St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-28
SALTWATER NEWS.
Threatening Weather Interferes Mate
rally With the County Fair.
But There Was a Fair Attendance
and Good Races.
Opening of the Roller Rink--Other
Amusement Notes.
The Fair.

The date fixed upon for the 1885 meeting
of the Washington County Agricultural
society was much earlier than heretofore,
the idea being to, if possible, avoid the
September rains that have almost invariably
mterfeTed with previous meetings The
fates, however, seem to pursue the manage
ment and the outlook yesterday at the
grounds was the same as of old-rain and
mud. The forenoon was dark and raw
and the constantly threatening skies kept
so many from the fair that the
attendance was very light. The
racing program of the afternoon
had a fair drawing power, but as rain be-
gan to fall the uncertainty as to whether
the sport would proceed had damaging
effect on the gate receipts, and yet the
crowd was much beyond in size what
might have been expected under the circum-
stances.
In some instances the exhibits had been
added TO, notably in the floral nall, where
Mr.. Frank Dick of Alton displayed fine
plates of grapes and apples, tine only eX-
hbitiOn of fruit on the grounds. In the
same building \. ID. Roe put into place
a magnificent exhibit of vegetables.
Finishing touches. under the hands
of Mr.. Bush, We're added TO the display of
l.. Abenberg, who has contributed 50 effect
ually to the success of the fair. The pull
ing matches, originally announced to come
OFF at 10 o'clock. were postponed until to-
day, when it is hoped to make the contest
a marked feature of the fair. There will
be two classes, in which the weights are
not to exceed ,, 200 and $500 pounds, re-
spectiyely.
THE RACES.
The first race called in the afternoon was
a 2:30 trOt for purse of $3.50. The start
ers were Isaac Staples b. g. Zig, c. c. Ly-
ford'S ch. III. Mabel ii and ID. Z. Smiths b.
III. Maggie Kevan. The first heat was
taken Icy Maggie Kevan in 2:3255, Mabel
II second and Zig third: time by quarters,
81, lis, 1:55. The second race was won
by Mabel II, time 2:331f, Zig second and
Maggie third, The first quarter was made
IN 81 half-Iuile in lilo and the three-quar-
ter pole in 1:56. The third and fourth heats
We're captured by Maggie Kevan in 2:3314
and 2:3S15 respectively, thus giving the
mare theTace, which was very pTettily con-
tested.
The second race was a $50 pace. the
starters being the blk. G. Mig, Parker's G. Z.
Uncle Ebb, and Price Smiths roam e Joe
b. For this race there was also
entered J. E. Campbells blood bay mare.
Belle ID, but she was decided ineligible on
the ground that both she and Joe had
been in training at the same stable within
ten days preceding the proposed race. The
horses went off in good shape after scoring
a number of times, Joe b coming home first
in 2:3119, Mig second, Joe b third The
quarter post was reached IN 3755, the half
mile in 1:1415 and the three-quarters in
1868. The second heat was taken bv
Uncle Ebb in 2:331S, and the last three by
Mig in 1855, 2:40 and $685..
For the green running race, mile dash.
for purse of S15O, the entries were Dan
Hickeys b. III. TOpsey, l.. A. Legg's CHI. s.
Jack, b. g. Darkey, r. MallOy's g. g. Snow
ball and y. G. Miller's ch. g. Badly. The
race was won by Jack in 2:1615, the string
coming in in the following order: Jack,
SNOWFALL. Darkey and TOpSey. All through
the racing the rain fell slowly and the track
became somewhat heavy, the situation not
at all favOring the making of good time.
THE PROGRAM FOR TO-DAY
includes matches at 10 O'Clock; at II o'clock
a grand procession of all stock on exhibition,
and at , o'clock the great feature of the
day, the races, will be started. The latter
will comprise a 2:40 tTOt for
purse Of $500, a 2:30 trot
for $500 and a free-for-all running race,
mile and repeat, for purse of $3.50. For
the running race there have been entered
WoodmanSee's Ollie Becker and L. A
Legg's Alameda. In the $40 races Isaac
Staples enters the 5. IN. Western Maid;
Abe ROhrback enters b. &. john Murphy;
b. II. Beach enters b. S. Volunteer; NJ. j.
Cannon enters bay 6. Col. White; George