St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-27
TRACK AND TOUTS.

TRACK AND TOUTS.
When Power came i'll at the end of the Sec
ond heat III the second race he was bleeding
most terribly at the nose. and The jockey was
completely bespattered with blood. a great
many people on the grand stand thought the
horse was allowed TO be distanced; but had
he attempted to run to the END OF the heat
he would surely have died before passing the
post.
BILLY Christian was SO much taken up
with the sport Of the day thai he could not
tear himself away. and came home at II
O'Clock. He says If some of the ladies had
not insisted on coming home he would be
there yet. The only convenience that is lack
ing at the track is telephone. and the trouble
is that you can't borrow the one next door.
"Encycioredia'' kittson was on the track,
not in q white suit. but in his everyday
thinking clothes, and after the meeting was
over he said he was ready TO start Il national
do any good 10 read the papers, but tell you
if you do you will come out winner i'll the
long run, just as l did today"
When everybody started for the train
at the end Of the races nothing could be
seen from the grand stand but q moving
mass of umbrellas and feet. The rainiest
day i'll large city probably never witnessed
sucn q sight, as the com pact mass seemed to
represent one huge canvas covering multi
tude or men.
agility displayed in ducking by those who
were in the paddock when it commenced to
drizzle during the heat race. Those carriage
tops went up just as though they had been
connected with an ELECTRIC wire, and Deroy
bonnets disappeared like Punch and Judy at
country fair.
Ex-Gov. Ramsey was probably the Oldest
politician who wes present At the Derby, and
as he walked slowly by the grand stand his
venerable appearance was the cause of con-
clHarahla
pointing him out to some of those who did
not know him i'll his political prime.
Officer Charlie Banker is conceded to be
the handsomest officer in the City, and that
track just III front of the grand stand-the
object was TO give the lodies all treat. It
worked first class. ana hereafter Charlie will
be known as the pet of the ladies'.
County Attorney Thomas d. O'Brien saw
the races through his glasses and thinks they
look better that way than any other. AT
any rate. when the mud is as thick as 1t was
yesterday it took some pretty good glasses to
see anything.
The Oldest settler at the Hamline course
yesterday was Ben Brunson, and be thought
this beat the races they used to have with
the Indians III the old pioneer days. In those
days. he said, the Indians used to act as
starters.
If Crowley of the St Paul Water company.
had kept away there might have been less
water On the track. He IS so used to inves-
tigating wa er wherever lie goes that it seems
as though water had some sort Of attachment
for him.
julie H. BUrweIl, the veteran promoter
and almost father of trotting meetings i'll the
Twin Cities looked on a0mlrlngly. but one
could see that running was not his choice of
testing the fine points and full value OF horse
flesh
Roxy Reber said he did not enter his horse
DarniX for the money. but just to teach him.
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have got to educate them if you want them
to know anything. Roxy's horse came in
last.
Manager L. N Scott was seen to cross the
and as he went flying by he was heard TO
offer odds that neither of the entries could
run as long as his summer opera company.
john Foos-Wen. I'll tell you. am en-
tered for DERBY next fall, ana | just came
out to see what Derby is like. ] am going
to ride a horse that will beat them all in that
race, and lis name will be Next sheriff.
Billy Blckel says running meetings beat
base ball all hollow, and he wished he had
discovered it long ago. But then never mind,
Billy there will be many more running meet
ings, and all is not lost yet.
| George Hughes Mead thinks any man who
parts his name in the middle has q right 10
| bet on the horse that bears the same name
| for winner. George bet all his money on
| the first race.
| The medical profession of ST. Paul was
| well represented at the track. aud there was
scarcely one of the prominent physicians
| that could not be seen at some time during
| the running.
| The crowd was considerably larger than
| last year. and some were so enthusiastic as
| TO estimate it at p co., That there were over
Is, 600 people on the ground is beyond Ques
| ton.
road. smiled and tolG his friends that it ex
celleG freight business two to one even il
you did have to put up one TO two to win.
Aid. Dorniden bet on every race on the
card, and when the last race came on told
| everybody to play Woodbury.. as his friend
AL Orth. kept the best OF b. ne, horses.
When Mayor Wright and ex-Mayor Smith
| and Chief Garvin and ex-Chief Clark passed
each other the band by strange coincidence
| played I'VE Never Speak as We Pass By
Fly Bobs Daily and Gerber circled among
the crowd and left 10 chance for any of the
| light-fngered gentry to get III their work il
| there were any on the grounds
Pierce Butler claims any man that can sue
cessfully figure out a combination on a race
| can see through the most tangled crlm1na
| case on record.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mitsch occupied
cool seat in the back Of the lower grand
stand, and seemed TO enjoy the races more
| than anybody.
Emil Kuby thought there was nearly a:
| much fun at Lindstrom on the 2lst of Jul,
! when he witnessed the races of the Junior
| Pioneers.
Col. Chantler walked around inside The
track as though he were the owner of
string of horses. and, to tell the truth, hi
| looked it.
n. ". Bagley. the exalted grand ruler O.
the Elks, told all his comrades that he haC
hauled in his horns just after the third racs
was run.
Lawyer STRIKERS stately form was often tt
be seen straying hither and thither through
the crowd.
Jack Kemp lost every cent he had and wa
compelled to beat his way home on the train
Frank Shaw wore smile Of satisfaction a.
he watched the dollars roll in at the gate.
DR.. Feller looked on and said nothing
This kind of sport is too tame for him.
Druggist Reeves came early and staid til
the last race was run.
Not a single accident occurred to mar tn,
pleasure of the day.
Society was out in full force So was th,
fringe OF society. i.
Al Ronald was there with the "W oman il
White"
Teddy Wilberschied was there with com
pany. er
Jack Carlow claimed he was in it from TIL
start.