Daily globe., 1880-08-24
MINNEAPOLIS FAIR.

MlNNEAPULIS FA1R.
A Resume Of What is b ing Done Who
VIII Attend and Where Frnm-The
EquestrIenne Contest-Ths Races, and
What Horses VIII Part cipste.
Especial Correspondence of the Globe.
reporter of the GLOBE yesterday visited
Col. KING at the Office of the exposition in
Minneapolis, and was received with The
courtesy and urbanity which are character
istic of that gentleman. Leaving his busi-
ness, the colonel threw every other matter
of business to the four winds, and gave the
GLOBE representative the entire contents of
his knowledge box.
THE GENERAL DISPLAY.
In response to an inquiry, the
colonel stated that the general display in the
line of blooded stock, farm machinery, me-
chanical inventions and farm products would
be fully double that of any other previous
exhibition. "You see," said the colonel,
SMILING BLANDLY,
"We have quit fighting st. Paul on the fair
business, and are endeayoring to cultivate
the better and more generous side of her,
and are meeting with onr reward. ST. Paul
is helping us, now, and thus paving the way
for o
GIGANTIC EXPOSITION ENTERPRISE
which will one of these days be located be-
tween the two cities and astonish the deni-
zens of the world.'' The fact is, that not
withstanding the eommoiious accomoda-
tions on the Minneapolis grounds it
is almost impossible for the management
to find space for the innumerable caravan of
exhibitors who are haunting the Office of the
secretary.
THE CROWD COMING.
From data in the secretsry's Office, which
the GLOBE representative was allowed to ex
anime, there is no doubt but the crowd in
attendance will far exceed the hotel accom-
modations of Minneapolis, and it is even
somewhat questionable if the hotels of st.
Paul combined with those of Minneapolis
will not be filled to overfowing. The COM
pletion of the
SHORT LINE RAILROAD
which will put on hourly trains, together
with the facilities of the other lines between
st. Paul and Minneapolis, will make st.
Paul almost as convenient to the grounds
as Minneapolis herself, and will naturally
cause large share of the isiting crowds to
seek our city for domicile. Excursions from
Cairo, Denver, Bismarck, Winnipeg, North
ern Michigan and Cleveland and Detroit
are already organizing, and inquiries are of
! daily occurrence from other sections asking
| for information on the subject.
THE RACES.
| The racing programme is one of the very
| best in the turf history of the entire season.
All the celebrated horses of the year, with
the single exception of Maud s, have been
| secured, together with many of the fsvorites
of tbs turf, and every class has been
satisfactorily filed so that each day will have
its own special turf attraction.
| ST. JULIEN, KING OF THE TURF,
will be on hand and make an effort to beat
his best time for special purse Of $4,000.
Hopeful, Hannis, Voltaire, Hambletonian
Bashaw, and that coming wonder,
| HATTIE WOODWARD,
will, with more than fifty other frst-class
horses, compete for the liberal purses offered
by the management, and the entire week
| will be one continuous succession of trot-
| ting contests.
But the great feature of the week will be
| the
EQUEsTRIENNE CONTEST,
a matched race of twenty miles, for $4,000,
between Miss Belle Cook, of California, and
Miss Emma Jewett, of Minnesota, on Tues
day afternoon, the 7th of September, to be
| followed on Friday by contest for the
CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA
| between the winner of Tuesdays race and
Miss Minnie Pinneo, of Greeley, Colorado.
The horses for these races have been se-
cured with the greatest difficulty, but finally
every obstacle has been overcome and yes
terday the colonel reported that he had at
the grounds the faest stud of trained
THoRoUGaBREDs
ever brought together in the West, consist.
| ing of more than twenty horses, every one Of
which has at some time been the victor in a
contested race.
THE LADIES.
MISS COOk anu MISS JSW6Ut are hiESauY OH
the ground and in training for the great con.
test. They are vigorous and active ladies'
thoroughly trained in handling horses, and
each ambitious of winning match which
will give them national reputation. Miss
Plnneo telegraphed yesterday from Council
Bluffs that she would be in Minneapolis on
Monday ready to enter the lists and train
| with the other ladies.
The match is already attracting consider
able attertion, and betting men are COM
niencing to put up their wealth on the result
BRIEF VISIT
to the grounds in company with the colonel
convinced the GLOBE representative that the
association will this year be on time with
their preparations. A large corps of work
men are employed and things are booming.
Next Wednesday Secretary Clark will take
up his quarters on the grounds and remain
there until after the fair closes.
At present the promise is that the fair will
be the most successful ever held in Mime
sofa.