St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-04
JOHNNIE DAYS RIDE
The Decided Feature Of the
Day at the Hamline
Races.
A FREAK ON HORSEBACK.
Sized Up as a Josh Mark,
He Rode Win
ner.
TWO CLOSE FINISHES
Occasion a Deal of Kicking,
and Questioning OF
Decisions.

The races at Hamline yesterday
wound up with wildly hilarious scene.
Men were yelling, ladies laughing. hats
were in the air and there were other
similar demonstrations that were called
out by an unlooked-for conclusion. II
was all because Johnnie Day had won
lace. Johnnie Day is negro dwarf.
He has the head today that would do
for siX-fo0t man, but his legs are
hardly eighteen inches long and his
arms are prOpOrtionately short. When
he toddled out TO be weighed his APP
pearance was greeted by shouts of
laughter that caused half of the crowd
in the betting stand to run out 10 see
what the fun was. When he appeared
on the chestnut mare, Readina, owned
by l. Is. EarnShaw aud brother, there
was more fun and ironical applause.
There were all sorts of faeecious re.
marks about how Readina would finish.
and when there were a dozen or sc
failures for the horses to get off. every
body said it was because the other
bangtails were afraid OF Readina'S
r.der. Once when there was bad
start and Readina did not get off,
Foster. the caller, announced that he
thought Readina was tied 10 the post,
and there was more fun.
But finally they got off, and -Readina
wasn't tied to the post, either, but was
running well up in the bunch. At the
half she was fourth, at the turn she was
third, and there was numerous "well,
wells" but there was wild scramble to
the tops of chairs when Foster sang out,
''Im goat if it isn't Readina's race"
And it was. Readina came in win
ner by length, with johnnie Day
standing up in his stirrups as if he were
glued OH 10 tile saddle. 1t was ten min
uteS before the crowd got through yell
ing. and then Johnnie Day was triumph
autly borne off TO the stables on the
shoulders of his colleagues, Black Strap
and Chippie George, followed by all the
stable boys, who had come out TO see
him ride.
Everybody knew within short time
that Johnnie Day was not ia Josh mark
as rider then. They found out he
had been riding for twenty years, and
that he had been eXerciser for the
Dwyer and LOrilIard stables, and had
ridden good races III his time. 1t seems
that MeSsrS. EarnShaw have not been
satisfied with the way Readina has been
ridden,an they sent to Lexington, KY,
for Johnnie Day, and Johnnie Day put
her to the from. Readina opened up al
~ 10 l i'll the books, ami closed at 20 to l,
selling at from 4 TO & to for place and
= to to snow. In winning she gave
the bpOkmakerS much the worst of 1t on
the day. Only one book kept away
from her. and quit winner.
Little Miss, another 70 10 shot, came
second, and Bob l.. Z to l. third, so
there were long lines or ticket holders
back of the blocks, and general rejOic-
ing all around, Only the bookmakers
didn't see how the laugh came III and
locked pretty glum.
There were couple Of close decisions
yesterday that occaSioned great deal
OF kicking. Commission and rom FL
more H. the third race finished like one
horse. and Kimberly and q. B. Cox in
tie fourth race seemed to be neck and
neck. They were both wide finishes,
however, and the difference between
the horses only few inches at the
most, could only be rightly taken by the
judges.
The Races
First race, ROwena, the faYorite, took
the race, but she kept her hackers in
suspense, and did not begin to come
her best until within 500 feet of the
finish. Diamond ii, 10 to shot, made
brave effort for the race and led clear
into the stretch, but could not stand the
pace. Arthur Il. Taylor got neck
ahead and then Rowena come up hard
from the bunch and the three had it in
finishing close, Rowena first, Arthur IL.
Taylor second, and Diamond il third,
Jack Farrell fourth bellagiO fifth and
Goodnight sixth. Time. 1904. Sum.
mary:
First race. $500. $50 to second. s25 tc
third, two-ycar-olds That have run and
not Won at this meeting, those that have
not run second allowed seven pounds,
five lurlongS-
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