Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-25
SUMMER SPORTS.
Track and Other Attractions of the Dakota
County Miscellaneous Sports.
Dakota County Fair.
special TELEGRAM IN the Glohe

Dakota County Fair.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
FARMNaToN, Sept. 24.-The fair, although
not up to former years, is a success. The weather
has been against the fair owing to tho threat
ening indications of rain. which, with the cool
and disagreeable wind of Wednesday, kept a
large number away. The live stock exhibit.
what there is, is very fine. In trotting strains
L. 8. Follett, of Hastings, has his stallion
Janesville by Milwaukee, etc., etc., first dam
Brunette, etc., etc.; j. Hopkins has his late
purchase, Archer's Administrator, by Admins
traitor, dam equally we'll bred; A. Post, of
Faribault, places on exhibition, not for COM
patition, as he resides out of the county,
Goldsmith, by Wrobern, she by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian, first dam, Silvertaii, etc., etc. ;
being half-brother in blood to Driver, Powers,
etc. He is certainly a very .nDDihising horse,
and showed some fine bursss36f speed in the
race yesterday, and will nodoubt trot low down
as he natures. MIR. Post also exhibits Hattie
Goldsmith. bred the same way. very fine rak-
ish mare with plenty of game to stay. Both
of the above horses were bred by Alden Gold
smith, of Orange county, N. Y. Especial men,
tion is made of the matched grays of Mr.. John
son, who has horse farm but few miles ont
from Pennington. They are q fine, up-headed
olose-mRtched team, and with little handling
show that they are good ones. OF draft horses
we have L. s. Follett's. of Hastings, Souter
johnson, an imported Clyde and noted prize
winner in Scotland, as well as in this country,
he is par excellence,f as we'll as the mare
Maggie, imported with the horse and bred
the same. s. q. Spearin, of Pennington,
showed his imported Norman stallion Sensa-
ton, one of the few choice Normans in .he
State. Fuly, Murphy, Lawler, Cowley and
others made fine show, and of course Dakota
county feels proud of its progressive farmers,
who are doing SO much to improve their stock.
Ofshort horns @. I. Haines leads the way with
fine herd. all recorded animals, with the
bull Bill King at the head, and as this bull
resembles his grand sire so closely, will give
his pedigree. His sire is Marquis of Oakwood,
Grand sire I'd Duke of Hilhurst, dam of "Bill
King" Zinis, etc. This bull has not only. fine
breeding but is ine bull in all points that
go to make up 6rst-class bull and Mr.. Haines
is to be congratulated on the ownership of him.
Mr.. n. " also shows COWS, beifers and heifer
calves and three bulls; P. Martin also shows
bull of short horn extraction; E. Staple also
two young short horns, of Jerseys; NJ. Meeker,
of Pennington, exhibits three head of good
ones.
OF sheep-R. @. Judson, of Farmington,
shows Merinos, Cotswolds and Ssuthdowns, of
Merinos; he has Gold Drop third sired by Gold
Drop second, first dam by Sweepstakes and
one eve, sired by Royal Prince, first dam by
Sweepstakes; his COtswolds are from the hocks
of DeGraff d Hopkins, T. l.. Miller of Bucher
Ills adolf Dexter Curtiss, OF Madison; South
downs ascended from the hocks of Jonas
Webb.
Swine-R. O. Judson, Of Pennington, shows
registered Berkshires; N. Micker. of Farming
ton, Essex and; Poland Chinas;
W. A. Ham, Farmington, suffolks; A. Wes.
cott, of Pennington, grades; Mr.. Cowley, of
Castle Rock, Poland Chinas
Poultry-K. w. Guitreau, Mr.. Spearin, Mr..
Lumsden are the heavy exhibitors.
The floral hall was nicely filled with the
usual displays in such buildings, including
domestic manufacture, dairy and fruit dis
play. Messrs. Carom, Oleson, Nixon and others
display was also fine, w. A. Parker being the
largest exhibitor. and his exhibit was one of
the beet ever made in the State.
THE RACES.
First races Thursday-Three minute race
three in five. mile heats.
P. Martin, b. S. Col. Van Auken. n........1
4. Noble Claybank, Dick Whistler. ......2 2
Jas. Smith, blk. G. Scalper.
Time, s:oO119, 2: 5714, 1869.
2:45 race:
s. Hughes g. g. Richmond. :. ..........1 Ill
J. q. Mccormick. b. G. Geo. B. Allen. 20 2 2
A. Post, b. 8. Goldsmith. ................3 8 8
Time, 2:5511a, 2:4S1l, 2:52.
Free for all race:
f. A. Parker, b. g. Chester. er.............11 l
A. Post, g. m, Lady of the West. .........2 Q
j. Ii. Mccormick, G. G. John J. Cooke ...3
Time, 2:421S. 1865. 2:32.
Races for Friday-2:32 class.
E. A. Parker, b. g. Chester. er..............l l
A. Post, G. m. Lady of the West. .....2 Q
L. Hughes g. g. Richmond .............3 8
Time 2:431s, 1881, 2:S6.
Running race-Half mile heats; two in three:
McNamara, G. m. Erin Girl l
d. m. Kitty Wells. ...:......3 8
b. m. Maggie. 4
Time, / :59, 1885.