The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23

incidentally mentioned that the kindest
and best beloved man that ever followed
the races was the late Judge John ]. Car
ter, who during life rarely missed a meet
ing at the Cincinnati tracks,
1T was in 1881 said Mr.. Mccarthy,
that met Judge Carter. was in New
Orleans attending for the first time
race meeting in the South. In some way
became acquainted with the judge, who
was at that time a newcomer to the turf
Wh1ie he was q smart man, with head
on him that could solve any mathemau-
cal problem you could put to him, he
knew very little about the running abil
tiles of the horses. With me it was Just
the other way, so we were not long in
joining issues, and we became partners
and remained SO for several years. In
all that time / found Judge Garter to
be the most rehgiously honest man 1
ever knew. One of the sweet cnara ter
istics of the man was the love and kind
ness he showed for the horse Any boy
who abused a race horse belonging to
Judge Carter lost his friendship inme-
dlately. He always gave his riders strict
orders to maintain tight rein at all
times, and never to slacken it. The
Judge figured that horse whose head
was held high IN the air was never given
q, chance to stumble or fall, and with
this jeopardy removed the lives OF both
jockey and horse were never placed In
the balance. .+-
'IIe met death - continued Mr.. McCar-
thy, trying to save others. His room
was on the sixteenth floor OF the hotel,
and he was known to have been on every
floor of the burning building down to the
fifth, awakening the guests and helping
them to escape. When he came to the
fifth floor he met. young horseman
named James Carroll, whom he Let out
of the window to the street below by the
aid Of rope, intending to follow him
self. But the rope burned at the center
Just as young Carroll reached the pave
ntent in safety and John Carter paid for
his hero1sm with. his life. l will never
forget the wonderful little horse that
Judge Carter owned, and which he raced
at the LatonIa track many wears ago
Its name was Aretlna, by Arasmus, out of
Sprlghtly, and never was there a morse
at that time that could outstep him.
When ne got in motion he resembl5d
Dig New Foundlaad dog at full speed"
If Mr.. Nathan straus, the owner of the
mighty trotter Alyes (2:Q91a), and the
issued by Mr.. E. E. smathers, on behalf
of his dainty little Alice Barnes (2111b).
the speedway holiday fund will be IN
creased by $500, and the rail birds on the
Harlem river speedway will witness a
three-cornered race within the next week
that will give them something to talk
about for some time to come. These
three crack trotters have met on the
macadam road many times, and each one
has the honor Of throwing dust at the
others on different occasions. To forever
settle the much-mooted question of
premacy Mr. Smathers has suggested
that 5000 each be 'potted'' by the owners
of the three trotters, and the winner of
the pot to turn it over to the holiday
fund. Half-mile heats, with the best
three. in five, are the conditions Mr.
Smathers names, with DISTINGUISHED
party as starter
Mr. c. K. G. Billings the Chicago mil
honaire owner of the speedway's cham
pions in both trotters and PAGERS, re
turned to New York early in the week
and rode behind his famous horses on
the speedway. Mr.. Billings was accom-
panied here by Mr.. J. F. Meagner and
Mr.. w. S. McCfea, owner of the winning
trotter, Aggie Medium t2s12A). These
| three gentlemen had many tilt during
! the week, but Mfr. Billings, behind Hon
tas Crooke, held both safe Mr. Meagner,
who piloted the noted trotter Ebert
! GID. set merry clip for Hontas Crooke,
! winning one heat in easy style. Just to
show that the ID driver has great deal to
the speedway Mr. Billings exchanged
seats with his guests, and with their
horses he forced his own cracks to take
| the second place in several brushes.