Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-06
At the Minnesota State Fair With
$4,000 People Present.
A HOLIDAY OF SIGHT SEEING
A Day of Sport With Prino &c and High
ana on their Wheels!
THE DAYS TRIAL OF SPEED.
Calvacade Of Live Stock, Annual A d
dress, Double Team TrOt, etc..
the Programme for To-day.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

OwATONNA, MIMI, sept. 5.-Ihe thlro
day of the state fair opened auspiciously,
with bright warm sun and cloudless sky.
This day was set down on the programme
as Fairbault day and was honored with
the largest attendance thus far during the
fair. The gats-ksspers report the pres
ence of over twelve thousand and the ap-
pearance of the grounds
verifes their statement. As the fair
Bound morning train left Faribault null
titude of people came on board, and sew
eral ladies were noticed who were carrying
exhibits of their handiwork to be displayed
among the thousand and one curious
things that already grace the
great display. 1t was said
that Fairibault presented much
the appearance of deserted village, so
thoroughly did it give up the day to Wis
it to the stale fair. Something Of an ad-
dition to the general features of the show
was to be noticed, and all day long in
some of the departments additions were
hourly being made. Among these were
the hanging of three crayon pictures In
handsome frames adjoining the niche as
signed the GLOBE in the Ldustrial hall.
These pictures were executed by Master
Harry Birkett, whose age is seven years.
The lad Is the son of Hon. Henry Birkett,
mayor of Ovatonna. One of the series
is a vase of ealla lilies, another the heads
of two foxes, and the third a
winter landscape. For the work of one so
young the work ia remarkable, and is &C.
tually very finely done.
In the machinery department there was
some reinforcement, and the busy hum
and rattle of the reapers, binders, corn
shelters, ETC., propelled by steam, If not
entirely interesting, was gratifying as
indicating the facilities offered to the
agriculturalists of Minnesota. A number
of windmills were in constant operation,
pumping water, Smelling corn, grinding
coffee and propelling other machinery.
SANDWICH MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
No exhibit on the grounds seemed to
attract more attention or was more con-
stantly thronged with visitors than the
booth of the Sandwich Manufacturing
company, of Sandwich, Illinois; w. w.
White general agent. The specialties of
the firm are, first, the Reliance Irvine
Binder" which is an easy, smooth running
machine, of simple mechanism which does
its work with great celebrity and thorough
ness. 1t was admired and approved
by all who saw it; second,
the Farmers tive horse power), The
Veteran Zone horse powsr) Corn Shelters
very excellent and capable machine.
One could not resist the opportunity to
make the rounds Of the stock department.,
taking leisurly review of the splendid
animals representing the choicest breeds
and rarest strains the world contains. The
Oldest habituss of the most noted fairs
in the country, as we'll as the observer of
more limited opportunity, all united In
pronouncirg the show of stock as the finest
ever seen in Minnesota.
THE RULING PASSION
to acquire the almighty dollar
is to be found in the various stores and
stands where are offered for sale things
pleasing to the eye, satisfying to the stom-
ach, and if the useful is desired or sought
there is every opportunity to crafty ones
necessities or tastes. Of course the eter-
nal balloon man, inevitable peanut rooster
man, the jack knife man, the whirligig
two rides for quarter man made the air
molodious with their cries. The itener-
ant Snowman standing upon raised dais,
with piles of silver quarters and halves
ranged in front of him told the same old
jokes, and sang the same old songs as he
invited the multitude to enter his small
shabby tent and view his store of curious
things, living and stuffed. At the tent
where the mammoth Iowa
steers "King David" and ''Duke of Iowa.
are to be seen lady is cashier and door
keeper, while a couple of Marshalltown,
Iowa farmers convince the people who in
vest their dimes that they carry away the
memory of seeing the largest steers ever
grown.
The noon hour found the people good
natured but hungry and the reby to an ex
tent that taxed the capacity of the Univer
salist dining hall, the M etho
dist dining hall, the Episcopal dining tent,
and Tyron hall, and all the numerous
booths where lemonade and sandwiches
were to be had. Having been refreshed
the congregated thousands were in readi-
ness for the
SPORTS OF THE AFTERNOON,
which were appropriately opened by mu-
sic from the two bands stationed on the
grand stand which overlooks the excellent
half-mile racing course.
When the races were called at 1 80 p. m.
the grand stand was we'll filled, while the
open space on either side, from which an
excellent view of the track could be had,
was fairly packed with people, the attend
ance at this time numbering $4,000 to b.
600, which was considerably swelled later
in the afternoon. Two splendid bands
Owatonna and Faribault-located at either
end of the stand, furnished the music, and
the afternoon sports were equal to if not
superior to those ever given on one after
noon in the state.
CHAMPION BYCICLIsTs.
The sports opened with a five mile byci-
Gle race between John S. Prince and Fl. W.
Higham, the first named champion of the
world, were at Minneapolis, and the
latter champion of England. The track
was heavy in dust, so the time is slower
than that made in Minneapolis. The race
was close and exciting, first one and then
the other having the lead. Commencing
the last half mile Higham had length in
the lead, but Prince got on even terms
with him or the back stretch and entered
the home in front. Down the stretch both
worked hard, Higham making big squirt
half way to the wire from the distance,
,ad ,rocoadad in crossino the score first