The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-09
SOME GOOD RAGING
GRAND STAND FAIR PATRONS HAD
FINE ENTERTAINMENT YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON
eCKSTEIN IN THE 2.4O TR0T.
WON IN STRAIGHT HEATS AND
WITHIN GOOD FIGURES ON
THE WATCH.
TOM POWERS IN THE 2.so PACE.
Runners Split Up Two Heats in the
Half Mile Emerald and Old
Gold ia Front.

"Breathes there a man with soul SO dead
Who never to himself hath said"
l bet 1 can pick the winner"
That's the question that obtrudes itself
on ones mind in wondering why there
is no enthusiasm over close finishes or
brilliant work by jockey or driver.
What's the use of having an opinion
without being able to back it with
something more than words, which,
unsupported by more material cur
rency are apt to engender bitterness if
not amounting to a cause of war. The
backing up Of a verbal opinion by tan
gihle evidence of sincerity is as old as
history and undoubtedly was an in
Stitution when the troglodytes staked
their existence backing their superior
Intelligence against Natures man.
moth offspring so prolific in those old
times. 1t seems hypercritical to legis-
late betting off the race track and al
low it practically in every mercantile
pursuit where a man backs his judg-
ment by buying for future use and de-
livery. It is reported that Germany's
produce markets are going to the
"demnitiOn bow vows" because the
guessers on future prices are not al
lowed to back their opinion with
money, and horsemen point to the fact
as confirming their opinion that the de-
cadence of horse breeding interests are
due to the abolition of betting Cat least
track betting, and not to the coming
of the bicycle. And thse contestants
further assert that if bicycle races
were supplemented by betting there
would be thousands attending the
meets where there are only hundreds
now.
The judges for the day were H. M.
French, Minneapolis; N. S. Erb Fari-
bauit, and N. c. Kachell, Mason City,
10. d. Stacey, starter.
The starting was excellent all day
and in some cases almost perfect,
though it must be said that on Tues
day there were some very unsteady
horses crying conclusions which was
not the case yesterday.
In the first heat Of the 2:40 trot very
little time was wasted in sending off
the horses to a fairly good start. Eek
stein slipped into the lead on the turn,
was never headed and Won easily,
though Robin D kept close up with
trailing him a length In the brush
down the stretch for second place
Lady Scott drove Robin off his feet
and got the position. Robin, CATCH
Ing quickly, had quite a gap between
him and Carrie Shields, Helen, AIlery-
cone and Oaks barely saved the flag.
Time, 2:2212.
The second heat was quickly started
and easily decided. Lady Scott slipped
off with the lead, but was quickly
challenged by Eckstein on straighten
ne up the back stretch. The lead was
alternated slightly between these two
all the way round until entering the
stretch, where they closed abreast,
and came down home at a great clip,
the gelding having the foot of the
mare at the finish. Carrie Shields beat
Robin D for third place, after he had
held it all the way round. Time,
21S1A.
In the third and final heat of the
trot they got well away at the sec
ond attempt, with Eckstein and Lady
Scott alternating in the lead up to the
half these positions were held to the
top turn, where Eckstein went easily
to the front. But little stir was Gre
ated by the great burst Of speed that
AlleIycone displayed which brought
him to Lady SCOTS throat latch; and
she could not hold her speed, being
Fckstein, and was beaten by Carrie
Shields also Time, 2:201a. Summary:
2:4O Glass; trotting: purse 800
Eckstein, blk g, +. S Gerton, Gre;,'A,
Lady Scott. blk m, ]. Schmidt, st. =
raul ............ .......''''.'.' - z d
Allerycone, blk h. Jere Alis, Isinours,
MINI. - , I.....,.o
Menominee, Wis, ...................S
Robin Dow, b h, J. c. Cliff, Grafton,
N ID. $500. ............. .'.'...:'f
Jimmy King, G, E. Lyle, St.
Paul ........ .
Elota, m, w. S. Ellwood, De Kalb,
Ill. 49,. ............; ..;:.............6
Time 2:2215; 2:1812; 22O12
The PAGERS in the 2:30 class were
somewhat troublesome in scoring, sew
eral of them being quite unsteady. On
the fifth score, Aunt Joe wrenched
a boot off and was given time to re