St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-23
IN A BLAZE OF GLORY.
Grand Forks Fair Closes With a
Sham Battle.

GRAND Forks, Dak., Sept. o.
To-day was an eventful one for Grand
Forks. 1t was the last of the North
Dakota fair. The sun shone brightly
all day, and the weather could not
have been better. Great crowds
of visitors came here by special excur-
sions over the Manitoba road. The city
presented a gay appearance. Inc
streets had dried from the recent rains.
The fair grounds were thronged with
people all day. The grand parade OF
live stock was Que OF the finest ever
seen in the Northwest. Old horsemen
never saw such a collection OF stall
lions at a fair in this city.
The visitors all felt that they had
the worth of their money simply in
viewing the horses. In the grand
sweepstakes for cattle, open to the
world, n. P. Clark. of st. Cloud, with a
Shorthorn herd captured the first pre-
of 5000. The Feisland line stock as
sOciation, of Aberdeen, got second prize
with a Holstein herd. E. nj. -Prouty,
of this city, third on ShOrthOrns.
For the best bull, any age or breed, N.
P. Clarke's famous Oscar L, won first
money. Oscar is three years old and
captured the sweepstakes at the Iowa
and Minnesota state fairs. @. j..
AlIaways' Polied Angus Norman,
North Oakes, won the second
premium. He is only fifteen months
old, and is one of the finest
animals in the Northwest, This after
noon the races were the first attraction.
The track was in poor condition from
the rain, but some fine racing occurred.
The trot was closely contested, and the
time good considering the track.
Winfield Scott, owned by A. F. Lee,
won first money; Orphan Boy, owned
by James Mathews, second; Lone
Roch, John Haas, third. Time, 2:52,
1858, 2:51. In the running race, one
half mile dash, White Stocking, owned
by ii. l.. Norton, took first money; Ben
Lee, d. W. Ryner, second; Charlie
Merrill. G. Bacon, third. Time, :5914,
:57, go. The race was very close be-
tween the two horses first named.
Much satisfaction was expressed
by spectators of the races. The Sheri-
dan Riding club to the number of
thirty drilled on the grounds, and pre-
sented handsome appearance. Mrs.
d. p. McLaurin was awarded the
special premium for the best lady
equestrienne. The sham battle was the
greatest event of the fair. About
2UU ". a. Ns ulCu anu q IuHiOOl
of the militia participated. Divided
into the armies of red and blue. Slight
skirmishing commenced the battle.
Soon the engagement became general,
and the widest enthusiasm prevailed.
Men fell wounded, and the dying were
carried from the field, but did not re-
main dead long. They were
soon In engagement again. The
veterans seemed to enjoy the battle
while the militia boys learned valuable
lessons in military tactics. Gen. S. f.
Hammmond commanded the army of
the Blue and Gen. j. H. Eye the Red.
The artillery was operated by regulars
from Fort Smelling. Col. West and
Capt. Becker. of st. Paul, had
charge of the operations, and
to them great credit is due
The battle ended by declaring an armis-
tice. No accident occurred. The fai
was a great success, notwithstand in
the two days of unfavorable weather
Receipts to-day about $4,000.