St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-18
AMONG The HORSES.
The Past Week Witnessed the
Opening at Louisville and
Brooklyn.
Kingman and Tenny We're
Winners of the Two Big
Events.
The Season Of 1894 Promises
Great Things for the
Tr0ttepS.
Breeding Of High-Class Stock
General Notes Of the
Turf.

Despite all the favorable reports of
swift trials by other horses, it was said,
in effect, in this column last week that
Kingman was the pick of the lot for the
classic Kentucky event. Although it
was the slowest Derby ever run, the
winner was under pull to the stretch,
and if Murphy had found it necessary
to urge him il is the general opinion of
horsemen that Glengauy's sen would
proved able to press the record. For
the third time the great colored jockey
has piloted Derby victor. a crowd
of 10000 people demonstrated Ken
tucky's abiding love for 4 noble pastime.
Following the great opening at
Churchill Downs was the equally eX-
citing initial day Of the Brooklyn
Jockey CLUB at GraveSend. where that
wonderful piece Of Natures mechanism,
swayback 1enny, after travelling in the
ruck almost to the stretch, moved out
like the king he is and showed the way
to the nobest field that ever faced a
starter in this land. DiScouragihg re-
ports of Tenny's lameness had been
lying about for many months, and q
dozen times 1t was announced he would
never be fit for the handicap. But
there were those who remembered his
head and head race for the same dis
tance with that flashing meteor of the
turf. Salvador. in 2:O5, and when it was
decided he would start, with Barnes as
Jockey. the weight and all chances were
los sight Of. Undoubtedly as game
and true horse as ever stirred the
heart of leat aSSemblage was and is
the winner of fridays event.
n,, = I,i a. 7 IL
Knott. heralded for some time back as
cripple, captured the Delbeck handicap,
a mile event. leading his field from
start TO finish without the least urging.
Patched up, he is reported as good
horse as he ever was, which will be well
come news to all admirers of Bryant'S
0ld-time pet. HIS career the coming
summer will be watched with keen in
terest.
Wednesday of this week the new
track OF the Chicago Racing association
Will open its gates to the public for
season of TWENTY-FIVE days, during
which $4,000 will be fought for III
stakes and purses. 1t is expected 600
horses will be on the track during the
meeting, among them many Of the mon-
are h OF the running turf. When it is re-
membered that at the close of the Chi
CdSO tlSNt!IlS many Oh lllc very DcSU VIII
come to the Twin City Jockey club
races, much may be promised in the
line of good sport at the IIamline track.
Secretary Frank Shaw has been in Ken
tucky during the week, working up an
interest in the good things offered here.
and before he arrives home will, no
doubt, work the Chicago gathering for
tie benefit OF Twin City race-goers.
Declarations for the Hamline events
viii doubtless be made public during
the week.
Thursday last, at Sheepshead Bay,
The magnificent aggregation OF racing
stock gathered by tile late Senator
Hearst WAS dispersed under the ham
mer. Every one of the twenty-six Of
fered was performer of note, and all
have numerous engagements for this
season. Tournament. last years great
est three-yearold and winner of nearly
$4,000, was bought by Foxhall Keene
tor S35,C00. Fairly good prices were
realized Oh all the animals offered.