St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-10
RACES The MAGNET,
Some Splendid Contests at the
Race Track Yesterday
Afternoon.
Miss Armstrong Wins the
Ladies' Race at a Terrific
Pace.
Mayhill Wins the 2::40 Trot
After Trotting Six Hard
Heats.
Colbert Takes the Three
Year-Old Pace--The Other
Events.

The races yesterday was the attrac-
ton that held the 5000 people in the
grand stand the major portion of the
afternoon.
And the programme was replete with
interest. The first event was the 1923
trot for stations. There were but three
starters, and it was won by George w.
Sherwood's bay stallion Lockhart in
three straight heats. President Clough
started his proud beauty, Hartford, but
he was not at himself. Shuler, the vet
eran driver, was behind him and did the
best qecould, but Jack Splan nor any
one else could have controlled him. He
insisted upon breaking, and, unlike
great many trotters, when Hartford
breaks he comes almost to stand
still. He dances up and down,
as though that were his sole aim on the
track. For the two first heats he had to
40 some mighty rapid travelling to save
his distance, and in the last heat he was
shut out. All this when it was the
Judgment of good judges that he ought
TO win. The driver of Lockhart evil
IDENTIFY had design on this result, for
he drove at his utmost speed all the way
down the stretch to the wire, after he
mad the race won nandily. Hampshire
won the second money, and the associ-
alton saved third by the shut-out.
The second race, the 2:40 trot, was an
interesting and uncertain struggle. 1t
required six heats 10 decide it in favor
OF the bay gelding Mayhill. The brown
ge!ding. Wild Idol, won two heats and
Aisle Medium Won one. This is what
prolonged the programme until after
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catch their train and had to await the
pleasure of the railway company for
conveyance home. There were ten
starters, and they were an unruly set
as whole, and breaking seemed to be
the rule rather than the exception.
they all engaged in it more or less as
heat after heat was unraveled.
The steeplechase was practically
repetition of the preceding day. 1t was
a picturesque run, and the spotted pony
was in it the same as before. Coercion
was favorite. He is glossy black, with
captivating stride, but he quit, and
Alma added another laurel to his crown
of successes. And perhaps it is proper.
The steeplechase is pre-eminently Eng
liSh, and Alma, mount, colors, costumes,
everything, was quite English. The
spotted Indian pony won the second
money, and Coercion was bad third,
while the others were lost in the hunt.
Colbert, Graves Bros chestnut geld
ing, had no opposition in the three-year
pace, although Horace Pratt's bay geld
ing Dreling Court showed brilliant
bursts of speed. He was unsteady and
could scarcely harass the Graves
PAGER. Colbert won in three straight
heats.
The ladies' riding race introduced an
acquisition to the young ladies who
aspire to the daily purse of $3.50. Miss
Neal, of Philadelphia, was the new can
didate, but she met with mishap ard
was left at the post. However, she
made the circuit in good time, and even
gained OH the leaders. Miss Armstrong,
the daughter of the st. Paul millionaire,
captured the purse, with Jennie Rush,
the Kentucky girl, second, and Miss
Villa Poole third. 1t was an exciting
finish, and had the latter been given a
good mount she could have won. Miss
Lane, the North st. Paul lady, set the
hearts of the Sims throbbing against
their shirt bosoms because of her per-
sonal charms and her graceful carriage
in the saddle, but she only succeeded in
getting fifth place.
But it was an interesting day as
whole, and the big crowd went away
gratitied at the sports.