St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-30
The WINTER MEETING
Fast Track and Good Weather
at the New Orleans
Races.
Over Two Hundred Fine
Horses Now at the Pad
dock.
stamboul Lowers the Record
to Eli at Stock
ton.
sinfax Makes the Fastest
Time for TWO-Year-
OldS.

winter meeting opened to-day with line
weather, fast track and fair attend
ance. although the crowd was not large
enough to give the jockey club extra
encouragement. There are over 200
horses at the track and some fine ones
among them, but the cracks did not par
lici pate in the opening. Z. V. Ramsey,
Argo " Co. and ID. J. Hutchinson were
Are expected shortly. They did fairly
we'll, as two of the favoriteS were beaten.
Col r. w. Simmons, eX-president; Fl.
W. Conner and Capt. w. II. William
son were the judges. A. G.
Franklin and Birney Wolf timers.
]. 3. Ferguson, starter, and E. S. Gard
her, clerk of the scales. The latter
brought down his fine AvOndale stable
rom Nashville, and five of the horses
caught cold on the train. After their
arrival the cold developed into typhoid
pneumonia. Impress, yearling, for
whom $1,000 was refused, by Mr.. Pick
wick; Ida K and Pierre, a black year
ling colt, by Casino-Persia. died yester-
day; Katuna, valued at $4,000, two
year-old FLY, by Bramble- kithleen. died
this morning. Wicked and Malaeca,t the
other two sufferers. are not expected to
live. Malacca IS a -year-old filly,
by Luke Blackburn-Imp. Malibran, and
Wicked yearling tilly, by Mister-Wes-
sic Higgins. There will be racing on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Of
Zach week.
First race, selling, for non-winners
cipoa D0t 81 five furlOOUS fThAra yyprn
eleven starters in the race, with Mag
gle B and Secret dividing public favor.
After several attempts the horses shot
away well. Maggie B and Secret al
ternated in the lead, with Henry Brown
close up, and in front and in the stretch.
He had the field between halt way
down, but his rider sat still. while the
others whipped and struggled. In the
last few jumps Maggie B seemed to go
by him and win by half length, but
the judges decided that when the line
by a nose; Maggie B half length be-
fore John Day and Secret, all four close
together. Time, LOB.
The winner was sold to L. Ezell for
5000, an advance of 800.
The staters and weight and post odds were:
Dutch Boy. 106, % to / Moimiloi, leo, 25
TO l; Wanda, lO7, 80 to l; Henry Brown,
100, 10 to l; Venture 100. 80 to 1; Mollle
]; Maggie B. ITO, 3 to l: Secret, 1l3. to l
john Day, 116. to / Napa. 122, to l.
Second race, selling, eleven-siX-
teenths of mile. The start was some
what delayed; Winnie Davis led away
well punched with the others. Nettie
Kent and Miss Francis went by her in
the first few strides, and Haramboure
passed Miss Francis in the turn. The
nj hQ
stretch, where Nettie Kent led with
ease, while Schoolgirl scooted up on the
outside and beat Maramboure out of first
place, with IL place odds for reward.
Nettie Kent went by length and a
half, Schoolgirl neck before Maram-
boure. Time, :093(. Starters, weights
and betting: Grateful, SO, 20 to l; Miss
Francis, LOG, to 2; Haramboure, los, z
to 2; John d, Ill, 20 to L; Nettie Kent,
Ill, s to 5; Schoolgirl, 113, 30 to 1;
Australia, ia, so to |; Kemp billiard,
l16; 6 to l; Winnie Davis, III, 10 to l:
Third race, selling, purse S125, six fur
longs-The horses were sent away in a
hurry, although somewhat scattered.
The favorite snatched the leader, close
pressed by Henry Hardy, and the race
was between them all the way. Henry
Hardy led into the stretch, but there
Mark S went to the front, going easy.
Henry Hardy made determined finish
and Barnes was compelled to shake his
bride a little at the finish, Mark S
winning by a head. Henry Hardy
length before La La w. Time, i:16.
Starters-Vandevener 81, 4 l; Law,
l20; Statbans, 1Os, 8 to 8; Eschelon, 1OS,
SO to l; Kakota, 10, ~ to L Neva C, Ill, s
10 l; Brown Bette, Ill, Is to l ; Henry
Hardy, ia; Mark S, Ill, Is to 10; Los Web
Iter, 116, so to l.
Fourth race, purse S125, seven pounds
below scale, non-winning allowance,
seven furlongS-This was the race of
lhe day, with Rover hot favorite and
Robin heavily backed. Justice led away
70 good start, but Robin shot to the
front at once under pull. Half way
around Justice was turned loose again,
tan away from Robin and the rest and
Won in gallOp by three lengths, Rover
aking the place under the whip by half
llength, Jessie Mcfarland and Robin
also whipping and noses apart. Time,
I:3O.
Starters: Leman, 95, 20 Il; Jessie Nc
rarland, 104, 80 to l; Ormie, 10Y, 10 to 1;
7 Rusk, 10Y, 80 to /: Rover, ITO, even
money: Red Bird, ITO, SO to l Robin, lis,
to 2; Shibboleth. lis, 20 to l Justice, lis,
Ito l,
The short concluded with a 350-yard
match race between Ben Morris, Nellie
: ana John Sprinkles. Dora B for S25
lside. Nellie + was z to 10 favorite
md won easily.