Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-06


the spirits of those who we're adventurous
enough to face the clements fell as the clouds
thickened and the rain continued to fall. The
grounds themselves wore q we'll nigh deserted
aspect, and the few who were to be seen pass.
ing to and fro looked as cheerless and. uncom,
Portable as Minneapolis man could desire a
State fair visitor to be.
Up to room and even o'clock bat few ar
rived in carriages, and of course but little life
was visible on the grounds rs all visitors were
housed and seeking to while away the lonely
hours as best they could in inspecting the OBJ
jects Of interest inside the buildings.
But shortly after noon the clouds parted and
the sun shone brightly. This restored the
fainting spirits of the Respondent sight-seers,
among the crowd. As the time passed on and
the sun still continued to show it's face, car
riages filled with visitors began to arrive. and
With these additions and those contributed by
the railroad, the crowd at or before 3 o'clock
assumed very respectable proportions,
THE SUGAR CANE. GROWERS.
III the afternoon Mr.. l. A. Hedges, of St.
Louis addressed few of the cane growers of
the State, and others interested in the subject
Of sugar making. He exhibited fourteen sam
Piles of sugar anu syrup which no had gotten
from Mr.. Nash, Of Hudson, Wis, which were
of this years growth, and in which the juice
MIR. Hedges commenced by eonSratulating
his audience that tho evidences of this year g
crop were such as to inspire the fullest conf
dence that the amber cana is to be an import
Gnt constituent Of the sugar crop of the coun-
try. Every year has added new evidence of its
reliability and adaptability to the purpose of
sugar making.
Thus far he had received intelligence from
Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota,
Mississippi and South Carolina, all of which
Intelligence warranted the previous statement.
it had been demonstrated that the cane when
subjected to proper treatment would produce a
first class article of sugar. But most of the
sane treated had been in an unripe state. He
had polarized samples of ripe cane that showed
1886 per cent of cane sugar, - per cent. being
the highest grade of the Louisiana cane. Mr..
Eelcher, of the st. Louis sugar refinery, was
disposed to cooperate and do all i'll his power
to assist in bringing this experiment to a suc-
eesaful issue. He insisted upon the farmer
ihoE"'sh thy nnsfe snS qaa
ity of hia soil, etc, With
the view of obtaining the best possible results.
In Louisiana great expense had to be under
gone in draining the land and in adapting 1t
to the successful culture of the sugar cane.
This would show the necessity of our farmers
giving more care and attention to its cultiva-
tion in this State. MIR. Hedges continued at
considerable length to give practical ADVICE
upon the subject and on closing was followed
by
DIR. ]. WIrHELM,
of the Furibault sugar refinery. He discour-
aged the idea of sugsr production as CROP
The production Of sugar was commercial busi-
moss. All sugar produced by farmers was
necessarily crude. Scientific processes must
be used to produce commercial article of
sugar.
His hearers shonld remember that to produce
IN article af sugar is one thing and to make a
commercial article of it is quite another thing.
sir. Kinney, for example, had made more syrup
mad ever heard Of Mr.. Kinney's syrup being on
the market, because "a such it was not q COM
mercial article. Mr.. Kinney had demonstrated
that the sugar element was there. but to make
it salable it must go into the hands Of other
men than the producer. Ten years ego, in
Ohio lac stood where the people of Minnesota
stand to-day. it is not practicable for farmers
machinery to Glake sugar com.
mercial article. They bad no timo
to refine goods on the plantation, bpt tho farm
era could go to work to produce the Grade arti-
ale, AID then when 1T came into the handa &c
the refner, it could be made commercial. He
did not like to talk as he had, but he felt it
was his duty to do 80. Go slow and learn tho
subject thoroughly, and the production of the
crude article would, no doubt, PROVE remuner-
alive.
STALLION RACE.
This was for a purse Of $500, free to all stall
ions OWNED in the State, mile heats, best three
in FIVE; $500 to first horse, $3.50 to second and
$50 to third. w. b. Cross, of Red Wing, en-
tered b. =. Hambletonian Chief; W. A. Ware. of
Owatonna, entered b. s. Eclipse. and John st.
Aubn, of st. Paul, enters b. q. FeaFnapght.
The judges were Charles Remmey, of Ear-
bault; q. G. Bates. of DEBORAH, Ia. and John
Kathan, of Preston, MINI.
Fearnaught won the pole, with Hambeto.
MAN next. The track waa heavy, owing to tho
rain, and in some places horses sank pretty
deep. while generally the soil was moist and
disposed to cut badly.
First heat--Fearnaugh led off with HANDLE.
tonian Chief second, Eclipse at quarter post
being several lengths behind Fearna ught led
to and beyond the half mile, when the Chief,
who had remained two lengths behind, pushed
ahead and cOllared his competitor, and thence
co the wire tho race was close and exciting.
Just before reaching the wire the Chief made
strong squirt and pushed under the wire a neck
ahead. Time, 2:42.
Secondh eat-Chief at quarter pole in 4OL
seconds, with FearnGught length and half
behind. maintaining relative positions to
half mile in l:l915, with Eclipse more than
four lengths in the rear. The threequarter
post was passed in :56A and thence to the
close Fearnaught and the Chief kept side by
side, the latter poking his nose under the wire
u neck ahead of his competitor. Eclipse was
left a considerable distance in the rear. Time,
2:43.
Third heat-This was but repetition Of the
SECOND heat and resulted exactly as that did.
Time, 2.s3l5.
SUMMARY.
HambletoniaD Chief. ................ l l
rearhaugn1. .........'........ = 4
A1trrP'0' - :. - -. .''.....'.
Time, 2:A2, 243. 2:4s1z.
THE PONY RACE.
The pony race for purse of $40; $25 to frat
horse, SIS to second and $40 to third was sand
wiched in between the heats Of the stallion
trotting race. There were 1--WE entries, as fol-
lows: John Matthew, st. Paul, John; James
Rogers, st. Paul, Gypsey Queen; A. r. Atkins,
St.Paul, Dandy; Charles Stanley, Kitty, and @.
Watkins, Red Wing, Pet -,
A beautiful start was made, all remaining
punched until passing the quarter post, thence
to the half mile they strung out and 40 con-
tinued to the close. A. r. Atkins came in
first, Charles Stanley two lengths behind and
John Mathews third. Time 2:ls1a.
SUMMARY.
Danuy'.'... ............',...'. ............ l
Ntty. ..................... ....,.......... Z
JUN .......''...... ........ ............. .
Time, 2:l513. @
The owner and rider of the succ ,ssful pony,
A. u, Atkins, one of the youngest of the con-
testants. is a son Of Capt. Bart Atkins, of st..
Paul. Up to April last he had never ridden a
horse, but no one who witnessed the manner in
which he acquitted himself yesterday would
have suspected this fact. He rode a. one who
had been used to horses FROM his earliest boy
hood and rode with grace and case and reck-
less daring which could only have been LOOKED
for in one who felt entirely at home IN the sad
die. @
CAPTAIN AND EUGENE BoaARDus.
At the close of tho racing Capt. A. II. Bo
gardus and his son Eugene entertained the
crowd with most interesting and rare exhibi
ton of their skill in shooting glass balls and
other smaller objects. .a.... e.a.
Captain Bogardus' fancy shooting is SO we'll
known that it ia needless to speak of it speci6.
cally. This ia the second season he has ap
pearsd before St. Paul audience, and also the
second time he has given an exhibition of hi
shooting abilities at the present fair. His per
Torrance, as did his previous efforts, elicitee
frequent and unbounded applause. One of hi