St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-09
fun over any racing event. The people en-
-joyed themselves TO the full.

fun over any racing event. The people en-
Joyed themselves TO the full.
DR.. Gemmel was the fancy of the hackers.
1t was mysterously whispered around that
he had done some cross country riding; that
he was an l rider, and accordingly the
hackers plunged heavily on his mount.
Doc was originally scheduled to ride Dyer,
but for some reason Red Fox was substituted.
AS it was, Red Fox would have won had the
start allowed the horses TO get away on the
first break. Gemmel did his best. and the
hackers of Red Fox dropped their sim oleons
without any kicking.
The most difficult horse to handle was that
OF Harry Wack's. The brute made several
vicious attempts to throw its rider, and the
paleness of Harrys cheek when he made his
preliminary canter was occasoned by the
parting advice of the colored stable boy:
Gracious mister he ii suly kill yer.
Where was Pegler? The question was up
permost at the race track. Pegler, whose
great victories in the pig skin had been
dinncd into everyDody's ears for, TO- these
many years-where was he? No one could
answer, beyond that he had disa ppeafed at
the first announcement that there was TO be
Press club handicap.
j. L. Stack, Notwithstanding his weight
came up well in the race. He finished
fourth which is something to boast about.
There were scores OF people ready 10 bet
that none of the riders would finish at all.
and at one time it looked as if that was going
10 be the case.
Billy Deacon exhibited the gold-headed
cane he won as second prize among his
friends last evening. and ali united IN all
expression of opinion that the press club
should pass resolutions that he be declared
the winner as against the late entry.
Give him his head and keep on his back
and you're winner" Such were the in
structions of the owner of Swanena 10 Jockey
after the other horses had been pulled up
and blanketed
The ladies turned out III force and would
have enjoyed the day had it not been for
that fearful plunge of Vert Cochran's:
which made them hold their breath. and
some of them are holding it yet for fear he
may get hurt.
The newspaper men backed the horses of
their respective papers. The GLoBE. Dis
patch and News men are therefore very short
OF loose change" these days, and their cred
ItorS should make a note of it.
c. S. Bartram. otherwise Bart" is an ex-
pert rider of the goat but draws the line at
riding race horse. Had he been induced to
have "ventured his neck" it Would have
been sight for the gods.
One Of the bookmakers near the end of the
stand going out to the race course came near
going broke on the gentlemen's race. there
being nearly 200 ready to cash i'll there when
the race was declared.
Vert Cochran ought to take about
years exercise with the dumb bells, and then
after another wears practice on horseback he
might be able 10 hold Gle Of the oldest
skates" on the track.
DR.. Gemmel said he could not, even. with
those glasses, see the starters flag The
other riders were too much occupied in
keeping on their mounts to see whether the
flag rose or fell.
Billy Deacon showed himself to be the best
rider of all the newspaper men and should
certainly be entitled TO first prize or the Press
club should present him with souvenir of
the occasion.
Everybody thought Seixas was playing a
deep game by holding his mount out of the
breakaways, but the fact was that Fred could
not get the hose TO bulge with his lbs pounds
of Drawn.
Billy Chrstian-I guess felt about as faint
aud sick as Cochran did when he started on
that second mile and | am awful glad none
of the boys got hurt. for they are all my
friends
John Ward was willing to ride il Seixas
would lend him those comic opera tights but
Seixas said it had taken him two hours to
get into them, and he declined TO exchange.
Ed Heimbach said that he would rather bet
on Dr. Hurd than any of the Jocks entered,
because he had great confidence in the doc
tors pulling" qualities on The home stretch.
Soonto Be-Sheriff John Foos STOOD up in
the rain and was one of the hardest kickers
against an outsider entering race that was
started for newspaper men only.
Billy Murnane-Well. that's what | said in
lot of skates, and there wasn't q jockey in
the crowd that could ride fat car
The Cocbrane-Dyer incdert will be the
talk of the town for many months. 1t is
not, however. likely that Mr. Cochrane will
take to the lecture platform.
The ladies were equally divided between
Cochran and Wack as the pets. but the fierce
and warlke beauty of Billy Deacon did not
leave him without admirers.
Stack and Gemmel had very pretty race
of it on the first preak, but they had it all to
themselves. How the crowd did shrek with
laughter to see them go.
Jockey Seixas is great OH starting He
Rugged the starting post SO long that his
horse was nearly two furiongS in the rear
throughout the race.
Fred Seixas borrowed those pretty red
trunks from the Winston Opera company
but, is safe to say. they were too large Tor
any chorus singer.
-Four to one on the cop!" shrieked book
maker rs mounted policeman started across
the field to head off Harry Wack. The cop-
per lost.
discretion is the better part of valor."
So thinks Louis Stern, and that is the reason
why the Folkszeitung was not represented in
the race.
if any one does-that there was more money
bet on the ''newsies'' race than any race of
the day.
W. G. Deacon, or Billy Deacon, as he is
popularity spoken, could have won the race
bad he only handled his mount with more
vlgor
J. l.. Stack may make good yachtsman,
! but the way he fioun6ered about in the mud
would indicate his freshness on a race track
Secretary Mullaney, of the late Democratic
| convention, took it ali in with one of the
largest field glasses on the ground.
Doc" Gemmel did not carry his horse in
after the first breakaway around the track.
| He did the next best mingled it.
Stack said this was his first experience
| with the vingtet IN (twenty-one) and he
| found il muddy road TO travel.
| De Witt Cochran knows more about a
| horse than he did forty-eight hours ago. a
man is never too old to learn.
What paper won first prize? For further
| particulars address Harry /. Cleveland, with
stamped envelope.
| A great many ladies wore Press club
| badges: whether as guests or as souvenirs, il
| was hard to tell.
| All tnat"Doc" Gemmel needed was lance
| and the picture Of Don QuiXote would have
| been complete.
Strange as it may seem, the city officials
| did not turn out in anywhere near the NUN
| berS expected.
A heap o. money" was put up on the
handicap and every rider had host Of ad
| mirerS.
Dyer would never have finished first but
| for the superior work OF its second rider,
| Brady.
The Dispatch staff bet their money .nobly
| on their mount, but alas it awaited them not.
The riders all feel that 1t was not square
deal. Still, the Press club will get the money
The starting judge made a great mistake in
sending them away at the first break.
| But for that Press club race there would
not have been 800 people at the track.
Seixas' best girl embroidered his pretty
| blouse, but the rain sadly marred it.
Dyer's price dropped off to Is to after be