St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-15
AMONG The HORSES.
4 Glance at Some Past and
Coming Events on
the Turf.
Points Of Interest Touching
Two Of the Greatest
Sipes Known.
framing the Youngsters for
Use--Blood Lines and
individuality.
News and Gossip From Track,
Trainer and the
Farms.

The noticeable feature of the past
week Oh the running tracks has been
The regularity with which the odds-on
!avorites have been beaten. No matter
how good horse was, or what his pub
lie or private form, just so sure as he
Was made favorite IN the betting.
something would turn up, either in get
ling away or during the race, which
would and did knock endways all the
calculations of owners and hackers.
The bookmakers have accordingly
reaped a rich harvest, while the owners
Of the outside nags also have cause to
smile and be merry. Although beaten
by VestIbule few days before, st.
Florian proved himself, in the Larch
mont stake race Tuesday last, to be the
best two-year-0ld colt seen in the East
this year, and probably the best one st.
Blase has ever sired. q. w. Cook, Ed
Corrigan'S horse, rather surprised the
knowing ones at Chicago Tuesday by
winning the Spirit of the Times stake, a
dash of seven-eighths Of a mile. from
such racing machines as Proctor Knott
and Racine. 1t Vas the richest event of
the Hawthorne meeting. too.
Secretary Shaw is very busy these
days in making ready for the opening
Of the Twin City meeting. There are
many details which must be attended to
that are not apparent to a casual glance,
but which really count for much in as
surfing perfection when the bell rings
for the opening race. Nothing is being
overlooked that forethought or money
can provide for, and the coming meet
ing will but serve TO confirm the splen-
lid reputation already attaching to the
Twin City Jockey club meetings.
From Minnehaha. also, comes news of
preparation for the July meeting.
Track, stands and stables are being
carefully looked after, while the trainers
and trotterS are putting in much time
getting in shape to do some smooth work
when the test comes. Very good time
has been shown by many of the horses
at present on the ground, both at the
Totting and sidewheel gaits, and the
meeting will surely be feather in the
zap of the Minnehaha association.
Tuesday the Suburban handicap will
be run at Sheepshead Bay. This great
event eXcites less interest than usual
This year, as racing people generally
consider that, barring accidents (Which,
Oy the way, is mighty hard thing to do
with large field struggling for the best
Of the START. Tenny has lead pipe"
Sinch Oh the race, since Firenzi is not
at all likely to start. Tournament may,
however, give the swayback race for
the prize, if he has bad enough running
lately to draw him out pretty well. In
glancing over the list Of entries in an
Dther place betters mag do we'll not to
Dveylook Raceland, Prince Royal, Judge
Morrow, Tea Tray, Burlington, Russell.
Riley, Rey del Rey and some others that
nf no
The American Derby, to be run at
Washington Park, Chicago, June 20, pos
sesses even more interest than the Sub
urban this year. 1t looks now as if Po-
tomac, Pes5ara, Snowfall and Strath-
meath will be on hand to contest with
the other good ones entered. The prize
is rich one, and all who may start in
Derby form will give the winner a race
from flag-fall to finish.