VOL. VII. THE' GREAT fair. _i_nesota's Annual Exhibition Success fully Opens on the New State Pair Grounds, With the Largest Showing cf Live Stock and Other Products of the State Ever Made. die Dairy, the House and the Machinery Departments Especially Well; Eep resented. Magnificent Exhibitions of Many Wares FID Up the Great Main . 15uildi__. A. Good Attendance and Interesting Races For the First Day-To- Pay's Program. It Opened en Time. "You can't tell anything by the first day. anyhow." was the first remark of about everybody yesterday when they alighted from the train at the fair grounds, walked Kit before the Globe building and looked 3ver the two-hundred-acre fair grounds, and GT-OBE HEADQUABTEKS. because it wasn't black with the visiting j populace, jumped at tiie conclusion that nobody had come up to soo the much talked of fair. If the remark was indicative of any disap pointment, it was nevertheless true, anil that fact in connection with the unusual amount of preparation that was to be done when the iirst day dawned, led the manag ers to fe^l comparatively well satisfied with the showing of the opening day. While the buildings were completed ac cording to schedule, the track in line condition, the details all arraigned apparently, .-.till there was a vast amount of work to do before the order and dignity; that should prevail at a Minne sota lair could be made apparent. But the management was on hand early and the state fair was opened to the public at the hour named. The management ...... satis litd with the attendance the first day and is in high spirits over the exhibits. The secretary said last night that the stock ex hibit was ready fully twice a; large as was ever seen at any of the Minnesota suite fairs and a little more would come in to-day. Jl<: was more than satisfied with the showing in other lines. Great work the managers of the associa tion have done during the past three months, and one doesn't ;et an adequate idea of it until] has pone through the main build- Ing, then over around the machinery hall, up to the amphitheater, down past the numer ous booths and Ade tows, over among the stables for the trotters . id thence through tiie rows of stock barns, stopping to branch oil' to a hair a hundred minor attractions on the way. I Abou 11 he I busiest man I in Rose town- I ship yester- I day, appar- I ently.was Mr. I Judson, the I secretary, and ■ I his entire time I was entirely ; I put in at his ■.ff i c c I straightening I out old and I arranging I new matters I as they crane I before him. The exercises at the grounds yesterday, so far as any program is concerned, consisted wholly of the races, which were very good for first day races, and attracted a number to the grand stand, about proportionate to the attendance. -VII the old friends of the fair ground were present yesterday, or at any rate samples of " all. The same old lady that attended the first fair Bill King ever engineered in Minne apolis was on deck looking as well as usual, and with the same desire to see the animals that she had then. She saw them just the same, too, and was just as much pleased and just as dusty when she got through. CUNHOISSETJB IX FLESH. !. late in the day when the art galleiyferas completed, that old-time friend of the artist, the one that has told the maa in charge that the light isn't strong enough on the little "chromo" <>t Hinnehaha, every ! ling year since Longfellow wrote his immortal squib on the falls, this uian \vas There wove not as many of him as ' there will be to-morrow, still he was there. The exhibition of side shows and the booths was very complete yesterday, and the enterprise in this direction was so great that if there Isn't a big crowd at the grounds dunns the week there'll be a whole army of bankrupt bookkeepers. These bookkeepers had the same pear with the j bruised side down that they had some cen- I turies ago. and it was possible here to buy a nickel cigar for fif teen cents lust as often as it used to be. But at the same time everybody took to these places just as nat urally as they used to, and it would have — j*J vh^o2c^ been a bad omen for the success of the fair I if they hadn't. The young man with the ! city clothes created just as big a sen- '' I i AX ART CRITIC. sation as he used to when the pure Durham calf mistook his legs for' a couple of straws, and tried to eat them as usual, and the farmers that knew how to handle calves laughed just as hard. Altogether, the first day cannot be re garded in any other light than a successful "ISA, THERE!"' one. and as was remarked in the hearing of a Globe reporter