The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-26
FAST HORSES HERE
STATE FAIR RACING ENTRIES ARE
ARRIVING AT THE STABLES
DAILY.
CYCLE RACE FOR VETERANS.
NOVEL FEATURE ARRANGED FOR
THURSDAY OF THE
FAIR.
PROGRESS OF THE EXHIBITS.
Present Indications Promise Well
for a Highly artistic and Sue
cessful Show.
CYCLE RACE FOR VETERANS.
PROGRESS OF THE EXHIBITS.

The horses are beginning to arrive
for the state fair races. Among those
coming yesterday were Colbert, 2:O9A
who is entered for the 2:08 class pace.
He is owned by Graves Bros, of
Rochester, and came direct from the
Grand circuit. The four-year FLY
Minnehaha, record 2:121a, owned by P.
Devery, of Faribault, also arrived yes
terday from the independence races.
The brown running stallion Billie
Mack, who holds the state record of
Iowa for the three fastest consecutive
half-mile heats, :49A, :491a, :49A, made
at Hampton, To-, last year, is also at
the state fair stables, as are the speedy
runners, Winchester, Eveline and Red
wing.
A bicycle race that will attract much
attention from members of the G. A.
r. has just been arranged and set for
Thursday afternoon. The Pope Manu-
featuring company has offered a high
grade wheel as first prize, and the
state fair management is to give a
solid silver headed cane as second
prize, and gold medal as third prize.
The race will be one mile in distance,
and only members of the G.. A. r. can
participate.
Because the state fair management
is careful to exclude the fakirs who
usually succeed in gaining admission
to ordinary fairs, it should not be I'M
derstood that the intention is to bar
attractions of a creditable character
that have either value as being in
structive or furnishing innocent
amusement. On the contrary, there
will be quite number of these side
attractions at this years fair Cooper's
celebrated painting "Trilby'' will be
shown in the exposition building. This
painting has been universally praised
not only for it's beauty but fidelity to
life, which makes the figure of a young
woman stand out from the canvas so
distinctly as to appear to be a living,
breathing object The animatograph,
which shows moving figures by photo
graphic reproduction similar to Edi-
sons vitascope, will also be on exhi-
bition. There will be an ''X' ray pho
tograph camera and number of opti-
cal illusions. A Ferris wheel, sixty feet
high, has been booked, and there will
be gypsies, a wild west show, and other
amusement enterprises in addition to
the regular attractions. Some of the
exhibitors will have bands, jubilee
singers, quartettes, wild animals and
other features calculated to amuse.
Entries for the races on the Deere
Weber Bicycle day, Monday, closed
yesterday, but entries for the club
events do not close until this evening
The ladies' contests are also open today
The events for clubs are: The largest
uniformed club, either social or racing;
the best drilled club, and the most at
tractive1y uniformed club For the
ladies the competitions are: Most at
tractive1y uniformed club, composed
exclusively of ladies; the lady appear
ing in the most attractive and best
bicycling costume; and the most grace
full lady riding bicycle, costume to be
considered. The entry fee for clubs is
S. and for the ladies is 80 cents Tick
cts of admission are issued to all par
ties entering.
J. A. Cooley, superintendent of the
agricultural department, arrived from
Duluth yesterday, to be at the grounds
daily until the fair is over. He says
that the showing of agricultural prod
ucts this year will be unprecedented.
There will be a score of county ex-
hibits which will be shown collectively
in Agricultural hall, thus giving Wis
ltOTS an opportunity 10 Judge OF the
adaptability of different sections of the
state to special lines Of agriculture
A. great procession embracing the
animals winning prizes in the live
stock departments and other features
is to be arranged to precede the reg
ular programme of amusements on
Saturday, Newspaper Mems day.
Nearly all privileges have been dis
posed Of A great many buildings for
dining halls, booths tents, ETC., have
been put up. Meals are now served
daily on the grounds for the accommo-
dalton of the several hundred people
who are employed in arranging ex-
hibits. w. J. Munro, assistant super
intendent of privileges, is at the
grounds also, as is Mrs. Anna Cooper,
assistant superintendent of the
Woman's building, and Mr.. and Mrs. J.
c. Grossly, in charge of the fine arts
department
George S. Redhead's herd of Jersey
cattle has arrived from Des Moines,
being the first live stock exhibit to put
in an appearance. Several others are
expected today.