The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-02
GOOD RACESAT COMO
USUAL SMALL Roy WRECKS SULNY
WITHOUT SERIOUS RE-
SUITS
GOOD TIME IN ALL EVENTS
Considerable JOckeyinG Was In
dulged in in the Final Race, and
Conclusion Was Postponed
Until Wednesday.

What might have proved a serious ac-
Cdent, but which in reality did but little
damage, was the one thing which marred
the success of the driving matinee given
by the Capital City Driving club yester-
day on the speedway at Lake Como.
Added interest was aroused in two Of
he events by the fact that some of the
members of the Lake of the Isles Driv-
ing Club of Minneapolis had made en-
tries. Quite large contingent came
over from the Mill City to witness the
events
TWO races, run in heats. were compiet-
ed. and in a third, the 2:30 pacing race,
two heats were completed when it was
found necessary because of the lateness
of the hour, to postpone the conclusion
of that event until next Wednesday.
On Christmas day all the events were
quarter-mile in distance, while yesterday
the races were for three-eights of mile,
and on Wednesday afternoon next, when
the races will start at 1870, all distances,
save for the event postponed yesterday,
Will be half-mile. A large crowd is eX
pected to put in an appearance from the
Minneapolis Driving club at the Wednes-
day meet.
The first race yesterday afternoon was
the free-for-all pace in which p. j.
AleXanders DIR. Fl was expected to re-
new his rivalry with Anton Miesens
Charles Dewey. Such, however, was not
the case. for Charles Dewey made it IN
two straight, and DR.. II did not even
get second place in either heat, William
Hamm's Oiesa being placed both times.
Mike Collins drove tie winner, with john
Dowd up for Dr.. II. ard Gus Paceman
handling the reins over Olesa. The time
for the three-eightns mile was very good,
being respectively :5113 and 80 fiat.
1T was in the free-fOr all trot that the
Cd - Nar1iT - 1F.ay,
Y was driven by Highly. with Gus Pace
man handling William Hamm's Bedford
Girl. Conrad FTeund owning and driving
Annie Ripley, and Nick Ronner up for
the Minneapolis entry, his own animal,
Rosebud.
The first break came in the second heat,
when Carvings Van Y, while leading by
four lengths. became frightened at the
mounted officer who was galloping down
the track to clear off the crowd in ad-
vance of the finish. Van V swerved near
ly completely across the track, and could
only be pulled into second place.
About a hundred feet beyond the wire
in the third heat of his same race Will
liam Hamms Bedford Girl, driven by
Gus Paceman, tried to dodge a boy who
Skated out from the side OF the track,
the left wheel of the sulky was forced
sideways until it turned under the rig,
the strain doubling under the light steel
tubing which supported the Wheel ana
threw the driver The mare continued
on TO the end of the track. and there
turned, returning to the barn dragging
after her the broken suky.
Neither horse or driver was seriously
hurt, while the cause of all the trouble,
the small boy, got away without having
his identity discovered.
Driver Paceman claims that his rig
actually struck the skater but those VINO
w ia in hat hc
boy was not struck, and that the acct
dent occurred as related above
Conrad Freund's Annie Ripley won the
trot taking first and third heats, with
Ronner's Rosebud, from Minneapolis.
second and Carvings Van third. The
time for the three-eighths was :53 for
the first two heats, and :5212 for the con-
GLIDING heat
The third event. the $50 pace, was the
race which remains undecided. There
were two Minneapolis ard two st. Paul
horses in this event, and the honors, so
far as they went, were given to the
entries from this city.
William Ewing. of Minneapolis was
both owner and driver for Billy s while
+. D. Nuerenberg's Pale Face, from Min
neapOlis, was driven by John Dowd, of
St. Paul. The two horses from ST Paul
We're Anton Miesen's Kowashi, driven by
Mike Collins, and A. A. Montbriand's
Neutral, with James Dampier driving.
In the first heat all went smoothly
Kowashi finishing, with Neutral UP and
Pale Face third. In the second heat the
horses went away without being started
by the starter after about fifty attempts,
which nearly wore the patience of the
large crowd out The starters claimed
that John Dowd was the cause of the
trouble, and after q lengthy consultation
the judges decided to let it stand as a
heat. eveI if the starter did not give
the word. Neutral was given first, with
Kowashf second, and Billy third Dowd
driving Pale Face, being sent back to
fourth place for foul driving. The time
for the heats was, respectively, :521A and
30 fiat.
w. c. Hobart. of Minneapolis. and
Dudley Shelter and J. Blackman served
as judges and timers while Frank
Bundy, assisted by II. w. Fagley, did the
starting.