The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-19
EQUINES AT 'HA HA
Scores of Horses in Training for
y >< Harness Meeting.
HANDSOME PURSES ARE oFFERE
Next Weeks Meeting VIII Bring
Together Best Trotters and
l- PAGERS of Northwest.

All has been excitement at both the
Minnehaha, and Ham!ine race tracks dur
ing the past fortnight. Fully two score
harness horses are now stabbed at each
track, conditioning for the Great West
ern trotting meets, which will open at
Minnehaha July ]. and at Hamllne the
week following. .
The entry list for the Minneapolis meet
ing closed Monday night, and those in
the list that have already arrived in
sure the greatest harness meetings ever
held on the Minnehaha track. The purses
offered aggregate $4,000, a larger amount
than has been offered by any city on the
western circuit with the exception Of
Springfield and Detroit, and the best
equines of the northwest have been at
tracted by these purses to the twin city
meeting.
The trotting derby on Tuesday will be
one Of the features of the meeting. This
race is a two mile dash, with a special
purse of $1,000, and is expected to bring
together big field Of fast horses.
The horse show which will be held in
connection with the trotting meeting,
promises to bring together the largest
number of exhibition horses ever seen In
the state. The opening Of classes admit
ting foreign entries has proven a great
success, and entries have been received
from scores of the owners on the western
horse show circuit The. cash offerings
for foreign and local equines amount to
$25 900 and this provides for several
specials, in addition to the general list
usually found at horse show exhibitions.
Sunny weather and the promise of good
sport were quite sufficient to attract big
crowds to Ascot heath yesterday without
the presence of King Edward and Queen
Alexandra. The king has practically re-
bic ind NJ
majesties are expected to >go&to the races
in state to-day. The Prince Of Wales
represented the royal family at Ascot
yesterday. Otherwise the crowd Of fash
ionable people was much the same as at
the preceding meetings. =.
The Solicitor won the, Royal Hunt cup,
Osardas was second and ST.. Macleu came
| in third. Twenty three horses ran.
R. S. Sievers' famous bay filly Sceptef
suffered an unexpected defeat in the Cor
| onation stakes. The race resulted as
follows: Sir E. Cassefs Doctrine first
Sir j. Blundell Naples Simmny second
and W. Raphael's st. Uncomber third.
| ]. B. Respess' Bellies HConmoner, an
outsider in the betting IN the American
| Derby, which will be run at Chicago Sat
urday, won the Derby; trial special yester-
day at Harlem. -
| The colt ran marvellous race, covering
the mile and an eighth in /: :53 2-5 and wor
in a gallop by three lengths. John A
brakes Wyeth, in desperate drive, bea'
out Lueien Appleby by a nose. Prowl
who was fourth, was beaten ten lengths
Cruzados, second choice in the American
Derby, quit after he had run mile.
The race came near causing the deatl
of Jockey Winkfeld He had the noun
on Vs. C. Hildreth's McChesney, who
coupled with Lucien Appleby, was helt
fsvorite at / to 2 At the haH=mile pols
McChesney fell, throwing Winfield
against the rail. WINFIELD S right leg wa!
injured badly and his collar bone wal
broken. McChesney slid about thirty fee
but was seemingly uninjured, except TO-
cut on the nose. He limped slightly OF
arising, but the limp disappeared In a few
strides. 1t vas decided that owing to th'
accident McChesney would not be start
er in the American Derby 'Winkflelt
! will be unable to ride any more this sea
son. =