St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-20
HORSES ALREADY TRAINING.
HAMhINE TRACK PRESENTS 4
SCENE OF lNDUSTRY EARLIER
THAN USUAL.
PRIZES FOR sFEMININE HANDS.
Women,s Department Will Invade
the Realm Hitherto Held by
Agricultural Exhibits.


Randall, who is also superintendent Of the
grounds, is now replacing the dead trees and
planting many Others Every day is Arbor
day under the shadow of the main building.
The damage done to the race track by the
spring rains is being thoroughly repaired. It
is believed that the track will be made smooth
er and speedier than ever. Though the snow
has scarcely disappeared the training season
has already begun. ]. H. Pepper and r. A.
Sparks, each in charge of number Of prom
Using horses, have made their appearance
while other trainers have engaged stalls, and
will soon be present, with additional racers.
The agricultural society has received two
records that will be priced by all breeders and
owners OF Angus cattle and Shropshire sheep.
These records are: esThe American Aberdeen
Angus Herd Book volumes to 6 inclusive
and THE American Shropshire Sheep Rec
ord volumes to 10 inclusive.
The premium list for the women's depart
nent is ready for publication. This depart
ment will be much more important and extens-
i've than last year. 1t will include not only
women's textile work, etc., but also domestic
stores-fruit, cake and the like-which have
heretofore been part of the agricultural ex-
hibit. The women's department will be given
the entire space of the main building annex
The superintendent of the womens depart
ment is D. R. MeGinnis, and the assistant
superintendent, MRS. Anna Cooper, both of ST.
Paul The ladies will receive larger premiums
this year, and for various classes never before
recognized. Following is the premium lists
and rules governing exhibit:
articles nIa
iWork OF and owned by the exhibitor, a res
ldent OF Minnesota, and must have been
UGnpleteo UliHa within two years, unless other
to quantity.
Articles that have received premiums at
70 compete this year. The articles of a col
lection or display cannot be entered sen
arately for individual premiums
Unoer the general head Embroidery !" each
kind must compete with its Kind. Silk EN-
bfoidery. ~
The -, committee is instructed not to award
premiums unless the articles are deemed
worthy OF merit, not to articles borrowed
or purchased for competition, or to those in
correctly named,
can be forwarded, with the entry card at
Iacnea, Dy express (charges prepaid) to the
superintendent of the department., Hamline
Mimi, who will place the goods ON exbibi
tlon and return them to the exhibitor at the
close of the fair 50t ~ '--o
Three are three grades in Glass rs, textile
WORK, etc., and in the best grade the nrizes
are 50 for the first and s1.50 for the second
This includes Honiton lace hand-made. fancv
lamp shade; spreads, knitted or crocheted:
shawl or cape, embroidered suit of ladv's
underwear might dress, drawers chemise, .
sewing, hand, different stitches hemnnins
tucking, etc.; sofa pillows (Kensington, Dres
fancy; cover, table, embroidered; cover tahIe
oraWn work; cover, table, fancy; crochet
work, In wool, collection not less than twelve
pieces; crochet work, in cotton collection
not less than twelve pieces: knitting in
WOOL collection not less than twelve nieces.
Knitting, In cotton, collection not less than
1--WE Sweive pieces Knitting in silk, collection not
less tnan twelve pieces; portieres; quilt jan
anese or crazy work; quilt, log cabin. silk:
guilt, log cabin, wool: quilt, block. siIk.
oy lady over sixty years DID,
Inc second class has first prize of 80 and
second OF $l 1t includes: Infants baskets. !.
enproiaered linen center piece; cloth, lunch
kensington or Dresden embroidery: cloth
tray. embroidered; cloth, tray, drawn work:
comforter; doylies, drawn work half-dozen
doyi1es, embroidered, Dresden or Persian
aaf-dozen; doylies, Heniton ideal, half dozen
drawn work, best specimen; embroidery, Ken
slngten, silk; embroidery, solid cotton; en-
broidery, solid linen embroidery solid silk.
