The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-11
HORSEMEN TALK
OF HAMLINE MEET
Casting Covetous Eyes upon the
Big Purses at the State
Fair.

Iurfmen thruout the west are now turning
their eyes toward the big money offered at the
state fair track. The Horse Review Of Chi
cago, in summarizing the probable entrants,
says:
Just now the two East View Farm entries.
Josie and Bolivar, judged by public showing in
tSe RACES IS seem to have the best Of It IN
miles in traces better than 2:1O-Josie one in
2:OSA at Detroit, third heat in a winning
race Trainer and Driver Charley De Ryder
many years residence in Minnesota and Wis
consin, Is liable to bring the East View racing
STAPLE TO Hamllne, and possibly James Butler
to visit the big Minnesota fair, which would
certainly afford him splendid recreation and
rest from his business cares. With two such
tainly looks favorable that one Of them will
be 1T that day, tho it is yet five weeks until
the Hamline meeting, and others equally good
or better may develop.
Echo Jr.'s Chances.
That Echo, Jr., can beat 2:1O considerably
T wh INV ntw n is not doubted by those
ers in that, the 2:13 class, as Castlewood Lucy
p, Nutwood Grattan and Arrow H. are entered,
and one or two of them may be good enough to
is not likely that it will be won by any horse
of that class. 1t is more likely that it will
be won by fast green fresh horse in faster
two East view Farm enn
just mentioned, it will be we'll to keep an eye
on such good green as W. o. Foote'S
Ed G., and the Winnipeg entry, Red King,
owned by the well-known grand circuit cam
pa1gner, Joe Carson. Anyway it is not likely
from present indications that any horse in II
will outclass the balance, did Ecstatic
2O5A, last year, tho it is likely the heats
will be. paced around 2O6 and POT If it's &
good day. 49,.
Among the big field of fast slow-class trot
tiers entered in the 1000 2:21 trot, the Okla
homa owned chestnut gelding Watson has per
haps shown the best. He actually won heat
ing, and was second couple of heats in thu
NJ. & M. In 2:1Oh and Pill. The next bes
| are perhaps the two East View Farm entries
Danube and Fred Direct Both have been clos;
second at Windsor in 2:10A, and Danube VOL
| the 2:17 trot there, the fastest heat in 2:13A
on a track not any better, if good, as til,
one at Hamline.
Other Good Ones.
the ottawa Ill, half-mile track in 2:i7H, an,
that was the third heat in winning race
The Michigan gelding, Fred c., also in tn
Hamline event. was second to her. and bot
will no doubt by the time Of the Hamlne meet
ing be able to beat PIP on that track Til
converted pacing mare, Little Squaw, with
pacing record of 2:O4A, and one of the best an
fastest racing propositions ever owned in the west
is being raced. trotter this year, and by tn
aid Of the hobbies seems to get along fairly we
and will undoubtedly, with her great natura
fight of speed, prove a formidable factor 1
many of the big money slow-class trots, incluG
ing the Hamline event, in which she
entered. Owner and Driver Ceideburg informe
the writer last week at Columbia, Mo-, that hi
| mare can now trot half-mile track close
2:15, which means at least PIP on goo
mile track and in that case she will get
lookin on the money at Hamline.