The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-08
PACING FOR A PURSE
MINNEHAHA WINS THE $4,000
STAR EVENT OF THE
STATE FAIR
WAS A SENSATIONAL FINISH

day Brought Out Six Starters
This Was the 2.2e Trotting Glass,
and Was Taken by Chain Shot
Grand Stand Was Packed With an
Enthusiastic Crowd.
No more interesting or exciting race
has been seen on the fair ground track
than developed in the star event of yes
terday's programme, the 2:13 pace, for
purse Of S. 900. Despite the rather heavy
track and a strong wind on the back
stretch, the horses made excellent time
and furnished exciting finishes in every
heat Every driver was out for the Win
ner's end Of the big purse and exerted
every effort to send his racer along to
first place, with the result that the field
was we'll punched throughout the course
in each heat. Before the race started
it was announced that Bocadian, City
Clerk Matt Jensen's horse. had been
drawn This left seven starters.
In the first heat the horses were sent
away badly. Every one of the field was
up ahead Of the pole horse Aunty Shucks
headed the fast field to the quarter, with
place and Minnehaha tapping the big
black in third place. The rest swung
along we'll up, with bare daylight separat-
ing them. 1t was realized that the heat
was to be a fast one when the time Oh
1904 was caught at the first quarter. NOV
ing around to the half Aunty Shucks
still retained the lead. Under drive
Minnehaha had been Creeping up on
Birchtwig and, flashing by the half post,
fynyl wit q
field coming fast after You Bet, in fourth
place. Time for the half, 1903. Reaching
the three-quarter Aunty Shucks flew
along in the lead, with hardly half
length the best of it, the order of the
others the same as at the half. Time,
1:371a. Rounding into the stretch Aunty
Shucks and Minnehaha were Tapped In
pretty struggle, Birchtwig coming fast
length back, In third place, and the field
closing up. An exciting finish was IN
sight, and the spectators in the stand
stood up, waving handkerchiefs and
cheering wildly.
On came the PAGERS, some now under
whip but all moving like clockWork. 1t
was a beautiful drive in between Aunty
Shucks and Minnehaha. At the last six
teenth Minnehaha was on even terms
with Shucks, when both drivers laid on
their whips and urged their horses with
encouraging shouts. Inch by 1nch, now
ever, Minnehaha crept to the front and
went under the wire the winner by scarce
ly a neck. The fast field overlook Birch
twig in the stretch, but the only one
that could get in ahead of the handsome
black gelding was You Bet, who came out
of the bunch with rush and landed
third place by a length. Shadeon hn1sh-
ed fifth, Bob Fitzsimmons sixth, with
Hartford Jr. last Time for the mile,
209A.
SECOND HEAT EXCITING.
But if the finish of the first heat was
exciting it was not to be compared with
that in the second. M1nnehaha and
Aunty Shucks seemed to have things all
their own way until they left the back
stretch, when Boo Fitzsimmons showed
a. little of that speed that made him
straight heat winner of the Maple Leaf
stake at Dubuque, and coming up around
the outside strong passed Aunty ShucKs
in the stretch and gave M1nnehaha all
she wanted to win, apparently by bare
nose at the wire, although the judges de-
clared it a dead heat The time was
a little slower 2:1012, and made the third
heat a field for considerable speculation.
Hartford Jr. took third place from Aunty,
too. with Shadeon, Birchtwig and You
Bet in the order named
The third heat was one Of the surprises.
It looked very much like the second I'M
til the stretch was reached, when Aunty
Shucks. who had been laying few
lengths behind rushed up into the front
and beat out both the favorites in the
stretch with seeming ease. Shadeon. too,
developed new speed and won second
from Minnehaha by a nose. F1tzslm-'
mons was fourth The time by quarters
was :30$4, 1904, 1:37, 2:Osh.
Fitzsinamons ankle was hurt, and he
was drawn with the consent OF the
Judges, which seemed to simplify the s1t-
nation somewhat But Birchtwig, who
but a week before had clipped off Nut
wood mile in 2:OSaz, showed that 1t was
not time yet to despise his talents, and
when the bunch began to string out In
the back stretch De Ryder's geld1ng was
showing them all touch OF hlgh NE
and kept them at it all the way around
In the stretch he came alone with
Shadeon, Minnehaha and Hartford Jr.
two lengths behind in a pretty struggle
for second place. They finished In the
order named. The time was 2:11%-
THE DECISIVE FINISH.
On the fifth and decisive heat the first
scoring resulted in a fine start, out
scarcely had the word been given When
Birchtwig broke and one more OF MIN
nehaha's formidable rivals was out or the
first money possibilities never regalning
any position that promised winning.
There was then no chance for Mime
haha to lose the first money, although
she did not carry off the final heat Dew
erv laid back in contentment as long as
Birchtwig's nose did not show in front
of his. and shadeon went to the front
in fine style and won handily. Hartford
Jr. and Aunty shucks had a pretty
brush for second place, which resulted
joyously for Hartford Jr., and M1nnehaha
was fourth, just ahead of BirchtWig. The
time was slower than ever-2:l5.