St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-31
Carnival Notes.

With view to giving all who desire
it on opportunity of witnessing the
match at the Standard billiard room, be-
tween Schaeffer and Carter, the MeSSrs.
Bensinger have concluded to have the
game begin at $50 o'clock this evening.
Both players will arrive here to-day,
and during the mornings and afternoons
of their stay they will give exhibitions
at the Standard. The games have been
arranged between these celebrated cue
manipulatorS SO that they will not inter-
fere with the Carnival festivities, but
each evening they will begin at $3.50
o'clock.
jackson Street rink has been engaged
for the curling contests that will begin
to-day. and the games will commence at
10 O'Clock each morning and continue
until O'Clock in the afternoon. While
engaged in the contest the players will
take their meals on the ice, arrange
mentS having been perfected to this end
Each evening there will be exhibitions
of fancy skating by experts, headed by
the champion of the United States,
George A. Bluhen, of Chicago.
A large force of workmen with the
necessary sledS were engaged last night
in cleaning up Third street for the
masquerade procession which takes
place this evening. For some unac-
cOuntable reason, however, the long
line of gas jets were Shrouded in dark
ness. and the men were compelled to
grope blindly with pick and shovel in
this much-needed undertaking.
To-day there will be toboggan race,
one-eighth mile carrying 125 pounds.
The entries are: John W. Lux, Michael
Hahn, Joseph Bach, n. Sansen, all of
the Bunker Hill Toboggan club; r. E.
Hairy, of the Northern Pacific TObOg-
gan club, and A. E. Cameron, of the st.
George SnowshOe club.
A large number of members of the
Mystic Shrine will be here tomorrow
from Chicago, Milwaukee and the East.
They will be entertained by Osman
temple, the local lodge. The Ice King,
their banquet.
Capt. Bean requests all carnival clubs
to return the hayerSacks to Col. J. S.
Robertson to be filled for Thursday
night. He will be at Carnival head
quarters on Wednesday from noon to
p. m. to supply all clubs with ammuni-
ton.
All members of the st. George Snow
shoe club are requested to report at the
club rooms in full uniform, with SNOW
shoes, at o'clock this afternoon to par
ticipate IN the parade.
Miss Alice Walther, of Mimic, Dak.,
is visiting her uncle, II. q. Walther, of
500 Ashland avenue, one of the firm of
the Strong-Hackett Hardware company,
during the Carnival.
The Knights of the Grip will not turn
out this year. The carnival being so
late in the season too many of the boys
are out on the road.
All members of the Windsor Tobog-
gan club will meet at the Windsor hotel
at l 80 o'clock this afternoon for float
prize parade.
The members of st. Georges Snow
shoe club will meet at the club rooms at
p. III. to-day to take part in the parade.
All members of the Little Crow To-
bOggan club are requested to meet at
headquarters at l o'clock, sharp.
The Bunker Hill Toboggan club will
meet at their headquarters at p. m.
to-day, to take part in the parade.
Carnival plumes and chimes at Mast,
Buford u BurWell company, corner Of
Third street and Broadway.
The Seven Corners SnowshOe club
will meet at its Headquarters at T 80 this
evening in full uniform.
The MOntezuma Coasting club will
meet at Knauft hall at 10 o'clock to par
ticipate in the parade.
The Wanita club has entered pro
test against the outcome of the tob Og
gan race yesterday.
The Ryan Toboggan club will meet
at the Ryan at p. IN. sharp to march in
parade.
The Flambeau club will meet at the
armOry Tuesday, Jan. 81, at 80 sharp.
The COiumbiaS will meet at O'Clock
at the Merchants in full uniform.