St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-20
A PLEASANT TALK.
What the Horsemen Have to Say
About Matters and Things.

About Matters and Things.
To the Editor of the Globe.
Your programme of the coming trot-
ting meeting of the Twin City Trotting
and Jockey club, to be held the coming
summer, seems to give general salts
faction with the lovers of the trotter
and PAGER. and much regret hear ex-
pressed at the failure to have first-class
running meeting also, as it would have
been great drawing card and given the
people rare sport. But, was there not
little mistake about the dates? You
say in your announcement June. Is it
correct, or is it July? The Twin City
club is an organization of which the
people of the Twin Cities can well feel
proud. 1t is the result and growth of a
desire on the part of gentlemen for true
sport, and the attained success of last
summers meeting was both great and
grand. Horse racing has been the
pastime of the people Of the Twin Cities,
as well as other cities, for many years,
and is pIe-eminently an Ameri-
can institution. bonn of the
needs of the people to be moving
on rapidly, to annihilate space, over
come distance, and turn aside the
Scythe of old Father Time. Therefore,
as we jog along the road of life, let us
who take delight in the horse, who like
him i'll his paddock, on the road or at
the score, JOt down in our memory such
facts as may serve hereafter, to repro
duce his best types. Dropping into the
Merchants one day last week, found
quite a number of gentlemen seated
near the big stove. talking horse, and
the outlook for the coming summer
meeting. All predicted much finer
field of horses than the July meeting of
'S7. The purses are very liberal and
ought to fill well.
1T is little early" said Mr.. Abbey,
the popular Iiveryman, Ito say what
horses Minnesota will have entered, but
mark my words for it, we will get part
of the money.
ION what do you base your circula-
tion?' asks MI. Marrett, the proud
. owner of NutWood and Wilkes.
ION the fact" says Mr.. Abbey, "of
the horses all wintering so well.'
Yes" chinned in Deacon Smith,
superintendent of the Hastings track,
81 can vouch for that, for l am winter
ing over forty trotters and PAGERS from
the two cities, and there is nc a sick
one in the lot. All have been in the
best of health"
Gen. Cross, of Red Wing, the genial
superintendent of the fair grounds and
race track at Hamline. was asked what
he thought the prospects were for the
coming event, as he was close OBJ
server Of what was going OH throughout
the West. He said: Boys, when |
commenced buying pools OH the reform
school l dropped the horse business and
will have to post uD before | would risk
an opinion: but this l do know, that
make the boys pale around the gills.
DO you remember the pacing race at
Hastings several years ago; the 2:3O
class? Well, that was a great race. Let
US see; besides Niger. | think there
was Grey Dan, Sleepy Fred. Emma b
and John II. Pools were selling: Grey
Dan first choice, with Smithy up behind
him. After the usual amount of scoring
we got the word and away we went,an
| quietly slipped in and won the heat.
Then the fun began. Pete got up be-
circus. Pete seemed to not stop for
anything. He smashed up one of the
boys sulky and pulled for me: but
Niger managed to score the second
heat and Dan was sent to the rear.
Such fun you do not pick up every day.
By the way, boys, what has become of
GREY DAN AND Ills OWNER?
W. j.. McGrath said: boys, Pete is
well healed now. The rise of property
llstS lduC lllnI wealthy, Out SUllI ne is
the same old Pete. Ills stallion, Grey
Dan, now thirteen years old, is as sound
as dollar and is as speedy as ever.
Pete says he has colt by him that is as
speedy as bird, but if l get after him
with 'Tipperary' lie will wish he had
bred his mare TO TheSus."
John Dowd, the popular trainer and
driver, also pantOmimist, here joined
the group.
''How is Lord Nelson this winter?"
asked MIR. Mathews, of Red Wing.
"Wintering fine" said Dowd, land.
barring accidents, he will make record
SO low that his owner can get a good
round price for him. He has recovered
from his accident received during the
fair, and is in great shape"
Here the group noticed Senator Hall.
of Renviile, approaching, and Gen.
Cross remarked: 1--WE will ask him his
opinion of farmer"
Done" said Woodmansee, "and |
will be the spOKeman, for no more
genial gentleman lives that Dow Hail."
After the usual handshaking Col.
WOOdmansee said. Mr.. Hall, some one