St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-31
MINNEHAHA PARK RACES.
SPEEDERS SHOWED UP IN GOOD FORM
YESTERDAY
LARGB CROWD
PRESENT.

Minneapolis Derby Candidates
. Exhibit and a 2:17 Trot and q
Pacing Exhibit-StalIion Show
Was the Event Of the Day In
% Which Great Interest Gem
y tered.
Yesterdays races at M%innehaha park
drew out a large crowd. The exhibition
OF horse flesh was an exceptionally good
one mi the speeders showed up in good
form and made excellent time. The
races OF the day consisted of a 2:17 trot
exhibition, a yearling pacing exhibit,
and a Minneapolis Derby candidates ex-
hlbit. the good black mare Alta winning
the former and the bay gelding Ben
Gaines winning the latter. The races,
except the pace, were the best two out
OF three mile heats, and were followed
by the stallion show. which was the
event of the day, and In which great
interest conferred. In class A V. l..
Shulet's Mark Sirius. 2:l3, was given
the blue ribbon. In class B Fairhaven
received the ribbon, and Hazeldeen in
class G.
The 2:17 trot was called nearly an
hour late, with Maggie Sherman. Jerry
L., u. 1. H., Alta and Lady Peek start
Ing, and was as pretty a race as one
could wish to see. Taking into con-
slderation the fact of the earliness
OF the season and the time was
very good. although in the
:30's. In all three heats but little
trouble was experienced in getting the
horses Oft in first-class form. Alta won
the first heat, with Maggie Sherman a
good secoud. and E. Il. H., third; in the
second heat DIR. Rowelrs Jerry L., with
Frank Colby in the sulky, got his speed
and came under the wire a neal WIN
ner. with Alta second and E.. T. Il.
third again. The third and last heat
was won by Alta, and E. L. H. got sec
n and Maggie Sherman third.
In the Derby candidates exhibit Lon
Hawkins started Barney <; George
Spear started his grand bay gelding,
Ben Gaines by Allie Gaines; Shuler
started Rowdy Boy: P. w. Webster
started his grey, Athlot, and DIR. II.
+. Rowell drove a new horse which will
make its debut this season the
same being a gr bay gelding. Anthony,
VINO is a %yOungSter without a mark and
Is an exceptionally pretty little horse
with oceans of speed stored away in
muscles like steel. Three heats decided
the race, Ben Gaines getting first twice
and Barney < getting first once.
In the 2:35 class h. H. Budgett's
chestnut stallion Hazeldeen, by Aber-
deen,27. was awarded the first premium;
G.C.Goodrich's Gemwood, by Nutwood,
600, was given the second; Blackield,
by Simmons. 2:2s, the third, and Aller-
toe, by Allerton. 2:09A, the fourth
premiums, all of the horses entered be-
Ing highly spoken of. and several of
them, notably Mitchell Boy, attracting
an unusual amount of attention on
account of their fine appearance.
b summaries in the two exhibition
races of the afternoon were as follows:
2:l7 Trot, Exhibition
Alta, blk: ~, by Allie Gaines; Ma
= linda Weeks. by Star Of the West
Jerry L, g. g.,by stonewaii Jackson jr;
Ell g" e. 3. i e. by Victor f.; Won Bismarck 1
3 amy King, by Mamprino King.
Maggie Sherman, en-. m, by Alex ii
Lady Peek, b. H.. by Star Duke (Web-
Time, s:s6. s:s74 2:ss. . .
MINNEAPOLIS DERBY CANDIDATES EX-
IL HIBIT.
Ben Gaines b g, by Allie Gaines.
Barley lnps@1 (. g, Gon Hawiinsj :::.:.:f ! ! !
Athlot, 6 G, by Athlete-Pilot dr., WEB
Rowdy Boy. br g. by Son of Swigert-
Sable, by Dictator, (Shuler) .........3 9 8
Anthony, b G, (Dr. IL. E. Rowell).....5 q 5
Rowdy Boy and Anthony were set back for
running.
fine, 2:34lk, -. 2:34Is.
Y~earling Pacing Exhibit
Bay colt. by Mark-Sirius. 1
Bay tl!y, by Ell B-Anecia...
No time. One-half mile.