Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-15

Programme OF Unexampled ATTRACTIVE
ness.
One of the main attractions at the State
fair to be held in St. Paul the first week in
September, will be, as in all first class exhi-
billions of the kind, the trial of speed.
These sports commence Monday, the first
day of the fair, and continue during the
week, several events being set down for
each day. the programme as whole being
one of the most attractive and liberal ever
offered in the Northwest. In fact, in the
number of events and amount of purses Of
fered, it stands unequaled by any programme
yet announced this season.
glance at the programme below will
show that the management in arranging for
this feature of Minnesota7s great exposition,
have given prominence to the breeding in
terests of the State two stallion and several
colt trials having been provided. A notable
event in the latter class will be the first an
nual Minnesota breeders colt stake trot.
for three-year olds, to come off Wednesday,
the fourth day of the fair. This race has
filled with five entries at 800 each, the So
ciety adding 5000, making purse of $500.
The entries embrace the get of three of the
best known and best bred stations of the
State, viz; DeGraff & Hopkins Alexander,
Mr.. J. B. Hubbel's Jones horse, and Mr.. g.
B. Sherwood's Auditor. In competition
with these Minnesota bred colts will come
two Kentucky bred colts, De Graft and Hop
kins' Winsome and Hi Adams Fly. These
two colts, though coming from Kentucky
where breeding is confessedly carried to its
highe perfection in this country, possess nc
advantages, either in strains of bl cd com
bined in them, or form OF style of action
over the first three named bred in Minneso
ia. The contest WILL therefore, be interest
ing to breeders as illustrating the qualities O
the sires of the three youngsters, and also as
furnishing some Indication of the advantages
possessed by Minnesota as breeding Statt
compared with Kentucky. These colts hav
all been put at their preparatory work, ant
though the time is short, and they will b.
brought to the starting post with mucl
less preparation than are the colts par
ticipating i'll such trials in Kentucky AM
other breeding centres, it is confidently ex
pected from the performances already show
that their work on that day will Ee a credi
to any locality Among the other col
events are running races for both two an
three year olds, owned in the State, and
trotting race for three year olds owned in tn
State. All these events will be closely watche
by breeders.
Lovers of turf sports not directly inter
ested i'll breeding, will also find rich an
varied programme provided for them, en-
bracing trotting in the 800, 2:38, 2:28, 30
$50, 1888 and Dab trotting classes, with
consolation purse for horses not beatin
$50; two stallion trots, one for ANNA
owned in the State, the other open to I'll
world, and running, mile dash, mile and l.
peat, two mile dash, three mile sweepstake
and grand hurdle race, mile heats.
The fair is held the second week followir
the close of the great central circuit, thu
giving owners of horses taking part in tn
circuit ample time to begin a new circu
here and follow through the meetings of Il
Western circuit at Dubuque, Kansas Cit
Mo-, and Quincy, ILL.,, an opportunity tn
the rich purses offered will cause many
avail themselves of. Indeed, assuranc
have already been received of the presen
of some of the largest and most famous st
bles in the country.