several times last even ing, "All that is to be done now is to pray that it won't tain until the show is over." Tlic Kaccs. The great big grand stand looked rather lonesome yesterday with the few hundred people tiiat assembled therein to see the racing. As this was the first day of ihe racing not much was expected of it, ail the - being slow ernes. Go d time was made, however, and every horse whose time was taken lowered his record i'roui eight to thirty seconds. It was the lirst op portunity given to the public to inspect the aew track and its accessories, which were pronounced satisfactory by the majority in most particulars. The large amphileattr, instead of being parallel i-> the homestretch is built on an angle to it, so thai spectators can have an uninterrupted view of the track from the time the horses ronnd the last turn. This arrangement has this advantage, however, that v.-i stand, especially the upper por tion of ir. is fifty or seventy-five feet away from the track. The arrangements for the press were conceived in sin and born ia iniquity, but this will be remedied to-day. The judges a:: i timekeepers,instead of be in,' all in one building, are in two little crow nests on each side of the Xvi'.-k. the wire running between them. There is one very bad thing about the track which will have to be remedied an other year, hi order to make it level it was necessary to run it through :•. dee : from the haii. almnsi to the three quarter pole. T:iis part of the track is about ■ c range of ob servation of visitors fr< a - nd. and on arriving there drivers might st<>;> to ex change drinks from each other's flasks and -the weather and "fix" the race without exciting anything more than a mild wondei ■ would-be spectators as to the cause of the delay. (jf course there is A PATBOI, JUDGE stationed there to that everyt!.' that see and bet on horse t to want to view the whole proceedings. It will bo a work of some <^x pense and trouble to take away this ob structive hi"., bi I ;: must be done, it is ..: will take kindly :\i>'> the suggestion that signs be pa and hung al the different entra to the stand to shoM the ticket holder to what part of the stand they lead, so that he will not have to rely on the ignorance of the pate-keepers for that information. Of the track i commendation has already been spi All who drive upon it pronounce it superior in every respect to any other in the North- i west This is an important matter, for owners of good horses willneverbe sa;: with their perforruan esat Rochester, _Miv- : neapolisor on other inferior tracks while knowing that there is si Lrack easy of access where two or three seconds better can be mad - track has ah proved a great attraction, and fur several weeks, ever since ir was com] h >rses ha •■ been housed in the stables ami worked on it daily, it will be , even better next year than this, and, viili ' so good a track and so huge of access, it is not apr - - hope that within a year the state fair grounds may be included in one of the prominent r v ing cir cuits of the country, in talked of. li is known that be Chicago and St. Louis meetings, in t!ie: Western ciivr.it. then 1 are two open weeks ! which might be put in at tliis place with profit to the horse owners and pleasure to - The races were called on time ; esterday and wore conducted throughout with a gratifying promptness and strictness that augur well for the success of the me The starting judge. .W. A. Qyn thiana evidently knows his busi --. calls:'; seson time, and any appear- < ance of an attempt on the part of the drivers to jockey the race he treats stern discipline. Owing largely to his efforts, although there "- sre -'- . as in two of the races, one of which was five heats, there was never more than one or i two false starts before- the field got away. Two pool sellers were on the stand and • did a good business considering the limited numbers present. THE FIRST RACE. In the first race, breeders' stakes, for $150, two horses were entered, Lord Nelson by H. G. Finkle. and Ethel by G. W. wood. The former was the only one to I start, however, and trotted the heat in the sonrAr.r. Lord Nelscn, b. s., H. G. Finkie 1 Time,2:44? 