St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-24

its effect, and the horseman who made
kick on the track yesterday had a
chronic case. In every department con-
nected with the track. there was the
perfection of arrangement, and order
prevailed throughout the entire day.
From the ringing of the saddle bell to
the weighing in of the riders, there was
none of the helter skelter rushing and
shouting so common result of poor
arrangement. The route from the
stables to the scales room
and return was clearly defined aud
understood. and not hitch occurred in
that department during the whole pro-
gramme. There was a good deal of diff
ficulty experienced in the maiden race
in getting the field away with an even
start. In the second race Cora L and
Angelus made good deal of trouble by
cutting up at the post. the result be-
ing a half-dOzen false starts. A good
was caused by the presence of several
riders who have rot been riding regu-
larly, and with whom the old jocks
Taral, Fleete, Warwick and Eilhe did
just about as they pleased. Several of
the starts were very poor, the field get
ting away in the one, two, three
order, with the tail enders out of
the running from the start. Excellent
police arrangement had been made, and
the guarding of the track gates against
all but those who had business beyond
them was most efficiently carried out by
stalWart officials from both this city and
Minneapolis. AS was expected would
be the case, the attendance of vehicles
was so large that it almost half filled
the inclosure inside the track, and had
the hill, which was formerly an Obstruc-
tion to a full view of the track, been al
lowed to remain, crowds of carriages
would have covered its summit, and the
field would have been invisible for half
the distance round. The removal of the
hill, and consequent improvement
of the view, was the subject of
much favorable comment in and about
the stand. Several of the jockeys, con-
versing among themselves. expressed
great surprise that so large an attend
ance and such perfect arrangements for
running meeting could be found in
this faStness of the trotter. Taral, the
well-knOwn jockey, remarked that the
people of st. Paul knew how to
APPRECIATE A RACE,
and also knew how to treat the people
who brought their horses here. 81
haven't ridden over better track this
season." he said, 'and if Lotion didn't
win that race. it certainly wasn't the
fault of the track" 1t is pretty certain
that Lotion has greatly improved this
season, and that the operation per-
formed on the bay colt last fall
his speed. 1t will be well
to look out for him to-day. A most sat
isfactOry arrangement for the payment
of the purses as won, and Immediately
after each race, was carried out to the
letter by Clerk Ezekiel. The amounts
of the first, second and third money
were placed in envelopes, and sealed
before the race was started, and imme-
diately upon its conclusion were
handed over to the winners. When the
book was closed at night, beside the
signature of each winning owner was a
check-mark,. showing that the stakes
had been paid. Bugler Tillman did his
and at each successive blast was
loudly cheered by the occupants
of the stand. at which he
bowed gracefully and smiled in the
direction of the boxes containing most
OF the pretty girls. The entire pro-
gramme was carried out without a
hitch. No one got fall: there was not
fight throughout the entire day, from
the fact that interest in the racing was
too intense to allow time for anything
but racing. The various events were
called with praiseworthy promptitude
and very little delay occurred, except
by the vagaries of Cora L and Jou Jou,
who made all the trouble that occurred
at the post. 1t may be said with truth
that never was an inaugural running
meeting held at which there was so
little to complain of as regards con-
dition of track and arrangement of
detail.