The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-07
Livestock and Horse Fair.
the Greatest Feature
of the Day.
Parade of Fine Animals the
First Big Event of
Afternoon.
STATE FAIR ATTENDANCE

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bound and to crowd thru the Minneano.
lis gates in q manner precluding the
possibility Of anything less than too.
notch attendance for The day.
IN the matter Of breaking and maxi.
Ing record, the people Of The Biz city
were q little Handicapped by the fact
that no special ATTRACTIONS were of~
Tered tor the day and the pacing Of the
Dan Patch for a new time se' ree s t g
morrow had q tendency to boom the af-
Cen9ganoe yesterday or keep many away
simply question Of how fast The - str mas
carp could carry the people after t Tia
ealy no9rs Of the day and there was
eyerY indication that with the passing
e7en eGe n every ho ons hn the coming
was footloose and had the REQUISITE a." az.
Pense money would make the most of
me opportunity and help swell the
grand total attendance for Minneanns
Livestock Attracted.
As was the case with former DAVIS
curing the present and other state fa igs
in attracting visitors to The fair aeso -
an early hour; but this year the new
livestock amphitheater has not on1v
Sayen e new impetus to the display Of
fancy bred stock, but has also nroV;de al
e place IL which the public p can see
such displays to the best advanta ace
ana q Y. w. Patterson, superintendent If
Inc horse department., took advantasa
OF ms opportunity today to inaugurafe
tne nrst real horse fair in the history
OF me states biggest amusement and
educational institution. @'iiu
. SHORTY ar before IL O'Clock there was
d lan1are OF trumpets from the band
seated at the right Of the livestee11
arena, g. wave of the hand from S,rTSe srs
lntencent Patterson, and, after the
manner of biggest and best disnlavs OF Of
h9rse1esh, there issued from one end
OF the aymphitheater such a procession
of thorobred draft horses as to arouse
me enthusiasm Of both expert and Law
n hkan, ana no caused the thousands seated
into cheers. The big, gray Percherons.
the low, built, parrel-bodied Beieians''
and heavy-footed Clydesdaies filled thS
immense arena to overf1owing. &c was
5 pX az odds the biggest livestock ax.
u0!C1on the state has yet seen:
preliminary to this horse show. ana
adding materially to the pleasure al
t9e big audience was the exhibition oh
high school riding given By o j. Mosrs
OF Columbia, No, on his mare, Heian
Walker. Every known gait and every
possible evolution was iilusEradeS h {,
this beautiful chestnut which eyideutf*
took vast pleasure IN her work
livestock Parade.
Early IN the afternoon occurred an
e49ual event, WHICH Invariably attracts
vide attentton-the livestock narada.
Starting from the stables and proceed
ing down the streets Of the track n
front Of the grand stand, were hnn-
dreds OF blue ribbon horses, cattle and
other results Of the stockraiserjs sk1if
and study, in q procession which opened
Unfamiliar o. WITH fRe maga afS G5 pgo re
state as stock4aising section, and
with the state fair as e gatRerinr
place Of the greatest exhibits Of Fancy
stock in the world )
The box offices at the grand stand
began doing business ct IL clock and
kept at it until well along in the after
noon, when there were no more seats
to be had and no more tickets to sell.
AS in previous days Of this state fair.
perfect weather contributed not lit
tie to the success Of the day set aside
for the splendid showing Minneapolis
can make when it sets about establish
ing records. az -