4 . THE SECOXD RACE was for a purse oifered by the Minnesota j breeders for nve-year-oids. There were five starters, two of which were shut out ST. PAUL, TUESDAY MOENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1SS_— TWELVE PAGES. before the third heat. The winner was a favorite all through and won in straight heats. First Heat —The horses got away well together at the first trial, but Brick started to run soon after leaving the wire. He was in the lead, however, and soon took his feet again. Cricket followed him closely and Boon alter they had left the first quarter caught him, and it was a very pretty race for first place until the horses disappeared under the hill. When they appeared again Brick had a good lead, Cricket second and Thomas third, in which order they finished, Fearnaugut bcitu distanced. Second Heat—In this heat there was a fair start. Cricket a little in the lead, closely pushed by Brick. Thomas followed ami isis broke early in the beat, falling hopelessly in the rear. At the quarter there was nothing to choose between Br* and Cricket each gaining a small and brief advantage alternately. As they went out of sight Brick began to lead, and when they came in vision again it was evident that lie had been doing good trotting for he was three lengths ahead. Seth Thomas was putting in his too licks and closely pushed the leader, finishing second. Cricket last Time. -':: i. . Third Heat —After one score a start was made. Cricket a trifle in the lead. She broke, however, and lost her advantage, which she-never regained. Thomas and Brick kept even, the latter leading a trifle at the half mile, which lead he kept until the end of the heat At the half mile Cricket was four or live lengths behind and stiii losing, On the noinestretcli Brick's advantage was increased to two lengths, and he won easily iu 3:37, Cricket coming in third on a run and very much distressed. THE SUMMARY". Brick, b. jr., Henry C. Chase 1 I 1 Seth Thomas, b. g., J. B. Smith 3 2 2 Cricket, b. m., George Sherwood 2 3 3 Fearnought, c. g„ Charles Brown 4 d Isis, b. m., M. A. Clark d Time, 2:28, 2:3% 2:37. Tin. TH1UD RACE was the 2:37 class for 3400, in which there were six starters. It was an interesting event aud full of surprises, the last horse in the first "mat winning the race. The race attracted the betters, and a good deal of money changed hands. First Heat —There was a big field of six horses in this race and they were fortunate in getting a good start after scoring once. Ida II at the pole. She and Silvemail had an interesting contest for first place in the first quarter, neither getting an advantage. In the next quarter, however, Silvemail fell back and Dr. Smith took his place in the struggle with Ida for the lead. They came out of the valley, Ida first, Smith fol lowing and Western Maid third, Silvemail, Murphy and Fred D following in. the order named' in which also they finished. Time, 2*32"^ . Second Heat—The start was made after the first score, but Murphy broke soon after leaving the wire. Fred D,Ida R and Silver nail competed for first place to the quarter, where Fred D forged ahead, increasing his lead to three lengths before he reached the half-mile, Ida second and Dr. Smith third. < hi the home stretch Ida was pocketed by Smith aud Fred, the latter winning, Smith next, Western Maid third. Time, 2:323*. Third Heat— In this heat Fred D, who had the pole, took a little advantage at the start, closely followed by Western Maid and Silvemail. These relative positions were not changed except on the second quarter, where Silvemail led Western Maid for a few seconds. The stallion soon took his place behind the leader, in which place he finished, Dr, Smith a good fourth. Ida li had bad luck and came in last, but was given fifth position by the judges, John Murphy being nut back for running. Time, 2:31. Fourth Heat—Fred D led, closely fol lowed by Western Maid, Ida Silvemail and Dr. Smith, in which order they passed the quarter. The only incident of the heat was that Ida R broke "and fell clear to the rear, taking last place at the finish. Fred D held his advantage to the end and finished a nose ahead in the opinion of everybody except the judges, who made it a dead heat between him and Dr. Smith, with Western Maid third. Silvemail fourth and Murphy fifth. Time, 2:313^. Fifth Heat— horses started together, but Fred D took the lead before the turn, which he did not relinquish. Western Maid followed, pushed strongly by Dr. Smith, who, however, fell back to fourth place, Murphy leading him. They finished in that order, Silvemail and Ida B at the rear. The race was given to Fred D. sec ond money to Ida R, third to Dr. Smith, fourth to Western maid. Time of the last heat 2:33. THE SUMMABT. Fred D, b. g.,A. W. McMillian..6 110 1 Ida R, a. m., H. Adams 1 4 5 6 6 Dr. Smith, s. g., W. T. Bailey.. .2 2 4 0 4 Western Maid, b. m., I. Staples..3 3 2 3 2 Silvemail. Ink. s., H. Pratt 4 5 3 4 5 John Murphy, b. jr.. C. A. Win stiio 5 6 6 3 3 Time, 2:02'..2:.:;'. 