New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-16
participated in by many OF the well known
crack shots Of st. Paul and Minneapolis.

participated in by many OF the well known
crack shots Of st. Paul and Minneapolis.
%s& THE JUDGES AT WORK.
The work Of awarding the premiums was
ments. Sheep, swine, cattle, ETC.
The fourth day. Thursday, was Mime
apolis Day" It was almost perpect day;
the sun shone brightly, and good breeze
made the day typical OF Minnesota and the
glorious climate. FROM the arrival of the
first train at the grounds in the morning
until late in the afternoon a steady stream
OF visitors poured through the gates from
the railroad depot, while the roads leading
TO the grounds from ST. Paul and Mime
apolis were lined with vehicles OF all de-
| scriptions, which added to the throng. At
O'Clock over 25 900 people were on the
grounds. and at 4 o'clock the treasurer re-
| ported that over 80, 900 persons had pass
ed through the gates.
The crowd was everywhere, but the main
| points OF attraction were the main build
ing the dairy exhibits and livestock barns.
Through each OF these departments the
jostling each other, but all preserving a
good-na tured jollity. Everything was in
full blast, all the side shows and the thous-
and and one catch-penny fakirs were lively.
At the race track %. w. B." won the Min
nesota Breeders Stakes, three heats in
four, time 2:54A; 2:31K; 200. Second
race A. J. Woodmansee's Prince Arthur
won easily in 2:26z;; 2:25k; 2:2sA; The
next race was won by "Butterscotch" in
won by Alameda in 1:49; 100.
Friday, the fifth day. was St. Paul Day.
The fair managers assisted by the citizens
committee, had made arrangements Tor
programme OF events well BETTING st.
Paul Day" A programme was arranged
for a formal transfer OF the Minnesota state
fair grounds from Ramsey county to the
state and from the state to the agriculture
al society," with a formal dedication Of said
grounds to the uses of agricultural eXposi-
tons. Orators had prepared their speeches
and everything betokened a big day. But
alas, clouds and rains interviewed and st.
Paul day" was postponed. The managers,
on account OF loss by bad weather, deter
mined to continue the fair on Monday and
Tuesday, But for all the disadvantage OF
weather, with no race attractions
there we're $4,000 visitors to the
grounds. Some premiums were award
ed, among them the following: Min
nesota Agricultural company, Hancock
Mimi, best herd OF cattle owned in the
state, first premium SIS, on herd Short
horns; Shepherd Hill & Mather Jackson
vile, ILL.,, best herd belonging to individual,
any breed or age, first premium $500, on
breed OF Shorthorn; j. c. Bertram, Bristol,
ILL.,. second premium S125, on herd Here
fords.
John J. Bascom, OF Minneapolis, best in.
dividu a. display Of vegetables, first preni-
UNI, $4,000. B. A. Lowell, Waseca, in
dividual display Of vegetables: second pre-
MUM, $1,000. German Agricultural and
first premium on society exhibition, silk
banner, $4,000. A very large numbcr
OF distinguished gentlemen ofall professions
were on the grounds.
Saturday, the sixth day, opened with
urenching rain The races were postponed
and the attendanc was only $500. Those
who was present wandered aimlessly around
the grounds, stared at the merry -go-rounds,
laughed at the fakir's efforts TO get them to
invest a dime in the finest show on earth,
looked into the blind pigs palace, joked with
the women suffragsts, hung around the
Great Western band, and at an early
hour took the trains for home. The
receipts from all sources for the week
ending Saturday approNimated 5000
The public sale OF live stock by Capt. Phil
G. Kidd, under the auspices OF the fair as
ISOLATION, took place, and was well attend
ed. The sale was fairly successful. In the
poultry department. the premiums were
awarded, the most OF them going to &. II.
Bedding, Shonheirc, Wis. The cattle sale
was not the success anticipated. The total
amount received from all sales was about
$4,79O.
Monday, the seventh day, was est. Paul,s
day." postponed from last Friday. The at
tendance was very large and the dedicatary
ceremonies took place according to the
programme. The light artillery from Fort
Smelling had a drill that attracted the whole
crowd, who were delighted, and the races
came off in the afternoon.
Tuesday, the eighth and closing day, was
like the last OF all fairs-pickins up and de-
parting for home. The receipts were light.
The Fair on the whole, WAS a success,
bearing in mind that it was the first on
the new grounds, and taking into account
the wet weather Everybody acknowledged
that the selection was admirable and
calculated hereafter to attract more per-
sons than at any other point in the State.
Another year the attractions will be much
greater, mistakes will be corrected and no
effort spared to make IL Fair that will be
creditable to the who'd State.