The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-10

| perts.
Running Race.
Trick Bicycle Riding.
Grand Mardi Gras On Sixth Street
st. Paul day.
Thirty thousand people at the state
| fair.
This combination was the cause Of
| the broad smile which illuminated the
Countenance of Treasurer A. B. Mof-
| fatt last evening, as he announced to
G o b reporter that the fair man
| agement was now safe on expenses.
They are all feeling first rate, thank
you, and are encouraged to provide
even better and more attractions for
next year.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
the management felt exceedingly blue
Tuesday evening, the close Of Mime
apolis day. when the box office re-
ceipts were counted and found to
amount to only $500, showing a paid
attendance of 6,640 persons. The peo-
pie from the city up river had not been
as enthusiastic as expected, and if that
was to be the criterion to judge of the
weeks receipts, the association would
linger at the bottom of a very deep
financial hole.
But as the turnstiles clicked merrily
yesterday, making one continual hum,
and the steady stream of people prom
enaded up the walk from the entrance,
the frosty atmosphere in the vicinity
Of the treasurer's office commenced to
thaw, and as the day grew on and the
crowds still came, the CONCEALED air
became as balmy as on a midsummer
day. It was the banner day of the
week and no longer was the financial
status of the society left in doubt.
The cash receipts for the day, at the
gates and grand stand footed up
SO, $3.50, representing paid atten-
dance of over $4,000 persons, adults and
children. Aside from this, there were
between 4,5O0 and 5000 railroad admis-
sion tickets, which will be accounted
for tomorrow. and these with the free
passes will bring up the attendance OF
Yesterday to over 10000. This is con-
siderably in excess of two years ago,
and nearly up to the high mark OF a
wear ago, when the Grand Army en-
campment was here.
No wonder then that the manage
ment feels happy; no wonder that the
people of st. Paul have reason to con-
graduate themselves over the excel
lent and representative showing made
bv their city on the day set apart for
if at the fair; no wonder that Sept. 3,
1897 will be set down by the fair man
do
conclusively that this fair would be
! financial success as it is artistlcally,
and that the people of st. Paul at
least, appreciated the result of the as
sociations labors.
Thirty thousand people thronged the
grounds and buildings yesterday. The
| millionaire and the day laborer with
their families. were on equal footing
| and were equally enthusiastic as they
! socially iostled elbows in their sight
| seeing rounds. Thirty thousand people
! crowded through the main exposition
hall, saw the golden butter and its pro-
cess of manufacture in the dairy build
| ing, heard the hum of machinery in
machinery hall, smelIed the fragrant
flowers and looked wistfully at the lus-
cious fruits in horticultural hall, saw
the beautiful specimens of Woman's
handicraft in the building set apart
for her, inspected the sleek cattle and
noble horses, poked their fingers into
the fluffy coats of the sheep, envied the
perfect contentment of the prize hogs
and heard the growing of fowls-and
then they visited midway.
The track and athletic programme
was also of the best. Again did Hap
py jack pace the mile around the
track without a driver; again did Lee
| Richardson perform his mysterious
tricks awheel, and again did the ex-
pert rivermen show their proficiency
in that peculiar aquatic sport OF log
rolling. The pacing and running races
were exciting and fast, and yesterday
marked the close of the gun club tour
nament.
1t was a great day.