The Minneapolis journal., 1902-03-29
OPENING AT 'HAHA TRACK
Outside Trainers Already Planning
Entries for the Race Meet
ing in July. a.: E.r..3.r-s.: .

The warm weather Of the week has had
a tendency to take trainers to the track
and nearly every stall at Minnehaha is
occupied or rented. The International
Stock Food stable now numbers close to
forty head and still many high bred mat,
rons are being added daily. Among the
list already booked to- Directum 2:05H
are the following high class producing
dams from DR.. G. w. Connolly of Eaton,
Ohio. Minna Wilkes, who heads DR..
Connelly's list was sired by the world
famous George Wilkes, and her daughter,
Refna has a record of 2:0S1a and another
OF her produce is in the 2:11 list Lady
Norma by Judge Salisbury, Selma by Sui
tan and Gondola by Belmont complete the
doctors list and they are all standard
! and registered.
J. J. ROorey of Kansas City, Kansas,
sends Lilly D. 2:1SA, by Bishop son of
Riley Medium. A South Carolina breeder
sends Maggie Campbell, a mare of noted
racing qualities, sired by Pamlico 2:1O,
and Lexie May 2:20A. Each Of these
| mares is backed up by producing strains
on all sides. Among the western matrons
already Booked to Directum are, Lo Lo 5.
and Maud Fithian by Sphinx, Fanghetta
by Dalghetta, Duchess by Pilot Medium,
! Jeno Wilkes by Western Chief, Jessie O..
| by Red Wilkes and many others of high
| breeding.
Here at home NJ s. Ronner has booked
| his great trotting roadster Rosebud by
Idolator, Cora. B. 2 :1s, d. w. Thurston,s S
clever trotting mare. Lucy Buford, G. P.
Wiberg's great speed producer, dam OF
Minnehaha 2:091s and another in the 2:2O
| list Betsey Gaines owned by H. B. Nc
Connel Of Brainerd and a high-class mat
ron by Baron Dillon, out, Chimes mare
| sent by Colonel NJ. R. Curry, of Fergus
Falls. This is but brief list OF the
early bookings to the worlds champion
! l4-year-old; but it is early in the season
yet.
Online 2:04 and Buttonwod PIT are also
| being we'll patronized and from present
appearances it will require 100 stalls to
house the horses Quartered in Mr.. Saw
age s stables during the spring months
Secretary R. F. Jones is receiving many
Inquiries for entry blanks from outside
trainers and the July race meeting and
horse show is bound to be the very best
ever held on the 'E1a-ha course. From
every. quarter Indications point to a
grand class Of horses and most liberal
entry. The derby will attract better
than ever this year as 1T is for 2:3O
class and the distance has been reduced.
to two miles. -.-
The splan sale at Chicago was we'll at
tended the first part of the week and
prices ruled high Many good horses
We're purchased for Minnesota, among the
number the handsome stallion Oh, So
2:251k who was repurchased by his former
owner D. J.. Cameron of La Crosse. Wis.
Mr.. Cameron traded Oh So to Chicago per-
sons about "a year ago for lot of chi
cago realty and the dealers sent Oh So
into the sale ring resulting in the worlds
fair champions return to the northwest.
Mr.. Cameron will place Oh So in the stud
at La Crosse, Wis. .s-. s..
George H. Ketcham, the owner OF Cres-
ceus. made the most valued purchase at
the splan sale, securing Roy M: for Sc, 25o.
G. w. Marks purchased May Allen, 2:O9R,
for So, 800, and George Castle gave $2,4oo
for Henry L. Exstacy. Our last year
derby winner sold for $3.50 and goes to
Europe. .....