St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-09
NOW FOR THE FAIR
MINNESOTA TO OUTDO HERSELF
IN HER WEALTH OF EN-
HIBITS.
BIG DISPLAY OF PRODUCTS.
EVER XVHING IN READINESS
FOR THE OPENING OF THE
GATES TODAY.
a BUSY SUNDAY AT HAMLINE.
All Parts of the State Contribute
Exhibits to the Various
Buildings.

All Parts of the State Contribute
Exhibits to the Various
Buildings.
''Scorchers" will rule the roost at
Hamline grounds today. And a great
| programme has been arranged for their
benefit. DR.. Carver, the champion
ritleman of the world, will also appear
and give an exhibition of his marvellous
skill. Programme of events, in their
| order:
One mile novice, three heats, IS en-
| tries.
Half-mile open, 10 entries.
DR.. Carver's exhibition.
One mile tandem, 8 entries.
Contest for prize offered most grace
full lady rider, costumes considered, 6
entries.
Contest for prize offered for most at
tractive ~and best ladys bicycle cos
tune, entries.
One mile open, 10 entries.
Kilpatricks in fancy and trick riding.
One mile, championship of Twin
cities, entries.
Parade of bicycle clubs, led by st.
Cloud Bicycle band, 6 entries.
Thre5-mile lap, entries.
Largest family party on wheels, 2
entries.
Contest for prize offered best ar
rangement for carrying a child on
wheel entries.
Three-mile team race, 4 entries.
Best drilled bicycle club, 3 entries.
Most attractive uniformed club, en-
tries.
Five-mile handicap, q entries.
Kilpatrick's ride down a 50-foot flight
of stairs.
BUSY AS BEES.
Competent Judges who We're on
the grounds yesterday had no hesi-
tation in asserting that no other
state in the Union will come any
where near Minnesota on fair this
year. A gentlman who has seen a
great many of the state fairs East
and West said to a G b man
yesterday that the only fair he ever
saw that could at all compare with
Minnesota's show is an interstate
fair at ST. Louis.
with the fair in an official capacity
was jubilant yesterday afternoon.
A rain had been badly needed for
some time, not only to lay the dust,
but to wet down the buildings, which
were becoming dry as tinder. Then,
too, as Secretary Randall said, ''if
we get rain today we will not be so
liable to drenching later in the
week on one of our big days.
Superintendents found little rest
yesterday, for exhibitors were ar
ranging, building and putting the
finishing touches on their booths all
day long and far into the night. And
there We're throngs of visitors, un-
deferred by the threatening skies,
who interfered to some extent with
the exceedingly busy people who are
handling the exhibits. The main
building had to be closed against
everybody but employees, and sew
eral others We're also closed to the
curious.
Agricultural hall was at once a
bee hive and a garden in appear
ance. Dozens Of men We're hard at
work fixing UP booths and piling in
artistic profusion whole carloads Of
fruits, grains and vegetables. Over
in one corner Supt. Furlong sat in
his office eating a Mower county
musk melon and issuing orders be-
tween bites, while outside State Au-
ditor Dunn was proudly pointing to
the splendid display being made by
Mile Lacs county. To right, left,
before and behind the tall states
man from Mile Laos and men from
Aitkin, Blue Earth, Stevens, Anoka,
Mower, Isanti and Itasca counties
We're hustling about carrying and
placing the prizes that had been
gathered in the fields and picked
from bushes and trees. 1t is safe to
say that to the thousands of farmers
who will be here in the next few
days the agricultural building will
be a Mecca. And to the state at
large it will represent one of the
best possible advertisements that
could be gotten up. It is freely pre-
dicted the agricultural editors who
are to convene on Tuesday, espe-
cially those from the East, will be
astonished by the display in agri-
cultural hall. The various counties
are making a grand showing, while
the Aitkin and Blue Earth booths
are especially notable. Yet when the
others have put their exhibits into
shape even these two counties will
not have much latitude to brag.
In the end Of the building devot-
ed to horticulture and Horticulture
Supt. Wyman Elliot and his assist
ants are arranging a spread of
fruits, plants and flowers that will
be most beautiful to behold.
Poultry hall has never before
sheltered such an aggregation of
feathered aristocrats as now occupy
it. In order to begin to accommo-
date the entries Supt. Ney has had
to pile the pens roof high Even at
that a carload or more had not been
provided for late yesterday after
noon The superintendent, while
tired and worried, is radiantIy en-
thusiastic over the great list of en-
tries of the standard and fancy
breeds of fowls of every description.
Judges in this department will have
a task the like Of which never con-
fronted them before.
In the horse barns Col. Chambers
and his assistant, Mort Tousley. of
LIE Sueur, have gathered scores of
the prize animals of all the breeds,
in the draft. speed and pony classes.
All OF yesterday owners and at
tendants were working like beavers
making their charges comfortable
and putting their stable parapher-
MALTA in place. The same condition
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