St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-21
THE RED WING FAIR.
Closing up q Successful Exhibition
in Fine Style.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
RED WING, Sept. 2O.--The star Of Red
Wing is evidently i'll the ascendent, for a
fairer or more delightful day never blessed
any comm unity than to-day, so far as
weather is concerned. Ii has; been the clos
ing day Of the Red Wing industrial assocla-
ton exhibit, and it has been a success
throul ;hout financially, and reasonably SO IN
nearl,y every other respect. There Is very
curious fact connected with both state,
county and corporation fairs and EXHIBITS,
viz: that so far as attendance is concerned
there is only one day to fair, and how the
people find it out is the mystery. NO matter
whether the fair lasts three days
day when the people turn out
regardless of weather or other contiugenta.
Such has been the case at this exhibit. The
fair opened with a small attendance, and on
Friday there were thousands on the grounds.
To-day all the attractions of the exhibition
were sill there, up until noon at least, and in
the aft 3rnoon there we're some of the finest
races ever with essed on a race track in Min
nesota, yet the attendance was very light
compared with the day before. Those who
were present, however. had a good old
fashioned time and witnessed genuine trial
of speed among q number of the taste ST
trotters and PAGERS owned in Minnssota out
side of Commodore Kittson's famous horses.
1t was ''hoss race'' in every sense of the
word. There was no jockeying,
and for once the pool box did not
control the result. Every driver sent
H.
and it was an honest contest for the purses
hung up by the association. There was
number OF genuine lovers of these trials of
speed present from different portions of this
state and Wisconsin, and they were all de-
lighted. The track was rather slow, owing
to the fact that it had not been worked much
recently and the surface was soft with dust
The result of these races are given below.
During the morning hours the judges in
the different departments were at work and.
finished their labors OF making awards dur
ing the day, full list of which cannot be
obtained until the first Of the week. Among
the horses w. A. Thompson took the first
premium on Norman Grade stations. Lou
Matthews took first premium on stations Of
years old and over. 7. j. Bryant carried
off the award in the trotting strain line. g.
Storm had the best mare over three years OF
age with colts. T. E. Perkins had the bes,
farm team.
In the line Of cattle julius Smith had the
best Jersey cow and calf, Peter Nelson the
best five month old calf, and E. II. Druse
the best graded COW over three years old
julius Smith took the first premium on sheep
and B. F. Shermae on swine. Messrs. w.
X. Putnam, Edward Sanford, w. +. Kirn
and Fred Foot were awarded premiums on
poultry and Messls. j. S. Crandall, w. F.
Kirn and John Heath for the finest display
| of vegetables. Numerous prizes were
awarded to the ladies for household manu-
! features, pantry stores, dairy and household
articles, fine arts, etc, etc, and also TO mer-
chants for display of various kinds of mer-
cvandise 1t is gratifying to the association
as well as to the exhibitors that the receipts
during the three days were sufficient to pay
all the premiums, expenses and purses and
! still leave a handsome surplus in the treas
urer's hands. Much of this very
satisfactory result is due to the careful and
economical management of the officers of
the association, who are as follows: Presi-
dent, Charles Betcher; vice president, b. B.
! Herbert; secretary, I. Bixby; and treasurer,
Z. H. Howard They have one and all
workedfaithf ully aud zealously for success
! and have achieved it.