St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-13
LIKE GOOD HORSES
SOME OF ST. PAULzS ARDENT DE-
~ V0TEES AT THE EQUINE
SHRINE
HAVE NUMEROUS ROADSTERS.
! EINE TEAMS NOT MORE NUMEROUS
THAN THE FINE TURNOUTs TO
BE SEEN.
the Track at Pretty Lake
Como.

The holiday number Of the North
I western Horseman and Sportsman con-
stained a column of interesting gossip
gIbout St Paul people who are fond Of
and own good horses. 1t is herewith
Reproduced:
| st. Paul has a great many ardent devotees
| who worship at the shrine Of the equine, and
is noted far and near for its elegant turnouts,
as well as numerous roadsters. Every day,
| during the sleighing season, can be seen the
\ last steppers giving exhibitions of speed, at
| either the good course On the river at the
| track on Lake Como situated in Como park,
a suburb of the city, and one of the most
\ beautiful spots to be found in the Northwest.
Many are the trials of speed that annually
take place there during the "freezeup' period.
This a lack of ''the beautiful has
! prevented the sport so far, and drivers have
mad to content themselves with occa-
| sional spin on the dirt
| tAmong the many We note beautiful pair Of
| bay mares recently purchased for ex-Gov.
| Merriam. They are Jessie Hood, 2:25R, by
| w. II. Cassidy, and Pilotette by Pilot Med
jun, green mare that has shown trials
CLOSE to 2:20. They are a grand pair of actors,
drive as one horse, and can pole a merry
clip. William Hamm has an extra fast team
4 In Anthony and Phallamont Sprague, and
few, If any, of the single drivers show
! them the way down the road.
/ l.. Lyle takes great pleasure in sitting be-
I hind the fast mare Minnie Wilkes, 2:20A, the
sweetest of drivers, and one that can always
be relied on to be in the front ranks.
William Lindeke has in Marie Wilkes, 2:3O
ny Woodford Wilkes, one of the best, and
few indeed the horses that can pass this
beautiful mare on the road.
H. w. Fagley takes his constitutional
drives behind the handsome and speedy
daughter of Adrian Wilkes, Floretta Wilkes,
and it is hard to find a better roadster in this
neck of the woods
sl;Gene Bell has very speedy young horse by
lWoodruff Wilkes, which is learning to go
fast; as Gene is fond of riding, we should not
sbe surprised to see him show some of the
best of them the way down the ice path e'er
the winters over.
S4George l.. Bonney has recently purchased
very speedy going dark bay gelding by Ar
cadian, and whose dam is by thoroughbred
that we understand is able to go the route
18th the very best.
! William Salisbury, the well-known commits
sion man, has the fast-pacing gelding. Joe
Bassett Jr., and very speedy animal in May
Bell, both Of which he takes delight in driv-
ing.
Strathmore who, after short season of
training, showed her ability to go miles in
level-headed; and will no doubt take a. very
low mark the coming season should Charlie
conclude to have her worked.
Charles Brown uses his side-wheeler, SAM
when he desires to ride fast show the boys
the way down the road or ice path, and it
Is seldom that Uncle Charlie is found any
: where but in front He also possesses a good
looking and promising colt in Lomont, by
Baymont, which he says is fast learning to
Col G: D.. Andrews pins his faith to that
extraordinarily handsome mare, Carrie w, by
Hambletonian Wilkes, who can. without
weight boots, show a 20 clip or better on
the road any time she is given her head
Charles Steel gets most of his pleasure in
driving an elegantly matched pair of bay
mares, which are exceedingly pleasant driy-
ers and can show quite a little speed while
1T is hard to find team that will road more
miles in a day.
,Dr. C. NJ Cannon has a pair CT brown
pagers which ne uses in his business that
can entertain most of the fast brigade As
the doctor is very accommodating, you can
get race any time you say the word.
Abe Eschelman never seems at home unless
nriving that good little mare, Fanny H. She
is net only producing dam, but can be re-
lied on at any time to step miles in 2:30 or
better, and is one of those rare ones that can
be handled by lady.
Dr.. Dewitt has a bay gelding, PAGER, that
,can step his half-mile in :O7 or better and
IS one Of the speediest animals that travels
the ice path.
Jr., for both business and pleasure. and it
takes a horse that can beat 230 to head him
on either road or ice
e. NJ. Parrish has his bay pacing gelding.
Happy Jack. in first-class condition and is
very anxious to see some snow so that he
can, get on the ice. He says the boys will
AnoW they have had race If they beat him
"Billy" Zimmerman has new one for the
boys to beat, and from the showing made by
MIN last summer as a green PAGER it will
take plum good one to do the trick.
Henry Beugger is the happy possessor of a
brown pacing gelding that is said to be very
fast. Henry only speeds him when on a good
country road or some lonely back street for
1t is said he wants the scalp of some of the
last ones and wishes to spring a surprise
oscar B. Hills has in The Parson 2:17 one
OF the fastest roadsters in the city and no
one takes greater delight in sitting behind a
good enc than he.
CRANK Brings has the bay pacing geIding
John A. and, though using him as a bust,
ness horse, he also takes pleasure in giving
Ihe flre brigade brush and the horse that
heads him will know that he has had a race.
:, DR.. Price has fine son of that good horse
Stratford, which is going well and nromises
20 be In the front row with the best of
them. 'eS' VI
= Charlie Brunson is very fond of his little
gray gelding, Rakoosh, and has often shown
off. '0'' -'o away
= george Brookings always seems perfectly
satlsned when behind his good pacing geld
ing, DR.. R, which is very fast yoTnester
and is said to have improved very much the
past season. 'ii inc
tIFrank Dayton has a brown stallion that
Shows considerable speed, and we will give
the boys a tip to keep their eyes on him as
NE is liable to be troublesome horse to beat
this winter.
DR.. Kendrick is using as his favorite road
ster very stylish and trappy going mare by
{Messenger Duroc. She also show quite a
turn of speed. and does it handsomely
AS time and space forbids longer account
OF the roadites and their favorites, we shall
await good fall of snow when, 1t will be a
pleasure to watch the various performances