St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-28
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California Horses Work at Track
Fast step lers Arriving.

California Horses Work at Track
Fast step .lers Arriving.
The amount Of work that is being
done upon the Minnehaha track these
days is certain to be seen in the fast
time the flyers will make over it during
the coming meeting. At ali hours of
the day the sprinklera. the rollers and
harrows may be seen at work putting
the track in superb condition. Always
fast, this year the Minnehaha track IL
several seconds faster than ever before.
trotters ever seen here, it seems more
then probable that some sensational
tiins will be made. Today there was a
large number Of visitors at the track
watching the exercises of the various
stringssof horses. Three OF the Derby
candidates worked full miles, Waverly.
Athlot and Row dy Boy. Athlet breathed
an easy mile in 2: 2S11a; Rowdy Boy
made the circuit in 2::22:5. coming uh1er
the wire fresh and strong. aud Waveriy
did the trick in like time, his free,
strong motion capturing the onlookers.
The California stables of Keating s.
Ottinger. and the Las Cerritas stock
farm. were visited by many, and excited
favorable comment. The tive stables
contain some of the fastest horses in the
Northwest. and together make splen-
did addition To the lot of horses now at
the track. There are fifteen horses in
these strings. and they include such
performers as Our Dick, 2:1OL Chai-
lenger Chief, 2:l6; Oatinger. 2:ll1;
Niles Beauty, s:l9: Lady Ii, 2:14A; a
I H. 2:16. and others that are engaged
in the races here.
The Kimberley stock farm. OF Wav-
erly, To-, shipped its string OF Bszants,
which arrived today. In the tot were
Duck. i'll the 1928 class trot; Favonia, in
the 2:30 pace, and Blwabik, III the two
year-0ld stake.
The latest reports from the tretting
tracks Of the West and Northwest but
further emphasize the statement that
when the big fields OF horses meet at
Minnehaha there will be some great
contests. The Minneapolis track is to
be meeting place where all the West.
ern cracks will meet to battle for the big
stakes. Coming, as they will, fresh
from victories Of other fields. the biggest
kind Of contests may be- expected.
Looking over the summaries of recen,
meetings makes clear the fact that Min
nesota horses are sure to be IN the Ugh,
in every race.
Yesterday at Milwaukee, Blanton,
the Sawyer stock farm colt. took second
money In the 2:27 trot, which was trot-
ted in the fast time of 2:21, Nanny Will
son capturing third place In the same
race. Both these horses wilt meet again
at Minneapolis next week. The 2:1a
trot at Milwaukee. which was unfinished
yesterday, WAS a fine race. Among its
entries were Courier, 2:15Z, and Home.
stake, 2:14H, both of which will try con.
illusions with Lockheart, 2:13; Mark
Sirius. 2:13; Balkan 2:15. and others. in
the great 2:l3 stake for $1,000 over the
Minnehaha track.
Down at Council Bluffs Tuesday Kate
Catfrey, bay mare by Charles Caffrey,
won the 2:25-trot In the fast time OF
2:lS11, 2:1ST and 2:19A. She is en-.
tered in the 2:25-stake at this place,
and will have finish fight before she
can take the prize, for she meets such
good ones as Lady Peek, B B L, l. l. D,
Silena F. Joe Gaines, Bifty Duck, j w
Q. Myrtle n. Jerry w, Josie B, Maud
Wright and others.
Henry II. Budget and family, oil
Long Prairie. Mimi. arrived yesterday,
and are stopping at the Nicoltet house.
MIR. Blu dget Is the owner OF the fast
stations, Balkan, 2:15; Baron Dillon
2:2S1S, and Hazeldeen. These horse.
| are all entered In the stake races here
| and George Fuller, OF Lincoln, Ill.
| will arrive on Monday to drive Baron
Dillon, whom he has had In training
| all season.