The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-02

Local HOrsemen.
The Minnesota Good Roads associa-
ton has planned great things for Good
Roads day at the fair, Wednesday, Sept.
Z. The central feature of the occasion
Will be Mr. E. G.. Harrison, special
agent and road expert from Washing
ton. Mr. Harrison comes especially
delegated by Secretary Wilson to as
sist in inaugurating good roads edu-
cation, not only in Minnesota, but in
the entire West.
The division Of road inquiry of the
national department of agriculture had
heretofore expended nearly all of its
energies in the Eastern states, which
We're ripe for the building of high class
roads In sending Mr.. Harrison into
the West, Secretary Wilson said that
iron rails must take the place of ma
cadam roads throughout the pralr1es or
the West, and has directed Mr. Harri-
son to proceed to Omaha to put in
sample of steel train wagon road at the
Omaha exposition.
Secretary Wilson was induced by the
Minnesota Good Roads association to
permit Mr.. Harrison to remain for the
state fair. Upon his arrival here he
created such an interest among the OIL
GERS Of this association that the chair
man of the executive committee has
devoted his entire time to making as
much use of Mr.. Harrison's time In the
state as possible. Public meetings have
already been held at Anoka and Tay-
lGrs Falls. A meeting is being arrang-
ed for Saturday at MoOrhead, and an
other at Duluth on Monday evening.
Mr.. Harrison met with the board
of county commissioners OF Ramsey
county, which lis arranging for con-
TO oil al las nj
dam roads leading out from st. Paul
After receiving Mr.. Harrison's sugges-
tionS regarding the best way of making
macadam roads in Ramsey county, the
beard voted the state good roads as
ISOLATION $780, to be used by Mr.. Har-
risOn IN making a sample of macadam
roads at the state fair grounds. The
association has arranged for nearly
train load OF granite from st. Cloud
and trap rock from TaylOr'S Falls, and
this work is being pushed. Mr.. Harri-
son thinks that there will be some OF
the stone left over after fair week that
can be used by the school Of agriculture
IN October after the boys return to
the university farm.
The annual meeting Of the state good
roads association will be held on the
fair grounds in Farmers Institute hall,
Wednesday, Sept. Z, beginning at 10
o'clock, and holding sessions forenoon
and afternoon. While Mr.. Harrison
will be the principal speaker on this
occasion, various other gentlemen VIII
also be heard in regard to good roads.
The good roads association invites all
boards of county commissioners, all
county surveyors, all city councils, city
boards of public works, boards of
township trustees, park boards and
state institutions of all kinds to be
represented at this meeting. The rail-
roads of the state are also requested to
have representatives at this meeting.
The state good roads association is
erecting building on machinery row,
at the fair grounds, adjacent to the
exhibits of road machinery, where 1T
will have it's headquarters during this
and subsequent fairs. All persons who
are interested in good roads and VINO
would be glad in the future to receive
bulletins on this subject, are requested
to register their names and addresses
in this building. In and about this
building will be exhibits of photo
graphs OF goodNroads in various parts
Of the United States, samples OF road
material, machinery for building and
repairing roads, and there will be a
student of the school of agriculture IN
charge of the building, from whom in
formation can be had regarding the
work of the association and the work
Of the school of agriculture. Mr.. Har-
risOn will be in charge of building ma
cadam roads in front of this building.
He will be assisted in this work by
Mr.. Charles A. Forbes, Of st. Paul, sec
rotary of the state engineers society,
and Mr.. Andrew Boss, of the school Of
agriculture, who will aid in the prac-
teal building of roads. Prof. Hays
and Mr.. Boss will have charge of build
ing sample common roads of dirt and
Of gravel. The school of agriculture is
aiding materially in this work by
| showing the practical lines Of road in
struction of the Minnesota school.
The Dubuque race meeting was by far the
most entertaining of recent meetings,
| especially to Northern horsemen, for many Of
! the horses entered for the state fair meet
! ing performed at Dubuque and their perform
ances were watched with much interest by
local horsemen in general, as many will have
! to compete with the Dubuque performers
| when the bell calls up the horses for races
next week The leading attractions of fair
week are in fact the $1,000 stakes offered
respectively for PAGERS and trotters by the
! Twin Cities; s.. Paul putting up the coin
! for the 2:13 pace, while Minneapolis settles
for the 2:22 trot. OF the horses entered for
| the aforesaid valuable stakes. many per-
| formed at Dubuque, but the stars that per-
| formed there did not show up to the best of
! advantage. Lena, worlds champion pacing
mare, entered in the st. Paul pace, won the
! PIP pace in straight heats. Best time, 2:O9%.
| Alice DCEnan, NJ. e. McHenry's entry for
! minneapolis stake, won TWO meats IN the 2:4O
trot; over the Iowa track, reducing her recCrd
| to PIG.
V. L.. Shuler returned to Minneapolis last
| week. Mr.. Shuler left there nearly a year
| ago. taking with him clever stable of
horses. During the campaign of '97 he met
with an accident being thrown from the
sulky, and was injured so severely as to
cripple him for life. Mr.. Shuler has returned
to resume his profession in the Flour city,
and has already engaged to drive John G.
Oswads feet horse Greenleaf at the state
record in go but firmly believes that the
! game horse yet reduce his mark of
2;1OR If all conditions favor. Greenlsaf is
entered in the 2:10 trot for the state fair and
everyone would Ike to see him win that
event, but several of the fastest horses Of the
210 division are entered there and it should
be a great race Among the entries which
Greeneaf will meet are Elloree, 2:09A; 3 B
P, 2:09% Pearline C, Little Edgar jamie
Shelton and Carl Wagner, all fast and con-
There are a score or more fast PAGERS in
the st. Paul pace, but there is only one
worlds champion pacing mare on earth and
Lena holds that distinction, for she has
a mark Of 2:C5h, IL second faster than any
pacing mare ever registered mile, thus Civ
ing the feet Californian a cinch on all that
pertains to first money and first place in
Wednesdays fat purse. For the Flour City
event, however, there is no top-towering
her a wee bit ahead Of Biwabik's 216H. but
Royal Rene, Cosetta A, Aggie Medium and
Lucy Gilbert are classed much faster while
! Bill Of Expense and a dozen more clever
trotters are left in the field. St Paul will
send her largest, SWEETEST crowd to the side
wheelers on Wednesday, Sept Z. and tho
! Flour City Will surely be enthusiastic enough
to be found in large, round numbers on