St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-28
DERBY NOTES.


that one Of the jockeys rode like plain
drunk.
Aid. James NJ. Markham looked on
with as lonesome appearance as he
sometimes affects when In the Demo
cratic board Of aldermen.
Aid. Milham removed his hat and
smiled when some one said. "There is a
quorum at the post ready for business"
None but those who had money on
long shots brayed the hot sun to stand
against the fence during the running.
1t was a surprise to many that the
colored population is SO large, and that
so many OF them would turn out at 81
per head to see horse racing. Every
barber shop In town. all the porters on
the eight roads leading from st. Paul
and all the coi0red women In reach of
the Twin Cities surely were on the
grounds, and made up large corner IN
the crowd.
1t was surprising to note the number
OF men who declared that they came out
even at the end of the days racing and
how few claimed to have made win
uings. 49,,
Frank s. Battley Is the promptest and
most Accommodating ticket taker on the
grounds.
Judge Twohy observed the passing
show with calm judicial eye.
Ex-GOY. McGiil looked on In an In
terestlnY way, and doubtless wondered
how the dark; horse would come out.
He probably knows what shot favor
lite" is, even II he does not understand
all the slang OF the race track.
d. =. kayanaagh occupied seat with
his daughters:
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Salsbaugh. OF
Mankato, were spectators.
AsSemblyinan Strouse. Supt. FItzRer-
aid, of the workh0use, and Mark Cos
tello made up trio that compared
times past with the present.
City Engineer Kuadlett surveyed the
track and field from Q commanding
position in the top loft.
Capt Lowell, OF the Rondo street
police station. brought his family to see
the events Of the day.
President Wheelock, Of the park
board. was seen standing on grass plot
In front OF the grand stand and discuss.
| ing the advantages Of turning thewh ole
fair ground into a beautiful park.
Sheriff Chapel and family were there,
and he seemed as unconcerned as he
could be II he were sure of renomina-
ton for fat Office.
Richard o. German. president Of tho
board OF public works, looked on as
/
Improvements to be made, and the dam
ages and benefits that may be assessed
to property owners.
James Gray, of Minneapolis, sat In
the reporters bex and let ideas be
| flashed upon him that may yet be re-
Elected in the sheet OF which he has
been lately managing editor.
Clerk Prenderxast was heard to ex-
| claim: .'rhis is hotter aud windier than
the double organization Of the assem-
Bly,
| mental census or the situation. and con.
Guided that st. Paul for once outnum-
bered Padytlie,
Among well-known people there
were noted A. II. Paget, ID. W. Inger-
| soil, Hon. NJ. Doran. Edward Horton
and wife. B. Lash and lady, of Omaha;
Edward Campbell and sister, George
Mitsch, Dr.. Finnell. Charles Gordon,
W.Tombley. DR.. Fry, one of the proprie.
tors OF the Ryan. NJ. Dowd and ladies,
Capt. and Mrs. E. S. Bean, Mr.. and
family, N. B. Murnane, T. j. Mullane,
August A. Tucheit, Anton Miesen,
Charles A. Spencer, Oscar B. Hills and
family, Col: Carson, Of the Merchants,
George II. Allan. s. E. Davis,
F. H.. Syder, Of Sioux Falls,
| and Mrs. Walter Morton, W. S. Lift,
| Clarence E. Corbett, Charles Lord, lane
K. Stone, Howard Estes. Charles Rad
cliffe. Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Perkins, Mr..
and Mrs. William Boeringer. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Fetsch. William Towie, E.
Attorney McDermott.
Among those az the club house were
noticed: Ex-Gov. William r. Merriam
and family, accompanied by Miss Han.
| cock and Miss Cook; Mayor Robert A.
Smith and family. Hon. P. Il. Kelly
and family, F. d. Underwood and wife,
OF Minneapolis; r. B. Langdon, of
Minneapolis; Matt Clark and family,
George Il. Finch and family,
F.A. Seymour and family. A. b. Wilder
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. s. s. Eaton.
8. s. Eaton Jr. and Mrs. Eaton. Greens
leaf Clark, A. H. Padgett, Craw-
ford Livingston and family, Jud ge
w. d. Cornish and family.
q. L. Schurmeier and family, Theodore
Schultz. r. Mannheimer. A. Fl. LindeKe.
Col. A.. Alien, Gel. De Graft, T. B. Put.
nam, R. F. Hersey, Mrs. Proctor,
Messrs. Schufeldt, Spiimann, Nc
Caeyley. Bonney Gordan.
Gov. Merriam and Crawford Liyines-
ton took in the Derby with consider
able interest, and not even the closest
observer could detect word of politics
| IN their conversation.
AsSemblyman Billy Banholzer said
that il worried him more to pick the
winners of the different events than did
the official contest as to his seat in the
council, 0r even the boomlet for county
auditor that was so carefully nurtured
In the morning at the mayors Office.
Charlie Friend .'winked the other
eye" let his Minneapolis friend do the
betting, aud went home with his pockets
we'll lined.
Bre'r Blethen, of the MINNEAPOLIS
Penny Press, with his white Derby plug.
was the center of an admiring crowd;
but when the wind blew, shortly after q
O'Clock, there was loud whizzing noise
III his vicinity. Some people in the
grand stand thought the roof had blown
away. but Oh inquiry learned that it was
onlyAiden J.'s whisKerettes With which
the wind was toying.
The touts were out in force. and sure
tips were as plentiful as the dust on the
homeward way.
DIR. Shinonek took in the Derby with
smile, and by the looks of the cheek
marks Oh his score sheet he picked most
of the winners. However, he left the
betting to his friends.
There were nearly as many bets made
yesterday as at the Derby two years
ago, but the difference Was that they
were considerably smaller this year,
Charles Ferrier sauhtered around the
grand stand and grounds, but every
now and then he would wander close
to to the fence that enclosed the track,
and with the eye of connoiseur he
would size up tho hoofs of the runners
and heave sigh as though he would
like to have them In his shop to shoe.
AL Schweizer, the genial city agent
of the Hamm Brewing company, was at
the post all afternoon, but the most per.
suasive eloquence of his most Intimate
friends could not induce hun to lay
wager on any of the five races.
The Hickey guards were out In fine
form. and when the roll was called only
three failed to answer to their names
Henry Schada. AID Gihhertan and Erad