St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-29
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FAIR.
The Tenth Annual Exhibit Prom.
ises to Be a Screamer.

ises to Be a Screamer.
Special to the Globe.
ROCHESTER,, July 2S.-The tenth an
Fair association will be held on their
grounds in the city of Rochester Sept.
tor. The association is sparing no
pains through their secretary, Van
Camper, to make the fair of 1889 excel
all other years. And never before
were the prospects for successful fair
brighter at this season of the year than
at present, for never during the exist
ence of the Southern Minnesota fair as
ISOLATION has there been such good rea
sons to anticipate bountiful crop and
prosperous year in Southern Mime
sofa. The object of the management
I is to make the coming fair
not only a success financially,
OF as simply a vast gathering of
show; but that it shall be complete eX-
position of the wonderful progress
Southern Minnesota. appropriately
named the garden region of the state,
has made in the improvement of stock,
farm products, fruits. vegetables, flow
erS, manufactures, etc., etc. The pre-
MUM list for 1889. lately published, is
the fruit of a decade of experiments;
features as they proved undesirable
have been dropped from year to year
and new ones introduced for trial,
until the present list is most admirably
designed in its arrangement SO as to at
tract the greatest display of exhibits in
every line of industry. Besides the
liberal premiums offered by the asso-
citation a number of special premiums
have been offered by the merchants,
which adds greatly to the inducement
to exhibit in those departments in
which they are proffered. In addition
to the $500 offered by the Fair aSsocia-
ton in the educational department the
county commissioners have added $50 in
special premiums to the pupils of Ohm
Sted county. Among the new features
OF the coming fair is the offer of SIS for
the fastest walking team. To walk one
mile to four wheeled vehicle, test to
be made on the track. To those who
appreciate the immense saving of time
to farmer from fast stepping horse
over slow, the value of the above offer
is at once apparent. Agricultural
journals have for years been urging
upon farmers the Importance of breed
ing for walking speed. and the fair
management has fallen into line to en-
courage this desirable quality of farm
horses. A speed programme, consisting
of trotting, pacing and running races,
has been arranged, three races to take
place each afternoon of the fair. The
purses are liberal, ranging from $500 to
$500, which, together with the good
mile track of the association, will
undoubtedly insure good racing.
But in addition to the attractive exhibit
which the association hopes to make,
together with their programme of races
and other sports; they have engaged at
a large expense w. c. Coup'S equescur-
riculum, and will have given each day
Of the fair, in front of the grand stand,
free exhibition of his trained horses
and dogs. This Is novel departure
from the usual line of attractions given
to the public in connection with an ag-
ricultural fair. The exhibition has been
visited by thousands Of people in all
parts of the country, and will form a
feature of the coming fair, which alone
will be worth the price of admission to
see. The Southern Minnesota Fair as
ISOLATION, in making its announcement
to the public, states that those who de-
sire to make exhibits at the State fair,
which takes place the week following
the Rochester fair, that special trains
will be run direct from Rochester to the
State Fair grounds with exhibits, thus
enabling those who wish to show at
both fairs to do so.