St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-30

st. Paul. IS secretary. All the bicycle clubs
of Minneapolis and St Paul; as we'll as lndt-
vidual cyclists. will participate, and the tour
nament and parade is open to all cyclists in
the state There will be O parade in Mime
apolis i'll the morning, and lantern parade
in ST. Paul in the evening. At p. m. the
tournament comes off on the Fair grounds,
with the following programme of events:
One mile beginners, safety; one mile.
novice ordinary; one mile, state champion
ship. safety; two miles, seven minute class.
ordinary; one mile, state championship,
ordinary; one mile. safety, open; one mile
ordinary, open; quarter of mile, three
heats two out of three; five miles, safety
championship Northwest; two miles. seven
minute class safety; 1O0-yard dash, yeloei-
pedes and tricycles; ten-mile team race. Min
neapolis VS. ST. PAUL. half a mile, between
bicycle and horse. Prizes aggregating about
$50 are offered in the contests which will
take place on the race track.
Tuesday. Sept. s, Ladies' Dayton the sec
ond day of the fair, ladies and children I'M
der ten years will be admitted free. and the
day is especially devoted 10 the fair sex. EX-
hibitors will take special pains to have
souvenirs for the ladies and children. The
first of the ladies' riding races comes off on
Tuesday. These riding races were very
popular last year. and will be more so this
season. as there will be more entries and
stronger competition. A purse of $3.50 is Of
fered to the winner in each race. Besides
steeple chase over one and a half mile
course, partly on the race track and partly
over the ups and downs of the pasture inside
the track. The horses will have to jump six
hurdles in the course, and will finish before
the grand stand. This will be a most
exciting race. On Tuesday also the
first trotting races occur. These will be
the 2:17 class, the four-year-old Minnesota
Breeders stakes race, and the :25 class pac
ing. The st. Paul Gun club will commence
grounds Tnnc6aU
and the farmers institutes will be in session
morning and evening. The award of pre-
miums will be made on this day.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, st. Paul Day-The day
devoted to st. Paul is replete with amuse-
ments. The regular races include the 2:23
class for stations, Minnesota breeders; the
$40 class trotting and the three-year old pac
ing, Minnesota breeders. There will be an
other grand steeplechase, and lively
ladies' race over mile course. As if this
were not enough fun for one day, there will
be, in addition, a gentleman's race for a sill
yer cup. The riders will all be we'll known
St. Padl men, and the event will be of absorb
ing interest TO ST. Paul society. This race
and the gun club shooting will continue
Wednesday.
Thursday Sept TO- Minneapolis Day
Thursday Minneapolis will try to send more
people to the fair than ST. Paul furnished
the dav before. There is always a good
natured competition of this sort. The pro-
gramme of Minneapolis day resembles that
of st. Paul day in that there will be ladies'
race, steeplechase and gentlemen's race.
This time the Minneapolis gentlemen will
ride for a silver cup and will do their best
to make good record. Entries for the Ia
dies races and hurdle will be large. For reg
ular races there will be the three year-old
trotting. Minnesota breeders; a free-for-all
pacing and the , 30 class trOtting. The farm
ers will continue TO find pleasure and in
struction in the farmers institute
Sportsmen will find the finish of the gun
club shoot very interesting.
Friday, Sept II, Farmers Dav-In pursu-
ance of its policy of making the thirty-third
annual fair farmers fair, one whole day
has been given the above designation. OF
course, every day of the lair is farmers
day. in very fact. but on Friday there will be
a specially interesting programme for the
early in the morning. At 9 o'clock President
D. NJ. Clough viii be on hand with party of
gentlemen of wide reputation as interested
in the agricultural classes. A pletform will
be erected in the front of the grand stand,
and for an hour or so the audience will be
entertained with short speeches. Politics
will be escheWed, but there will be plenty of
elOquence, wit and humor. 1t is probable that
Gov. Hubbard, Of Texas. the silver tongued
orator of the South" will speak on this occa-
sion. a session of the farmers institute
will follow, and in the afternoon will be the
fastest trOtting race of the fair, the 2:21 class
for $500 purse. There will also be a trot-
ting race for two-year olds in Minnesota and
the Minnesota Breeders race for 800 class
stations.
Saturday. Sept 70, Workingmen's Day
The programme for Workingmen's day has
not been fully made up, but it may be de-
pended upon as of great interest. 1t is ex-
pected that organized and unOrganiZed labor
will be all represented at the fair. AS it is q
school holiday, there will be large numbers
of children on hand and the grounds will be
merry with their shouts. A special pro-
gramme OF races will be arranged.
There will probably be some additions to
the programme of several days. Various
special attractions are under consideration
by Secretary W. F. Cross.
A c. Clausen, state grain Inspector, went
to Duluth yesterday on business connected
with his d anarfmnnf