St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-02
FOURTH OF JULY RACES.
LYDEPEKDERcE SA. DicGP TO Be- RUR
8Y NOTED HORSES.
EE1E EVENT OF AEL EvENrs.

BE a Delightful Eyent - How
the Jockeys Amuse Themselves
at Hamline-The Races Of To-
day-Record or the Jockeys in
-Four Days.
There IS more talk among the people
ri 81. Paul ana Minneapolis i'll regard to
the races which Will be given ut Ham
line on the Fourth OF July than there
was about the Derby. For This reason
ii is expected by the management that
there will be an attendance on that day
even larger than on the opening day.
Every possible attention is paid by
the management to the preparations for
the Fourth, with the expectation of Civ
ing the people one OF the finest days
sport ever seen in this country. At any
rate there has never been anything
west of Chicago That could compete
with the events of The day as they are
now il preparation.
On the opening day it was discovered
that the grand stand was entirely too
small for the accommodation of the peo-
pie who desired TO seek The shelter Of it,
and for this reason there will be a large
number OF chairs placed i'll it, IN addi-
ton to the number there now. 1900
There will also be number of other
Improvements there for the day.
The TWO principal events of the day
will be the independence handicap and
the StOckyaruS Derby. There have
been large number Of entries made
for the latter event which will be Of
special iatereSt 10 the people of st.
Paul. The entries must all ue by own
ers, and these gentlemen must be in q
position 10 show that their horses are
net ringers" and that they are the
personal property of the men who enter
them. A number Of The entries are
well known in the city. as they have
been seen on the street frequently.
The society people Of both cities are
taking the matter in hand of attending
the track on Independence day, aud it
Is announced that there viii be some
very swell turnouts there. A large
number OF boxes have already been con-
tracted for in both cities. and the scene
will probably be more brilliant than
that OF the opening day.
Never before, west of Chicago, has
there been such an aggregation OF bang
tails as are ow quartered at the track
AT Hamllne and distributed among
neigh0oring stables. There are almost
700 horses present, ranging all the way
from Or. Rice, the crack of the Foster
stables, to unnamed FLIES which have
never yet had an opportunity of testing
their mettle. hundreds OF people go
every day 10 the stables for the purpose
of locking after their favorites and
taking 4 general view of the runners
There are fully thousand men en-
gagged in tIhing care of the valuable
animals, and it is interesting to notice
the manner in which they live.
Their life is really gypsy one. AL
most all of the stables have their own
kitchens and colored cooks, who prepare
the meals TO be eaten by the Jockeys,
trainers, stable boys. exercise boys, etc.
a large number of the owners and man
ayers of the stables are Quartered at tIIe
lakes or in the cities az the best hotels.
To see the manner in which the greater
portion Of the employees dress, and the
careless manner i'll which their toilet is
attended 20, one would not suppose that
they carried anything more valuable
with them than pocket comb, with
doubts as to such an apparently useless
possession. However, they make good
wages, and frequently exhibit rolls of
money which would make the average
man enviOuS. The best food is fur
nished the different kitchens. and while
they are not gOrged with pate de foe
graS, Troubles, etc, they are better fed
than The average boarder in The CITY.
Their life i'll tie open air, the early
risingS for tn. purpose of exercising
their horses, and the vigorous exercise
which they necessarily receive while at
work, give them the best of appetites.
The game of craps" is fayurite pas
time after the work of the day is COLL
pleted. Here and there in shady spots
in the rear Of the stables and under
tents can be seen groups of the boys"
mostly colared, but sometimes white.
shooting the bones" as Though their
very lives depended upon it. Their
uncouth eXciamalions and ready wit, in
addition to their lack OF knowledge of
defeat, is source of constant amuse-
ment 10 the people who stop to watch
them. Sometimes a stranger Joins in
the game. not at their request, how
ever, and II Is seldom that he leaves
with ANY Of their money in his
pockets. Almost all of them
have in their pockets Il supply
or set OF "horses" or crooked dice, ana
they are the most philosophical chaps
imaginable when caught IN The act OF
cheating They ale adopts al it too.
The playing of these games is not en-
cOuraged by the management and every
thing post bic is done 10 keep Them
from IT., but IT, Keep the average
Southern ''darkey" from shooting craps.
especially If ne Is stable boy, is some
lining which has never been successfully
accomplished. These scenes are OF
great interest 20 the people who visit
the track, and 1t IS good opportunity
Tor those VINO nave always lIyed III the
u0rtn to witness tie Southern negro in
his proper person: not rs he is seen here
in minnesota. but i'll the South.
For the Independence handicap, the
prIuclpai event of the day. there have
been large number of entries. thirty
nine III all. 1t IS expected that there Will
be number of scratches before the
running OF Tie event, but the names of
the horses as they now stand, with
their weights, are as follows:
o,Iambien, $50; Logan, Il8; Guido.
10: Ethel Gray, ia; Chisweli, liz;
ale '9l, 1lG; Service. 100; Newton, leg
Kimberly. lU7; ChiSwick, 10Y; Wight
man, 1v7; Sir Walter Raleigh, los:
Senator lrby, l05; Simrock. lO4; Brazos''
104; Al Farrow, 104; Chimes, 1U3;
BFahma. 50; Jim Lee, IS: Tom Kelly,
IS: Tilsil. 96; Pat Malloy Jr. 98; Clara
Bauer, IS; Waiter. 90; Boil l., 80; tip,
%: First Chance, %; Uncle jim. 81:
Colonel ), q; Ton. Gilmore. 81. Emma
Mae, IS; Romeo, 90; jim Hozg, %; Wis.,
ltor, 80; Car0nel, %; Iobe Bell, 80:
Henry Jenkins, 50; Van Zant, 30; First
Day, 80.
The entries for the other events Of
the oay are not yet announced. but
there Will lie several good races. A
number OF winners of past events on