St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-29
EoUEsTRIANs FOR HAmL1NE.


will prove novel, unique and amusing feat
! ure of the races at Hamline, that begin Wed.
nesday. The ten thoroughbred Kentucky y
horses that are to figure in the events ar
rived two days ago. and yesterday P. H. But
Ter, the proprietor, accompanied by Miss Liz
z1e Williams and Miss McKenney. registered
at the Clarendon. Mr. Butler and M iss Will
Jams hail from Topeka, Kan, while Miss Nc
Kenney boasts the capital city of Nebraska as
her natal city.
I'VE are ready to meet any cemers." said
Mr.. Butler last night. I'VE have an elegant
stable of running horses, and Miss Williams
is the champion long distance equestrian OF
the world. She has met and defeated the
best OF them. She defeated Miss Pinee at
Los Angeles, the late Miss Belle Cook, the
California lady at st. Joseph. No.; Miss
Burke at Chicago, Miss Pinee at st. Louis.
and Miss Cricket at Duluth All of these
ladies have ridden in Minnesota, and they
havewon notable races here, too. so the the
lovers of equestrian sports can appreciate
their abilities.
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essMiss williams has ridden more races than
any other lady in the world, and the beauty
of it is she always wins, and she has never
met with an accident. That is the true test of
her horses, and has an inherent skill in their
management and she can always get every
bit of speed that they have i'll them. In COM
parison L should say-we can only illustrate
these things by comparison, although some
cynic has saio that comparisons are odious-
she is in her saddle teats like Murphy and
Mclaughlin as jockeys.
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Miss Williams iS br1uotta protfv and in
telligent. She is slight but graceful aud COM
manding. She only weighs 1Ga pounds when
in training for racing event. The horses
have been sent cut to the stables on the fair
grounds and Mr.. Butler will take his pro-
teges ouL to-day, when the exercising pre-
paratory to the events will begin. Miss Will
Jams has been training three weeks ID To
peka and one week in Kansas City.
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This combination is under contract to ap-
pear i'll two grand events each day. The
programme VIII include chariot races.
This will be an unusual feature. While
chariot races have been witnessed here in
times past. they have never been by thor
oughbreds. The combination last fall, for
instance, had handsome horses but they
were not of the fleet Kentucky breed.
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Then there will be hurdle races by ladies
and gentlemen, ieaping four hurdles i'll the
mile and the umbrella race This will doubt
less prove the most amusing event of the
week. The rules prescribe that the riders
shall carry open umbrellas. When the UNI
breila, which must be of the ordinary kind,
is reversed by the breeze, the rider must
turn it right side out again, otherwise he
doesn't get place in the race. The um-
brella never fails 10 turn inside out in these
races, and they invariably provoke big
amount of merriment.
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Mr.. Butler expresses the hope that some
one will accept the challenge, that is always
open to anybody, 10 ride against Miss Will
Jams. Il am willing to back her for any
amount" he said, land understand that the
association is also willing to emphasize its
confidence in her abilities by putting up a
special purse for any one who will defeat
her. I don't know just what the distances in
our races will be. The association will have
to arrange thse details
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Mr.. Butler is the owner of the running
horse Van Esse that met with the accident in
Kansas City the other day. Eddy Drain was
the mount, and he was forcing Van Esse to
the front. He was coming fast, and there
was an opening between two other horses in
the lead. Drain steered for this opening,
and just as he had nearly come up on even
termswith them they closed in. Van Esse
was thrown from his feet, and four other
horses came flying up, and unable to steer
clear. fell over him.
Poor Eddy Drain,' said Mr. Butler in re-
citing the story, twas still unconscious when
left Kansas City for St. Paul. l didn't like
to leave him. Tor he was badly hurt, but
had to Keep my engagement with Secretary
Putnan. s