The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-03
IT WAS A HOT FINISH
HANSON'S TIME BEING BEATEN
SEVERAL sECONDs-DECIDING
HEAT TOMORROW.
EaUINEs GO IN FAST TIME.
Two Pretty Events in which
TrumpletOn and Brown Boy
Were the Winners.

rain storm in the air did not keep
the people away from the summer
meeting of the Minneapolis Driving
club at Minnehaha track yesterday The
attendance was fully as large as on
the preceding day and 1t should have
been much larger as more interest at
tached to the events than any yet wit
messed. Those who came saw not
only the closely contested horse races
which brought forth the widest cheers
from the onlookers, but they also saw
Homer Fairn1on beat John Lawson,
THE Terrible Swede, "by the length of
! wheel In the second heat Of the great
15-mile bicycle race in the record
breaking time of 34:52 This beats the
track record for Is miles made August
10, 1895, when A. A. Hansen, of Mime
apolis, made the distance in 35:42 IS.
Hansen's record was lowered 55 Sec
onds. The third heat of this race will
be pulled off tomorrow and as each
rider has now won heat and inter
est among wheelmen as to the outcome
is intense the event cannot fail to draw
forth a large attendance.
In the horse races the 2:28 trot and
the 2:35 pace, for three years old and
younger, called forth more enthusiasm
from the stand than any similar events
pulled off during the meet. The entire
lack Of anything like the wind that
had blown the two first days enabled
the contestants to pick up a little bit
In the matter Of time and the horses
struck up some very lively PAGES.
Trumpleton. owned by W. P. Watson,
Vinton, Iowa, won the pacing event
In r+r
2:26 ga. Brown Boy, owned by Mrs. P.
H. Donley, Knoxville, Iowa, won the
trotting event without having to run
any more than the number Of heats
necessary to win. Time, FPS.
The rain which had threatened early
in the afternoon delayed it's coming
and did not interfere with any of the
events.
The first event Of the day was the
2:35 pace, three years old and under.
The entries were Hazelhurst, c. K.
Sampson, Hudson, Wis; Trumpelton,
W. P. Watson, Vinton, Iowa; Paddy
Ryan, L. J. Boynton, Red Wing, MINI. !;
All-a-Board, H. P. Hand, Minneapolis;
Julia N, Dan Neville, Northwood,
Iowa. The feature of the first heat
was the close and exciting finish be-
tween Hazelhurst and Trumpleton.
The two horses were neck and neck
from the start, the others tagging be-
hind. AT the finish Trumpleton went
ahead with a jump when so yards
from the tape and finished a half
length ahead Of the bay mare. Time,
Poi IA. All-a-Board and Julia NJ were
distanoed in this heat and had to drop
out Of the race.
In the second heat there were but
three starters. Trumpleton led off at
the start and Hazelhurst went into
the air. She regained her head quickly
but too late to be in the race although
she moved up next to the winner and
left Paddy Ryan in the rear. Trumple-
ton was so yards ahead at the three
quarters post and won in walk. Time,
2:26.
The three horses went by the stand
six times in the third heat before they
were allowed to go. Trumpleton broke
at the start and fell away behind.
Hazelhurst was ahead at the half, 60
ing like the wind with Paddy Ryan
close behind, Trumpleton appeared to
be eating up the intervening distance.
The horses were in the same positions
at the three-quarters and then Trump
Teton began to close up fast. In no
time she was abreast of HaZelhurst
and showed no signs Of s1ackening her
| speed. AS the horses came down the
stretch and Trumpleton began to go
ahead the crowd in the stand burst into
| cheers of excitement. and the first
real enthusiasm Of the meet found its
vent. Hazelhurst held her own we'll
up to so yards from the wire, when
she went into the air again. Trumple-
ton winning in a warm squirt by at least
| four lengths; Hazelhurst second; Paddy
Ryan third Time 2:26%
| The 2:28 trot came next on the pro-
gram. The entries in this event were:
| Strathemore, Charles Leibrock, st.
Paul; May Wood, Oakland Stock Farm,
Menominee, Wis, Shadeland Baron, P.
J. Murphy, Bookings, N. D.; Random,
liam O'Neal, Minneapolis; Brown Boy,
Mrs. P. H. Donley, Knoxville, Ia.
The horses left in the first heat at the
sixth start. Strathemore took the Lag
at the quarter, Boy second. Shadeland
Baron and Arrago following close.
Strathomore broke at the half and
dropped to the rear. Brown Boy went
ahead in the stretch. The horses came
up the track well strung out raising a
cloud of dust benird them. Brown Boy
won easily. Time, 2:23%.
Brown Boy lead off in the second
heat, Arrago next. haywood went into
the air and lost twenty yards. Strath-
emore was third and passed haywood
| at the three-quarters From then on
| the heat was uneventful Brown Boy
winning with the greatest ease. Ran
dom came second, Lou third. Time,
2:23A.
Brown Boy had the pole at the start
! in the third heat. He led at the quar-
ter, haywood second, Arrago third.
! The positions were the same at the
half There was no change at the
three-quarters and then the Tail
ones closed up rapidly and got mixed
i'll the shuttle. Brown Boy won by fifty
feet, Lou second, Random third. Strath-
emore was choked down at the finish
and all but fell on the track. She was
walked around a little and was all
right in short time
SUMMARIES.
| First race, 2:35 pace, purse $500
| Templeton, w. P. Watson, Vinton, To-. Il / 1
Hazelhurst, G. X. Samson, Hudson,
Paddy Ryan, L. j. Boynton, Red Wings
Ali,Aooard .......... .--.-..............
'9 Time N 2:SiH a:2s. 2:ssa .'''.''''.''.''
Second race. 2:2s troll. purse $500
| Brown Boy, Mrs. P. H. Donley Knox
Random uie L. j. Phelps Faribauit 2 : !
Lou, William O'Neill, Minneapolis. .....3 2
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| ime 2:23%, 2:23A, 2:24.
| The second heat of the big bicycle
race was the last event run off and be-
fore it was quite over the rain storm
| was so near at hand that the specta-
tors feared that it would stop the race.
Happily the storm was delayed long
enough to give the men a good margin
| Of time in which to finish the heat The
| start was made at $40 o'clock The
| riders are sufficiently well known
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