2:31, 2;31%, 2:33. THE LAST RACE, the three-minute class, was an interesting contest. : he favorite was King of the We '. who was reported to have made 2:25 in private. His driver seemed to pull him back, however, at least that was the way it appeared to those who had bet on him. and Gen. Sibley won the race in straight heat-. First Heat—Western Boy led at the start, with Gen. Sibley last Both broke, but Gen. Sibley regained his feet and pushed through the crowd to first place and led at the quart* r post by a length Barden see on . King oi' the West third and White fourth at a pulL At the cut he was lapping Barden] but out of the cut Barden opened a length between .'.: m. On the home stretch the three leaders were Sibley, Barden and White, who came in in that order. ling of the West fourth and Western Boy and Katie M distanced. Second Heat —Before the quarter pole was reached the horses ranged themselves in the following order: Kiuz of the West, dim. Sibiey, Belle Barden, Col. White, which was unchanged until just before the closed King of the West had a good lead and was a sure winner, but th driver gave him a lash that sent him off ids feet..be tween ihe distance and the wire, which lost him the he^t. although lie took the second place. Time, 2:32. In th? third heat the start was the most nearly even of the afternoon. At the turn Gen. Sibley led the procession, closely pushed by Belle Barden who unfortunately broke a couple of times, opening a jrap be tween her nd the leader which "she could not close up. 'Col. White and King of the West followed, the heat closing on those positions. Time. 2:33*£. •me sr:-:?j.vnT. Gen. Sibley, b. ... T. B. Mcrritt 1 i l BeLc BardenJ b. in.. l)od;c-_ Mere -.' 3 3 Sing ot the West, bi «.. J. B. Smith... = 2 2 Col. V.'hitj, b. g.,Ort_ & Ington...3 4 -i Western Boy, b. jr.. G. P. Smith drawn Kate M. s. m., C. F. Kindred drawn Time. 2:33;.j, 2:32. 2:33^'. . to-day's pbooram. There will be four good races to-day, the breed stakes for pacers bred and raised in the state, the breed stakes for four year-olds, the 2:25 trotting class and the one-mile dash running race. A good deal of interest is felt in the- especially, in the 2:25 class. In the pcol selling at the Nicol let house last night Prince Arthur sold two to one against the il.-id. With Prince Arthur barred, Gen. Hancock sold for even money against the field. Following is the an nouncement of to-day's races: Minnesota Breeders' Stakes, Pacers Bred and Raised in State; Parse, SIC©—H. K. Gard ner, -■ Paul, enters 8. ... Lady "lay. Minnesota Breeder's Stakes, Four-Year- Olds: Purse, $150— R. P. Dunnington, Minne apolis, ente s ii. m. La Belle 17. 2:25 Class: Purse $1,000 — George Tur ner, Minneapolis, enters b. m. Malloeca: _. _. Parker, Minneapolis, b. g. George Han cock; Ed Long, Hamline.b. g. Prince Arthur; _. E. Kood. Hamline, b. m. Mary Spraeue; K. L. Spencer, Stillwater, bl. g. Boston Davis. One Mile Dash Running Race; Purse $250— _. A. Lsgg, Minneapolis, enters s. m. Ale meda; D. M. Wood_ansee,b. m. Ollie Becker. The Main Building-. In the main building yesterday there was a general air of incompletness,'; getting I ready and disorder, which was quite dis couraging. - Much of this, as has already been explained, is due to the delay on the part of the exhibitors themselves. Busy hands worked wonders, however, and by evening the building was really in a pre ' sentable condition, and by Doom to-day will be pronounced about complete. In the center is the big Minnesota exhibit from the New Orleans exposition. This is hardly in a condition to describe as yet, but I it is evident that it will be when completed ; a very ornamental structure. Mr. Lee, the superintendent of this build ing, is indefatigable in his efforts to hasten the work of preparation. It .may be that some of the exhibitors have rot * made his acquaintance, and so the Globe gives a I sketch of his upper I works, caught on the I fly as he was hust- I ling about among tluvH booths. A In the art gallery V the pictures are all I hung as described in I yesterday morning's I Globe. As the I last picture was go- I ing up, the Globe I sketcher caught the I hangman or execu- I tioner or what-you- I may-call-him, on the I fly, or rather on the I step ladder, and here I he is. Taking a saun- I ter through the main I building to-day the I visitor will observe I among other things the following ex- hanging pictures. hibits: The St. Paul Rubber company shows about everything that can be made of rubber, and has as a special at traction the automatic cigtu-et smoking dude which has provoked so much attention in the city. The P. H. Kelly