The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-06
RACING AT THE FAIR.
CARRIE SHIELDS TROTs THE 2.2G
EVENT QUITE HANDILY
TO VICTORY
DAN PATCHEN WINS EASILY
for the Winner, Tom BrittOn
Taking the Lead and Never Be-
ing Headed in Three Straight
Heats-Six Bang-TaiIs Put Up q
Sensational Running Race

The attractions announced for the
grand stand of the fair served to crowd
the big amphitheater with fully 5000 peo-
pie. The horse races, the first of the
fair. were undoubtedly the chief draw
Ing card, but the spectators enjoyed
everything presented for their diversion
and enthusiastically applauded meritori-
GUS accomplishment In all Of the events
The racing was not so exciting as it
might have been, as each of the three
events were won in straight heats, but
there were some lively brushes for other
moneys than the biggest share of the
purses and the spectators were satisfied
The performance of the "guideless Won
der" Dr. Carver's beautiful quintette
of PAGERS, was, perhaps. the source OF
greatest enjoyment to those in the stand.
Without driver or harness the educated
horses sped the mile course as though
urged by whip and voice in contest for
the richest purse, never once reducing
their speed until the bell sounded the
end of the mile.
One OF the novel events was the per-
Torrance of the dog Max, who, seated
Nan Wilkes, thoroughbred PAGER, a
mile in 2:4O. The. intelligent dog, with
the reins in his mouth, sat through the
race as conplacently as though before
warm stove on cold winters night.
The horse seemed to realize the diff
Guilty of it's canine drivers task, and
paced a clean, smooth mile, without
skip, bringing up at the sound Of the
bell at the end of the mile, and coming
slowly back to the judges stand, where
the intelligent mare stopped short until
Max bowed acknowledgment to the Off
Gals of the course.
AS the crowd cheered the canine Max
gazed toward the stand and vigorously
wagged his tail, as though thanking the
spectators for the ovation rendered him
and his horse. Max will drive Nan
Wilkes a mile every day during the fair.
The balloon ascension did not take
place yesterday because of the high wind
that arose late in the afternoon. An eff
fort was made to initiate the balloon,
but the huge bag became unmanageable
and the sensational parachute drop was
necessarily postponed until today. Caleb
Shepard, the trick bicycle rider, gave
another clever exhibition of maneuvers
and difficult feats on the wheel.
The absence of score cards when the
races of the afternoon were called caused
general dissatisfaction among the horse
men and spectators in the grand stand.
Several heats were run off without any
one except the judges knowing what race
was in progress or what horses were en-
tered. The clamor for score cards be-
came general, and nearly an hour after
the races started the cards were cir
eulated through the stand, but their sale
was suddenly stopped by the judges, as
it appeared that the cards were simply
makeshift, not having the names of the
horses on them. The judges announced
that an effort would today be made to
have the score cards correctly printed
and on hand in time for the first race.
If this determination is carried out 1t
will aid materially those witnessing the
races.
The 2:26 trot was an easy victory for
Carrie Shields, who captured the event
handily in three straight heats. The
race was for a purse of $1,000, and seven
candidates faced the starter for the first