel-
phia league team last season. can probably
not be induced to forego his ambitious as
piratiOns to take position in his home
club. but Billy O'Brien, who did brilliant
work in the Kansas Citys, may be engaged,
and the same may safely be proposed in re-
gard to Joe Winner, the powerful batter.
Then we have Ed Whitcomb. the short
stop; Cad Flemming, the second baseman;
Mike Lynch. the third baseman, and Moran,
the giant left-handed pitcher. A team can
be organized that will win the Northwest
ern pennant, if properly managed.
1t didn't take Moth a month to throw Nc
Laughlin, as the latter predicted. and the
allegation that Mac gave the two falls tC
please the audience Is too absurd 10 be en-.
tertained for a moment. Mclaughlin al
leges that he will not hippodrome, and. in
consideration of the length of the struggle
in the Leland rink on Friday night. 1t ]:
only fair TO credit him with doing his ut
most to prevent fall. He is truelya won