St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-25
SHOUTS RENT The AIR
Spectators at the Races Wild
Iy Enthusiastic at EXeit-
ing Finishes.
settee, Outeraft and Hamline
Pass Under the Wire
Neck and Neck,
And Judges Alone Could Un-
PaVel Which Horse Had
Won.
The Winners We're JugUrtha,
Ed Hopper, Settee and
Eli Kindig.

The sensational finish in the fifth race
was the grand event OF the Twin City
races yestesday. The performers were
Settee, Outcraft and Hamline. Nothing
imaginable can be more thrilling to the
votaries of the track than to witness
three horses leap down the entire
stretch to the wire neck and neck. The
audience as whole. 1900 strong, arose
from their seats with one accord and
cheers and shouts rent the air, and
when the finish was reached the ele-
ment of doubt added materially to the
intense excitement. No one could de-
clare which horse had won and scarcely
anv one could say which horse had
passed the mark third. ItWas left to the
Judges to lift the weight OF suspense.
When the post went up 1t announced that
the black hlly Settee had won, Outcraft
second and Hamline, christined IN
honor of the caption of the track. third.
While the vast majority accepted this
decision as lust. there were some, espe-
ciallv those who stood Immediately over
the wire. who doubted it. They assever-
ate that Outcraft had the cOign Of vault
age by a nose. However, with skilled
and experienced judges. it is likely that
no injusticeS have been done.
lit udA WAS tOlu anu NllNNAiNo7f -
grave misfortune to the management.
for the attendance was largely decreased
therefore. The races warranted an i'll
mense tOurnOut. Every event was sep
arately a surfeit of pleasurable excite
ment, and cOllectively-the day was
"Out of sight" There were no acci-
dents to detract from the enjoyment
nothing but the chilly weather militat-
ed against it.
As usual. the betting ring was the
magnet. The people who attended
were there apparently TO test their
skill. and their pOcketbOOkS, Wlthal. In
picking out winners and place horses.
One man who selected three winners
wore a fOur-leaf clover in his button
hole. He had searched the adjacent
felds for this charm, he said, and he
avowed that he didn't see how he could
go very wrong. He was good winner
on the day, and he proposes to resort to
like eXpedient to-day.
Jugurtha landed the purse in the
first race handily, and the lightweight
free handicap sweepstake was captured
by Ed Hopper after an inSpiriting con-
test. This race was replete with plct-
ureSque circumstances and incidents
throughout the course. Eli and Hagen
had been played equally as favOrites.
to 2 each, and 3 to for place. But Ed
Hopper. a to l shot with lighter back
ing, had little trouble, comparatively
speaking, TO win.
OF course Sympathetic's Last, after his
performance on Derby day in defeating
LemOine II and the balance of his CON-
pany in the one and a sixteenth mile
race, was a prime fayorite in the three
quarter mile heat race yesterday
Weaver landed him without mishap
both heats.
The fourth race, as narrated above.
was the sensation of the day because of
the phenOminal finish. 1t was two
year-old contest, and a venture. Frances
was the opinion of the talent, and Ham
line had a strong following at less odds.
Frances sold for % to I and HamliEe
at to ;, but Settee, a 4 10 l shot. got
the race.
The boOkies were right in their esti-
mate of the relative capacities of the
starters in the fifth event. They placed
Eli Kindig to 5, and then Billy Pink
erton was played TO l and even money
for place. But Ed Leonard, to l
shot, beat out Billy Pinkerton for place.