St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-30

are Truly IN nara lines. POSSIBLY there
has been enough nlOrey placed on out
siders to save them from disaster. bnt
the Indications seem to point to the re-
verse condition. With amazing regu-
iarity the favorites have crossed the
mark on a gall0p-easy victors.
There was but one surprise yesterday
and, in sense, lie was no surprise,
for Plankshire, for the second purse of
the day. was a hot tip, and, although
opening at 10 to /, lie was quickly
backed down 10 to l. For some
uneXplicable reason the great bulk
Of the money was put for
place yesterday, and this
fact explaines the short odds that were
placed by the bookmakers in many OF
The events for the horse coming in
second. This helped TO save the
''bOokieS" to large extent, else there
would have been a killing" to use
track parlance. The track was fairly
good. 1t was
a Little Heavy.
But it was ripe for better time than
Oh the previous days. and the attend
Ance was probably 1000. The pro-
gramme furnished an afternoon of de-
lighttul sport. The events. from first
to last, were bailed with cheers as they
were run off. Unfortunately the will
ners generally had things pretty much
their own way aud could romp home
at Will, after once getting the lead in
The stretch. There was no whipping
finishes save for place. and every one
Of the events gave an exhibition of deS-
perate riding for the second position.
mat the meet is pronounced sue
cess no one can question, but the re-
porterS are compelled to do their work
ri Iii.
placed ill., the grand stand with seats for
spectators in front Of them. Each time
there is all exciting race the occupants
Of these seats rise up as TO man. and
not only obstruct the view of the re-
porterS, but yell so Justify that no one
Fan listen to the caller with any degree
Of certainty. The reporters stand
should properly be on the inside of the
track, where the reporters can do their
work undisturbed. AS it is, 1t is impossi-
BILE for them to do themselves justice and
Lie Jockey club suffers in consequence.
Calhoun Sold Fayorite,
beginning at to ) and closing at to 5.
There was good deal of plugging on
this son of buchanan and Annie Isle,
and Al Ortiz was not the least timid in
backing his pet. The Earl and Agile
X also found abundance of friends who
backed them for small amounts, but
there was little excitement for the first
race in the betting ring. The crowd
hadn't arrived yet, for the Great North
ern road was late, as usual, IN landing
the people at the gates.
Diamond ran away from the post
twice, and then the Earl got Oh his dig
nifty and cayorted and pranced about at
the post, much to the ''jock S" discomtit-
ure and disgust. 1t was long time be-
fore they got away, and when they did,
Aggle X began proceedings by showing
the way. Narvaez came second and
Diamond third, while the fayorite looted
along with the field. So they swept
around the turn and into the stretch.
Then the blue and oldgold stars of Cal
houn could De seen moving I'D with
mighty strides. The burst of speed was
too great for Aggie &, and she swerved
across the track in sulky mood, and
the fayorite dashed past and had the
race won. Again Chambers eXerted
himself TO get Aggic'S best performance,
but it was too late NarvaeZ had been
forced ahead by Henesey, and all the
whipping that could be done ayailed
nothing. Calhoun had it easy, with
Narvaez second and Aggie X third.
SUMMARY.
Five furlongs, for two-year-olds; purse
Calhoun. Ill, ch c, Buchanan-Annie Lisle
| (Britton): Gushing q Orth
Earraez. It's, br C. Cheyiot-Vixen Glen
esey) d. j. Mccarthy. Observation-Disclosures. {
Nggie X, los. b f. Iroquois- Bary Blake
lChambers), l. Wolf observation-disclosures. {
$rl. JOS (Thorpe). and Diamond, los
{t1tin), were unplaced.
Time, i:06l2.
BETTING.
First. Horse. Post.
4 N Eal to
III to and to l.. .NarvaeZ- ..... 10 to and /:
z to and 3 to .. .Aggie K. - TO and even
to and even. Earl .....S to and TO 6
20 TO l and to diamond 80 to and to
Looking Backward
gave a circus exhibition when the
candidates were sent to the post for the
second event. He "bucked." as the cow
boys style it, and bursting his bride,
nismounted Clifford. All this occasianed
delay. and then Jim White, the favor
lite in the bettiug, began to show a dis.
position to defy all restraint. He
pranced around until he seemed to tire
himself, and the talent became not lit
tie alarmed at their speculationS, for he
had been backed heavily. Then he be.
came docile and tractable. Plankshire.
who had been the hot Tip" began a
reries of gyrations and evolutions that
were scarcely in accord with the best
and most correct behavior. But he is a
>NndIe of nerves, and the exercise
silly seemed to the better fit him for the