Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-22
A BIG DAY
F4RGO,S FAIR HANGERS TREAT
VISITORS TO EXCELLENT SPORT.
A Large Crowd in Attendance--Four Inter
esting Racing Events--Prominent Visitors
on the Grounds.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

the big days of the fair, and when this
said management set about having big
thing they will accomplish it in one way
or another. 1t was done to-day. A more
promising morning was never seen in any
country. Not cloud was visible when
the sun appeared above the horizon.
Encouraged by the prospects the bonanza
farmers and successful trades people and
mechanics of the country and towns ad-
jacent for hundred or more miles in
either direction had taken holiday gener-
ally, coming last night and
filling the hotels and other accommoda-
tions of the twin cities of Fargo and Moor
head so that hallway cots commanded pre-
miums. AS early as o'clock the throng
began to wend its way to the fair grounds,
the visitors passing their time in viewing
the attractions in the trade building and
looking over the stock which was being
paraded for judgment by the awarding
committees. Thus the forenoon was passed.
with the weather most promising. Between
80 and 2:30 p. m. there was most sud
den change of climatic condition, the wind
sheering from the northwest to the south
east, and steadily gaining in velocity, while
the sky, before cloUdless, soon became al
most wholly overcast. In the meantime.
hewever, the gest.attendance of the fair
had gathered on fairgrounds, and prompt
ly on time, 2 o'clock. the first OF the
RACING ATTRACTIONS
was called, They consisted Of & green
race for trotters. pKrse, $500; a double
team race open to .trotters and PAGERS,
purse $500, and pony running race, quar-
ter of a mile dash, purse, $40. The green
race was called first, the double team race
being sandwiched between heats. and ow-
ing to the very disagreeable weather the
judges allowed no waiting. Both were won
in straight heats. The whole programme
was completed at $50, at which time the
storm had passed and at this writing every
thing promises finely for to morrow.
In the green race the starters were Da-
kota Boy, b. g., Carroll and Hadley; Mol
lie, b. M, G. Marecellars: and Annie West.
b. M, G. F. Kindred. The latter won with
ease in three straight heats, Mollie distanced
in the first heat. Dakota Boy was unset
tied il the first two heats. but crowded the
mare all the way round in the last heat,
and in the opinion of many could have
won had his driver wished
him to. Annie West, though, was
much different mare than on Tuesday,
when she was distanced in slow time on the
first heat. Considering the rain and high
wind in the two last heats the time was
very good -2:44aA 2:53, 2:52.
The double team race was won by the
PAGERS frankie B and Black Prince, owned
by B. Beaupre, of st. Paul, and driven by
Geo. Smith. Hastings entered their COM
petitor, who were Selkirk and Dictator.
for one team, and Captain Tom and One
Hundred Dollar Note for the other, and, as
SO mated, Selkirk and mate
were large favorites. Dictator
famed himself, however. in his
race yesterday, and had to be withdrawn.
Black Jim, owned in minneapolis. being
substituted. As thus made up,Selkerk and
mate were favorites with pool-betters. but
the race proved almost a walk-away for
the PAGERS, they winning each heat easily
with but one break, and showing bursts Of
speed that with a good day and track
would have given them record of 2:3O, or
better. Selkerk and mate won second
place in the two first heats, Capt Tom and
nate beating them in the last. Time. 2:42.
2:43. ...
The pony race had four starters,
Montana Girl, Splitter, Herenta and Snow
fake. 1t was won in twenty-six seconds
by Montana Girl Snowflake sncond. Split
ter third, Heranta fourth, not more than a
length separating the three first.
... PACING MATCH.
The weather having cleared away splen-
didly and the crowd evidently being
anxious for more turf sport, match was
arranged between the PAGERS, John H.,
3, g.. and Gray Dick, G. g., fer 500, best
two in three. The judges for this race
were J. J. Johnson, Minneapolis, and Dave
Stewart and John Nelson. of this city. The
Gray won, taking the first and third
heats.
Among the visitors to-day was the Sabin
party of excursionists, return ingfrom
Billings, Bruno Beaupre, and Hon. JAS
Smith, Jr., st. Paul. The latter two with
friends were on hunting excursion to the
lakes in and about Detroit, MINI. Mr.
Beaupre saw his horses win the double
team race, and as he had right to be, was
greatly pleased with their performance
Hon. G.. F. Kindred was also among the
visitors to-day, and as the representative
of the Valley City. Barnes county, asso.
| citation, near which he has laid the founda.
tion of large stock farm, secured twenty.
four entries of trotters and runners al
| their fair to be held Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of next week. The fai,
| will be held aa Mr. Kindred's grounds
| upon which he has, large sta5ling capacity
and finc half-:aiie track. AZ. kindred
| The star Etoii icrs.
| PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21.-In the star routs
trials to-day the judge expressed regre
that the indictment was so voluminous i
was hard he said for the jury or the cour,
to understand it without great loss of time
The district attorney, Valentine, explained