The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17

provided additional seating capacity
n the grand stand. Instead c. hay-
Ing the band In the grand stand this
year, 1t will play the three days 81
the fair on platform directly across
the race track from the grand stand.
The track had been brought into the
pink Of condition, and some excellent
time was made by the fast sterpers
this afternoon.
One of the men who rode in the
running race this afternoon. is a turf
veteran OF thirty years, and has rid
Den In that time on both sides of the
Auant1c. His name is r. C.. Crosley.
VINO Is here from Louisville, KY. with
MS running horse, Dr.. Golman, and
Nellie Casteal. Mr.. Crosley started In
ten races this season and won first
money IN eight of them. During the
year 1880 In England he won in i've
Derby races for Lord Lodge. This was
at Liverpoole. Crosley who is now
well along In years but still the picture
OF health, says that he raced while In
England against such world famous
running horse riders az Tod Sloan.
Faddy Ryan and others. In two Der
pies In Liverpoole Crosley says that
ne outdistanced the famous Tod Sloan.
who was then considered the best
rider In the world. Crosley says that
ne mas mad many narrow escapes rom
death In his thirty years of track az
perience, but has always come ont
alive: Nothing worse than q dislocaf-
ed shoulder has overtaken the littie
man of the track. "Yes, am Certainly
fatalist, and think that no maffar
what Danger man goes through. ne
Will not be killed or die until his time
comes" said the veterans OF the turl
as ne turned to pat his favorite horse.
:, ouernseys From State Fair.
yesterday afternoon there arrived
on the grounds nine head Of Guern,
seys all OF which had taken blue nib
pom prizes at the state fair, and had
been selected rs part of the GUERNSEY
nerd to represent Minnesota at the
national dairy show at Chicago from
OctoDer 9, to is, when q prize of ST.
000 will be given the winners of the
best state dairy herd. II exceptionally
good cattle are found among those
owned by Blue Earth county breeders
tney will be selected and added to the
state herd. The owners of the herd
Hughes, Mora, Mimi: Z. .. Haeeman
q Son, Hastings: e. r. Frisseli. Hop,
kins; Mr.. Conklin, Thief River Falls.
MADISON Farm, MINNEAPOLIS: Victor
Steihl, and A. w. Bragg OF Albert Lea.
M. 5. and G.. A. Skaar of Harvard
cd to represent Minnesota at the ma
These cattle which have been select
tional livestock show at Chicago. will
pc shown at Owatonna next week. and
Following that at the Dairy Cattle
Congress at Waterloo, Ia, the week Of
September q.
Those who have fine pens OF Duroc
Jersey red hogs on the grounds are:
=. M. Washburn, Garden City: 3.
Mendenhall, Rapidan; Clifford Woln'
Mankato: 2. M. Nichols, Frank PIX.
ley, Mr.. Laverenz and r. L. Hoppe
OF Mankato: Mr.. Becker of Amboy:
Ogle Brothers, Good Thunder.
Poland China exhibitors are:. L. 4.
Sllkey. Smith Mills; A. B. Chapman.
IMMankato; Eberhart Brothers. Good
!, Those exhibiting Chester white
noss this season are: Robert A.
Haedt, John Weber of Mankato: Ras-
mussen Brothers, Madelia: T. L. Bris-
tol. Lewisville.-
Fred Kettler of Mankato has some
Hampshire hogs on exhibition.
Everybody Is interested.
Everyone seemingly has taken a fresh
interest in the Mankato Fair and Blue
Earth County Agricultural association this
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