St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-23
BIG RACES THIS WEEK.
RASRLVCT0V PIRK CLOSES AND
RANLLRs PROFITS.
EVERYBODY WILL COME HERE

Secretary Shaw, of the Twin City
Jockey Club, Promises That
the Attractions Shall lie Up TO
the Most Sanguine Hopes
Jockey Ham Leads BIZ u Large
Margin.
The good effect of the rain Thursday
was felt nowhere more than at the
lIamline race track. The track during
the early part of the week, despite the
liberal quantity OF water that was
sprinkled OH it night and morning, had
become so thick with dust that running
was hard on the horses. Fast time was
impossible, although the condition Of
the track did not interfere with the
close finishes. But the rain was just
what was wanted, and the last TWO days
of the week found the track in
splendid condition. The attendance
as well as the sport keeps up well.
The daily average last week was as
great OF greater than the week before.
The race train, which runs from Mill
netonka. has taken fair crowd from
the summer resort to Hamline, which is
augmented by Nj neapolis. who prefer
going that way TO taking the interurban,
while the attendance frOm st. Paul
seems to keep up. On the whole the
races are proving more of an attraction
than the club had anticipated, although
its hopes were high. The knowledge
that the racing would be better than
that seen previously at the track made
the club officials feel that the attend
ance would be greater than ever. As
this has been the case the club officials
are more than satisfied.
The promise of more good racing was
kept last week, as the sport waS the
best that has been seen at the meeting.
The absence of Il few of the cracks
seen during the opening week did not
make the least particle OF difference
with the sport seemingly. The races
were all contests worth looking at,
which speaks we'll for the work OF the
Handicapped in events OF the kind. In
the other events the fields have been so
large that none of them have gone on
record as being won without fight for
the money.
The coming week, Secretary Shaw
says, will see just as good racing as the
public has been treated TO up to this
time. There are no stake events on the
card. but the inducements to owners to
enter their horses are the same. and
there is hardly any horse that has been
at The track for the last three weeks,
whether or not he was in condition to
run when he came, but is not now up to
a race. and the programme arranged will
give all owners chance al some of the
purses. The conditions of the several
races are also varied enough to accommo-
date every hOrseman. Today's card
opens with dash for maiden twO-year-
olds, that is for tw0-year-olds that have
never won race. This is followed by
a race for four-year-oldS that have not
won more than one race this year, the
distance being seven turlongs. The
third race is for fOur-year-oldS that have
not won mere than one race, and is
three-quarterS of mile.
The fourth race is a selling event for
four-year-oidS and upwards. half-mile
heats, and the last is a mile and Six
teenth, for three eaT-Ulds and up
wards.
Tuesdays card opens with dash for
maiden two-year-oId FLIES, followed
with SiX-furlong race for same coDdi-
tons as the second race today. The
winner of the third race, which is at
seven farlOngS, is 10 be sold at Sc, OG0.
The fourth Is mile, selling affair. and
the fifth Is mile aud seventy yards for
four-year-oldS and upwards that have
never been placed in Il stake of 81 GOO.
Wednesday the Iirst event will call
out the twO-year-olds that have not
started at this meeting. The second
event is for three-year-0ld fillieS that
nave not won more than one race and
nave not won 4 race liz 1894. The third
is mile selling race for three-year-olds
and upwards, while the fourth is a
handicap hurdle race, one mile and a
sixteenth. The fifth race is Tor ali ages,
selling; distance, seven and half fur
.ongs.
The first race Thursday is for Two
year-Old colts and fiilies that have not
won more than one race during the
meeting. The second and third is for
three and fOul-year-Olds respectively.
he fourth Tor four-year-oldS and up
wards, nOn-winners of two races since
May !. The fifth event is a high-class
selling affair. Distance. one mile.
Friday the 2-year-olds that have
never been placed Will have Il chance Iii
the opening event and the second is for
high-class animals of the same aye. The
fourth is also selling race, one mile
and sixteenth, for 3-year-olds and up
wards. The last one on the card is for
S-year-olds and upwards that have not
run first or second at this meeting,
Saturdays card opens with dash for
maiden 2-yearoId fiiiipS, followed by a
handicap for 2-year-oltIS. three-quarters
Of mile. The third is for 3-ytar-olds
that have not been placed at his meet
ing. y One-nlle selling race is fourth
and the fifth at one mile and a six
teenth, also selling race. Another
race may be added for the Saturday
card.
Washington Park closed last night and
number of boOkmakers are expected
to come to HamIine for the rest of the
meeting. There have been eight bo,;jls
doing business this week. The faces
here are expected 10 draw number of
people who will be attracted py the
climate and chance 10 enjoy some of
the summer resorts around Eprr. and at
the same time have d chance 10 attend
the races.
blowing are the entries for TODAY.