St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-09
MINNEhAHk RACING.
Five Thousand People Turn
Out to See the TpottepS at
Minneapolis.
Ira Gaines Takes the Three
Minute Trot After a Hard
Fight
Frank Oman Beats st. Cloud
After the Latter Takes
Two Heats.
Temple Bar Wins the 2:22
TPOt in Fast Time in
Straight Heats.

Minnehaha driving park was busy
place yesterday afternoon. The sun
shone as for princes marriage. The
cool breezes had just sufficient force to
wake the musical rustic of the leaves
and brush the rebellious curls from the
brow of beauty. The rush toward the
driving park began shortly after noon.
Down on Minnehaha avenue the car
riages moved in procession. Milwaukee
railroad trains carried hundreds. Less
than two blocks apart, electric trains
whiZZed along, loaded to the roof. All
were going to the races. They poured
through the gates in a notwithstanding
stream until after O'Clock. The grand
stand filled up aud the crowd overflowed
to the roof and into the surrounding
grounds. Over 5000 people attended
the opening day of the Minnehaha
Driving Park association races.
The driving park property bears but
little resemblance to its last years APP
pearauce. The grass doesn't look like
the week day beard of a member of
Farmers Alliance legislature. The
walks are not full of holes. Under the
grand stand the ground has been
cleaned up and made presentable. All
the booths look businesS-like. The park
now wears the appearance of racing
ground. The entrance to the park and
grand stand were gaily decorated.
Bunting was everywhere and flags
Swayed in the breeze.
Charles NJ. Smith officiated as starter
He is a success. What he says he
means, and the drivers know it. There
was little iockeying. The judges were
f. c. Pillsbury and Gov. w. r. Merriam.
}. G. Oswald. E. e. Long and II. w.
Phelps held the watches. The races
yesterday were fair, though not partic-
ularly exciting. The track was in first
class condition.
Three-Minute TrOt.
The first event of the afternoon was
the three-minute trot, six entries: Ira
Gaines, Jennie K, Herbert. Hiatoga
Chief, Annie Z, and Dan S. Ira Gaines
was hot faVOrite at 10 to against the
field. They were sent off on the third
trial. Ira Gaines had the pole. He
took the lead from the start and was
never headed. Hiatoga Chief was Sec
Ond at the quarter with Annie P third.
At the half Annie z had moved up to
second place and Dan s was third,
Hiatoga Chief dropped back on a break.
There was no hard work around the
turn. Ira Gaines come in an easy
winner of the heat in 1921. In the
stretch Herbert came up to second
place, Dan ), good third. Jennie K
Out-trOtted sAnnie p for fourth place.
Hiatoga Chief wasn't in it. Time, 2:32.
In the second Ira Gaines again took
the lead from the start on the second
turn, and went all right to the three
nd
the back stretch Dan was second and
Annie z third. On the lower turn the
positions changed some. Ira Gaines
left his feet and came into the stretch
staggering. Then he paced. Dan
came in winner in hot finish, with
Annie p second, HiatOga Chief third,
Herbert fourth and Ira Gaines going
badly in the rear. Time, 2:36H.
In the third heat Ira Gaines seemed
to have it all his own way until half
way down the stretch to the wire. when
he broke again. Dan S, who had been
second all the way around, finished an
easy first, HiatOga Chief second, Ira
Gaines third, Jennie K fourth, Herbert
fifth. Annie p was we'll up all around,
but left her feet in the stretch and fin
ished last. Time, 1884.
Ira Gaines went level in the fourth
heat and won easily. The only
contest was between Dan S and Hiatoga
Chief for second place. Dan S led from
the half by barely a length and got Sec
ond place by half, Hiatoga Chief third.
Herbert fourth, Annie p fifth, Jennie K
sixth.
Ira Gaines took the fifth heat and the
race in 2:S14 without trouble, Dan S
second, Jennie K, HiatOga Chief, Her
bert and Annie p III the order named.
Dan 5 took second money and Hiatoga
Chief third. Summary: