The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-14
BIC MANKAT0 FAIR
September 20, Fl and 22
are the Dates.

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| The officers of the Mankato Fair and
Blue Earth County Agricultural associa-
ton are busy lot of men now "a days.
Preparations for the coming first annual
fair are about complete. The fair is to
be held on the new grounds on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20, 81
and %, and from the program offered
the fair will no doubt be gala event !
Among the free attractions that will be
given in front of the grand stand are
Patrick and Francisco, who have q fun
ny ''rube" act Their acrobatic turn
at the Minnesota state fair last week
was the hit of the big show. The Mexi-
can Senorita La Valquez, the beautiful
contortionist, performs the seemingly
impossible, and ''The Wizards" three in
number, slack wire artists, juggers and
slight of hand experts, do several inter
esting turns each afternoon. "The Zenos'
are acrobats, barrel jumpers and con-
tortionists.
The "Great Davenport" king or the
high wire wizard of the air, will
do his act ON high wire stretched from
one high building to another. on South
Front street and the evening performance
will be electrically Illuminated with al
searchlight, and he will have an electri-
cally lighted wardrobe and bicycle. This
is one of the worlds greatest acts and
has been given at all the big amuse-
ment parks in the country.
Baseball games will be played every
afternoon ard three bands will be in
attendance. A large number of fine pac-
ing, trotting and running horses will be
seen in the different events.
Following is the program of the races:
Sept. 20, Mankato Day-Standardl
Brewing company guaranteed purse for
2:2O PAGERS, $500. Special race, purse,
500. Running race, half mile, purse,
$50.
/ Sept. 2l, St. Peter and Nicollet Coun-
ty Day-2:l2 trot or 2:l7 pace, purse
$3.50. 22O trot or 2:25 pace, purse $500;
special race, purse 800; half mile run
ming, purse $75.
Sept. %, Blue Earth County Day
1882 trot or 2:3S pace, purse $500;
free-for-all trot OF pace, purse $3.50;
special race, purse 800; one mile run
ming, purse $3.50.
i Everybody within a distance of fifty
miles of Mankato ought to plan to at
tend the Mankato fair. The free at
fractions will be equally as good if not
better than those given at the state
fair.
Make your plans to come and have
three days of pleasure.
Secretary E. f. Miller of the Mime
sofa State Fair Short Ship Circuit today
sent Secretary John Krost of the Man
kato Fair and Blue Earth County Ag-
ricultural association a list of entries
in the different race events that will
take place at the coming fair, which will
be held in this city on Sept. 20, q and
%. The following horses are entered:
Sept. 81, ST. Peter and Nicollet Coun-
tty Day-2:l2 trot or 2:l7 pace, Lee W.,
or IN, +. Mansfield, Arlington. Princess
Beatrice, b m, S. NJ. Castle, Minneapolis.
Removine, b g, w. w. Gibbs, st. James.
Edith O., b m, George E. Wentworth,
Truman, Mimi Allen F., b G, j. Z.
Croft, New UIm. Fred L., br g, w. F.
Sanderson, Excelsior. Luella, bl m,
Charles Hoffman, ST. Paul Alice Me-
dunn, b m, L. B. Marks, Eldora, Iowa.
3 20 trot or 225 pace: Articulate, bl m,
Carlos Boynton, st. Paul. Riley Boy,
|bio L. ID. Butterfeld, Marathon, La. o. X.
br g, Gates Phillips, Mankato. Texas
Ralph, b Q, William Duffy, Mankato.
Annis K, b IN, Nj. p. Keefe, Sioux City.
Morve A., b h, L.. B. Marks, EldGa,
Iowa.
Sept. 22, Blue Earth County Day
2:32 trot or 2:3S pace: Valse Caprise,
br m, Carlos Boynton, st. Paul. Riley
Bow. b o, L. ID. Butterfeld, Marathon,
la. Annis X, b m, NJ. P. Keefe, Sioux
City, Lou Medium m, John Gillespie,
Minneapolis. Morve A., b h, L. B. Marks,
Eldora. Iowa. Little Prince Russell, b h,
~. Humison, Eagle Lake, Mimi. DIR.
Driver, b h, Tom Foley, Mankato, Mimi.
Bobbie Brown, b h, William Spornitz,
Mankato.