The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-01

S,uucs oliiuSS VI racers, PAGERS, run
ming horses and steeplechasers, and
the $50 head which will be seen on the
trotting and running tracks have filed
the large barns devoted to this class.
The entries for the various pacing
and trotting races greatly exceed those
or any previous year and the large
purses hung up assures not only good
sport, but large fields.
In the 2:09 pacing race, which Is on
the programme for today, there are
thirteen entries and the 2:45 trot has
thirty entries and of these only seven
had been drawn up to last night, There
are over thirty running horses in the
stables and two running races will be
given both afternoon and evening.
Demonstration in Road Making.
The good roads convention opens at
Institute hall this afternoon at 2
o'clock. Addresses will be delivered
by Gov Van SAINT. George w. Cooley,
president of the Minnesota Good Roads
society; G. N. Cosgrove, president of
the State Agricultural society; Cyrus
Northrop, president state university,
and others.
A feature of the convention, which
will be in Session three days, is the
practical building of a good road by
corps OF govefnm8nt engineers and
charge Of the good roads train. which
is to make tour raf the Northwest
over the Great . Northern lines, has
made every arrangement for the work
of practical road, building.
Will Build 2,ooO Feet.
The road will be Constructed to run
grounds on Smelling avenue, directly
south to the grand stand, q distance
of 1000 feet. The topography of the
road is such that it vim allow changes
of grade and fills to be made just as
they might occur in the building of a
road in any section Of the Northwest
The road to be constructed will be six
teen feet wide and material will be put
in to depth of nine inches and then
rolled down to six inches. ST. Cloud
granite, "nigger-heads," limestone and
Taylors Falls trap rock In sufficient
quantities will furnish the various
kinds of stone to, be used and are on
the ground.
The machinery used in breaking the
stone, grading, and in fact every
thing which Is used in the making of
Of an up-to-d date road is ready for
starting and the work of construct
Ing road as 1t should be will be car
ried on dail.g,.
The government engineers and ex-
perts will be assisted by a force of
twenty 1aborers and the work will be
one of the features of the far, not only
to the delegates to the convention, but
the visitors interested in this ques-
ton.
White Trout in Main Building.
The display made by the state game
and fish commission in the main
building is particularly attractive.
Forty tanks have been erected and in
each one are a number of the various
breeds of Minnesota fish. The partic-
ular feature of the exhibit Is the dis
play OF white trout, the only known
specimens in the world of these fish.
There are many tents and buildings
fitted UP as headquarters for societies
and associations. The Maccabees and
knights of Pythias have large and
commodious tents east of horticultural
hall, and the Christian Scientists have
headquarters just west of the same
building. Headquarters of the A. o.
u. w. have been established in the
old railroad station at the head of the
midway.
5000 Feathered Ones.
The poultry display is large one,
over 5000 birds. having been entered
for exhibition. So much more numer-
Gus are the exhibits. In this depart
ment that it has been necessary to
erect a couple OF tents adjoining the
building in order to accommodate the
exhibitors.
The horticultural building is devoted
largely to the score of county exhibits.
Premiums are to be- awarded to the
counties making the best exhibit of
agricultural products and the COMPETE
ton is fierce. In addition to the ST.
200 which is divided among the coun-
ties scoring over 70 points an addi-
tional $500 is to bes awarded to the
six counties scoring the highest.
Butter and Cheese Exhibits.
In the dairy department there are
275 exhibits of butter and cheese This
is large increase over last year, and
the entries are from New York, Wis
consin, Iowa, North Dakota, South
Dakota, and as might be expected
from Minnesota. The greater num-
Der Of the entries are from this state.
The scoring of the butter has COM
menced, the judges being Prof. Nc
Kay, Of Iowa, and MeSSrS. Moody and
Bird. Of the state dairy and food COM
mission.
The judges commenced their work
of scoring early in order to be able
to finish before the fair was over.
Inc HuUlDeT OIL GAIlDltS III QdlTy- ma
chinery Is also much larger than last
year. Several of the local creameries
have added to the attractiveness of
the display in this department by ex-
hibiting statuary done in butter. Sew
eral of the pieces modelled are very ar
tistic.
A Savory Suggestion.
Just on the left of the st. Paul en-
trance to the grounds has been put
up large tent capable of accommo-
dating 5000 people. Passersby are
greeted with the savory smell of roast
beef, mutton and pork, and immense
signs on the top and sides of the can
vas read, odd Fashioned Southern
Barbecue" Inside a large trench sew
enty-three feet long, six feet deep and
six feet wide has been dug, and yes
terday morning ten cords of wood In
the trench was fired, Suspended by
tackles over the burning Goals were
a 700-pound beef, two sheep and a
fat hog. All day long the cpoks in
charge of the barbecue carefully
watched and turned the meat, and the
head cook announced last night that
everything would be ready for the Wis
itors in the morning.
Admission to the tent will be 25
cents, and this will entitle one to eat
all he wants. The menu will include
roast beef roast mutton and pork,
with bread and coffee The meat will
be cut from the roasted animals as
wanted.
The Twenty-frst Regiment band
from Fort Smelling, under direction Of
Chief Musician Graves, will furnish
music in the barbecue tent during the
week. -
North Dakota Has Exhibit.
S. F. Mercer, of I.arimore. N. D.,
4. l. al.-..-s - -. az hihit from, NnrtI,