The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-01
State Fair News
SHARED THE HONORS
Fairbanks Reception Adjourned to
See Dan Patch Go His
Mile.
Prominent Minnesotans Spend 8
Pleasant Afternoon With the
Guests From Indiana.

Great is the king of the turf and not
even "the senator from Indiana" can hope
to compete with him in attracting popular
attention. But yesterday was one time at
least in which Senator Fairbanks yielded
the center of the stage gracefully and
unconsciously. There was reception
scheduled for 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon to which the select public OF club
dom had been Invited to meet Senator
and Mrs. Fairbanks at the club house.
but Just at the hour when the receiving
women should have been lining up to meet
their guests every one was on the qul
vive to catch the first glimpse of Dan
Patch and even the call of social duty
was drowned In the overwhelming interest
In the superb horse, in which Minneapolis
people feel a sense of personal proprietor
ship.
Understudies in the reception room mol
lifted the guests in the best manner posi-
Bile and most of them We're very well sat
isfied to go out and Join the throng along
the fence enclosing the club house
grounds, point Of vantage that gave
them a fine view of the track. They
couldn't have got into the grand stand
If they had wanted to and they counted
themselves fortunate in being invited
guests to the reception even If they did
not see either their hostesses or the
guests Of honor. AT q late hour, between
heats, the Fairbanks party and the
Daughters Of the Revolution, to whom the
reception arrangements had been in
trusted, spent short time on the lower
floor greeting the guests All returned to
the upper balcony in time for the final
heat and after that time the idea of a
reception was wholly lost sight Of. -,
On the upper balcony were the guests
who had attended the luncheons given
ito Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks respec-
Itively and other distinguished people tend
cred the hospitality Of the house by the
board Of managers. The scene was a
very smart one and the afternoon was
spent very enjoyably. All present found
opportunity in the course of the afternoon
for more than mere conventional greet
Ing Of the guests of honor. Not the lea st
interesting thing was little corner tete-
tetes between men whose political posi-
,tions made their conferences seem sig
nificant.
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks remained
until late in the afternoon and Joined
with great interest In the acclams with
which Dan Patoh's every appearance and
final triumph were greeted. On the bring
Ing out Of the horse he was driven down
to the club house for inspection and I'M
bounded admiration. and was brought
down again before each heat.
After the last speed heat Senator and
Mrs Fairbanks were borne off by Gov
ernor and Mrs. Van SAINT for dinner
given by the governor and his wife last
night at the Aberdeen. The guests were,
besides Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks Con-
gresham and Mrs. F. C. Stevens, Gov
ernor and Mrs. McGill, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
M. Liggett, Mrs. w A. Hall Of McGregor,
Iowa, Judge Page Morris, Judge Thomas
Wilson, Archbishop Ireland, Congressman
Adam Bede. former Congressman F. NJ
Eddy and J. P. Hea twole, and Senator
Moses e. Clapp.