The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03

EVENTS NOT ON THE CARD.
Interesting Races Delight Very
Large Audience.


Large Audience.
The success of the first day of the horse
racing at the fair brought the crowd in large
numbers to the grand stand and by the
time the first race was called the late Corners
were obliged to look for seats. and good ones
were not easily found at that The good
crowd showed that in horse racing as in
everything else. it will pay in the end to
nave races started off on time and hustled
through each heat the crowd can leave
race track in time to get home in some
kind of season The new system also proves
a success. that Of having but three heats to
race, the money being divided between the
first winner. second winner and third winner
the horse making two winnings getting two
moneys, and the horses making the closest
finish taking the smaller moneys. For state
fairs, where long drawnout contests not
wanted and where there are pool boxes. the
wanted and where there are no pool boxes
the scheme works WELL
The attendance so pleased the fair manage
ment that several features not on the bills
were produced, much to the delight of the
crowd. In the Enclosure the Indians gave
their historic dances. Black Hawk, Red
Cloud and Crazy Horse giving the scalp dance
in all it's horrible features. finishing with the
Indian funeral Marion Mills, the beautiful
animal who goes against time, was brought
out by special arrangement with her owner,
to show what she could do. but as the day
cold and windy it was not expected that
she could do very well as regarded time
The pretty animal was rendered an ovation
by the crowd, which threw hats In the air
and yelled itself hoarse as she paced under the
wire. The time was put up at 2:09% for the
mile. The slowest watch in the stand marked
it at 2:11A An impromptu Indian race was
also provided. and the crowd was highly
amused at the red men and their bronchos,
some OF whom bucked and made things In
teresting.
Sid Black, the champion trick bicycle rider.
gave an exhibition. The Indians showed
some clever craftsmanship with bow and
arrow and features without nmber not on the
programme were provided, free OF additional
charge.
There were twenty entries in the 2:S5 pace,
but when they faced the starter they had
dwindled to seven horses, and they were hard
to get away. They were off well together,
but after the turn, Cohan's Bouquet set the
pace all the way, coming In an easy winner.
The race was for the place, In which CEtus,
Lee w and Roy Adrian made see-saw work,
and came like the wind. The pace set was
hot one and Lee w broke near the wire and
ran under but was not set back. Roy Adrian
was third and Clitus fourth. Time, 2:16l4.
wild applause. The second heat was almost
an exact reproduction of the first. Bouquet
showed himself race horse. and although
Lee w gave him a hard brush to the hale,
the bay had easy work drawing away from
the gray at the three-quarters, and had clear
sailing down the stretch, where Lee w again
broke under the WIRE, and this time. was
set back a peg. Roy Adrian being given the
place. Time 1919 The third heat was a
surprise. for CohaT's Bouquet set the pace,
and appeared to have it all his own way until
the stretch was reached, when he came
out Of the bunch like shot, and took the
wire ahead by a nose driving the Bouquet
off his feet near the wire under the lash.
Time, 2:1Sh. Summary: