River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-08-29
THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.
A Gaia Week in st. PaaI-8are At
fractions.

A Gala Week in st. PaaI-8are At
fractions,
The first week in September is to be a
gala week in Minnesota-made SO by
the universal interest shown by the peo-
pie of the State in the twentieth annual
exhibition of the State Agricultural
Society Never in the history of the
Society has such enterprise and good
Judgment been shown by the officers in the
pIepartion for this annual event as at this
| time. It is no exaggeration to say that
| that such an aggregation of attractions
has never before been gotten together in
State fair in the northwest. The show
of blooded horses and cattle is to be es-
peciallY large and fine. In the horse
| line representative stations of the first
| trotting and draft strains of the country
will be present. Among the cattle there
will be short horns, Jerseys. Herefords,
Attorneys and other favorite grades.
| The exhibition of sheep and swine will be
large. The display of agricultural pro-
ducts, notwithstanding the unfavorable
season will be one of the greatest features
of the entire exhibition.
The great event of the week will be
the attendance of President Hayes, who
visits the State in response to the invi-
tation of the State Agricultural Society.
President Hayes will be accompanied by
Gen. LeDuc, commissioner of agriculture,
attorney general Devans, Col, Rogers, his
private secretary, number of the gov
errors of States, and many other dis
tinguished citizens and political leaders.
They will arrive from Chicago Thursday
morning. As an escort to the fair
grounds, there VIII be one OF the most
magnificent street demonstrations ever
seen in the Northwest, made up Of
Knights Templar, knights of Pythias
| and other secret societies, and the veteran
soldiers association, which has all en-
campment on the fair grounds during
the week.
The lovers of field sports will have
an opportunity of seeing two of the
| greatest shots in the world. DR..
Carver and Capt. Bogardus. Another
attraction in this line will be a bench
show of dogs the first ever held north of
Chicago. Entries for the show have
already been received from half the States
of the Union, and the exhibition prom uses
to be the largest and best ever given in
the country.
| Admirers of turf sports will have the
qualification of seeing Royal Rarus, the
unchallenged king of the turf, in an effort
to beat his own time 2:13 Ia for a special
purse, Great Eastern, the largest trotter
in the world, with the fastest time, under
saddle, will also be present, with a
hundred or more other trotters of
celebrity. The hurdle races, managed by
| the English gentlemen of the Fairmont
| Hunt, Martin county, will be a great
attraction. These gentlemen alone bring
eight runners and jumpers, and other
| localities will be we'll represented. For
the mornings amusement genuine fox
| hunt, will takeplace across the prairie sur
rounding the fair grounds.
Lovers Of aquatic sports will be de
| lighted with a four cared race, mile and
return, between four of the Fairmont
English coloney and the ST. Paul boat
club, the latter the Northwestern champ
ions. The contest is for four splendid and
valuable silver badges Both crews are
working hard in preparation, and both
will do their level best to win, and jddg
ing by the practice WORK, the race will
be the fastest ever seen on Western waters
At night fireworks will be displayed
from Red Cap Park, giving splendid
view rom all parts of the city.
Every accommodation has been provid-
ed for getting to and from the grounds,
the people of the city are generously
opening their doors tor the entertainment
of visitors. and everything possible has
been and will he done for the pleasure
and comfort of all