The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-06
TERRITORIAL DAY
AND A BIG CROWD
More Thousands Attend the Great
Exposition of Minnesota
4 Products.
Tomorrow Is Minneapolis Day
and Records Are to Be
Broken.
STATE FAIR ATTENDANCE

... 1905. 1906.
TIoAudy ........... b3,6S7 90, 1873
= u0oudy ........ 4f,9f3 39,92O
Wednesday .......... 1929 46,3O7
Thursday (noon) ...... $4,000 26,O75
thursday ............ 34,815 ..
: Auay -. ........ 49,269 $3.50.
saturday ............ 34,017 80.
Today was day of great gatherings
and reunions at the state fairgrounds,
as state and territorial day always is.
:, From an early hour until we'll into
fact that the state fair is the pride and
property OF the state at large by the
long professions of people who pushed
thru the gates at every entrance.
The reunion of the Pioneers asso-
cation up at the log cabin was, of
course, the greatest and most signif-
cant Of all but this was the day APP
Par picked out for the picnic par-
state fair is fully filed. The Journal
building was the scene of score Of
these reunions within an hour, while
wherever one went, the shady spots
were shelter for groups Of old friends
or relatives who were picnicking to
make state-fair holiday
Many More Thousands.
This spirit of congeniality became
more marked as the coming thousands
swelled the total of attendance at the
gate until at noon there were 26,O75
admissions recorded against the Is 1000
which came IN before noon on Thurs
day Of last year. state fair, and there
record Of last seasons Thursday at
tendance, $4,000, would be distanced
before shutdown.
While the happy habit of having re-
unions on state and territorial day con-
Stributed much to the big attendance
today, the continuance of the livestock
shows in the big new amphitheater had
not little to do with it, and everyone
VINO eyer saw horserace was agog
sae s'1g Ha 1aef P PstGfsp a fha
'Castlewood,'' scheduled for this
afternoon; The fourth horse, "Ec-
statlc,' did not arrive from the east,
but, the knowledge that !. Broncho''
would have two Of the best horses in
the 1902 pacing class gave promise of
the hottest race of the week and there
was sharp demand for grandstand
tickets early in the day. -
H., Big Horse Show Tomorrow.
!. Many features of tomorrow,s pro-
apoIis DAY the banner banner daT SA Of the i fair
Among these will be the greatest horse
show the state has ever known. From
8 'clock until II the immense arena
will be filed with hundreds Of the fin
can develop, anda 8 some are led away
to the barns others will take their
places, SO that the biggest and best of
the many equine Il exhibits on the
grounds will pass in review before the
thousands who: will find seats sur
rounding the arena.
Every prize seeker and every exhibit
especial effort for tomorrow, and will
attempt to share the honorsSof the pub
lie s attention with the live stock am
phitheater, which is already popular be-
yond the hopes of B. F. Nelson and
others, instrumental in it's building Mr.. &
Nelson spent most of his time there this
morning, commenting on the thousands +
attending, in excess of the number who
tioning Of livestock from the seats in S
the tent erected for that purpose. The s
second vice president of the fair was a
little disappointed this morning in the
failure Of P. D. Armour, Jr., to appear
Mr.. Armour had not promised to be
present, butehe was rather expected to-
will be at the fair tomorrow Mime
apolis day.
Records to Be Broken.
The state fair management is max
ing every effort to have everyone know
that Dan Patch will attempt to 90
against his own record Saturday after
noon, and with Minneapolis day due
tomorrow and Dan Patch appearing
lieve that the present state fair viii
end in the traditional blaze of glory.
Conclusions will be drawn in COM
pairing the Minneapolis attendance rec
ord with that of last Tuesday, desig-
mated as St. Paul day. The st. Paul
record of $4,000 looks easy to- beat.
but according to the mayor Of Mime
apolis and others in authority, mere
beating will not suffice. Minneapolis
state exhibit by bringing the attend
ance for the day over the $4,000 mark. s
In the effort to 20 st. Paul 10000
better on the attendance record, the To-
cal weather man says the weather gods
will play no favorites and that the day
will be a perfect Minneapolis day. Last
year it rained on the day set apart for
Minneapolis, and St.Paul, with fair
weather, was able to make a better s
showing than Minneapolis. But this
year, according to the weather man,
Minneapolis day will be as ideal from
weather standpoint as was Tuesday.
st. Paul day, and the two cities will be
on an even footing.
Best Of Programs.
In many respects the program offered
at the fair tomorrow will, be the best
Of the week, and aside from any 10y
atty to the city Minneapolis people win
be wise in setting apart ETiiday for q
visit to the fair. The race program.
including, as it does, great 2:21 class
trotting race for the Minneapolis purse
Of So 5000, will be the best of the week.
It includes, besides The Minneapolis
purse race, a 2:23 class pacing race fox
q purse Of 81 900 and an Interesting
half milo track Il addition there Win