St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-30
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BEST OF THE MEETING.
Tenacity and the Kid Have q
Grand Tussle for Supremacy.

TenaC1ty ana the hlu hdVc
Grand Tussle for Supremacy.
The fourth race of the day, with seven
entries, was one of the best OF the meet
ing, and race from post to post. The
starters were F. NJ. Jones' Sena A. j.
Ii. ThompsOn's Cora L, Mic Finzer's
Mamie Fonso, Montana stables Meckie
81, M. Browns Vice Regent. ". II
Letcher's Tenacity, and q. T. Flnk,s
Oklahoma Kid. Tenaoity, with Porter
in the leather, started first favorite al
odds of to o; to l was offered andd
taken freely about Oklahoma Kid. whllel
Mamie Fonso, Meckie II and Sena Al
had friends at Z to 1 each carrying al
good deal of money. All sorts OF odds
were laid about the others, Cora l. Start1.
ing at Is to L. The distance was nile
and a quarter, and the belief thaa
none but the favorite could go
the distance was responsible for
a good deal of the plunge that was
made on Letcher's crack tive-year-oidt
The Kid looked fit as a fiddle and
showed up at the post minus MS req
stocking and without even SUSPICION
of the lameneSs which is supposed 70
be his chronic affiiction. ihey went
down to the starting post in bunch, as
The favorite was ridden by Porter,
while Pink's Kid was ridden by his
owner; Gilmartin rode Vice Regent;
Jones. Sammons, Newsum and Tom
kins handling Sc ma A. Cora l., Mamie
Fonso and Meckie ii, respectively.
They were sent away with Meckle ID IN
the lead, Tenacity second. Sena a
third. and the field at their heels. Az
the stand Fink and Porter had dropped
back to the rear with the Kid and
Tenacity, while Meckie I'll and Sena a
set the pace to the quarter, where In a
order was Meckie Ii, by a length from
S ena A, Mamie FOnso at her girths.
Vice Regent fourth, and the held cloSe
up. At the half it was Meckle d, py a
length from Mamie FonS0, Ienaclty
third, tied in knot and pulling foTte5
out of the saddle, and Oklahoma hio
going easily halt a length in the rear.
At the three-quarters the order was the
same, and passing the post Porter gave
the bay horse his head. Fink stood up
in the leather and called to the three,
year-old. The yOungster shook his neao
and moved up to third place, with vice
Regent at his heels, Sena A fourtn,
Meckie III fifth, Mamie FOnsO sixth ana
Cora l. last. Tenacity made the turn
into the stretch under POrter'S WHIPS
the Kid was close at his heels, hard rum
Vice Regent third and the field in the
same order as before. 1t was race
under whip and spur down the stretcn
between TenaciJy and the Kid, with
Vice Regent still in the race at halfway
home. Fink and Porter were botn
whipping furiOusly, and the blood was
streaming down the flanks of Letcher'S
pet. The leaders ran neck and neck,
and so close together that Fink's whip
was but little use to him. "The Kid
wins it," came in a chorus from the
stand. ssI'll bet S7OO to 500 on Tenac-
ity!" breathlessly shouted an admirer or
the five-year-old. ats bet" called a
believer in the colt from ten feet away.
as he flourished roll of bills big enough
to buy both horses. 1.-The Kid has run
his race" quietly remarked an old
horseman, who stood near. HELL mn
ish seconp." Thesresult was foretold.
Now they are ten lengths from home,
nose and nose, under whip ana spur,
and running the gauntlet OF thousands
of yelling, excited spectators Portey
was riding magnificently and whipping
like fend, while Fink was spurring
the Kid from shoulder TO flank, unable
to reach him with the whip. There was
a roar from the crowd, such roar as Is
only heard in connection with a close
finish. sTenacity," shrieked dead
game sport who had bet $500 to win
S1OO, and had climbed in his en-.
thusiasm to the top of a spiked
fence, where he stood watching
the finish. "Oklahoma," answered
three hundred men in chorus-backers OF
the to shot. 1t was no use, thougns
Howl as they might, shrek their wllds
est, Oklahoma Kid had made his effors
and failed to head the leader. 1t was
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