St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-02
Auspicious Opening of the
Great Annual Fair
at Minneapolis.
An Immense Throng of Happy
Little Folks and Their Well
Pleased Elder.
Brief Chances at the Varied Build
ings and Yard Displays-The
Sports of the Day.
"GlObe" Boys and Ponies Winners-Minnie
R., Jay Eye See and Phallas-
TO-days Programme.

The Ion g-lOoked-torward-t0, ana an Xlously-
waited-for fair was happily opened yesterday
with the customary children's day. The lit
tie ones were cordially invited and admitted
gratuitously to the grounds and the grand
stand, and the urchins appreciated it in the
fullest. The gates had scarcely been thrown
open when they began to arrive. Many
were unaccompanied by adults, while many
were in charge of fond mothers, and many
were accompanied by grown up sisters. In
some instances it is reported that one little
child was accompanied by three adults, who
thought they should be admitted without
charge on account of the child. They were
highly indignant with the hard-hearted and
ungallant gentlemen who sent them to the
ticket Office.
Youth and infancy was represented on the
grounds during the day to the number Of
5000, and what hubub. 1t was a veritable
gala day. The little ones were not slow to
throw off all the restraint and went shouting,
singing, rollicking up and down, through
the buildings, through the grounds, and even
climbed in their ecstacy to the roof of all the
structures, not that they could better see the
CfShbc, OuJ W ludI anu lit
pressible desire characteristic of children, to
do something which departed from the ordi-
nary.
JAY EYE SEE.
The wonderful horse, Jay Eye See, who
has only been beaten on the turf by Maud s,
arrived yesterday and was pre-eminently the
center of attraction, and streams of people
Nr,IV1aI notuY, 10 IF ha Ittla
der's box stall in the north end of the agri-
cultural hail. Occasionally Bithers, the
driver, would edge his way in and cast low
ing glances at the little beauty. The COON
is in constant attendance and kept persist
emily at work rubbing the shapely limbs,
stirring up the deep bed of straw, getting
fresh pail of water and other chores, and he
appeared much as though it were work of
love.
PHALLAs AND GURGLE.
With Jay Eye See came a half brother, the
handsome bay stallion, Phallas, who will
start in special race, and a fast pacing
mare, Gurgle, little known in this portion of
the country, but horse of excellent prom
Use, however.
The exhibits were not yet finally arranged
in the positions to which they had been as
signed, and in the Main or Mechanical hall
all was still confusion. To have attempted
to have given the reader description would
necessarily have proven highly unsatisfactory
so incomplete must it have been. By noon
time to-day it is hoped every articleof machin
cry, mercantile goods, roots, seeds and vege-
tables-in fact everything to be displayed dur
ing the week-will be lastly arranged.
The floral display in the main building
was snperb. The potted blooming and TO
liage plants comprised a huge pyramid
most pleasing to the eye, and filing the en-
tire building with delightful edor.
The huge terra Gotta fountain stands in
the center beneath the high skylight as o.
yore, and sends up refreshing spray. The
miniature Minnehaha falls, how
ever, seems to have been on
dated and abandoned, justwhy noone seems
able to explain. Rustic ornamentation seems
| to have given place to the more practical, to
mechanical, mercantile, agricultural, horti-
cultural and other industries displayed to the
| best possible advantage.
LIVE STOCK.
The GLOBE of yesterday and the proceeding
day give its readers apretty good idea of the
live stock on exhibition. In addition to the
long lists then published, horses and cattl
continued to arrive all day and were placed
in stalls To-day all that are entered to com
pete for the extensive list of premiums to bt
awarded by the association are here.
| THE POLICE.
The regular police who have been detailet
for work at the fair during the week are
Chas. K. Hill, sergeant; Thos Kelly, Coffin
Thienisch, Walton, Euch, Egan, Neiss
Mcnamara, Ryan and John Cronin, patrol
| men.