Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-14
VERY SUCCESSFUL.
Close of tho Mississippi Valley Industrial
Fair at Red Wing-A Very Satisfactory
Exhibition The Racing vesterdsy-Good
Time Made and Exciting Sport.
[Snecial Telegram to the Globe

Fair at Red Wing-A Very Satisfactory
Exhibition The Racing Vesterday-Good
Time Made and Exciting Sport.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
RED VINO, Mimi, Sept. l3.-To-day con-
cludes the second annual fair of the Mississippi
Valley Industrial association. All things con-
sidered, it was a very pleasant wind up. The
day was quite cool. and all hands seemed to
appreciate a little brisk weather. From seven
hundred to one thousand people were on the
grounds this afternoon when the races were
being run. The track was packed very nicely,
and it was really good day for fast nags. The
two trottlng races and the chariot race were re-
ally interesting, and they passed off even bet
ter than did the races yesterday.
There was little trouble in getting off
and the drivers seemed in bette- humor.
Sleepy Ned, the horse that was ruled off yes
terday, was to-day reinstated, and he did some
pretty work. This morning Harry Mack, the
celebrated scout and Indian fighter, interested
the people on the grounds with his wonderful
shooting feats. He uses nine-pound rifle, and
he seems to hit with it just where and whatev-
er he wants to. He shoots nickels and dimes
and silver hve-cent pieces held between the
finger and thumb shoots the ashes off the end
of cigar held in the mouth, shoots an apple
off the head of his brother with his back
turned to him, and finally shoots standing up
or lying down with the gun on top of his head
and turned upside down or any other way.
will, and obeys him like thing of life.
The races were called at about $50. Judges
j. II. Harding, Faribault, A. J. Clark, Red
Wing, and J. ). Cook, Rochester. The horses
for the named class were first on
shs o fFa divided The into purse three was nr1 fsr
$75, $50 and $25. The enteries were Toney, by
W. +. Cross, Red Wing; Pompey, by Lon.
Matthews, Red Wing, and Johnny Trump, by
Geo. spicer, Red Wing. 1t was mile heats,
best three in tive In the first heat the horses
got away the first time and went around the
half mile track in very pretty style with Toney
ahead and Pompey hard after and Trump
pounding away about six lengths behind. The
second heat was about like the first, only
Tonsy and id p0% mp kept nearer
york. In the third they all got u good send
off, but here Trump began to climb up, and as
they came under the wire it was so close be-
tween Pompey and Trump that it was hard to
tell which was the better horse. The tally,
however, stood in the following order:
Ioney ...................... l l l
!ompey ............''.......'. :
Time-3:OO 1854, 2:55.
The next race was the 2:45 class for o purse
of 5000, 500 to the first, $50 to the second,
and $40 to the third, best two in three. mile
heats. John Catlin, of Preston, names Sleepy
Ned; G. @. Bates, of DEBORAH, Iowa, Careless;
j. I. Seeley, Lake City, Mimi, J. T. Walker;
John Archer, Northfeld, Morning; 8. E. Love-
Joy. Minneapolis, Prioress; and Willis Baker,
Lake City, smoker. This, too, was q very
pretty race. Smoker was distanced in the Sec
ond heat, but he is a good horse nevertheless,
and the third heat the horses came all punched
the horses did WE'LL but it was evident that
Sleepy Ned was much the fastest horse on the
ground. He is an awkward, ungainly
horse, but powerful and a long, swinging
stopper. Careless is a good horse, and so are
j. y. Walker, Prioress and Morning. They
will no doubt, with proper handling, distin-
guish themselves
Sleepy Ned. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l 1
y. i. Walker. ......................3 4
drioreSs ............ ..................5 8
SMOKER ..::.......... 10 distd
Time: 2:l2115, 2:45.
The chariot race was Clipped in between
the crowd to their feet. The beauty with this
kind of race is that it is soon
over, otherwise there might be serious
loss of life arising from suspended animation,
because spectators hold their breath while the
race is being run, the case yesterday.
AO oidOh tohuA ullScl Wy mCS. uCDOualU won
the half mile heat. Time :U2 Those Roman
chariot races are very exciting, and draw much
better after they have been seen once. The
teams are four horses abreast. but virtually
when the race is under way there are eight
horses ABREAST. because the two teams keep very
even all the way around. The blacks
and the grays-all eight of them
are remarkably fine animals. and
if they were not in this peculiar race it would
be interesting to them the track wear
ing their harness Even then the chariots are
sight of themselves, and the charioteers
working their Roman toga all present an
unique, wild and reckless appearance that car
ries the audience by storm. The day closed
happily, and all went away full of the milk of
human kindness and overlooking with brother
VI love. OF the many goods in Mercantile Hall
all will remain where they areuntil Monday.