Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-08
IT is OVER.
And the Triumphant Success Of the
State Fair Goes Into History.
CLOSING UP THE GREAT SHOW.
An Interesting Days Sport on the
Track. Trotting and Shooting.

With o'clock last evening the curtain
rung down upon the nineteenth annual exhibi-
ton of the Minnesota State Agricultural soci-
ety. and the successes and failures connected
with it are matters of history. Com
mencing with Monday morning early the exhi-
bition was continued throughout the entire
week giving six days of continuous worry Ia
Dor and excitement both for the officers of the
society, assistants and visitors. 1t
was the first time in the his
tory of the State that it was attempted
to run the exhibition an entire week. and while
it was a most brilliant success it is doubtful
if the experiment will be repeated. There was
too much Of good thing, and the hundred
and more thousands of visitors, the people of
st. Paul and the officers OF the society would
have been better satisfied with the general
suits had the fair been opened Tuesday morn
ing and closed with Friday evening. But it is
our purpose to criticise at this time. Suffice
it that the general result grand success.
Energy and good judgment generally marked
the preparations resulting in aggregation of
attractions never before attempted within the
State. Such being the the immense at
tendance exceeding $1,000 people, and over
100000 for the entire week, is not surprising.
While mistakes were undoubtedly made, there
is no question that whole the fair was d
complete success. Such result is very largely
due TO the energy, pluck and determination OF
George Il. Finch the president of
the society, backed by the hearty encourage
ment of the business men and citizens general
ly of st. Paul. That upon the of the great
triumph for the society, for st. Paul Tor the
STATE, MIR. Finch should be Frustrated by indis-
position is matter of sincere regret, tinging
nth sadness the general satisfaction felt oven
he grand success
At no time was large attendance expected
yesterday. The rim of the night previous
ilrd the threatening clouds with which the
day was ushered in would have dispelled such
expectation, had it existed. During the fore
noon the clouds broke away, and the afternoon
was one of the most enjoyable of the entire
week.
DIR. CARVER.
The sporting attractions of the day were in
augurated by Dr. Carver, the famous rifle shot
in an exhibition of his wonderful skill. The
shooting took place in front of the Crane
stand and was continued for an hour and ;
huff In addition to his regular exhi i5ion, the
doctor gave few of his fancy Shots such a.
firing from his hip, from the tor
of his head, and with his back turned to tht
target, sighting by looking glass. The best
shooting of the day, and one of the best exhi
bition. of his public career was that of break
inc with a rife lOo glass balls in four minutes mites
and thirty-two seconds. Laying aside the riff
and taking Parker shotgun, the doctor lndulg
ed in a little trap shooting, the stronghold o
Bogardus, and using two traps, broke l 10 balls
without miss As close to his splendid ex-
hibition the doctor let off number of toy bal
looms, first sending them off singly,
and allowing them to rise two OF
three hundred feet, when h
would send ball through the small globe
-Four were sent off this way and punctured,
second shot only being required in one instance
Then twelve balloons were sent off tied together
AE,,rO r., a. 4
feet when the doctor by well-directed shot Gu
the knot holding them together. and as the
foated off in different directions the little ball
were successfully punctured, only three escar
ing, the last one hit being fully 1000 fee
7.wsly. The doctors shootn g was watched wit
intense interest throughout, frequen
applause testifying the appreciation @
the audience, fair lady shown;
her admiration by the presentation of beau
tiful boquet.