The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-10
BEST OF THE WEEK.
Yesterdays Racing Pr Ogramme Fine
In Spite of the Wind.

festerdny's Hacing Programme Fine
In Spite of the wind.
The races at the state fair yesterday were
much the best of the week The events called
out fast horses more equally matched and In
Two or the races the fields were large, and
while but four horses started in the third
harness event. the 2:05 pace the winner, Di-
rectly, proved 30 speedy that the track and
state pacing record in competition was re-
TooSe u 10 z;oLA; Excellent time was also
mace In the other races and though no rec
ords were lowered, each heat was a contest
from the word to the wire The 2:17 trot was
split up into five heats, while four heats
were necessary to conclude the 2;22 pace. The
track was in ftrst-ciass condition, and the
weather favorable but for the rather strong
WIau piowlng up the stretch, part of the
horsemen on the grounds figured that Direct
lys last mile might have been done in 2:04.
str line z'T Soo pace was won by Directly in
straisht meats. The first heat was g pro-
G9sslon TO the back turn. Into the stretch
Directly was three lengths in the lead, while
rom rom 0gaen, Parker and Lady Nottingham
were urlVlng almost abreast, struggling for
the place Directly won easily and after an
exciting brush Tom Ogden beat out Parker
wire wire ana allowed third place to go to Lady
Nottingham, Time, 2:07A Directly was never
ne headed t1, IN the second heat, winning easily
by three lengths in 2:O9%, but the her horses
were almost abreast into the stretch and
furnished a pretty race. in which Tom Ogden
won the pace, Lady Nottingham second and
In the third heat, but waited for Parker S
and Nottingham, who were abreast for sec
ono place place dozen lengths from the wire
and drove in with them, Just ending ahead to
win by half length and to add to the ex-
citement. when Lady Nottingham beat Tom
Ugden out nut for second, with Parker S bad
2;O5 pace, best three heats in fire, purse
$1,000; four moneys
Tom Ogden sd b &C. c. Jerome. 20 2 8
Lay" Syoo MbOHItlngham m q. W..
Parker Fmg Isl s ~; H Klyitssjj::s I
field of seven starters got away in the
2:l7 trot and raced down the stretch together
s spo specify Gft t hat Joe Wonder who lead all
second place, also went into the air, both
running under the wire, and giving first place
lund L. Time, 3155a joe Se' Wonder MTH captured T
the next heat in 2:161S, with Oslund L SEQ
SSn ISt, GOOD Morning third, Miss Sidney fourth
heat went to Oslund L, with Joe Wonder
second and Miss Sidney third Time. 2161s
Zoe Zoe Wonder T1e won out easily in the next two
for the fifth 2:15A. Summary:
Ply trot, best three heats in FIVE, purse
$1,000, four moneys
osiund L, br h. &. W. SHERWOOD d 3 ? I
Good Morning, b m, T. ]. Dunbar1 s 4
Miss Sidney, br m. g. W. Nc
sister Alice. I'm m, M i +. Nc:
Anti gr m, P. q. Donovan, ~ g 3 8 8
Strathmore. br m. Charles Lei
Time, 2:15N, Alex, 2:i6H. a:i ijIS 2:15x.
In the 2:22 pace Pinta lost the first heat
by half length, but INDICATED herself by
taking the next three in succession. DO
cadian got first place in the first heat and
second in the other three. The following
summary anaaa gives the position Of the other
2:22 pace, best three heats In give. purse
$1,000, four moneys 81
P Pnnodia Or m Gr9tna farms ..........3 !
Waterloo Maid, blk m, J. w. Little5 /
P Padd " Ryan, q, L. J. Boynton....s 5 I 8
Molly O. rb br m h, G. A. Cook; ."4 !
Redwood, Oh h, Wilson Bros. .S s s
BIrchtW!g, blk b, Oakland stock
Time. 2:1sA, 2:i8H, 2:i6il,, 2:i i.'''' Oi'
The guideless PAGERS gave a pretty perform
ance. going the mile smoothly and exciting
the arbitration Of the spectators. The balloon
fully made by Miss Frances Cash, while the
Chinese daylight fireworks proved an inter-