Merchantile company emphasizes among other things its importation of tea ? from China. In the center of its exhibit is a booth made of tea-chests, enclosing a^ namic ocean of tea leaves with the billows waving as if lifted by the breezes of the Pacific. On them floats a model of a ship, symbolical, though to be sure not a fac simile of the Isabel. Elaborate displays are made by the dealers in decorative goods. John Matheis makes a bewildering j display of rugs, carpetings, curtains, etc. IS"ear him is Auerbach, Finch & Van Siyke, inja booth decorated with elegant patterns of wall paper. Mannheimer Bros, have their exhibit in a glass case, displaying the choicest of their wares. Lindeke, Ladd & Co. show dry goods and laces, their exhibit surrounding a very pretty landscape in oil. Lampher, Finch & Skinner make a good showing of fur goods, the curiosities of the display being two livo^-ear cubs and skins cured and hand-painte«l by the • In dians. Among the glass and crockery shown by Craig, Larkin & Smith are nu merous very choice and beautiful specimens of glassware. Noyes Brothers & Cutler make an in teresting but ghostly showing of skeletons and surgical instruments, with more pleasing specimens of the notions usually sold in drug stores. J. Dyer & Bro. have a large display of musical instru ments arranged in tasteful designs. One of the MOST PLEASING EXHIBITS in the building is that of the Ramsey county reform school, consisting of sleds, wheel barrows, etc., well-made and nicely hand paiuted, with also specimens of tinware. The exhibit which will please the ladies much will be that of A. Oppenheimer & Co., of St. Paul, showing the latest styles in millinery. Other exhibits which are worth more ex tended mention are those of the St. Paul Lead and Oil works. Maxficld & Seabury (a lovely Chinese booth with plentiful sug gestions of tea); H. S. Crippen & Co., j trunks: Quinby & Abbott, furniture; White 1 and Domestic Sewing Machine companies; j the Snowflake baking powder; the North western Paint works; Dale. Barnes & Morse, dry goods; Shaman & Co.. seeds; J. 18. Barman, trunks; Curtis Commercial college; W. W. Kimball & Co., pianos and ; organs; Northrnp, Braslau & Co., seeds; Johnson Bros. & Lc ►mis, furniture, and the Archibald Business college. TJie machinery Hall. The display of agricultural machinery completely fills the three buildings grouped under the narao of lanchinery hall on the I maps. Th engine that furnishes power I for this was started for half an hour yejter ; day morning, and was found to work very satisfactorily. In Baildin? A the J. I. ! Case Implement company has a large space I filled with plows, mowers, reapers, «tc, ' that makes a good display? j The Minneapolis Harvester Works have a number of their mochinss .sot up in Build ing A, also the Estcvly Harvesting Ma chinery company of Minneapolis^ The* Anoka Pressed Brick and Terra Cotta company has a display of their wares in sjvcral shapes that ars well arrauged. The Dtariiig Harvesting .Miichiuery com pany is well represented; ; The Piano Twina Binder company of { Piano. 111., is represented in Building B j with several of their improved bines. i I:-, tbc same building the George F. Smith I Middling Porifying company lias on of their kinre Hour, dressing machines ... ope ration. i The Milwaukee Harvester Machine com i pr.nv h;is a nu:uiier of machines on exhibi- I tion": Euicrson, Talcott & Co. of Rockfprd, Hi. i have a targe st:>ok of agricultural imnie ! inents on exhibition: : There arc two sections of I3;ii!(' B I nl'c-.i with the Tiionias hay rakes and ted { ders. The St. Paul Harvester works has a i large display of seif-l>iu«lers, mowing raa | chines aud other fr.r.u implements in Build • iiu' B. The Champion r.: ;■. lowers and bind- I ers, mahufacturcd by Warden, Bnscnell& j lessner, Springfield, 111., oil several sec i tiri::s of Bnildh - B. i in baildiiic*C the David Bradley company ; has a line exhibit of wagons, sleighs, car i riagesi etc. ! Fuller & Johnson have several varieties I of plows and mowing machines. ■ The Monitor plow works, and the Nor | wegian Plow company of Dubuque, la., liavc a tine exhibit of their works in pro- I ducts including several patterns of gang ! plows. The Briggs & Enoch enmpany of Boek i ford, 111., exhibit plows and other imple ments. C. W. Shatto of Minneapolis, has a large | number of wagons, baggies, sleighs etc., j some of them very elaborate in their finish. j The iloline Plow company have a large i number of the products of their manufact ; uring on exhibition. Fuller & Johnson of Madison. WLs., have I a good representation