St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-09

orally successful meet.
There was pretty good attendance
at the fair grounds yesterday morning,
those present being mostly people inter-
eSted in the performances of the flyers
entered for to-day's events. The stand
was well filled, and much enthusiasm
was evlnced as one or another struck
racing gait and did rapid quarter.
Drivers and Stablemen gathered in lit
tie groups beside the track and round
the doors of the stables Sheltering their
glOssy-coated chargers, discussing pos
SibilitieS and probabilities, the events
of the past week at Minnehaha park,
and each supporting, in sometimes Wig
orous terms, his own particular favorite
for the events of to-day and tomorrow.
There was a general opinion among the
horsemen yesterday that the track was
much too hard for fast work, and
dozen or so of tine knowing ones per-
ambulated the track. gouging the hard
surface with their heels and
WRESTLING FOR THE RAIN
which came last night. "Ten hours
rain wouldn't hurt US Bit" remarked
Z. G. Avery, who has bunch of flyers
on the grounds from Hutchinson, MINI.
The track in now good deal too hard
for speed, though 1 look for rain and,
anticipate that the best kind of a road
will be found when the bell rings for
the first heat. AS for holes, there are
none of any Importance. There were
few, but they have been filed up ana
the roller is at work packing the filling
now"
Opinions that rain, if not of too long
duration. would prove beneficial. were
expressed on all sides and. doubtless,
that which fell last night has had the
desired effect in giving the track that
springiness VIII ich it lacked.
Bright and early yesterday morning
men and horses were aStir, and from
that until noon there we're not less than
a dOZed flyers on the track at once.
Opinions among those handling the
horses are divided as to the probable
winners of tO-day'S events. For the
$50 class trot, Major Linn seems to be
pretty hot faVOeite. Pat BTeun has
and is talked of with great confidence
in track circles for the 2:25 pace. For
the 2:24 trot favors are divided between
SilaS Wright and Cleo, both animals
being trained to hair, and capable of
doing as fast mile to-day as ever they
have done. Many of the horses ell
tered for events in this meeting have
not yet arrived, large number being
still at Minnehaha, and filling engage
mentS elsewhere.
AMONG THE OWNERS
who are on the ground and ready for
action. are NJ. E. McHenry, of Free
port, ILL.,, with q stable of fine tTotters;
NJ. |. Campbell. of Texas. has his flyers
in Stable d. W. Fl. Mccarthy. of Los
Angeles, Cal, has nine horses in Stable
E. Rody Patterson, of Lexington, KY,
is confident of taking away some MIN
nesota ducats with his three, while Bob
Stewart, of Kansas City, doesn't say
word, but has eight as good looking
nags as ever wore toe weights. Dick
Benson and Harry Johnson, of Kansas
City, have four and three entries re-
spectively, and J. S. Ryan, of Detroit,
is here with Marvel, of whom great
things are expected. Ed Connolly, of
Denver, has one horse, Bismarck. en-
tered the 2:A class of trotterS.
A walk through the stables revealed
as fine a collection of horse flesh as has
ever been seen in the vicinity of the
Twin Cities, and the promises of those
who know a good horse when they see
one that there will be trotting" are
very likely to be sustained.
Several very fast miles were made on
trial spins yesterday. the best time
made being that by B t and Honesty,
who went their mile in 2:2019. Fred p,
Rocky Ford, Silas Wright, Brother Dan,
Cleo. Thalberg. and a host of other
flyers were all timed on the halves,
quarters and miles, the friends of each
being
WE'LL SATISFIED
with their performances. Much salts
faction is expressed that the hill which
formerly INSTRUCTED the view of the
track for some distance has been re-
moved. There is now an excellent view
of the track all the way round from the
grand stand.
Carpenters are busily at work fixing
up the grand stand and putting up
quarters for the betting at the running
meeting. The cOlOred groom is as fire.
quent as he usually is at a race meet
ing, and when not engaged IN shooting
craps for dimes and quarters, he is to
be seen with Sponges and towels, ell
more glossy the Shiny coats of his blue
blooded charges. The lemonade and
sandwich men showed considerable ac-
tiyity during the afternoon. making
ready for the thousands of thirsty sight
seers who will throng the grounds to-
day. Many horses are
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TO-DAY
and preparations have been made for
their reception. The opinion is ex-
pressed on all sides that never has such
a string of horses been seen in Ham
line, and the meeting will be one of the
most intensely interesting ever held in
this vicinity. Many advantages are
claimed for the track over the one at
Minnehaha. and horsemen express ell
tire satisf action at the lay of the entire
circle