St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-11
One Of the Largest Crowds
Ever Known to Attend
the Fair.
The Equestrienne Race Proves
One of the Great Drawing
Cards.
One Of the Fair Riders
Thrown, but Not Danger
ously Injured.
An Exhibition Previously I'm
equaled in the History Of
Minnesota.

1t is estimated that fully 10000 people
passed within the gates at the State
Fair ground yesterday. Fully three
fourths were attracted by the ten-mile
running race between Miss Villa Poole,
OF Dakota, and Miss Jennie Rush, of
Kentucky. This was clearly evidenced
by the magnificent throng which gath
cred in the grand stand. Many
people marveled at the large attend
ance of spectators at the Derby
day at the Twin City races. 1t was uni
versally acknowledged that in point of
numbers yesterdays crowd more than
equaled that of Derby day. Many peo-
pie declare it to be the largest number
OF people ever attracted on one day to
the State Fair. The weather, of course,
helped the society. 1t was perfect
day, atmospherically speaking. There
was not cloud in the sky,
and cool breeze from the
north cooled the incipient heat. Presi-
dent Pillsbury and the rest of the Off
GERS of the society are delighted with
the success which has attended the fair.
A big attendance is expected to-day,
and that Of tomorrow may possibly
equal that of yesterday. Not only in
point of attendance IS this years fair
a success: the exhibits are de-
clared to be far away ahead of
anything yet brought together
in this state. Every departments is alike.
They are all well filled. The stock de-
partments are especially noteworthy.
Col. Clark Chambers, who superintends
the horse department, and has done so
since the Inauguration of State Fair
in Minnesota, says. the horses are the
finest display ever seen in this
state. They would be difficult
to equal by any other in the
Union. There will be a parade of
these horses to-day shortly after noon.
Lovers OF horseflesh cannot afford to
lose the opportunity of witnessing this
parade. Cattle and sheep are also re-
markable entry. The exhibition of this
prize-bred stock is as deeply interesting
to the residents of the Twin Cities
as it is to the country visitor.
The exhibits of produce from Mime
sofa and Dakota farms are very unique,
and hundreds who may have never han-
died an agricultural implement, and
never will, cannot help but be interest
ed by the labor saving apparatus on eX-
hibition. The machinery in operation
is unsurpassed. Whichever way the
visitor turns his or her eye cannot
fail to note something of passing inter-
est, as we'll as something to instruct.
A very noteworthy fact was demon
strated by yesterdays large crowd, and
that is the trotting race is played out in
Minnesota. The people consider the
sport too tame. They preferred the
chariot racing to the trotting and pac-
ing. What the public want and what
they will have is something exciting:
something that smacks of originality.
That is why they turned out so strongly
to see the race between the two lady
riders. Nothing could be more sig
nificant than the departure of the peo-
pie when the ladies' race came to an
abrupt termination. They crowded off
the stand, and mere handful of people
were left to witness the remainder of
the race programme.