Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-04
FAIR NOTES.

Commodore Kittson's String of Trotteri
Chief and Get in the Show Ring
Great Four Mile Race-Large En-.
tries of Show Stock, Etc., Etc.
Commodore Kittson's string of trotters,
consisting of Van Arnim, Lady Rolf,
Astoria, Sammie G.and the 2-year old trot-
ting stallion, Spottswood, were sent to
the Minneapolis fair grounds yesterday.
The string attracted much attention after
their arrival on the grounds, especially
Van Arnim and Lady Rolf. Both are
looking as fine as silk, but neither are
in condition to do their best in a race or
trial. Lady Rolf not having been in con-
dition to undergo the preparation she
should have, while Van Arnim has been off
of work, from Inflammation and swelling
of his hind legs, caused by shoeing He is,
however, feeling fairly now, and as he is
always ready to trot, he will be among
the starters in the stallion race Wednesday
next, and some very fast work will have
to be done by his competitors, or he will
capture first money and the honors.
Mr. r. Barden, of this city, yesterday
entered his trotting bred stallion Western
Chief-head of the Barden- Barden stock
farm, Cottonwood county, and ten of his
olds, for the sweepstakes premium of 500
and silver medal hung up by Col. King
for the best Minnesota trotting stallion
Is an extra fine one and when shown will
OFT fIo IF oil I 1,a
The colt stake races, three and four
year Odds, advertised by Col. King, did
not fill but it is probably as well, because
his present programme will be all that
can be possibly got through with.
The horses to take part in the great
four mile race are to be named Monday
evening. The list when made up will be
found to embrace at least six of the no
ted flyers of the country, and probably
eight, each one of whom will be. ridden
for all there is in him for the purpose of
getting either the S., 900, $4,000 or $4,000
which Col. King gives to the
first, second and third horse
in this race-the largest sum of money
ever hung up by an association for such
race in the world Richer purses have
been run for, but they have been stake
events, not purse offered out and out by
an individual or association. In daring
liberality Col King, in this, as in many
other things, connected with fair and
turf matters, stands alone.
Show stock was arriving at the fair
grounds all day yesterday, and still great
er numbers are to arrive to-day and to-
morrow. The stock exhisit is to be, in
numbers and quality, the largest and best
ever made in the northwest, if not in the
country. The horse department will be
especially large and fine, both trotting,
thoroughbred and draft strains. Among
the thoroughbreds will be two stations
and mares and colts recently imported
from England, and the get of Bonnie
Scotland, Great Tom, Enquirer and 9th
er noted thoroughbred stations in the
blue grass region of Kentucky.
The mile dash tomorrow afternoon,
children's day, between Miss Jewett.
Miss Cook and Mrs. Robinson, the lady
equestriennes, for the society's silver
medal, will be an exciting contest, and
serve to give the spectators foretaste of
the enjoyment to be experienced in the
great twenty-mile contests to come off
and Friday.