The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30
The FAIREST OF ALL FAIRS
Magnificent Array Interesting and Instructive Exhibits
Shape Exhibition Week
ID Every Department 0vercrowded II 4

pace. Is scheduled for Monday.
L Doubtless many look upon the state
fair. racing meets indulgently as good
enough for farmers but hardly the real
of Charles H. Cello. western editor Of the
Horse Review and a recognized author
ity on racing matters. He says:
while the Minnesota association has
been in particularly good standing with
the harness horsemen of the country for
directed and consistent effort as well as
generous purses, it has heretofore never
received the entry list that. its purse of
fering should attract, because the major
ity of the better class Of harness horses
are usually In the east at that time OF
the year The list has, however. grown
larger in number and better In quality
from year to year. result that might
we'll be expected as the stability of the
association and its invariably fair man
agenent has become known.
The list received this wear Is far be-
yond my expectation, though I was very
hopeful that tt would be larger and bet
have studied the list entries for the vari-
Gus classes thoroughly since 1t: has been
officially published and am forced to the
conclusion that it is not only the largest
in number received by anN4Western asso-
citation. but it is fully equal lin number
even including the grand circuit associa- :
tion, =: gas% f5% Ge}
Among state fair associations through
out the country 1t has long been conceded
that the Minnesota organization has outl
classed them all in the matter of their
speed programs -. = II i
Fancy Poultry, Too.. .s3 !.
| Leslie Parlin, superintendent OF the
poultry department, opened the big show
of 1908 by placing his monster buff cochins
| in their coops and the grand daddy OF
the flock heralded their arrival with loud
crow. The fair managers recognize only
ninet ty -four varieties of hens In their pre-
MUM list and as there wilEb besseverala en-
tries in each class-scoreyS IN som IS
readily seen that the poultfyss sshoNs sbe
| significant Mr.. Parlirfzsreferreds WITH re@
gret to the fact that the incuha tors would
have to take to the tents - ~.
| Filled to Overlooking. ~
The immense main building the dairy
building, the horse barns. the big agricul-
| tural and horticultural hall, the two bic
carriage pavilions, the machinery sheds all
are filled to overf1owing with exhibits,
| rare. costly and interesting which would
take pages and pages simply to enume-
rate.
Amusements.
| The manager of Pains fireworks and
exhibition arrived Yesterday : and pro-
ceeded to make his army yof assistants
and "supers'e hustle.f Besides the fire.
works the entertainment~ will consist, of
performances by the great Schreyer, who
rides at a break-neck pace down mar
row course from a a 100-foot tower and
plunging off the end, leaps seventy-five
feet through the air into a tank Of water.
The Vaidis sisters, aerial acrobats, one of
whom takes a dive off a -60-foot tower,
are also with the troupe. The leading
high wire performers and the most dar-
ing balloon ascensionists will be seen
daily in front Of the grand stand.
| =: '-Monday's Features. ..s -
Monday will be Labor Day and good
roads day. The great show is all lii read
mess; for the great crowds which are tc
/ come. ~ =,
I The special attractions are as Follows;
2:os class, pacing, purse $1,000; hippo
drome race; band concert; balloon ascen
sion; .2:45 GLASS;, trotting; purse, 81 1000;
Kilpatrick's sensational automobile ride:
running races on half mile track; high
wire exhibition; the great Schreyer's s
aerial cyclist and flying dive act. !.
The entries for the races will be found
on the sport page. f. -. =,