St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-02
GREAT DAY is AT HAND.
ALL IN READINESS F0R TIE DRYING
PARK DERBY
AT THE mlNNEHAHA TRAcK.

"A Dozen Carloads OF Splendid
Trotters Arrived Yesterday,
and Great Meeting IL Assn red
Twin City Society VIII Turn
Out and Make a Gala Day of
the Occasion.
Today Is Derby day at Minnehaha
Driving Park, the inaugural of the
greatest trotting meeting ever held in
the Northwest,and society has pre- ared
her best bib and tucker, her SWEETEST
carriages, her finest horses and her
smarlest gro0ms in order TO ftly cele-
Drate the great event.
All day Sunday the crowds visited
the driving park watching the arriva!
OF nearly dozen carloads of splendid
trotterS. Thousands of people wan
dered around the grounds and stables
during The day. all evinced greater
amount of interest than has ever before
been observed in trotting meeting in
this city. Every visitor felt more than
repaid for his journey to the park by
the sight of the immense fields of SUI
perb horses which are now gathered
there. Nothing like this number of
horses, and nothing eQaaling thsm in
quality, breeding and speed has ever
been seen in the Northwest. They are
positively the grandest lot Of eQuines
the country can produce, and the public
can rest assured that the races in which
they will start will be the best ever Wit
messed on the Minnehaha course.
The track is in very fine condition,
and very last time is certain 10 be made
over 1t. There has been no let up on it
for month, and Monday afternoon will
find it one of the best mile turf tracks
in the country.
Prominent horsemen from all over the
country will be here to witness the con-
tests. The entire press of the North
west has been invited to attend. and
delegations of prominent business men
from all the neighboring cities in
the state and In Wisconsin will be
present.
A number of coaching and carriage
parties from St. Paul will grace the
inner course on Derby day. and with
their fine turnouts and beautiful horses
will add greatly to the splendid exhibit
Minneapolis intends to make.
With but few exceptions the strings
from Milwaukee arrived safely today,
and the balance are on the way and will
surely be on hand In time for the meet
ing.
The great string of c. II. Briggs. of
Omaha. in charge of Dick Tilden, ar
rived over the Omaha. In the lot were
Kate Caffrey, with a new record of
2:251l. entered in the 2:25 trot: Charlie
Boggs, promising four-year-old: Cam
bridge Carl, fast PAGER: Nellie Cobb,
Hurry Burly and Fairy Wood, the Derby
candidate.
The Rochester and Mankato horses
came in Yesterday. and many visited
their stables.
There was big crowd all day around
the stables of the Kentucky stallion,
Courier, 2;15. aud his companions, and
the fine form and handsome looks of
this great race horse excited favorable
Comment. He is recognized as one of
the most dangerous opponents Mark
Sirius will meet in the great 2:13 trot.
Homestake, 2:144: Nelly Mason, 2:l4.
two candidates for the 2:l3 stake, came
in for genersus share of the admira-
ton OF the visitors. The Badger state
G. SpAOuulO oHOMlHS Win ITO uuC
horses. and the strings or the Oak Lawn
Farm, the Mckinney Stock farm, the
Truax farm and others deserve special
mention. They are here TO wrest all
the honors from the home horses pos
sible. and Will certainly give the public
All exhibition of speed and gameness
worth going long ways to see. The
rivalry between the big stock farms
of Wisconsin and Minnesota promises
to add materially to the interest of this
meeting, and guarantees some excellent
racing.
The Hawkeye state is we'll repre-
senyed at this meeting by strings from
Usage, Emmetsburg, West Liberty.
Norway, Bellevue. Independence, Fort
Dodge. Lake Mills and LIE Mars. while
Missouri, South and North Dakota, ILL
noiS. Kentucky, California and Nebraska
send many of their best representatives