St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-28
Charles Mylius. Samples of grain and
many vegetables will be taken to the
Sioux City corn palace next week.
GOSPEL AND HORSE RACING MIXED.

Sioux City corn palace next week.
GOSPEL AND HORSE RACING MIXED.
Special TO the Globe.
WAsECA, Minn., Sept. 27.-The at
tendance at the county fair to-day was
greatly in excess of what the manage
ment expected, and was very large.
Bands from Elysian, Waterville, James
vile, MOrristown and Waseca furnished
music. Large numbers of live stock
have been added to those on the
grounds yesterday. Running and trot-
ting horses from Rochester, Kasson and
other places are here. The running
races to-day were exciting, and much
money changed hands on the results.
Fully 1900 people were on the grounds
at the time, and religious crank dis
coursed on religion for fully half all
hour before the stand, but finally sue
cumbed to the boots and Kisses of the
crowd. To-morrow's attendance prom
ises to be very large if the weather con-
tinueS fair. The programme is unusu-
ally interesting.
THE BRAINERD SHOW.
SPECIAL to the Globe
BRAINERD, Sept. 81 The annual
Crow Wing county fair opened this
morning, beginning two days exhibit.
1t was not decided until late day to
have fair this year, but the show is of
a very creditable character considering
such late notice, and will be helped on
by the delightful weather that has sue
ceeded very severe cold wave for this
season of the year. Of some special eX-
hibits, an East Brainerd gardener
shows some finely and fully developed
peanuts, on the vine, as grown in his
garden this season.
Special to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Sept. 27.-About
5000 people attended the Northwestern
fair here to-day. The races were very
exciting, and the free-for-all trot re-
suited in dead heat, and will be trOt-
ted again tomorrow. The hor ses trying
for first in this race were Marvel and
First Call, with So Long, Jerry l. and
King George following. Four heats
were trOtted. Time. 1865. 2:271S, 2:25,
2:2911z. In the 2:94 pace there were five
heats paced, Herman H winning, Mack
second, Billy j and Lilly FL in order.
Time, 2:414, 2:36, 2:3S, 2:3S4, 2:39.
The tree-year-old Axtel, out of Arcadia,
trotted half mile in 1:15. The fair is
continued one day, and big sporting
programme announced. Interest CEN
ters on the race between Marvel and
First Call.
ATTORNEY GENERAL CLAPP TALKS.
Special to the Globe
ALBERT LEA, Minn., Sept. 27.-The
county fair has been remarkable sue
cess. 1t has eXcelled all expectation
and proved highly gratifying to the
managers and all who witnessed it.
The parade of stock this forenoon at
tracted large crowds, and Immediately
after noon Attorney General Clapp de-
livered an admirable address to an au-
dience of over 5000. The racing pro-
gramme then followed. The judges
were Hon. M. s. Wilkinson, of Wells;.
I. S. Thompson, of Mason City, To-,
and Dan X. Stacy. The 3:15 tr0tting
Dick second and Almont Jr third.
Time, 3:25. In the free-for-all the fol-
lowing were entered: Glenwood, Ethel
&, Ben H, Lady Shepperd. Ethel G
took first money, GlenwOod second, Ben
H third. Time, 2:39. In the running
race Lady Walker, of Waverly, 10.
won, COdger, of FairmOnt, second
and Gopher third. Time. O:55
The attendance to-day was fully as
large as yesterday, and the horsemen
who have attended all the neighboring
fairs say this has excelled them all.
The receipts will more than pay all
premiums and expenses. and the work
of organizing and planning for the
biggest of all county fairs next year
will be Immediately begun.
GOOD RACING AT MOORHEAD.
Special to the Globe.
MooRHEAD, Minn., Sept. 81. To
days attendance at the fair and races
was largest since it opened. The races
were excellent as to time. In the mile
running race. purse 5000, O'Brien's
Oracle d finished first in :52; for the
free-for-aIl trot, purse $500, John took
first; time, 2:33. In the pacing race,
purse $500, Pat Bruens was first; time,
2:29. Tomorrow will close the fair and
races.
CLOSING DAY AN CURRIE.
Special to the GLOBE.
CURRIE, Mimi, Sept. 81. This was
the closing day of the Murray County
fair. There was great display of farm
produce, stock and sundries. The fair
completed its excellent programme this
afternoon with some fine running and
trotting races, all of which were at
tended by large crowd of spectators
from the neighbOring towns. The
weather was fine. The fair has been a
success from first to last financially and
otherwise. Archbishop Ireland spoke
to large and apprecative audience
yesterday, and Capt. Aldrich, the oldest
settler in the county, gave some of his
earlier experience to-day, stating that
twenty-fOur years ago he was ruler of
the county,