St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-15
temple IN TROUBLE.
The Famous Stallion Is Tied
Up by Settle, His Old
Driver.
The Races at Lilly Lake Park,
Saltwater, Result in No
Surprises.
Ira Gaines Takes the Three
Minute Tret With Hia-
toga Second.
Temple Bar Easily walks OF
With the Honey in the
2:22 Trot.

The incidents at the Lilly Lake DriY-
ing park yesterday were spiced by an
unusual occurrence. Temple bar, up
to the present time this season, has
demonstrated the fact that he is phe-
nOmenal horse. The question is, will
he be able to fill his dates the bal
ance of the season? The answer rests
between Hon. Freeman P. Lane, of
Minneapolis, and his owner, DR.. NJ. S.
SOles, of Louisville. The purse won
yesterday by Temple Bar in the 2:22
tTOt was garnished, and an action Was
begun to enforce a contract that Dr.
S0eS had entered into. Thomas w.
Settle is the plaintiff in the action, and
the particulars are as related below.
1t was a surprise to those who knew him
to see Freeman Lane taking such an
active interest in the events of the day,
especially III the 2:22 trot. He watched
each heat eagerly, and even wagered
that Temple Bar would win. He wanted
the black stallion to win, and he was
not doomed to disappointment. 1t Is a
long story, but the epitOme related by
the aStute Hennepin statesman is that
Temple Bars winnings are
EGeetuaIIy Tied Up
by legal process. Lane did the bust
ness. No sooner had this horse passed
under the wire the winner of the third
consecutive heat than Lane stepped up
to Secretary Mccarthy. OF the driving
ASSOCIATION, and served garniShee pa
perS upon him to hold the purse
captured by Temple Bar pending
an action at law in the Washington
county courts. Then Mr.. Lane imme-
dIately sought out Dr.. Sales. who he
found in the vicinity of the stables. He
served papers upon him 20 enforce
contract. In these papers it is mar
rated that on May 81 last DR.. Sales, who
is a dentist, practicing his profession
in Morganfeld, KY, entered into
contract with Tettle, the
plaintiff in the action, and who is an
expert trainer and driver, to take
charge of Temple Bar. Settle was
thereby engaged to train and drive the
black stallion for the season of 1881, and
the instrument provided that Settle
should bear One-thiTd the expenses of
the campaign and receive One-thlrd Of
the winnings. The two-thirds earnings
were to go to DR.. Sales, and he was TO
pay twO-thirds the expenses. When
the contract was eXecuted.it tranSpires,
Temple Bar was
His value was merely nominal, but
MI. Settle took charge of him and en-
tered upon his duties with a ZeSt that
should have been commended by the
stallion'S owner. He drove the animal
in eight events and won the first seven.
OF course, his winnings were consider
able, and the doctor Logan 10 chafe
under the rOck-ubbed contract. At
Hamline on July 18th preteXt presented
itself fOrtuitiOusly and he awaited himself
of it to rid himself OF his driver and get
one that would not absorb so large
per cent of the winnings. Temple
Bar had an "Off day" This con-
ditIOn was apparent to all
expert horsemen, and it was generally
commented upon by the expert turfmen
the moment he appeared on the stretch
in front of the grand stand. He couldn't
win. The race was captured by Blaze
berry, and Settle was discharged.
George Spear. Of Minneapolis. was
then engaged by DR.. Sales, and has
driven since. From Hamline the horse
was taken to Minnehaha Park,
again yesterday at Lily Lake
he took his stakes, as recited above.
but the money is beyond the reach of
the versatile doctor. Mr.. Lane worked
the case Shrewdly, and no one suspected
the coup until it had been encOmpassed.
To-day Dr. Sales expects to ship Temple
Bar to Detroit, Mich, where he is en-
tered for the SO, 600 race next week, and
thence the programme is to 60 to st.
Louis, where the purse is 1000,
and. be it related right here,
Driver Settle has already paid his one
third of the entrance fee for both these
events, and he has held himself in read
mess to perform his part Of the contract
with implicit fidelity. Should the
plaintiff win the suit, which is for
S216.6625 for the two purses, and no
final settlement be effected, it is likely
that he will follow like a shadowing
nemesis to Detroit, to ST. Louis and
throughout the grand circuit, repeating
the programme III each city.