The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16
HORSEMEN HAVE NO TIME FOR
OTHER THAN EQUINE
RACES.
DRIVING CLUBS PROGRAMME
CONTAINS IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR
WHICH GOOD PURSES ARE
UP.
MEET TO BE JUNE 80 TO JULY ).
Some of the Fastest Horses of the
Country Are Expected to Be in
the Contests.

II is brave man who has the
courage to stand by his convictions
against persistent adverse circum-
stances. And of such sturdy material
are the few surviving members Of the
st. Paul Driving club, once the hub"
of things horsey in the Northwest.
They are like Napoleon's Old Guard;
they may be put to sleep, but it will
be in harness with mo surrender as
their regimen.
What between the invading bike and
corroding hard times the way of the
horseman, like that of the proverbial
transgressor, is hard. If it were not
for the cheapness of fodder and the
low price of oats even the Stanchest
die-hard would have had to succumb
to the inevitable; but the farmers mis-
fortunes have been as a tempered wind
to the horsey lamb that has been
shorn of all his profits by the enact
ments of puritanical legislatures, who
cannot understand that to speculate
is human and can no more be legislar-
ed out of existence than the diurnal
occurrence of day and night. Still as
the ruling fads are horseless vehicula-
ton and paternation, the horse breed
er must make the best he can Of the
conditions and wait till the clouds
roll by and the whirligig Of time once
more makes the fast horse and
speculative investment on his ability
the correct caper''
Faithful then to their ideals the st.
Paul Driving club, of whom George w.
Sherwood is president; A. H. Simon,
vice president, and E. W. Randall, act
ing secretary, has issued a programme
for summer race meeting for harness
horses to be held on the state fair
track June 80. July 1, 2 and 8, and
have hung up a goodly list of purses;
nor are these imaginary. Every dollar
will be paid. Over $4,000 is already
guaranteed to insure the payment Of
purses whether a dollar is taken in
at the gate or not. That they will bill
we'll with this assurance goes without
saying, for there are great many
men still around with a horse or two
they think as fast or faster than the
next fellows, and who are anxious
to make dollar or two to have In
hand when they start out campaign
ing. The programme is as follows:
First Daytime 90-2:19 pace, 2:45 trot, 2:4O
pace.
Second Day-July 1-2:A trot, 2:27 trot, free
for-all pace.
Third Day-July 2-2:12 pace, PA pace, free
for-all trot, 2:16 pace.
Fourth Day-July 3-2:16 trot, 2:30 pace,
2:35 trot.
All purses are $500 each, devided in
the usual way with the following con-
dftions:
Entries close May 27. Entrance, per cent,
a11 all,
ners. Money to be divided so, %, Is and 10
per cent. No horse entitled to more than
first money. Usual weather clause Right
served to change the order of races, or de-
clare off any class not filing satisfactorily,
to declare tins isseting off on June 1, if
classes have not filled. All races end with
the fifth heat, unless terminated earlier by
any horse winning three heats The races
have been so arranged that horses may be
entered in two classes with one or two days
rest between. American Trotting association
rules to govern, Of which we members
Every purse will be paid from judges stand
Immediately after the race. Address all COM
munications to E. w. Randall acting sec
rotary, Hamline Mimi, of whom entry blanks
may be obtained
That there will be fairly good list
of entries may be surmised from the
fact that at the fair grounds track
are already in training quite a string
of horses, nearly all of which will be
entered.
l.. r. Martin has Como. 20; Comel, Z:3l.
William Reid has Bashaw, 2:20A.
William Sparks has MARITIME. 2:20A; Mollie
G. 2:291a; Hartford Jr., the AxteH flly An
ME Ripley and Sis Sidney.
John Premoler has Strathmore, 2:20A; Dick
Turpin, 2:25. and some youngsters.
]. P. West has green trotter and PAGER
without record that he thinks can hold their
own.
]. H. pepper has that sterling and well herd
horse Wellbeck, 2:22R.
Frank Bundy has H. W. Fagleys two
speedy PAGERS, Florette Wilkes, PISA and
Anteros Maid; Good Morning, 2:22A, and Joe
Bassett Jr, 2:.A1a
A. F. Lee swears by Tyrolean colt.
w. NJ. Preston has charge of some speedy
stock owned by o. B. Hills, chief Of which
is Pilot Medium Jr., 2:141a, Egbertine and
The Parson. He is also handling some young
stock for the kindergarten classes besides
Mr.. Lytle's Jimmie King.
Over at Minnehaha George LOOMS has six
in hand that will be placed in their respective
classes
OF course nothing can be known at this
early date to the number and quality of