St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-27
SALTWATER RACES.
A Fine Crowd and Good Sport
With the TrOtters.

A Fine Crowd and Good Sport
With the TrOtters.
Special to the Globe
SALTWATER, June 26.-The quite
general closing of business places yes
terday afternoon tended to make attend
ance of townspeople at the Lilly Lake
races much larger than on any previous
day, while the number OF outside visit
ors was very noticeably increased. The
high plateau occupied by the park al
lowed the light breeze to play refresh
lngly, and while people down in the
jOyed fine sport at the driving
park amidst comparative comfort.
While the events were sharp and
decisive ands less long-drawn-out than
on the proceeding day, yet no less keen
interest was displayed. The first event,
the 2:37 tr0t. was easily won in three
straight heats by Minnie P. The horses
were sent off with Minnie P. pole; May
Queen. second; Agnes ii, third; Happy
Wanderer, fourth; Actress, fifth: Her
man FL. sixth; Labasco, seventh, ana
came in with Minnie p we'll in the lead.
followed by the field in the fol-
lowing order: Labasco. Herman FL,
May Queen, Actress, Agnes II, Happy
Wanderer; time, 2:281a. The second
heat ended with Minnie first under the
wire without struggle, followed in Or
der by Actress, Lebasco. May Queen,
derer being distanced; time, 1926. The
third heat gave variation in May
Queen, Herman Fl and Agnes FL, Happy
Wanderer being distanced. Minnie p
took the heat in 2:27. Actress second,
Lebasco third. Following is the
2:s7 trot, purse 5000
Minnie P, IN, L. M. Potts, White
Actress, f, Bruce & Wheeler, Mime
Labaseo, b S, Nat Breen, Burlington. 5
May Queen, m, Leihy & Son, Chi,
Herman M. IS B. caiura Arkansas Arkansas
Agnes NJ, b m. H. H. Michaels, Me
Happy Wanderer. S, B. Ellsworth
Time, S:2sis, 2:26. 1927. ''''' "
In the 2:27 trOt Birdie Sprague, Called
Back. Barney Clay and Bob M. were
withdrawn, the starters getting away in
the first heat in the following order:
Cyclone, pole; ]. S. B.. Charles H.,
French Girl, March, Twist, Victor
Wilkes and Knight. 1t was lively
heat but Twist got poor send off and
failed to come down to work until
reaching the half mile post. Here she
forged ahead and won the heat in a jog,
March, second; French Girl, third;
Knight, fourth; Victor Wilkes, fifth;
Charles H., sixth; Cyclone, seventh;
time, 2:2615. In the second heat Twist
was not headed at all during
the mile and again came in all easy win
n ar fnlIOyaG in thn nrHnr napanH h,y
Knight. March, Charles Ii. French Girl,
Victor Wilkes, j B s and Cyclone.
Time, 2:26. Twist lost the third heat
through what is considered purely an
accident. just before finishing the first
quarter one of the following horses put
his foot through Twists sulky wheel
and smashed out six or eight SpokeS.
Her driver, however, decided to go
on and finish the heat, but was
afraid of the crippled wheel, and
allowed Charlie II to take the lead al
the first quarter and maintained it,
March coming in second, Knight third,
Twist fourth, j. B. S. fifth, Cyclone
sixth, Victor Wilkes drawn. Time,
2:28I. Twists driver declined to say
who it was that had run into him. The
taken by Twist in 1864, the others fol-
lowing In this order: knight, Charles
III and French Girl, J. b. S. diStanced.
Summary:
2;27 trot, purse 5000
Twist, f, c.. 7. Patterson, LeXing-
Charles $ H. Il b 5, Bob Stuart, Terre
Haute =. $500. 49, .6 l 4
March, b. j. K. Bullock, Au
rora, III 49,. 1919. ........Z 8
Knight, Luhy q Son, Chicago. IA 2 8 3
French Girl, In, G. E. Leck.
Aberdeen. D D D
Cyclone, e. H. Adams. Mankato.7 8 5
b S. b g, A. j. Woodmansee. st.
Paul ....0 oOlS
Victor Wilkes, g, T. l.. Rathbun.
Denver. 80. ................. 3 Cdr
Time, 2:26l2, 2:26, 2:2Ss4, 2:264.
The programme of events for this, the