St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-24
The Carnival Program is Officially Issued
by General Manager Van Slyke for
Publication.
A Grand Parade of TObOggan Clubs i;
introduced as one Of the Attrae-
tive Features.
a Full Program OF the Horse Races,
and the Purses offered TO
Winners.
General Notes of Interest Showing
That Arrangements for the Car
nfval are Booming.
The Carnival Program.

The carnival program. issued officially
last night by General Manager Van Slyke,
/ is as given below. Many additions have
/ been made since its first publication, and
| the attractions included in it will surely
draw an immense crowd to this city.
FIRST DAY.
Feb. ], reception of visiting clubs and
strangers, and p. m, grand procession and
formal opening Of ice palace by the governor
Of Minnesota and mayor of st. Paul.
SECOND DAY.
Feb. 9. IL a. m, opening of toboggan slides
ing of toboggan slide on Ram
/ sey street hill: D. IN. unveiling
/ OF mammoth ice statue on Bridge square;
4 p. m, grand promenade concert ut Carni-
/ val hall.
THIRD DAY.
Feb. 3. arrival of the King Borealis from
l the regions OF perpetual ice and snow in the
/ extreme north; p. m. the King Borealls,
| accompanied by his chief dignitaries and
officers. arrives ut the union depot by special
/ train, where be is received BY delegation of
/ leading citizens, and conducted 10 the city
\ hall, where the mayor formally invests him
I with the freedom Of the city; 1880 p. m,
| grand parade of all visiting and local clubs,
in full uniform. acting as escort TO the king
and his court in his progression from the city
hail TO his royal palace; p. m, grand Of
| fetal reception by their royal majesties, the
king and queen, at Carnival hall.
FOURTH DAY.
Feb. 4, IL n. IN, curling match on rink in
| palace grounds for challenge cup, valued ~
/ $3.50, open TO all clubs; p. M, winter
/ In St Paul, how the citizens enjoy themselves
/ during the season of frost and snow; from
2 20 O'Clock p IN, Third street, from Seven
corners 10 Sibley street. will be reserved for
pleasure equipages, during which period citi-
zens with their guests will occupy it In winter
/ holiday attire and equipage and in such mum
| Der as to demonstrate the fact that ST. Paul
possesses more fine horses and beautiful
turnouts than any other city in the world, st.
/ Pe:ersberg not excepted; y. m. ar
| rival OF the Fire King and attendant gherbers
at the palace of King Borealis. Declaration
| OF war; $3.50 p. m, assault on the
palace by the Fire King and his forces; de-
tense by the ice king. Repulse of the attack
and sortie by the garrison; defeat of the Fire
King; retreat and dispersal of his army.
FIFTH DAY.
Feb. 5, III a. m. fancy skating tournament
at the rink in palace grounds; p. m, grand
toboggan parade OF all toboggan clubs in
Guiding both ladies and gentlemen of the Or
decorated and other tas eful and fanciful
features; p. m, grand carnival masquerade
at carnival hall.
SIXTH DAY.
Feb. 6, IL a. m, grand parade of Esqui
mauX dog trains with their drivers, followed
| 10y tribe OF fifty Sioux Indians in full war
| paint; D. m, trotting races on track on the
Mississippi river, opposite the city; s p. m,
| concert aud exhibition OF the Winnipeg
| branch of the ST. Georges Snowshoe club
| introducing representations OF winter
sports and pastimes in the Dominion includ-
| ing the sword dance. bouncing. snake dance
club songs and character sketches.
SEVENTH DAY.
Feb. s, IL a. m, Tobogganing at all the
slides; = p. m, match game OF polo at the
/ rink i'm palace grounds for prize badge and
championship of the Northwest; 3 p. M,
grand prize snowshOe race at the palace
| grounds; p. m. second entertainment by
the Winnipeg st. Georges club at the car
nival hall; entire change of program.
EIGHTH DAY.
Feb. Q, IL a. m, dances, foot races and
other exhibitions of Indian sports by the
band of Sioux Indians at their encampment
at the palace grounds; 3 p. M, grand prize
| grotesque masquerade through the principal
| streets; s p. IN, illumination of the palace
and entire grounds by coOred fires and dis
solving lights. Tobogganing for prizes by all
visiting and local clubs.
NINTH DAY.
Feb. 10, IL a. m. prize exhibition at the
palace grounds by the ski clubs; , D. m,
trotting and pacing races for gentlemen's
driving horses on track at the river; 1880 D.
IN, novel illumination of the palace and
grounds.
TENTH DAY.
Feb. IL, IL a. m, prize showshoe contest
between white men and Indians. at the palace
grounds; p. m, reception of Shattuck
school cadets by juvenile uniformed clubs,
drawing decorated toboggan and dog train
procession through the principal streets aud
palace grounds; p. m. saturnalla at palace
grounds, all clubs participating. Illumna-
ton OF palace and grounds by. colored fires
and simultaneous ascent by 100 fire balloons,
ranging in size from fifteen 10 twenty feet in
diameter, concluding with grand pyrOtech-
mic display.
ELEVENTH DAY.
Feb. l., forenoon, reception of visiting
posts of G.. a. Il. by local posts; D. m
parade OF G. A. R., other visiting and local
military companies. and all uniformed clubs;
p. m, storming Of the palace by the G A
R., defense 10y the combined uniformed clubs
success of the assault, lowering of the tag
equalization of King Borealis and surrender
OF the garrison, who march out as prisoners
of war.
TWELFTH DAY.
Feb. Is, ii a. IN. Exhibition of Esquimaux
dog-trains, with dances, races and games by
Sioux Indians in their village on the palace
grounds; p. IN, all slides. Kinks and courses
in the palace grounds reserved for the ex-
elusive use of children; p. m, grand dis
play of daylight fireworks, animal balloons
ETC.; p. m, grand rally and torchlight pro-
cession; novel illumination OF interior of the
ice palace and on the palace grounds.