St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-06
4 Large Number of People
See Fine Racing at Min
nehaha.
Wilcox Wins the Free-for-AlI,
but Doesn't Put the Time
to 2:14.
Maj. Linn Takes the 2::45 Trot
With Ease in Straight
Heats.
Bob III Wins the 2::33 Trot
and Louis B the 1924
Pace.

race.
The fourth and last day of the Mime
haha races drew good crowd yester
day, and very few of the people left be-
fore the last heat had been trctted,
which was after $50 in the evening.
The first thing on the programme was
the unfinished free for all pace,
only two heats of which were
trotted the day before. Two of
the five entries were distanced in the
second heat yesterday, and Wilcox,
Tommy Linn and Lorene were the only
starters yesterday. Wilcox won both of
Yesterdays heats with ease, taking the
last in 2:1715, which was fast time con-
sidermg the wind. AS Wilcox had the
second one the day before he got first
m6hey, with Tommy Linn and LOrene
second and third respectively. Sum-
mary:
Free-for-all pace. purse $500, divided
Wilcox, B: S. Payne, Chicago 30 l
Tommy Linn, D. W. Carey, Cedar
Lorene c. McCormick, Omaha 20 3 3 8
Argyle, John Splan, Cleveland, GA Dis
Bessemer, j. NJ. Richards, Lexing
Time, a:i9la, 2:isl4, 2:2lls, 2:17Ia.
THE 2:45 TROT.
Major Linn, Mack, Headlight, Lucky
Boy and Mollie B were the starters i'll
the :45 trOt, and the former was evil
IDENTIFY in too slow company, as he took
three straight heats, beginning with the
first. In the second event the horses
started well together, but Major Linn
led by three lengths at the quarter,
with Lucky B second and Mack third.
AT the half the Major had in
creased his lead to seven
lengths. with the field strung
out like a funeral procession. When
the chestnut geldipg passed the three
quarter mark, Lucky Boy, who was
second, seemed to be closing i'll with
Mack and close behind, but the major
took squirt on the stretch and left a
good deal of track between himself and
Lucky BOy before the wire was reached.
In the third Linn led by five or six
lengths at the quarter pole, and seemed
to be going easy. He had doubled
the lead at the half and had the others
strung out as before. At the three
quarters his lead had been shortened
bit by Mollie B and Lucky Boy. who
were making pretty squirt for place.
Linn won by several lengths, with Mol
lie b second and Lucky Boy close
third. Lucky Boy got second money
aud Mollie B third. Summary:
2:45 trot, purse $500. divided
Major Linn, W. w. Gibbs. St James,. 1 l 1
Lucky Boy, W. H. Mccarthy, Los An
Moliie B. j. r. Nelson, bloomington,
Mack, L. D. Phelps. Minneapolis. g 5
Headlight, N. Ballard, Chicago.......5 5
Time 2:29, 1928, 1924.
THE 2:33 TRoT.
The 2:33 trot for a purse of 5000 was
the hardest and one of the most inter
esting events of the day. There were
eight starters-CoI. II, Helen g, Bob
NJ, Maggie Miller. st. Alban, Ottawa
Maid, Rock Island Maid and John w.
The latter horse won the first
heat, with Helen G second
and Rock Island Maid third. The
little bay mare who got place
insthe first heat, won the second by a
close call, leaving the winner of the first
just behind her, and George Spears big
Bob NJ was close to John WIS wheel.
Helen q made splendid squirt up the
stretch in the third and finished winner
again, with Col II contestant for the
heat, Rock Island Maid good third and
the fourth heat Bob NJ got half-length
lead at the quarter and led all the
way round by about the same distance,
but lost in the last few rods to John W.,
who won by half length after one OF
the prettiest races up the stretch that
has been seen during the races. The
eight horses got good send off for the
fifth heat and Bob NJ made great squirt
for the lead. He took the pole before
the quarter was reached,
INCREASED HIS LEAD
at the half, held it at the three-quarter
pole and came under the pole winner
by two lengths, with Rock Island Maid
second and Helen S third. 1t then lay
between these three, and when they
came on the track for the sixth heat it
was evident that each driver was out to
win, but when they started it soon be-
came equally obvious that Helen s, who
has recently recovered from Sc
we're illness, was badly pumped"
At the quarter Big Bob had good lead
over John w. and Helen was trailing.
At the half BOb'S lead had not been
shortened, but John w closed up and
passed him just before the three-fourths
pole was reached: as he did so the two
sulkies swung very close together, and
very near the fence. They came up the
stretch very close together, and very
fast. John WIS shoulders were under
the wire when Bob Ms nose
was pushed past it. Spears claimed
foul and said John W'S driver pushed
him
INTO THE FENCE
atthe three-quarter pole, and, after in
veStigating, the judges allowed the
claim, and gave the heat to Bob NJ.
The seventh heat was not particularly
exciting, as Helen q wasn't in at all,
although she escaped being distanced,
and Bob managed to keep good lead
over John W all the way after the
quarter was passed, and finished an
easy first, winning three straight heats
and first money, while John w and
Helen q got second and third. Sum-
mary:
Bob NJ, George W. Spear,
Minneapolis .....-..-..S 8 l
John W, E. a. Hughes,
St. Joe, Mo- .........1 4 1 4 2 2
Helen G, H C. Fleming.
Minden, New .....-.2 l D 3 3 3
Rock Island Maid. Bob
Stewart, Terre Haute..3 2 DIR.
Colonel H. Marc Boards
Ottawa iss' an Maid. W. r
Walsh, Ottawa, Ill. IS 6 5 6 DIR.
st. .Aiban, John Splan,
Cleveland. .........7 dis.
Maggie NJ, j. E. Taylor,
ST. Joe . - .........6 dis.
Time 2:3O, 2:29A. 2:2814, 2:2714, 2:2914,
2:27s4, 2:30.
THE 2:24 PACE.
It took four heats to decide the 2:24
pace, in which Monkey Rolla. Bay Dia-
mond, Little Willie, G w l., Highland
Laddie. Mambrino Prince, Louis b
and Red Rover started. Louis B un-
doubtedly had license to pace away
from all his competitors, but he got off
his feet badly at two different times in
the first heat and came in last barely es-