of the mowers and rakes made by that firm. A. C. Elliott of 20 West Fourth street, St. Paul, has on exhibition a large number | of carriages, wagons and sleighs. . They are elaborate in their finish and make a good, showing. : There are a whole row of special build- j ings filled with agricultural implements. • Must, Bui'ord and Burweil have a largo I number of fine samples of fancy machinery | of all sorts. The McCormick ReaDer company has a building filled with the machines made by that company. The C. Aultniari company exhibit mow ers, reapers, plows, etc. The Walter A. Wood mowing and other I machines fill a large building erected by ; that company. In a special building tho Northwestern Car and Manufacturing company of Still water exhibit a thresher and engine. " The St. Paul Storing, Forwarding and Implement company has a special building filled with all kinds of farming machinery, A Somar lias puller is on exhibition near the special buildings. The Conrtland Wagon company of Chi cago has a large tent filled with buggies, wagons and sleighs of many patterns. The Halladay Pump company of Batavia, 111., has one of its windmill pumps at work near the machinery buildings. Nichols & Dean, St. Paul, have in ma chinery hall a good exhibit of heavy hard ware and blacksmiths' supplies. Rhodes & Morton, St. Paul, have two sections rilled with heavy hardware. The Cattle Exhibit. The cattle department of the stock ex hibit excels by far anything ever before attempted in the state. There are over j 500 animals in this department, and the character and value of them all is much above the average seen at state fairs. In numbers the Iloistein strain outranks any other breed, there being something over 200 of them in the cattle stables. In point of number the Shorthorn Dnrhams come next and constitute a very line exhibit. Presi dent Hill's Polled Angus herd attracts the | greatest attention, and is a most magnifi | cent display of this celebrated Scotch stock. ! The balance of the stock exhibit is about evenly divided between Devonshires, Jer seys and Galloways. The latter very much resembe the PolledJAngus, and probably half of the visitors at the stock barns will make this mistake unless ! a keeper is handy to point out | the differences. There are fifty-eight cx i hibitors of prize cattle, besides the sheep ! and hogs, which are not as yet very large i in numbers but are extremely -creditable. I The four large cattle barns are completely I filled, and an overflow of some twenty-five i head has found accommodation in a shed I only partially completed, in the rear of Barn A. This shed will accommodate fifty head, and, together with a second one of equal j proportions, will be ready to accommodate j the influx expected to-day. The ; exhibit is attracting considerable at j tention and provokes much commendation. The large number of Holsteins among this class of entries is significant, when it is re membered that seven years ago there was ! not an animal of this brood in the state. For all general purposes the Holstein is be | coming very popular in the Northwest. j They combine the beauties of all the best j milkers and butter cows, while the larger frame and fine bones make a splendid basis for beef cattle. ' A BRIEF REVIEW. of the exhibited and the name of the ex hibitors will be found of interest. The first exhibit in Stable A is by the Minnesota Agricultural company of Minneapolis, which comprises sixteen he.id of native bred short horn Durhams, the principal animal in this exhibit is the bull, "Fidget Hilsburst," three-years-old and weighs 2, --500 pounds, and is" valued at §5,000. He was bred in Canada. Another bull is the imported "Oxford Geneva," ten-years-old and weighs 2,200, and nine years ago at the centennial in Philadelphia, took the first prize. V N. P. Clarke of St. Cloud has three year ling short horns that are choice specimens, one, ''Gerald Duke," is a beauty and weighs 1,500 pounds. Mr. Clarks would have had thirty head on exhibition had there been room, but he did not wish to take up space that could be disposed of to prize stock, as his cattle are not entered for premiums but Simply for exhibition. Shepherd, Hill & Mathers of Jacksonville, 111., have sixteen short horn Durhams, the most notable of which is Bon Tromp, an imported Cruikshank bull from Scotland. 