St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-27
1T WAS A ''CORKER, /"
Which Signifies a Large At
tendance at the EXPOSE
ton Yesterday.
The Log Rolling Contest
Proves Quite Exciting
Two Days More.
Tangled Litigation Arises
From the Building Of the
Belt Line.
The First Production OF "The
BookmakeP"--The AmeS
Reception.

iUmDermen from the ground up, walked
out to the big pool together from the
dressing room at the Exposition last
night at o'clock. They were in Just
the style of clothing that they have
worked in on the river among the logs
all summer. Red shirts that fit their
well-muscled bodies to 4 nicely. panta-
looms that lacked the ballO0n-shape of
the latest cut. but that served the
purpose in a log-rOlling contest much
better; shoes from the sOleS of which
pTOtrudcd a formidable array OF little
sharp spikes. and underneath the
clothes good. stout men VINO had been
dUcked before and didn't mind the
prospect OF il again. They were the
competitors Tor the prizes offered TO the
lumhermen, who found themselves
most at home upon floating pine log.
They had as large an audience as has
witnessed any attraction at the EX-
position this year. On all three floors
and the platforms midway between
them were crowded with spectators
layer upon layer. Men and women
stood uDOn chairs and climbed upon
each other in their anxiety to see the
show, much TO the peril Of their balance,
d. lA4E9 1CdlCu ONG1 tllC UAS tJUUi.
The men were divided into pairs.
Arthur Dugas. Of the Minneapolis
Boom company. and d. W Hall we're
the first pair to step upon the floating
log as il lay alongside the platform in
the pool. When the word was given
each man set the log rolling with the
intent or plung1ng the other into the
water. and before the fun was hardly
begun DugaS had unbalanced the AnOka
man. and he was pulled out of the pool
wet from head TO foot. William Foley
and William Davis. both of MinneapO-
lis. were the next 10 take TO the log.
They were pretty equally matched and
gave a good contest, but Foley unlOgged
his opponent. This left LeClaire a bye
and the three men. Dugas. Foley and
LeClaire took the log together and the
real fun began, but it wasn't long till
Foley was in the drink. and then Lee
Claire and Dugas made the Log spin.
first one way then the other. and
the contest began to look like
it was going to be j draw and
finally the two men set to work SPIN
ming the log in the same direction. each
trying TO make the motion too great for
the opponents feet. The log Whirled
at tremendous rate, the water followed
the motion till there was a cataract
springing over the whiriing log and the
feet OF the rollers. 1t looked as if they
would sink together, but. quick as a
fash, Dugas jumped straight up in the
air. turning about as he did so. and
lighting sOlidly with his spiked feet on
the soft cylinder, and it stopped
dead still. but the saltwater
man didn't. He was dumped
into the water by the unexpected move
and Dugas was champion. He then
proceeded to give an exhibition of roll
ing the log, jumping from it and riding
II IN every position. Finally he laid
down on the unsteady float and rose
again. and then by rolling the log he
navigated himself clear across the pool
to the landing. Davis then gave very
clever performance and the show was
done
The prizes were awarded as follows:
Dugas. SD and a pair of fine French
calf driving boots. given by the
North Star company: Robert lie
Claire, second prize. SIS: and Will
lam Foley, third. $40. Another contest
has been arranged TOR tonight Joseph
Mcdonald. of Eau Claire. and Pat Nc
GraW. OF Minneapolis. will contest for
$3.50 side. There was a very large at
tendance at the Exposition all day. and
the gates registered 22,196 visitors dur
ing the day. To-day is exhibitors day
at the big show, and they will give away
some very tlne S0venirs to visitors.
After Col. +. y. innes played his solo
last night Gen. Byron presented him
with an elegant badge. the gift of his
men. 1t was a beautiful design with
the American eagle and United States
hg- u
1t bore the words r. y. Times. Mime
apOliS Exposition. 1889. From the MEN,
bers of his band. Il was a pretty token
and was graciously received by the
genial colonel.
TO-DAY's MUSIC.
TOday's musical programme is as fol-
lows. The evening programme is spoken
Of as a Wagner night:
PART E2PH.
Overture Bohemian Girl ......... 80. Balfe
Concert WaltZ-'My Pet .Bucolossi
Comet Solo-'Coneert Polka ........C Clark
Thomas Clark.
Grand Selettion-"Orphee aux Enters
Ofenbaeh
PART ii P NJ.
Overture -"Fidelio'' ....... Beethoven
Duet for + lutte and Clarlonet- -; - Bishop
"LOl Hear the Gentle Lark "
Messrs- Nadsworth and Lax.
Popular Fantasia. Coates
Plantation Echoes
Trombone SOlO-"Cleopatra eco. Demare
Composed for PiccolO and performed on
Trombone only by z. N lines.
March-Op. ST. - .. Schubert
PART II 80 P. n
Overture RienZi-n
Fragment Albumblatt'' (by request).
Grand Fantasia LoDeugTin.'
NOTSpiei-"PaTSiVai.
Fest March-'-TannhaUSer
PART 10: Pm
pieI-" MeIstersinger
First performance at these concerts.
Grand Scena--''Isolden's LIsbes- Tod -
First performance al these concerts.
Storm Song and Fishermen's ChOTus-''Fly-
ing buchanan"
First performance al these concerts.
Trombone Solo-'The Evening Star" by
Tequest.
F. y. lines
First performance at these concerts.