Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-15

on going into the main building, is beautiful
display of Photographs, &c. from the vel
known st. Paul artist, Whitney, and another
equally fine case from Messrs. Hill Kelly.
A crowd was about these pictures all the
time, and they certainly were altogether as
fine gallery Of pictures as we ever saw in
such place. They both deserve premiums.
Next was magnificent sleigh, made by Du-
rick, on Robert Street-a truly fine piece Of
workmanship. Capt Marvin had sundry ar
ticles, fancy and useful d. c. Jones was al
most the only exhibitor of agricultural imple-
ments and machines on the ground.
In the way of horses, several of our citizens
as will be seen above, figured somewhat, but
we could not learn whether any of them took
prizes, or not. In the Floral department,
which was really finely gotten up, an immense
pyramid of Dahlias, of every hue, first takes
the eye. This was from L. NJ. Ford's we'll
known Nursery, as were also multitudes Of
the fine vegetables and plants. Jno. S. Prince
Esq, also contributed some OF the fine tiow-
ers from his well cultivated garden.
The display in vegetables was in fact the
only department that was at all filled. 1t
was profuse, and such specimens, too. Beets
that beat everything ever heard Of Turnps
that caused everybody to turn-up their eyes
in astonishment, &C., &c. Potatoes that
would suffice for good-sized family, and
other esculents and "garden-sass in pro-
portion Ceres has been lavish in her gifts to
the land this season, if one can judge of the
display here made could not help regret
ting, when saw these mammoth specimens
of our products, that our farmers were not
more enterprising in sending such articles to
the U. S. Agricultural Fair at Chicago, for
they would have certainly outshone every
thing there in that department..
he stock department was feebly repre-
sented. Charles IIoag, Esq, of Diamond
Lake Farm, Hennepin comfy, was the prin-
cipal exhibitor. He had some fine thorough
bred South Down sheep, and imported Devon
bulls and heifers. These two breeds, he tells
me, are very superior, as being best adapted
10 this climate, and their looks indicate that
they can thrive well here. His blooded stock
are already beginning to be profit to him,
which shows that the farmers arc turning
their attention to raising stock, and securing
the best.
Col Mobiles buffalo COW, three years old,
attracted more attention than anything else.
The ''aninle" is tied to tree, in ring, and
and although tired and sick, is game" evil
IDENTIFY.
The race came off at ten o'clock, several
rotting horses having been entered for it.
What nag took the prize did not hear. The
Scrub Race" at / | was rich affair. I'M
agine twenty or thirty horses Of all conditions
starting off in drove, heller skelter, neck OF
naught,-as tight as they can go-riders yell
ing and whipping. a hundred yards or So
soon shows the best horses ahead, and the
''plugs" drop off. These races are always
dangerous, though exciting. A young man
vas thrown this morning, by his horse STUN
bling, and escaped death by miracle only.
saddle was the prize. Awarded, we are
told, to the young man who fell.
just at this moment, the clouds, which had
been threatening all morning, broke, and
cold, driving rain began. The grounds were
cleared in short time, and the FAIR virtually
broke up. Your correspondent walked over
to his lodgings, mile off, in the heaviest oil
the shower, feeling comforted, however, by
the thought that there were a thousand others
with him.
Thus ended the State Fair of 1859.