Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-15
VERY SUCCESSFUL.

Close of the Mississippi Valley Industrial
Fair at Red Wing-A Very Satisfactory
Exhibition-The Racing yestertlay-Good
Time Made and Exciting Sport. go
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
RED WING, Mimi, Sept. l3.-To-day con-
cludes the second annual fair of the Mississippi
Valley Industrial association. All things con-
sidered, it was 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 trotting 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 better 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 tive-cent pieces held between the
finger and thumb, shoots the ashes off the end
of a cigar held in the mouth, shoots an apple
off tho head of his brother with his back
turned to him, and finally shoots standing up
and turned upside down or any Other way.
His gun seems to be q mere creature of his
will, and obeys him like thing of life.
The races were called at about 2:S0. Judges
j. H. Harding, Faribault, A. J. Clark, Red
Wing, and J. J. Cook, Rochester. The horses
for the named class were first on
the track. The purse was for
315O divided into three Drizes
SIS, $50 and ss5. The enteries were Toney, by
W. +. Gross, Red Wing; Pompey, by Lon.
Matthews, Red Wing, and Johnny Trump, by
Geo. Spicer, Red Wing. 1t was mile heats,
best three in five. 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
roney and Pompey kept nearer
together and did very pretty
work. In the third they all got good send
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:
loney .'.'''''''''''.'''. !
fompey ......................
trump .......:.::.:.::.. 8 3
Time-3:00, 1854, 2:55.
The next race was the $40 class for a purse
of 5000, 500 to the first $50 to the second,
aud $40 to the third, best two in three, mile
heats. John Catlin, of Preston, names Sleepy
Ned; G. G. Bates, of DEBORAH, Iowa, Careless;
J. 1. Seeley, Lake City, Mimi, J. T. Walker;
John Archer, Northfeld Morning; s. B. Love-
joy. Minneapolis, Prioress; and Willis Baker,
Lake City, Smoker. This, too, very
ond heat but he is good horse nevertheless,
and the third heat the horses came all punched
up, and it was indeed a very pretty race. All
the horses did WELL but it was evident that
Sleepy Ned was much the fastest horse on the
ground. He is an awkward, ungainly
horse, but powerful and long, swinging
stopper. Careless is good horse, and so are
j. T.. Walker, Prioress and Morning. They
will no doubt, with proper handling, distin-
guish themselves