The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-31
SETS new
FIGURE FOR TRACK
Eastern Mare Wins St. Paul
Purse in Three Fast
Heats

Ecstatic, a bay mare from the Roar
ing Brook stables, signalized her first ap
pearance on. the Western circuit yester-
day by winning the 2:13 pace, and in adj
dition setting new track record for the.
fair grounds She took the race in three
straight heats and was never really push
ed, but nevertheless the general speed
was so fast in the second heat that
Ecstatie was forced to go the distance in
2:05A, one-half a second better than has
ever been done on the track in a race. In
1900 Giles Noyes, driven by George West,
made the mile in 2:O5A. Yesterdays
time is likewise the best that has been
done on the Western circuit this year,
and was a great deal faster than any
horseman expected it would be necessary
to make.
Ecstatie and Black Hal, the two East
eTn entries, were the unknown factors in
the race, as they had not been seen this
season, and the followers of the harness
game had picked Hazel Patch as the best
OF the Western starters. Hazel Patch was
and the best he could do was to finish fifth
in the first and second heats.
Black Hal demonstrated plenty of
speed, but he behaved badly all afternoon,
getting away poor and after covering
gaps he would invariably break. so that
he never really showed hisi going until
the final heat. when he ibeat Oregon Maid
a scant half length fog place.
Queer Knight WinslTrot
There were only four starters in the
2:45~ trot, Nashville was scratched and
Queer Knight who showed up well in
tie trouble in pulling down the big share
of the money!, Monday Queer knight Won
the first heat in 2:141s, and yesterday he
was not called upon to do better than
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of a procession for hiSn . the real fight.
being between Donmore.. and Catherine D
for place.
The race for Minnesota horses driven
there being but four entered, and one of
these from Wisconsin. Bird Il, owned by
DR.. Lindsay, of MINNEAPOLIS, took both
heats the first in 2:25 and the second in
2:21. He had things all his own way,
and Mike Wilkes owned by o. 3. Evans,
of Minneapolis, had an easy time with the
rest of the field.
Ten horses faced the starter for the ST.
Paul purse of $4,000. Revenna Wilkes,
Fantine and Master Roy. being scratched.
They were a long time scoring, Black Hal
being the disturbing element the greater
part of the time. They got away with
Bub O'Riel at the pole, Hazel Patch and
Rex Americus well punched in the lead.
Black Hal broke Immediately after going
under the wire and was soon passed by
Ecstatic and Anterose, who made up the
rear guard
AS they rounded the quarter turn West
began to move up and at the half Rex
Americus had enough, West taking the
lead at the rhree-auarter pole Ecstatic
had been creeping up unnotlced and as
they rounded the turn into the stretch
the black mare pulled out and was soon
on even terms with West. CaStlewood
had settled down to third place. There
was short brush between Ecstatic and
West in the back stretch but Ecstatic
stepped to the front and won by a length,
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third The whip brought The Broncho
in fourth.
Delay at the Post
There was a long delay at the post in
the second heat, Ecstatic getting away
well in front. although the clip Black Hal
was setting assured the spectators that
Ecstatic would have to travel to beat
up at the half and at the hree-quarter
pole appeared to be on even terms with
Ecstatic and Black Hal. Black Hal quit
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and Bub O'Reil in the bunch fighting for
fourth place. They finished with West
going the limit, a length behind Ecstatic
out of the bunch and beat Hazel Patch out
for fourth place. The pace down the
stretch had been terrific and when the
time, 2:05A, went up there was pro-
longed cheering.
Black Hafs performance was the feat
ure of the third heat He got away good
and behaved nicely all the way round
with the rear guard, Y delevoped some
speed in this heat and gave Black Hal
run for second place, but the best
she could get was third Ecstatic had
this all her own way this trip, being sew
eral lengths to the good at, the half. She
slowed down at the three-quarters and
came into the stretch two lengths in front
of Black HAL West never showed at
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was cinched for him. Castlewood finished
fourth. The mile was made in 2:07, the
slowest of the race.
Queer Knights showing in the first
heat of the 2:45 trot eliminated any uncer-
tainty as to the outcome. There was some
question as to whether he was eligible to
start, the judges being under the impress
owner convinced that he had not They
went off on line, Donmore taking the
lead at the first turn and holding it to-
the half, when Catherine; d made a bid
for the position and took it to the three
quarters pole. AS they rounded the
stretch Queer Knight came to the front
and logged in with Catherine d second and
KingZo third.
-Donmore Travels Some
Queer knight went to the front at the
quarter in the second heat and held the
lead to the wire. Kingzo was second at
the quarter, with Catherine third and
Donmore several lengths in the rear Dom
more caught h1nSZO at the tnre6-Quartef-
pole, and rounding the last turn fought
it out with Catherine D, winning the place.
in a driving finish
The third heat was practically a repeti-
tion of the second, although Donmore
forced Queer Knight to step little faster
for some of the distance with the result
that the heat was done in 2:20. Queer
Knight was going easy all the time, how
ever, and won the heat without any trou-s
BILE
The free for all for Minnesota horses
brought out three from this state and one
from Wisconsin. Gretta Erase owned by
w. c.. DeRyder, of Menomonie Wis, was
the outsider, but as there were no pro-.
grammes for this event nobody except
the drivers knew what horses were en-
tered The judges apparently weren't
aware of the Wisconsin's horse entry until
after the first heat and no action was
taken. Bird L won the two heats easily,
with Mike Wilkes second. Silver barely
beat the distance flag in. the first heat.
but stepped out and finished third in the
second
Snow Drift won the hurdle race. a mile
and three -eighths, in 2:41 ~. Summary:
2:13 pace, purse s5,d00,esthree in five
heats
Ecstatic. b m, oratoriosE sEthelwyn
West. b g (Agnew) s....s..ss... 2 Z
Black Hal. blk g (Erskinel ls......16 2
Castlewood ch e {Catura .....=... 81
Oregon Maid, b m tStetsonl $780,. s 8
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