Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-16
The Minneapolis Flag Flies High.
TDuntOn's Spirit of the Turf.1


Minneapolis has been heard from. She most
always is, just about this season of the year;
but she comes at us this time with ''Boo" SO
big as to nearly take our breath away. AS we
have SO often remarked in these columns,
Minneapolis never does anything s'by halves. I"
She always "goes the whole hog" as the say
ing is,and very large hog at that. In fact, from
one end of the land to the other Minneapolis
is famous for having the greatest fairs, the
biggest crowas of people, and the most wide
awake, bold and dashing management at their
fair and racing meetings of any place in the
whole country. But those of our readers
who study our advertising columns this
week will see that for 1881 the Mime
apolis fair management has announced a
programme that is absolutely astounding; a
programme which no other ASSOCIATION in
America would dare to announce. Were it
not for what we know of the great success of
Minneapolis meetings, of the great multi
tudes that 60 pouring through her gates, we
should certainly think her managers had
gone stark mad in announcing such pro-
gramme. But they are not mad, or if SO it
is madness of that wonderful method which
has already made their meetings so justly fa-
nous throughout the whole country, and
which makes their future success and tri.
umphs all the more certain and glorious, 1t
is enough to make ones head swim with ex-
citement to 60 through the catalogue of bril-
liant and startling events with which the
crowds are to be feasted at Minneapolis the
first week of September. Not only on one
or two days, but on every day,
any one of which would alone be richly
worthy the cost of all. Every day is really to
be great day: what might well be set down
as fred letter" day. Just look at the four
leading events of the week! The great twenty
mile contest between Miss Jewett and Miss
Cook, which by an unfortunate accident to
Miss Jewett ended last year at the thirteenth
mile, in the midst of an excitement and en-
thusiasm never before witnessed on any race
to the bitter end. Both contestants are hard
at work preparing for the renewal of the bat
tie; both confident; eager 'for the fray" Next
a 1000 purse for Maud and st. Julien; or,
if she who claims to be "Queen of the Turf"
declines the combat; then st. Julien and such
other brave and knightly com petitor as shall
dare to hurl his lance at the proud and lordly
"King of the Turf who spans
continents and crosses great noun
foemen worthy of his steel. Look again,
10000 for a great four mile heat running
race Shades of the great Boston and Fashion,
of the mighty Eclipse and Henry. who ought
to be here on earth to hear and respond to Col.
Kings roll call on the 9Th of next September.
With what thunders of applause would they
be greeted by the one hundred thousand en-
thusastic spectators who will welcome with
but little less enthusiasm the noble grandsons
and granddaughters they have left behind to
contend for the great prize offered on that
do in, oil n
this great Northwest has there been seen
within it's limits such sight as that which
will greet the eyes of those who gather at
Minneapolis on that day. But look again!
The grandest sports, the greatest events that
America can afford will not satisfy the in
satiate ambition of this greatest show king
of the country; and SO he reaches out across
the ocean to grasp new and still greater at
fractions. Americans beat only Americans.
That is not enough to suit his "Kingsh hip"
Americans must beat the world; and SO he
holds out his golden Establishments, and 10,
the British lion, or lioness rather, is captured
and fastened to his train. The unquestiOned
equestrian champion of England has heard of
the great victories of the maiden champion
horsewoman of America, and challenges her
for the honors of the world. The brave little
American accepts, and then, and then well,
then the next we hear is that the
great King has them both, in
this great international contest. Two
courageous women riding for more than their
lives; the honor and glory of their respec-
tive countries; and which will, We venture
the prediction, create more excitement and
draw greater audience than any event of
the kind ever witnessed in he tworld, on Sep
tember 9, 1881, on the Minneapolis far ground
track. We need dilate no further. Our
readers already have become satisfied, that for
exciting and extraordinary attractions those
at Minneapolis during the coming meeting
of the great Northwestern..exposition are to
excel anything ever known in the history
of racing events and attractions in this coun-
try