Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-27
THE SETLLWATER FIR.

a Losing a fair Because of Bad Weather
The Pacing Race Not Started-Oueer
Ruling and Some MISUNDERSTANDING
and Trotting Races-Finale.
Especial Correspondence of the Globe.
The last day of the Saltwater fair was
somewhat Of disappointment. Broken
up by the three days. rain, the attendance
was not near what had been expected
throughout the meeting. The association
found itself way behind and tr led to cur
tail expenses, and hand in every
dollar they could lay their hands
on. Although it was announced that this
was Stillwater's day and all the business
houses and mills would be closed down,
very few did 80 and the attendance was
very slim. The various booths, the wheel
of fortune and other devices for extracting
money from the unwary and unsophisti-
Gated closed up before noon for want of
patronage. The exhibitors in industrial
hall, which contained one of the best ar
ranged general exhibitions ever shown at
any fair, began to remove their goods
early in the day.
NO PACING RACE.
The feature Of the day was the racing
programme, and this attracted quite a
crowd from st. Paul. The pacing race in
which was entered the st. Paul horse, Mig
ger, had been looked forward to with some
interest and was reserved by the associa-
tien for the last day as a special attrac-
ton. But the association, owing to the
rainy weather, saw that it was going to
lose money. There was not enough en-
trar ce money on the ground to pay half
of the 5000 purse offered in the pacing
race, and it was announced that the purse
would not be more than 800. Of course
there was grand kick. Every one of the
sig entries swore that they would never
start unless the advertised purse was put
up. The judges claimed they had the
right to fix the purse at any amount, the
pacing men claimed they had not, and con-
siderable hot blood was shown on both
sides. The whole matter finally ended in
the judges filming them 800 apiece and e1-
pelling them from the track and associa-
ton. They laughed at the judges and
went their way satisfied that they would be
sustained.
THE RUNNING RACE.
In the running race, one mile dash, were
entered La Belle n, Goe Ricely and Cen
tennial Maid, and they came under the
wire in the order named, punched pretty
closely all the way around. Time, 1:45.
Two-THIRTY CLASS.
Two heats of this race were trotted on
Tuesday and both won by Flora Belle as
announced in the GLOBE. Flora Belle
won the third heat and race to-day,
Remina second, Zip third. Time, 1882.
Flora Belle had walk
Two-TwENTY-sIX GLASS.
There were entered Capt. Herod, Bay
Brine and Pedro, and whatever might have
attached to closely contested race in this
class was dispelled by Pedro winning the
race and money in three straight heats.
Bay Brine was unmanagable and Capt.
Herod was sick.
The foot running races and other mat
tiers that had been announced for to-day's
programme were declared off.
Thus ended the Washington county fair
for 1888. 1t opened auspiciously and
promised great success but the bad weather
and consequent postponment from time
to time effected the attendance and the
association loses money, which is to be
hoped they wsll make up at their next
meeting.