St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-14
FEATURES OF THE FAIR.
New Buildings and Attractive Displays
Provided.
DARING TRAPEZE ACTS.
Programme of the Races and Disposition
Of Number of Big
Purses.

Bustle and activity are the order at
the state fair grounds at present, and
during the week days hundreds of men,
carpenters, jolners, painters and plumb
ers, are all busy working on the build
ings. The main building has been re-
painted and altered. The grand stand
is also undergoing repairs, over $1,000
having already been expended upon it.
New buildings intended to shelter hogs
and sheep. A finer lot of blOOded stock
would be hard to find than those in the
quarters set apart for boyineS and equ-
mes. A number of these will be sold at
auction some day during the fair week.
George w. Sherwood, of st. Paul, has
string of blooded horses that he will
dispose of under the hammer, and j.
NJ. Meyers, of Wells, MIMI, and l. G.
Wade, of Jamestown, Dak., will knock
off their
HERDS OF FLOODED CATTLE
Col. F. M. Wood, the weil-known auc-
tiOneer, of Lincoln, Neb., has been en-
gagged to manipulate the hammer.
Among the new structures is the one
being built by the Scribner-Libby COM
pany, of st. Paul, the frame work being
of wood, but the covering entirely of
metal. The machine and carriage dis
play is now nearly as large as it can be,
as most of the space is filled. The mer
camille display promises also to be very
large, aud there is a constant stream
of visitors every day inquiring and
endeavoring to engage space for their
thing is noticeable, and that is that the
st. Paul merchants have so far entered
most of the displays.
Aside from the races and sham battle,
the great attraction of the fair will be
THE BALLOON ASCENSIONS.
Contracts have been made and signed
with the ''Big Four" comprising the
famous aeronauts, Prof. Oscar Hunt,
Prof. j. w. Price, Mrs. LOttie Hunt and
Mrs. Price. They agree to ascend to an
altitude of one mile, make the jump at
that height and descend in parachute.
During the ascensiOns the intrepid aero
nauts will perform on the trapeze.
Aside from the regular races, for
to S35, 900 have been offered, a special
race between the fastest PAGERS in the
world is being arranged. Following is
the programme in full:
MONDAY, SEPT. 10.
Minnesota breeders stakes. /. 4earllngS,
foals of 1887, half-mIle heats; entrance, SIS;
distance waived; society adds $50.
SIS; distance waived society adds $50.
Anticipation stakes, foals of 1888.
Four-y ear-olds, mile heats; ) in D entrance
$50, society adds 500.
Stations eligible to 40 class, mile heats;
8 in D ; entrance $50; added money. S2OC.
PAGERS eligible to the 2:40 class; mile
heats; in 5; entrance $50; added money,
500.
TUESDAY.
Breeders Stake No. z.
500 class: trotting, $1,000.
2:30 class; pacing, $500.
2:24 class; trotting, 5000.
WEDNESDAY.
2:30 class; trotting, $1,000.
2:37 class; trOtting, 5000.
2:19 class; pacing, $1,000.
Breeders Stake No 8.
THURSDAY
2:27 class; trotting: $500.
2:2O class; trotting; 81, 900.
2:24 class; pacing: 81, 900.
Breeders stake No. 8.
FRIDAY.
2:1S class; trotting; $1,000.
Free for all; pace; Johnston barred,
$1,000.
2:45 class; trotting; horses owned in Min
nesota, $1,000.
Breeders stake No. 10.
Specials to be announced hereafter, $500.
The management reserves the right to de-
clare off any race if not called by p. m of
Friday, Sept Ia, and return entrance money.
Entries close Aug 90 at midnight