St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-05
ALARIC And WRIGHT
The Winners in the Third
Days Racing at Mime
haha Park.
The Free-For-Au Pace and
the Match Not Fin
ished.
a Crowd in Attendance That
Numbered Ten Thou
sand.
Last Day of the Meeting This
Afternoon With Big
Events In.

The third day of the Minnehaha Driv-
ing park race meeting was one of the
greatest successes ever knawn in the
West. The weather was perfect track
in prime condition. all the entries but
one or two ready for their work, and
an enthusiastic crowd in the
grand stand. The carriage attendance
in addition was something marvellous.
Rig after rig crossed the track into the
enclosed field and posted themselves
along the fence an eighth Of a mile on
either side OF the judges stand. 1t was
splendid representation of the
wealth and luxury Of the city.
Hundreds of ladies occupied seats
III the stand and in the
carriages, whose bright costumes,
lent charm to the scene that the pres
ence of men in, however, great numbers
cannot give. The attendance, ac-
cOrding to the tTeasurer'S report, was
betWee 10,000 and LOCO, and included a
great many prominent men from both
cities, and among them Gov. Merriam,
who watched the flyers from the
judges stand awhile in the afternoon.
President d. NJ. ClOugh and Director j.
G. Oswald. who acted at two of the time
keepers. were interchangeable in their
attention to business, and did not leave
tEeir posts during the day. Secretary
r. I. Jones was of course happy and
busy. He has worked hard for the
success Of the meeting. and is en-
titled to the lions share Of the credit
for the hard work done, and the
splendid results achieved. During
the afternoon it was announced
that the Minnehaha Driving Park
association would claim the first week of
July, including the 4th, for its meet
ing in 1890. and the applause that
greeted the announcement showed that
the meeting, with good weather, is
going to be a popular one. The track
was praised on all hands. and for speed
1t has probably achieved the reputation.
through this meeting, OF being unsur-
passed in the country The events of
the day were lively and interesting
and the time made in all was good,
though no records were smashed. The
2;30 trOt was a surprise, Mike Wilkes
being the favOrite after he had taken
two heats, but he failed to come to the
front again. and Alaric, when seven
heats had been run. captured first
money. The 2:25 trot was
close see saw contest. too, and
kept the crowd jumping from
one horse to another in the efforts to
cover, the Silas Wright, an ancient and
faithful flyer finally won it. The free
tOr-aIl pace was splendid exhibition.
and 1t was matter of regret to all that
time did not suffice to finish it. The
match race between j. B. Richardson
and Whitestoeking is also on the pro-
gTamme to be finished to-day and the
Wagers that 2:l4 will be beaten are still
good.
THE $50 TROT.
The entries for the first event were
Gipsey, Dick Garrett, Capitola. Raiah.
Aarac, Brittle Silver, Mike Wilkes,
Mary c and William Hill, HOiStein,
Mundian ana Star Bashow having
been scratched. The start was accom-
plished after several Intellectual at
tempts, ana Gipsey took the lead to the
turn. Then Mike Wilkes forged ahead
and passed Gipsey at the quarter. and
Garrett pulled up abreast OF him.
From half to three-quarterS it was
close race between Wilkes and Garrett.
At the last turn Brittle Silver began to
show his speed, and passed Wilkes,
Rajah and Gipsey, who all made I'M
availing efforts to recover the lead. At
the finish Brittle Silver was half
length ahead of GipSey, who
was second; time. 2;52L. The
second heat of this race was the
finest of the contest, and fell to Mike
Wilkes, though ne had a hard fight for
it at the finish. Wilkes led off and held
the place rsund to the quarter, and sn
the half Gipsey was gaining on him.
Brittle Silver broke badly at the half
and was out of the race when he recov-
cred. From the half to the three-Quar-
tiers Wilkes and GipSey raced neck and
neck. and on the turn three others
pulled in so close that it looked like
anybOdy's race down the last stretch.
Wilkes was not to be OutdOne. however.
and answered nobly to Abe ROhrback's
encouraging word. Amid great excite
ment he pulled under the wire
first by halI a body length. Cap
itOla pushed her nose under the wire
less than 4 SecOn later, and Raiah fol-
lowed CapitOla so close there seemed
scarcely a breath between them. AlariC
was a close fourth. The time was
second slower than the first heat,
though 1t seemed faster race from the
cIOSenesS of the contest. Mike Wilkes
took the third heat handily with only
one strong competitor for the place.
namely. Mary G. Brittle Silver led off
in the fourth heat, but was overtaken
by Mike Wilkes early in the race. They
went neck and neck for a few seconds.
then Wilkes took the lead himself. and
maintained it to the third quarter. when
GlpSey made strenuous effort to pass
MIN, but the track was too fast
for her and she went into the air. This
gave the field an opening and Alaric
was not slow to take advantage. BY a
tremendous burst of speed he rushed
to the front and took the heat in 1865
RaJah was second and Gipsie 3rd.
Gipsie came in I'd but was set back one
place for running at the finish.
The 5th heat served to
pTOlOng the race. Brittle Silver led bv
four lengths at the quarter. Then the
SteedS began to string out. Brittle Sill
yer. true 10 her name. broke. The
long procession was maintained
around to the corner, where they
punched again. On the stretch Capi-
tOla was the first to draw
out OF the crowd she pulled well to the
front and won, while Rajah and Alaric
had pretty race for second position.
All the horses that had failed to take a
heat were sent to the barn. and the
race was finished by Wilkes, Capitoia.
Brittle Silver and Alaric. These four
maze beautiful race IN the sixth heat
The close start, however. lasted only
few hundred yards. as CaDitola took the
lead and held it all the way round and
won in 2:2615. The heat was in
decisive, leaving the race stand in
muddled state with the four horses
still in it. The race ended tamely in
favor Of Alarie, who logged out the
heat in 2:3O, Mike Wilkes second. Brittle
Silver third and Capitola fourth. They
divided the purse in the order above.
Summary:
2:30 trot. purse $500 divided
Alaric, Bergen d John
son. Eminence. Ky..5 3 q
Mike Wilkes, Abe Rohr-
back. Saltwater "A G .
Capitola. L. J. Phelps
Hutchinson, MINI IS 2 3 4
Brittle Silver, c. B. Dick
ems. Minneapolis IL z 6 Z 8 8
Rajah W H. Mccarthy.
Los Angeles, Cal ......3 z 2 dis
Mary c, c. S. White, Free
Tt....................6 9 8 3 dis
W. NJ. Hill W T. Camp
bell, Dallas. Tex. ~ 9 5 5 dis
Glpsey, c. c. Bates, De-
cOrah, III ~ 2 dis