St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-30
BEST DAY YET,
Votapies Are Pleased With
the Jockey Clubs Sixth
Day Sport.
The Races All Closely Con-
tested and the Finishes
Very Exciting.
But One Favorite in Five
Wins, and Bookmakers
Are Flush.
Longalight Pushed to the
Front for the West Hotel
Handicap.
Thankful, Argenta, Alarm
Bell and Minuet the Other
Winners.
Entries and Pools for To-Day,
Which Will See a Novel
Event.

The weather outlook yesterday was
not very encouraging to racing enthu-
giasts. Big black clouds gathered ON
inOusly in the northwest about the time
for the departure of the first TRAIN Tor
the grounds, and their threatening APP
pearance doubtless deferred many from
going to the races who would have been
present with more prOpitiOus weather.
However. the first train to arrive was
we'll filled, as also were subsequent
ones, and by the time the first race was
called there were from 5000 to 1000
npODle present. The FARMERS" lost
Yesterday. and the bO0kmakerS raked
in the simoleons from start to
finish. Only one favorite won
race out of the whole five, and
the proportions of the crowd going to
the ring to cash in their checks after
each succeeding race was viSlbly less
than on the preceding days OF the meet
ing. Four rank outsiders walked III Tor
the first four races, and the sports VINO
went full length on alleged sure things
dropped a good deal OF the money
they had won previously. Even the
irrepressible and proverblally, lucky
Foster dropped cool $500, ana looked
extremely surprised when after the ia
vorite had been losing all day, Minuet
cantered home ahead of Lizzie c and
Julia Magee, he having his long green's
on the latter to win. The turn
out of equipages was lighter
than on any day since the meeting
opened. though the boxes were pretty
well filled. Every finish during the en-
tire afternoon was a close one, and GER
tainly those who were present
had nothing to complain of in
the manner of sport furnished
them. In some way the fancy had
obtained an inkling of LongalightS
condition and chances CT winning the
fourth race, and the horse was heavily
backed at 6 to l Just previous to the
start. LOngalight has only been en-
tered i'll one race since her accident fi
at lIat0nia last summer. and the
victory she won yesterday in close
finish, and under severe punishment
all the way down the stretch, proves
her to be as game and as good mare as
she certainly was before the accident
referred to occurred. The mares per
Torrance yesterday is a compliment to
her trainer. w. Il. Letcher, one Of the
owners of Longalight, was present
Yesterday when she ran her tight finish,
and was highly gratified at the result.
Lotion was a hot favorlte with the
crowd for the second race, and those
who saw him win so easily under Taral
the other day, made up their minds at
once that the combination Lotion and
Taral was good enough for their
money. The line of anxious sup
porters of the bay colt couldn't
get their money up quick enough, and
it's pretty safe to assert the book
makers made haul on the result The
finish between Alarm Bell and Miss
Belle was a close thing, and great
howl went up when it was found that
Miss Belle had been disqualified on ac
count of Willie NJ having dropped
part of his furniture on the
back stretch. The attendance will
be much larger to-day, as deep interest
is centered in the gentlemen'S riding
race, for which there are eight entries.
and none carrying less than $50 pounds
weight. The race, though it will doubt
less be slower time than some of the
other events, will be the most exciting of
the day, from the fact that all the riders
are we'll known locally and owners of
the hor, es they will ride. An effort is
being made to get up several hurdle
race events for the last day. which will
doubtless prove successful. The attend
ance to-Ca y should reach 12.000, and may
exceed that figure if the weather Is suit
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