The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-24
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NLO0[)|MEN HAVE
:. GLORIOUS TIME

+ rom fridays DaIty.
Crowds that filed the grandstand and
thronged the fences at the fair
grounds yesterday afternoon and over
flowed the carnival tents and lined the
streets last evening made WOodmen's
day the banner day of the carnival and
did much toward assuring the success
of the Woodmen's week of entertain
ment in Mankato.
Late morning and early afternoon
trains swelled the attendance from
other towns, and the big crowds
brought out the carnival spirit and
everybody seemed to- have jolly big
time @'t' ~,
Because of yesterdays attendance as
whole the committees managing the
carnival affairs are greatly encouraged,
and the week bids fair to result sat
isfaetorily. ".NA-
Of Interest to Woodmen.
The feature of the afternoon pro-
gram for the Woodmen was the For
esters' degree team competition which
took place at five O'Clock OH jackson
street near the postoffice.
The judges, Colonel Mead Captain
Rodman and Lieutenant Hauck, award
ed the first prize, a purse of $50, to
the Albert Lea team, captained by
Chief Forester Padelford and second
prize to the Sherburn team under Chief
Forester Eggleston. Both teams made
splendid showings, and the fact that
only men with thorough knowledge of
military maneOuvres and drill could de.
eide upon the excellence of the best
was evidenced by the fact that AL
bert Lea won by a single point in a
possible score of 100.
The drills attracted many people and
furnished an hour of very ENJOYABLE
entertainment. y" i
Fast, snappy Attractions.
A fine PROCLAIM was given at the
fair grounds during the afternoon Good
horse races thrilling exhibitions of au-
tOmobile speed and fast game of
baseball were among the features
H. G. Allyn, manager of the Man
katO Auto company, did some very
fast driving in a Ford roadster model
which he had stripped into racing shape
for the event. Other drivers who had
entered the proposed auto races later
fearing the turns on the
half mile track, but this did not pre-
vent Mr.. Allyn from giving good
exhibition of the fleet Ford car. He
drove two miles in 2:53H, making the
half miles in, 46:42h; 43 and AZ sec
onds respectively.
= The horse race, a 2:2O pacing class,
best three in five heats for a special
purse, set the pace for early summer
pacing. The time was excellent con
sidering the season, and the half
beats between Bobby Brown and Riley
B, We're very interesting and holly con
tested with close finishes. The sum
mary follows:
Bobby Brown, Spornitz ..l 2 2 2
Riley b, Foley ...:e,.......3 l l
Billy d, Duffy. ..2 8 3
Time, l: ~; Il :08; l:OSR; l:lO.
spirited running race with three
starters added spice to the race pro-
,ram and resulted as follows:
Babe, Lloyd Jessup. ..........l l 1
Pet, Charles Jessup .2 2
Billy, Charles Brooks. 3 3 3
Time, l:O2; l:02; 1:O3R.
Wind prevented the trial of the
eroplane, which is one of the carni-
al attractions, and was to have been
lown at the fair grounds yesterday
fternoOn, had weather conditions per
nitteu. $40
The crowd was held until late in the
fternoon by the ball game which was
ecided only in the last half of the
inth inning. The story of the game
ppears elsewhere in this issue of The
rec Press.
Last night was given to the several
rec attractions, the Parker shows and
ances at the. various halls in Man
alto, and the visitors found entertain
tent aplenty, all of which insures
ig NJ. w. A. picnic in Mankato in
lne 1911