Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-23
STATE FAIR SOUNDINGS.
THE COMING EVENT OF THE NINE.
TENTH CENTURY.

The World at Large Coming to st. Paul. i
The Secretary of the Chamber of Conn
merce Trying to Find Room for Them |
to Sleep--Items of Interest and Addi-
tionaI Attractions--Dr. Carver Accepts |
Bogardus' Challenge and Names ST. Paul, |
During Fair Week, as the Time for the
Big Contest for the Championship.
Secretary Judson and his associates had
busy time yesterday. A few of the many en-
tries received will be found mentioned below.
Mr.. W. D. Rogers, the committee of one TO
look out for accommodations for State fair WIS.,
itors, reports the reception Of numerous ten
ders of accommodations from private
families, as we'll as keepers of boarding
houses who do not cater to transients as rule.
Mr. Rogers is making list Of all such proffers,
with the number that each can accommodate,
so that he will know exactly where to send par
ties applying. All parties willing to aid in the
entertainment of some of the many thousands
who will be present during the fair, should no
tify Mr.. Rogers as early possible SO that he
arrange his list and be fully prepared to
respond to the demands that will be made
upon him. The Importance of this matter
should not be lost sight of. Through
lHc cLLci PRISE VI IIeSlucIG IluCn dtlti Ills
assistants a mammoth exhibition has been
provided, and it now remains for the people to
unite in providing accommodations for the
thousands that it will attract to st. Paul.
Otherwise the reputation of st. Paul will suf-
fer, not the State fair management.
The Lake Superior Transit company is offer
ing very low rates for excursion parties to St.
Paul the week of the fair, and reports already
received indicate the attendance of several
large parties from Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit
and other points along the lakes.
A FEATHERED EXHIBIT
Conductor Messer, of the st. Paul & Sioux
City road, is the possessor of two splendid
specimens of that and handsome species
of the feathered tribe Birds of Paradise,
which he proposes to exhibit at the State fair.
These specimens of unusual size, (for Birds
of Paradise) standing eight feet high and
measuring seven feet from tip to tip of wings
ANOTHER TRoTTINa STABLE.
MIR. Hiram Adams, the we'll known driver
and owner of fast horses, in charge of the
Driving park at Owatonna, arrived yesterday
with eight head of trotters, which are now
comfortably stabbed upon the fair grounds. In
the string is Jim Raven, by Star of the West,
the speedy and reliable flyer, with a
record of 228; Mambrino Eclipse, Grey Dick,
a Magma Charta stallion, Fly, his entry in the
three year old stake race, and three others
whose names we did not get. We are much
him good share of the liberal purses hung up
by the society.
HERD pEvoNs.
Hon. 1. F. Westfall, of Rochester, this State,
enters his herd of Devons, among which may
be mentioned the celebrated bull, May Boy,
Fl. B., SOB, bred by Luther Ramson COW Fan
ny Kimball H. b., 4S4, bred by franklin Kim
ball, Iowa City; Ruby, H. B., 1,26S, Fanny
Fern and large number of Others, all pure
d,,in ,olc Nv co1H ~
add much to the stock interest of the fair.
The gentleman is an enterprising stock man
and one of the representative farmers of Min
nesOta.
HEREFORD CATTLE,
A. G. Bulls, of Winnebago City, enters his
herd of Hereford cattle at our State fair.
This is the first time Mr.. Bulls has consented
to show any of those choice animals at any of
the fairs held in our State. They are pure
bloods and imported from one of the best
herds in Canada. These animals are spoken of
as among the best of their kind in the United
States. MIR. B. is one of the enterprising men
OF the State, and his exhibit of Herefords will
be one of the attractive features of the State
fair
PERcHERoN AND SHORT HORN.
W. L. Ames of st. Paul, enters his imported
Percheron-Norman stallion, magnificent
creature. Also his heard of short horns, a lot
of Berkshires and other fine booded animals
from his large farm near this city. Mr.. Ames
stock Is so well known that anything can
say will not add to their acquaintance among
stock men. And so they come, dozens daily.
Secretary Judson and his corps of assistants
are having their hands full early and late re-
cordinS the entries and answering questions.
CARVER AND BoeARDUs.
DR.. Carver and Capt. Bogardus, both
champion shots in their respective lines, and
both engaged attractions during the entire
six days of the State fair are not agreed as to
which is the best man, and are therefore cha-
longing each other for series of matches, to
settle the question of supremacy. From the
correspondence given below it will be seen that
DR.. Carver has accepted three of the challenges
of Capt. Bogardus, which he follows
up by giving several others, several of which
he proposes to shoot off here during the week
of the fair. AS Capt. Bogardus brought $4,000
back with him from England which, he SAYS,
he is willing to lose double in shooting with
DR.. Carver, it is probable the matches will come
off as specified in the challenge. The follow
ing is the correspondence:
70 THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: Permit me
through the columns of the Sun to accept
three of the challenges of Capt. A. H. Bogar-
dus, and to challenge him for four more
matches with shot guns. The three matches
have accepted are as follows:
First-To break eighty out of 100 glass
balls, distance thirty feet; the balls to be
of from fifteen to thirty feet.
Second-To shoot at target for $3.50 side;
distance hundred yards.
Third-To give Capt. A. H. Bogardus 500
broken balls in 1000. The articles of agree
ment and money to be deposited with the Win
chester Arms company.
further challenge Capt. Bogargus to shoot
three pigeon matches for 5000 each and the
championship of the world. The first two
matches to be shot at twenty-one yards, 100
birds each; two traps, boundary eighty yards,
under Prairie club rules.
The third pigeon match to be 100 single birds;
thirty yards; five ground traps, five yards apart
boundary eighty yards; English rules to govern
this match. The man winning two matches of
the three to win the badge of champion wing
shot. The stakes to go with each match.
l also make the following glass ball challenge
to Capt. Bogardus: To shoot eight hours from
traps with shotguns; the man breaking the
most balls in eight consecutive hours to win
the match; the match to be shot for $3.50 a
side and the glass-ball championship of the
world; each to shoot with one or more guns;
everything to be equal.
The shotgun matches to take place between
Nov. Is and Dec. Is.
l name st. Paul for the rifle matches as Capt
Bogardus and both shoot there one week in
the first of September. The money to be de-
posted as forfeit before the LIST of September
in the above named place. The man refusing
to shoot at the appointed time to lose the
amount of forfeit. have deposited the ar
tlcles of agreement and forfeit with Parker
Brothers, 81 Chambers street.
have worded this plain as possible, in
hopes that Capt. Bogardus will fully under
stand it. He may deposit his money with the
same contempt for my shooting as he expe-
rienced when he issued his last manly chal-
lenge. My honest opinion is that Capt. Bogar-
duS will not shoot with me. T came 2 (l()0