St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-24
MINNEAPOLIS WAS THERE.
The Flour City Sent a Large Con-
tingent to the Derby.

The Flour City Sent Large Con-
tingent to the Derby.
"Did you go to the races?"
"Of course; had to see the Derby"
"How did you like them?"
&" Thought they were great, but my
wife said they were over so soon she
didn't see them"
"Derby day." Great is name. The
Earl of Derby who instituted the Eng
lish Derby over 100 years ago, if he
could come back to earth, would see
thousands of people clapping their
hands and hurrahing over the race he
Instituted in region that belonged to
the earth's termIni when he lived and
fourished. 1t is doubtful if any
other horse race, however great
the starters, could have drawn
went to Hamline yesterday, and it is
safe to say that the name of the race
drew fully as we'll as the horses. Of
the $4,000 people who attended the
Derby many were from Minneapolis.
The sports were there with their know
ing looks and acute observati Ons on the
merits Of the horses 1.-THE blase gentlemen,
who took no interest in anything but
the fact that they were there; the dudes
from the upper tendon, burdened with
the weight of their canes; and withal,
there was the elite of Minneapolis so
ciety in ali the gay colors Of the
summer silk season, beautified with
flowers and bright smiles: The
boxes which were set off i'll the middle
portion of the lower floor of the grand
stand held hundred or more ladies
from Minneapolis whose names are
familiar in the oft-repeated lists OF
swell social events, and they displayed
the same enthusiasm over the races
they do over every other public event
to which they lend their presence. The
ladies sat and gossiped, and wondered
why Spokane did not come, while their
escorts slipped ever and anon down to
the betting ring to name the
favorite. The ladies took hand,
too, at naming the winner
just for fun or for small sums of cash,
and such Is the fate of horseracing that
the bets made on pure guess work often
beat those based on careful scrutiny
of the pool board and deep knowledge
of records and pedigreeS. The aristo-
Gratis of the two cities We'd with each
other also in the matter of equipageS.
Although st. Paul was far ahead of
Minneapolis in this regard, the numer-
Gus tally-hO turnOutS from that city
made the paddock a gay and festive
scene.
Four long trains drew the people
from Minneapolis to the fair grounds,
and the numerous gates admitted them
so easily after scrutiny of the plctur-
esque bits of pastebOard that indicated
the different classes of tickets that there
was scarcely any confusion or delay in
obtaining admission. The return to the
city was made as easily and eXpedi-
tiously after the races were over, and
80 o'clock saw the last load leave the
union station for the street, the first
Twin City Derby having been can
vassed Oh it's merits and pronounced
success.
AMONG THOSE PRESENT
were in boxes: Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. F.
Brown, Judge and Mrs. M. B. Koan and
family, John A. Atwater. Robert
Kalkhoff, Lou Watson and party of gem
tlemen, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Basting,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Laraway. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. L. O'Brien, Miss Corser, Miss
Laraway, Congressman and Mrs. S. P.
Snider and Miss Whitmore, Senator
and Mrs. r. B. Langdon, Mr.. and
Mrs. Brooks and Cavour Langdon,
DR.. and Mrs. H. H. Kimball and party,
Mayor and Mrs. E. G. Babb, Mr.: and
Mrs. D. Morrison, Mr.. and Mrs. W. III.
Donohue. Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Shore and
party, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Balchs and
party, Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Morrison,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Pillsbury and party,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Blethen. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Fl. Dorner and family, DR.. and
Mrs J. H. Dunsmoor, DR.. and MRS.
Frank Airport, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
+ Mackey, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Summers and
party, Maj. Saulspaugh and party, Mr..
and Mrs. E. W. Dana, r. Tomlinson.
la the grand stand Mr.. and Mrs. S.
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