St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-22
THE RED WING FAIR.
Closing up a Successful Exhibition
in Fine Style.
Especial Telegram to the Globe

i'll Fine Style.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
RED WING, Sept. 20.-The star of Red
Wing is evidently in the ascendent, for q
fairer or more delightful day never blessed
any community than to-day, so far as
weather is concerned. 1t has been the clos
ing day of the Red Wing Industrial associa-
ton exhibit, and it has been q success
throughout financially, and reasonably so in
nearly 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
or week, there is always one
day when the people turn out
regardless of weather or other contingents.
Such has been the case at this exhibit The
fair opened with small attendance, and on
Friday there were thousands on the grounds.
To-day all the attractions of the exhibition
were still there, up until noon at least, and in
the afternoon there were some of the finest
races ever witnessed on 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 a number of the fastest
trotters and PAGERS owned in Minnesota out
side Of Commodore Kittson's famous horses
It 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
his horse for all there was in him.
and it was an honest contest for the purses
hung up by the association. There was q
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
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 best
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 Z. H. Druse
the best graded COW over three years old.
julius Smith took the first premium on sheep
and b. +. Shermae on swine. Messrs. w.
Z. Putnam, Edward Sanford, W. F. kim
and Fred Foot were awarded premiums on
poultry and MessIs. 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 we'll as to the exhibitors that the receipts
during the three days were sufficient to pay
all the premiums, expenses and purses and
still leave q 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, T. Bixby; and treasurer,
L. IL. Howard. They have one and all
worked faithf ully and zealously for success
and have achieved it.
FAIR NOTES.
During the afternoon nearly all the stock
and other articles on exhibition were re-
moved. The Red Wing brass band was in
attendance each day and furnished some ex-
cellent music.
Sandwiched In between the races, three
young men, viz: Vim. Newton, H. Asvel-
man and Thomas Ness, gave an exhibition
Of their skill on the bicycle, the race of a
half mile being won by Newton by large
majority.
AS stated above the races in the afternoon
were the principal attraction of the day.
They consisted of pacing race in the 2 80
class, and trotting match in the 2:29 class.
The judges were n. B. Fulmer, starter, as
sisted by Messrs. Owen, Wright and D. B.
Chamberlain, of Hastings. The pacing race
was first called promptly at p. m. with the
the following entries: Grey Dan, Sleepy
Fred, Ada B, Billy n and Niger, and they
drew for position in the order named. The
following is the summary of the race: