The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-01

| VINO go out to the state fair ero,4nd
VIII probably remember the occas sion
as the day when the fastest harnessed
illie In minnesota was ever paced
An equine curiosity in the shane of
| morse who goes around the traeL
without driver or even sl111,, ~ az
! makes very fast time under circum-
stances when horse ordinarily wouId
.Iy TO climb fence. will be seen or,
the track today. This fo,Ir-footed
pnenomena is Marion Mills. owned nv
". w. Athern, of Oshkosh. Her record
- LIZA, put within a week she has
paced mile in 2:081b. so in all IilraIv
hood she will have little dificuItv IN
breaking her record. She is let out ON
tne. track and when she gets the word
goes away like flash, pacing evenly
ana coming down the home stretch in
DIS perfect style as if driven by the
most sklllful driver in the world. When
sne nn1shes she Stacks up, turns
around and comes back to be taken to
the stable ~
Aside from these two special at
lractlons there is strong card of
racing events which includes the PIG
ana 2.54 trots and 2:24 pace There is
also a running raoe vhich is quite a.
star event. 1t is a f1ye-eighths mile
uasn ana among the starters is Billy
Mack, one of the fastest half mile heat
horses that has ever campaigned. In
Iowa he holds the record for that dis
tance. Evelyn, from the Deakin
stables is another crack runner. The
gallopers at the grounds are far above
the ordinary and good hot running
race can be looked for on each Of the
TOUR DAYS OF racing. 1t Is likely that
some of the cracker-jacks from Al
Orth's and A. B. Cushing's stables
chartered at Kittsondale, will be seen
IN some of the races. Among them Is
a two year old filley belonging to Mr..
Ortiz that is considered one of the best
In America. Mr. Cushing's Ashland
full brother to the famous derby
winner Oakland, is also likely to en-
ter. There are horses at Hamline
that can give either of these q hot
struggle and If the races are arranged
they Will constitute the star feature
Ihe Big Lake stables for instance.
has the gelding Optimus on the
grounds, who, two years ago at the
meeting of the Twin City Jockey club.
won the race for Minnesota bred run
ners.
The first Of the two games of La
crosse is to be played by the Winnie
bago and Chippewa Indians who are
citizens of the Indian village on the
grounds. Lacrosse is, perhaps, not as
well understood as some other field
sports but as 1t combines the salient
AS]SoACo VI oAiiAbliy dIQ IOODdIl II should
be easily understood and will doubt
less be very exciting. especially as the
Indians play it with a great deal of
vim. There are twelve men on a side
and the game is to force a ball past
goal, the same as in football The
ball is not allowed to be taken in the
hands but is knocked about or picked
up and thrown by means Of a. curved
stick or racquet. T. r. Reddy, the
Indian agent who has charge of the
players says they are very expert and
will put UP an exciting game He
would like to e-~a---~e to have them
play Lacrosse ar~-s N whites.
There will also be balloon ascension
this afternoon and a parachute leap,
as well as an ex.- zion of trick bicycle
riding by Sid BlaSx, the champion
safety bicyclist of the world Seibert's
band will furnish a strong musical
programme.
The entries for the races today are
as follows
2:19 Glass, Trotting; Purse, $480-Alentell,
CHI h; Bell w, bl m; Welbeck br h; Tom MIL
Ter, CHI h; Billie Gaines, bl g; Lady Nutwood,
b m; Mediumwood e: Robin B There gr g.
2:24 Glass, Pacing; Purse, s4s0--Nestor br
&; Stella Watson, m; Miss Graves; FIorette
Wilkes, br M Molloy o, br m Walker, h;
Panora Maid, bl m; Moronial CHI m; Mime
haha. m; Nathan p, b &; Polly Graves, m.
2:34 Class. Trotting; Purse, s4S0-Jennie
Boyd, m; Oberman, br e; Pike M Louis
m; Helen, m; Random, b &; Miss Sidney.
b M Doctor Mayo, b h; Picnic, br m; Dallah
Boy, br h: Goldie B, IN m; Albert Brentwood,
b h. lou, br m.
nett, m; Tom Boy. &; Billy Mack, br h
Pure Gold oh h: EVELYN b m