The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24

Mulkey was there with Verge dor
The previous successes warranted an ex-
tension, and the meeting Of 1891 was eX-
tended to sixteen days, and the result
was so encouraging that the meeting
Of the following year was extended to
twenty-three dayso 1t was a great race
meeting Yo sTanfbien, filled out into a
fine three-yearzo1d,t won the two classics
for those of her year-the Derby and the
Oaks Chris Smith had her great sta
BILE companion, Maid Marian, there also
Among the famous jockeys that rode at
the meeting were Charlie Thorpe, Brit
ton,- Griffin, Kunze and Lonny Clayton
Pap Barrett, who was killed in a race
at Sheepshead Bay track in $685. was
among the number. too.
j. E. Cushing, resident of :, Mime me
apolis, and winner Of the Worlds Fair
derby of 1893 with Boundless, q race
worth $4,000, was on hand at the last
meeting of the Twin City Jockey club
in 1894 He won the derby of that year
with W. h. oakWood, a sterling performer
Cushing's two jockeys were smokey
Taylor, then at the highth of his fame
as a rider, and now-too heavy to r1de-a
rubber around the race tracks ana
1.-TWO Bits now unknown to fame as
plain r. Thompson. Foucon, Willie Ham,
now an owner; Jerry Chorn, Frank Jor-
dan, Bum and Buttons Garner We're
the good Jockeys. The famous old roam
sprinter, Tim Murphy, was among the
winners. So was Bessie Bisland, then
campaigned by Charlie Brennan, who mas
had the great mare Imp III charge and
who is one of the few trainers who pre-
fers mare to a colt or geld1ng for rae
ing purposes. Louis Eel had .DungarNen
and Babe Murphy there, and Dan HONG
had Charm Jake Marll9in, who sold
Garry Hermann last season for $4,000,
was on hand with Capt. Drane.
MEETING OF FORTY-THREE DAYS.
This last meeting of the Twin City
Jockey club was an excellent wlnd-up OF
series of increasingly successful lace
meets 1t lasted forty-three days. Ait
er each meeting the club had increased its
offerings to the horSemen and had eX-
pended money freely in the furtnerance Oh
the plan to make its meetings among the
best in the West. TO this end an agree
ment was made with the state fair board,
in control of the grounds at Hamlne, TO
improve the grand stand and GROUNDS In
return for lease during certain per-
iod of each year for certain term. Thus
was incurred the debt which has Just
been adjusted,
The Minnesota legislature of the winter
of 1885, like unto tAet of illinois OF the
Same year felto that the pressure of the
spirit of reform. The breedefs OF 6he
state, and there are number OF me
stock farms In Minnesota, prlnclpally
harness horses viewed With some envy
the success Of the thoroughbreds. They
were hostile, also. The result of The
agitation was strong antl-pool SelllnS
law. Under it the Twin City Jockey cIup
found it impossible to conduct race
meeting. The club disintegrated, and
john j. o'Conner stood the brunt of the
subsequent troubles of the organization
Frank Shaw, the secretary, sans pool
room and race track interests, drifted
away, and is at present in Chicago.
o ' has been the Twin City Jockey
club since and in all probability will be
again, if a reasonable racing law is ever
passed by the Minnesota Legislature.
Anyway, those who know the present
chief of police of st. Paul hope he will
have enough left out of the $4,000 he
buy a box of cigars at least
p P Pomeroy