handkerchief, lace, handmade; needle work
on leather; mat, toilet mat table, crochet
mat, table, linen, embroidered; mittens silk
Knitted; mittens, wool knitted napkins en-
broidered, half-dozen each, linen and silk;
needlework, best specimen by a lady over
sixty years old; needlewerk, best specimen by
boy or girl UNDER fifteen years old; patch
ing, best specimen son old garment; pillow
chair. fancy; rag carpet best specimen; robe,
| lap, infants, robe, lap. carriage; rug, hand
made, knitted; rug, hand made, drawn; rocco
work; scarf, chair or easel, fancy; scarf, bu-
reau, or set, Dresden or Persian embroidered; !;
scarf piano, embroidered; scarf. table, en-
broidered; sham, pillow, embroidered; sham,
pillow, fancy, shawl or cape, knitted or cro-
eheted; silk, knitted; skirt, crocheted; skirt
flannel embroidered; slippers; socks, mems
knitted, wool; stockings, ladies', wool, knit
| ted; stockings ladies', silk, knitted; tea
cosey; tides, fancy; towels, drawn work;
| towels, hemstitched.
| The third class, in which the prizes are 81
| and so cents, respectively, includes fancy
| aprons, shopping bags, opera glass bags,
glove case, photograph case, cellulefd work.
materials; crochet work, wool lace, one yard
! or more; crochet work, cotton lace, one yard
OF more; crochet work, silk lace, one yard
or more; crochet work, fascinator; cushions
| toilet: cushions toilet, with bottles; darning
| best specimen; etching on linen; etcn1ng on
silk; fancy handkerchief; knitted lace, WOOL
one yard or more; knitted lace, IN COTTON, one
| yard or more; knitted lace, IN SILK, one yard
| or more; tea cosey henstitehed towels, and
| other articles of fancy work not enumerated,
and not properly competing with those specl-
| fed in this class, not exceeding three awards.
| Glass 70 is bread and cake, the hrst prize
being 81, the second 81 on the items named
below. In this and the following class exnlplt-
| ors are required to file with the secretary,
! at the time of making the entry, written
! recipe or formula for making the article ex-
| hibited. If not done, the exhibit VIII De
| Boston brown, loaf; bread graham, loaf;
! bread, white loaf; bread. corn; bread, rye;
| bread French; cake citren; cake, chocolate;
cake, chocolate caramel; cake, angel; cake
| gold; cake spenge5 cookies, white; cookies,
molasses; graham gems; rolls, breakfast,
In Gas Class so, domestic canned goods, 5ellies
and the like, thereg will be prizes for single M
| Jars and best collections. Prizes for the for
mer will be 81 for.o the first, and 81 for the
second, as foIIowss1 Jam. blackberry; jam,
currant; jam, gooseberry;. jam. raspberry;
jam, strawberry; Jelly, ,scrab apple, half pint
". currant, black. half pint glass; Jelly,
grape, red, half pint glass; jelly gooseberry
| half pint glass; jsily,u ground cherry, half
pint glass; jelly, plum. .shalf pint class lelly,
chow, 1 quart; cstsup,; tomato, 1 quart;
| pickles, beet, quart; pickles, caulifower,
cucumber, quartz pickles, crab apple, 1
quart; pickles, mixed tfquart; pickles, onion,
! 1 quart; pickles, peaches, sweet, l quart;
| pickles, tomato, qHart; pickles, watermelon,
! / puart; Pfcealilli quart; spiced currants,
1 quart; spiced plums, quart.
| For collections the prizes will be 50 and 81
| on the following:
| Collection blackberries In glass jars; col
lection of crab apples in glass Jars; eoIlee-
tion eurrants, reds in glass Jars; collee-
ton grapes in glass jars, collection plums in
I glass jars, collection raspberries in glass
! Jars, collection strawberries in glass jars.
On collections of biueberries, gooseberries
and tomatoes the prizes will be s. and 81,
| respectively.
This class also has a sweepstakes prize;
| first, $40; second, s., and third, SS, for dis
| play of bread, cakes, jelles, Jams and pick
! les by young lady under eighteen years Of
! age. SO
Cikss 81. fine art work. offers far the finest
/ collection Of amateur paintings not over 10.