St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-26

they were all in a bunch and again some
candidate would move up and another
drop back, shifting the panorama and
, adding to the picturesqueness of 'the
! scene. Around the bend they dashed, each
riding either te husband his strength
for supreme effort in the finish, or to
get right there the coign of vantage
that WOnld materially reduce the final
eXigency. The coal black Pomfret
showed in the lead, the canary having
for background the cherry OF Hagen,
and then was seen the orange and
bright green colOrs Of Donatello we'll up
and going easy, and the green and white
of Dundee scarcely neck behind. Trail
ing behind the party was the maroon
worn by LOdowic. The quarter reached
! and the scene was again shifted although
! Pomfret'S cOlOrs still maintained an ad
vantage. Dundee had moved up
/ notch, displacIng Hagen, and LodOwic
had outfOught Jugurtha, whose black
and red brought up the rear of the pro-
! cession. GOiliday had been outridden,
| but he redoubled his energy and, with
a mighty rush, he brought Hagen a
neck to the front and created
! a sensation, as the party swept
unbridled their feelings. as Hagen
J opened a gap of a length before Pom
! fret. They rose to their feet and a
mighty shout rent the air. DonatellO
was in third place. He came down past
! the grand stand with easy and indlffer-
! ent strides, cool and uneXcited; he saw
| all, save poor outclassed Jugurtha.
show him their defiant heels .glistening
| in the sunlight. Dundee had also slack
! ened his pace, and was now
fourth. On rushed Hagen, and
hope inspired his hackers as
he increased his lead and Galliday
| looked over his shoulder to see what
| had become of the members Of the
chase. POmfret was a full length be-
| hind, and he again length and half
! ahead of LOdOWic, who had now come
with a tremendous rush from fifth
place to third at the three-quarters.
! Donatello had exchanged with him, in
fact, and remorse visited the hearts of
! the many who had pinned their faith to
! his abilities.
"Donatello is out of it." they cried.
"Hagon is setting a pace that kills.
! DOnatello's weights have finished him.
| He can't even get l, 2, 8"
At the mile they were a little close,
and with each stride, as the grand ami
mails bent to their task Hagen's lead was
| diminished. Still the gallant son of Pat
! Farrell ana Lady w 00d10rQ DatUleu
nobly on, and came into the stretch a
neck in advance of Pomfret, who had
fought the battle thus far with courage
and tenacity. Now Dundee moved up
with mighty effort to third place, with
| LOdoWic and Donatello coming like the
wind. Hagen was ahead, Pom
fret second, Dundee third and Don
atello fourth. Like a shot LodoWic
shot past POmfret, and was now on
| Hagen's flank, followed like flash by
Pomfret, who had been lashed by Por-
ter into greater execution, and by the
great Donatello. On they rushed to-
wards the wire, and the excitement was
without confine. Lodowic was first,
with Donatello gaining with each stride.
Fitzpatrick applied whip and spur, and
With the speed Of the arrow Donatelio
took the wire, Lodowic second, Pom
fret third,
When the time, 2:29, was marked up
the cheering was deafening.
1t was phenomenal performance.
Donatello, with 127 pounds up, had
crowded a record made by the great
Ormie with only 105 pounds up! And
he had done it with such magnificent
ease that it measures HIM as among the
grandest three-year-olds in the world
| The record was made on faster track,
also. The Hamline track is fast, it is
true, but no one expected this exhibition
Fourth race, the Hamline stakes, foE three