St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-22
Secretary Shaw Talks Of Big
Stakes for the Twin City
Summer Meeting.
There Will be More Than $50
600 in Added Money to
Fight For.
Entries for Six Stake Races
Must be in by Janu-
airy is Next.
Fine Lists Entered for the
Derby, Hamline Stake
and the Oaks.

Secretary Frank Shaw, Of the Twin
City Jockey club, was very much elated
yesterday afternoon on learning that
his namesake, Frank Shaw, had won a
handicap at New Orleans, and the
hustling secretary forthwith got his as
Sistants together and prepared all i'm
pOrtant announcement as to the sum-
mer meeting Of 1891 at Hamline. The
meeting will last sixteen days begin
ming Wednesday, July %, and ending
Saturday, Aug. s. From present indi-
cations there will be more horses and
finer sport next year than ever
before, and there was no
fault to be found with the
sport of the past two years. An i'm
portant item to owners of flyers is the
fact that more than $4,000 in added
money will go with the stakes and
purses. For the Twin City Derby,
$1,000 added, there are fifty-one nominal
tons; for the Hamline stakes, $4,000
added, there are fortyfour, and for the
Twin City Oaks. $1,000 added, there are
forty-one, In no case will less than
$1,000 be given in added money to stakes,
and all purses for three year-OldS and
upwards will be from $500 to $500. For
the six stake races not mentioned above,
the entries will close Jan. 10. These
stakes, with the conditions, are as fol-
lows:
Twin City Merchantss Handicap-A handi-
cap sweepstake for three-year-Ol and up
wards, of SlO0 each. half forfeit, or only SO
if declared on or before July 10Th (money to
accompany declaration). with $1,000 added
by the merchants of Minneapolis and ST.
Paul, OF which $500 to second tp1 500 to
third. Weights 10 appear July 2Ulh. Winners
of race after publication of weight to carry
five pounds; of any sweepstake of the value
OF $1,000, seven pounds extra. One mile
and seventy yards.
Twin City Exposition Slakes-A sweep
stake for thi year olds and upwards, of $50
each, half forfeit, Or only $40 if declared
three days prior to the race money to accom-
pany declaration), with 1000 added. of
which 81 U to second ana 500 to third.
Winners this year of q race of the value of
$1,000 to carry lbs; of $500. 5 lbs; of
$1,000. lbs. extra. Allowances: Those not
having won a race this year of the value of
So ., or two or more races since June u.
lbs; or not having won since June /. z lbs. :;
non-winneTs this year, 10 lbs MalGens, 3
years old, Is lbs. 4 years old, IS lbs: 5
years old and upwards, 20 lbs. Selling races
not counted. One mile and sixteenth.
The Carnival Stakes-For colts and geld
ings TWO years old (foals of 1889. of 500
each, half forfeit, or only S1U if declared on
or before May 15 or only $50 If declared on
or before July 10 (money to accompany dec
laration). with 81 600 added. of which 5000
TO second and 500 10 third. To carry i15
lbs. Winners of sweepstake of $500 to
carry lps;; of two such. or one of $500.
lbs; of three such or one of $1,000. 8 lbs.
extra. Allowances: Those never having
won sweepstake, D lbs; if such have run
unplaced i'll a sweepstake. lbs; maidens,
10 lbs Three.quarters of a mile.
7 ndi fxrO
old (foals of 1880. of $1OO each, half for
felt, or only $40 if declared on or before May
10, or only $50 if declared on or before July
10 money to accompany declaraton), with
81 900 added. of which $500 to second aud
500 to third. To carry Ito pounds Win
ners of a sweepstake of $500 to carry
pounds; OF two such, or one of the value of
$1,000, pounds; of three such, or one of
the value of $1,000. pounds extra. Allow
ances: Those not having won l. sweepstake,
g pounds; if such have run uIplaced in
sweepstake, pounds; maidens, 10 pounds.
Five-eighths of a mile.
st. Paul Stakes-A handicap sWeepstake
for three-year-olds and upwards, of 500
each, half forfeit or only $40 if declared on
or before July 25 money to accompany
declaration). with 81 900 added by the Cit
and 500 to third. Weights to appear July
2e. Winners of race after publication OF
weight to carry 5 pounds, of any sweepstake
of the value of 81, 800, z pounds extra. Mile
and quarter.
Minneapolis Stakes, sweepstake for two
year-olds (foals of 1880 OF $50 each, half
forfeit, or only $40 if declared on or before
May 15 or only Sl5 if declared on or before
July 10 (money to accompany declaration),
with $1,000 to be added by citizens Of Min
neapolis, of which $500 TO second and S1OO
to third. To carry rs pounds. Winners of
any stake race to carry pounds: of two or
more of any value, 5 pounds; maidens al
lowed 10 pounds. Eleven sixteenths of a
mile.