St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14
MINNEHAHA A STAR PAGER.
The Two-Year-Old Goes in
2:27 1-2--Made a Pretty
Race.
SOME STOCK AWARDS MADE
Today Is Newspaper Mems
Day and a Fine Pro-
gramme Is On.

The greatest drawing feature OF the
Fair seems to be the races, and those of
yesterday were very good. The grand
stand was filled by a large crowd, nearly
every one of whom remained till all the
races were completed. In one instance,
that of the twO-year-old pacing race, an
excellent record was made by Mime
haha, handsome bay colt from Mark
Sirius (whose record is 2:l3), and owned
by Pat Devery, of Faribault. This was
Minnehaha's second race, and he went
at his work like an old-timer and gave
the crowd several pretty pacing heats.
lie Is clean cut, square stopper, and
having made start he strikes regular
gait and settles into it. and holds it
through without break. If the horse
is handled as carefully in the future as
he has evidently been in the past. Min
nehaha ought to bring fame to the
Northwest, and his native state, Mime
sofa.
The races yesterday started off
promptly. The Interruptions were very
short, and these were filled by BronchO
Johns Wild West performances and
Jeakle's pony chariot races. These
performances were better than usual,
and the Wild West was an enthusiastic
favorite. In the pony races the set of
black and white fours, The Fair God" :"
were winners in both races. running in
I'LL, being half mile heats.
The fret race OH the schedule was the
two-year-dld pacing, but this was at first
announced as postponed till tomorrow
and that special would be run instead.
However, this programme was changed
before the afternoon was over, and the
race was run last. There was
No Balloon Ascension
owing to the strong wind, but 1t was
announced that the balloon would 90 up
today despite the elements, and the
ascension will likely De made early in
the afternoon.
The first race called was the 2:l7 class
PAGERS, tor which there had been seven
entries. But when the race was called
six horses came on the track, Minnie
Wilkes having been Withdrawn.
In the first heat tho horses got away
nicely aud made the mile in easy style
and without any particular iucident.
Joe B seemed most likely of winning,
but Willard Russell passed him and led
him down the stretch, passing under the
wire in 2:19I4. In the second heat all
| got Off in bunch, but at the quarter
| Joe b, Wellahead and Russell took the
| lead. leaving the others in string
| Drellincourt got down 20 business and
between the quarter and three quarter
came from fifth to third place and was
still coming up when he went into the
| air and landed sixth. From the half
where he passed Wellahead to the wire
Joe B held the lead easily, finis hing by
more than length. In the third heat
the horses paced in threes, and from the
three-Quarter down the stretch it was
almost side by side with Joe B and
Wel!ahead till within four lengths oil
the wire, finishing on the run. In the
| fourth heat Joe B led to the three
| quarter when he broke and fell back tC
the fourth place, Russell going to the
| front. Joe b then came up to the front
again and finished in second place. In
the fifth heat Wellahead lead all the
way around, and Joe 3 broke at the
| quarter. In the final heat Wellahead
broke at the half, and for few steps at
the wire.
2:l7 pacing class; purse $500
| j. B Burrett's b z, Joe B.....2 l l . 9
G. W. Speer's S, Willard
W. hqssfsd I. saiiey;;s ~ s.weiiahead.5 :
J: G. Moultons m, Pearl R.3 4 .
| ii. W. Phelps IN, Mayhill. 4 5 5
V III hull 4, IN
Court. 49,. ......6 G dist
Time 2:l04, 2:l9A. a:l7I2, 2:l9lA, 2:17L aut
2:2O.
There being no winner on tie besI
three in five rule, sixth heat was
| paced. which gave the race to Joe B.
with Russell as winner of second and
Wellahead of third money. Pearl
taking fourth and Mayhill fifth.
In the Second Race,
2:S5 trot, there were seven entries,
and four horses started. In the first
heat Anthony made a bad break at the
quarter. but soon came down to work
again. When almost at the wire Duke
Sprague went into the air, bnt only for
few PAGES. as he reached the wire.
| Ills DlCdh uil iiOt COSt Illil HIS pUSlllOll.
In the second heat Drum Major held
the lead all the way around, and IN the
half and three-quarters we're nearly
side by side. After the three-Quarters
Templemore broke badly and Drum
Major finished three lengths ahead. In
the third heat the horses got away In q
bunch, Duke Sprague led at the turn.
In the half the horses trotted in pairs
At the three-Quarters Drum Major led
and finished two lengths ahead.
2:35 trotting class. purse $500
| ii, Hulett's Drum Major
| c. l. Hoods h Duke Sprague. . a
| G. ID: Andrews ch TEN plemore. . ;
| II. E. Rowell's & Anth ny............4
Time 2:95l4, 2:30, 2:3i.
The Third Race,
the two-year-old pacing, was a dandy
and was the most interesting OF the
day. There were eleven entries, but
only four horses came on the track. In
the first heat they got off in good order,