The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
FAST LOT CONTENDS
IN CLOSING RACES
Six Events Furnish Horse Low.
ers a Long Days
Sport

sport
In quality and quantity the closing
races at the state fair track were all
that could be desired by the most critical
OF horse lovers, and the grand stand,
with both decks filled to capacity. dem
onstrated its appreciation of the high class
sport. There were six harness races on
the card, including an owners race, and,
While the track was slow from its two
days soaking, the time was fast.
The most sensational race of the day
was run off in the morning. when the SPEC
tators were comparatively few The 2:1S
pace brought out field of nine and five
heats We're paced without any horse win
nIng three. According to the track prece-
dent no more than five heats are run off
In any race. In this case the money was
divided according to the standing in the
five heats, and Billy Boggs, who finished
eighth in the first heat, took the big end
of the purse.
The PIP. trot brought out six fast step
pers, and Hall Fry, after getting place
In the first heat, won the next three,
with Halle Harding and Baron Gale fur
nishing close finishes for second. The
second money went to Baron Gale. how
ever, by reason of his winning the first
heat
The 2:25 trot was the feature race of
the afternoon. Nine started and the first
TWO heats had the same horses in order
IN the money, but the third saw Yankee
10y who had twice finished second. go
on his feet and he finished behind the
nag. Gamma Lena won the first. second
and fourth heats and probably would
have had the third but for break 100
yards yards from the wire in whipping finish
puI chandler, got him to his feet again
wlthout any loss and Gamma Lena drop
pea back to fourth. Tom Miller's win got
hlm SECOND money and Trixy H, who fin
Ished third in the first two and second in
me last two heats, got the third division
OF the purse.
Pace Is Unique
The 2:30 pace had four starters and
was unique in that each horse finished In
tn same position in each heat and in
the same time. The race was a pretty
one, however. as they all came into the
stretch stretch together; usually finishing on an
best Of the lot, with Virginia second, Dus-
ter third and Lyga A an added. Started
fourth. Axtella Wilkes, w. H. Fagleys
morse was entered, but was drawn on
Red k!ng got away with the 2:24 pace
aIter finishing second in the first heat
iAXtelia Wilkes finished second in three
heats of this race and always made a
game struggle for first, but Red King was
a little too fast and finished with speed
to spare.
Anton Nelson's Chas. Dewey won the
free Tor all owners race in two straight
meats, stepping in two and three lengths
TO the good from w. B. McLean's Prince
stephens. DR.. Beckley's Ed Banello be-
poor third.
/. u me hrst race in the morning was the
ga pace In the first heat Glenoso got
away In the lead, followed by Dial, Dewey
second yxy6a ncxrya =, -
pack and Red King started for the front.
Ihey came around the last turn, Glenoso.
BED ked King and Axtella Wilkes. the fight
former winning. by half a length. with
Axtella Wilkes third. Glenoso got the
best of the start in the second heat, but
Axteila Wilkes was soon at his flank
ana hung to him until the far turn, when
Red King began his race. Red King
swung wide around both at the last turn
and beat Axtella Wilkes in a close fin
lsh, with Glenoso third.
Heats Hard Fought
. Glenoso held the lead to the first turn
in the third heat, when Red King and
Axtella Wilkes began crowding him and
he broke and dropped to third. Red King
ana Axtefia Wilkes raced as a team to
me me third third turn n when Red King went to
tella Wilkes and Red King Started to
make the fourth heat their own. and Glen
Csc. went off his feet Axtella Wilkes
had the pole and fought every inch of
forged ahead in the last fifty yards and
Bundy put the whip to the mare, but it
wasn't in her to go any faster Princess
3, an ADDED starter, was never a factor
in the race.
Billy Boggs, Josie Aegon, May Drifton
and Tony Boy furnished the close finish
In the next race, the 2:18 pace. Josie
Aegon won the two first heats in 2:11A
but She was pumped out in doing it and
In the following three heats finished back
with the trailers. May Drifton was
likely looking mare with winning gait,
ing qualities or the track didn't suit her.
She was always contender for first
place at the last turn, but always lost
out in the drive home. Billy Boggs fin
lost sight of, but in the second he started
out to win, broke and came back without
losing, his place and led down the
stretch a half length ahead of Josie,
Aegon, when he broke again, and before
he could come down Josie Aegors was I'M
der the wire, with May Drifton close
third. \
Finish Is Close
Josie Aegon and Billy Boggs started off
even in the third heat, with Boggs a nose
ahead at the quarter. Josie Aegon beat
him to the half by half length, when
Kruger made bid but couldn't get away
with it. Josie Aegon broke and gave
Boggs the lead, but started right after
him. Tony Boy joined the front group
and the finish was as pretty a race as
ever seen on the track. Josie Aegon
Boy both under the whip, fought all the
way down. finishing nose apart, with
May Drifton on their TANKS.
Tony Boy and May Drifton did the pace
in the fourth heat to the half when Billy
Boggs went to the front, with Kruger
fighting his way from the back field to
fourth place. Josie Aegon quit at half
the distance, and Boggs and Tony Boy
raced neck and neck down the stretch,
with Kruger a dangerous third. They fin
ished in this order.
Tony Boy took their measure in the
fifth heat and got second money. Josie
Aegon started in the lead, but went off
her feet and Boggs went in the air. May
Drifton went to the front at the half.
with BDggS and Josie Aegon behind the
field. Tony Boy and May Drifton round
ed the last turn on even terms. and both
came down under the whip finishing so
close that the spectators had to wait for.
the announcement of Tony Boys heat.
Billy Boggs made good drive and fin
ished third. The first heat was done in
2:11A and the last in 2:161k.
The afternoon races started with the
2:12 trot. Shady Beattie got away first,
but never figured. Hall Fry took the lead
at the half and held it to the last turn,
with Baron Gale second. Hall Fry broke
in stretch, when he had lead OF a length,
and Baron Gale came even with him. Hal
lie Harding made a whirlwind drive down
and the three went under heads apart,
Baron Gale, Hall Fry and Halle Hard
ing. Thereafter Hall Fry won out, with
Halle Harding and Baron Gale fighting
for place.
The 2:3e pace resolved into the same
order at the third turn in each of the
three heats. One after another would
lead. but as they rounded to the stretch
Ethel Nc ALWAYS came to the front with