3 I years old, and weighs 7,500 pounds: Airshire Sharon is 4 years old and weighs 2,200 pounds. This herd averages 2,000 pounds apiece and is worthy the Durham fancier. The Lake Park herd, by T. H. Canh'eld, consists of thirty-four head, fourteen thoroughbreds and twelve grades. Pink's Duke is an eight-year-old bull, and though he is now just out of pasture, presents a very fine appearance and weighs 2,400 pounds. Earl the Second is another no table animal of this herd and weighs 2,200 j pounds. j. jr. him., has fifty-two head of choice stock from his Northoaks farm, in Stable A, and his stalls i attract much attention. The herd includes eighteen Polled Angus, twenty-five Short hums, five Grades and four Jerseys. Most '• of these animals are imported, and Mr. Hill's enterprise in bringing so large a herd to this country is referred to in compli mentary terms '•." the numerous visitors. Mr. Hill's exhibit is not in competition with the other cattle, as he has not entered it for premiums. Goldfinder is a Short j horn Durham bull, weighing 700 pounds, and is 3 years old. lie was imported last year, and up to the time of his departure bad been the champion bull of Great Brit ian, never having been beaten when en tered for competition. Gambetta is another bull of the same strain, and next to Gold finder is probably the best bull of the blood on the grounds. Prince of the Picts is the crack PoLied Aliens bull of the herd. This is his first appearance in the United States, bat in thaold country he ha* taken several first prizes. He is 3 years old. and weighs 2,£00 pounds. The Jersey blood is dis played by several cows and calves, and they are beauties. W. W. McNair of Minneapolis has twenty two bead of Shorthorns, including the very handsome bull. Favorite. 4 years olds and weighing 3,200 pounds. Conewaugo is the notable cow of this herd. Something of a cariosity in this herd is found in a mooly Shorthorn, or a Shorthorn mooly, cow and two calves. They are said to be the only i America. THE FIRST GALLOWAYS the visitor incounters in making the regular round* will be found in Stable B, and the herd consists of twenty head exhibited by J. C. F-aaton of Chatiieid, Minn. They very much resemble the Polled Angus variety. Reporter, a four-year-old bail, is i the nuiabie animal of this herd. Hugh Paul nf Wavartree farm, Herron Lake, has thirteen head of Galloways, .til full bloods, and, in the vernacular of their keeper they are dandies, These animals are all imported and have been in this country one and two years. Invest ment is the breeder and is 5 years old. He was bred by Thomas Biggor & Sons of England. George Baker & Son of Hnstisford, Wis.. have twenty-one head of full-blooded Down ' shires in Stable B. \. The Devoos are beau i tlful animals, symmetrical in limb and perfect contour, with a' delicately turned horn. They are prized principally for their milk and butter producing qualities. _ Clannanbor rough is the bull, weighing 1,993 pounds | and is 5 years old. Oh My is the prize i cow, and on grass produces over twenty one pounds of butter per week. J. Horse A Co. of Verona. Wis., have fif teen head of full-blooded Devons. includ ing Carlos, a magnificent four-year-old bull. Nichols & Son of Cresco, la., open the Helsteiu show in Stable B with fifteen head of beautiful cattle, of which Harvest Abe. the five-year-old bull, is the pet and attraction. The Lakeside stock farm of Waseca has ten head of Holsteins, all full floods. Capt Keed,Gienco,has two Hoisteins en tered. Samuel Testie of Waseca county has nine head of Hoisteins from his Spring Brook fannr^^ ll)jj^t^ft^BlßlWS^ENsS^^S : The Northwestein.lmporters' and Breed ers' association of Benson, Minn., has eighteen Holsteins, all thoroughbreds, that ! make a handsome and creditable showing. Do Watergens is the breeder of the herd. OTIIEIt HERDS. Samuel Chapman of Illinois has thirty nine blooded Holsteins and boasts of one of the largest single exhibits in the stables. N. J. Leavitt of Morristown, Minn., has nineteen head of Holsteins, and points with pride to his Pride of 'the West; a two year-old bull that weighs 1,800 pounds. This animal has taken sixteen first prizes and may be seen in Stable B. E. F. Irwin of Richfield, Minn., has samples of Shorthorns and Holsteins from his Wood Lake herd. F. B. Lambert of Leroy, Minn., has twenty-one Holsteins in Stable C. A. Harrington, Rochester, Minn., has i twenty-five Holstien-Friesans, among I which is Wyarda, a two-year-old cow, With a milk record of fifty pounds per day. A. Y. Allen of Austin is the first importer of Holsteins to this country, of which he exhibts nine full bloods, and the bull Daniel Deronda. Gwendolen was not on exhibition. A. T. Stebbins of the Badger Run stock j farm, Rochester, has nine Shorthorns and five Jerseys. Dr. Emrick of Chicago has twenty Hol steins on exhibition. ! A. H. and G. S. Bieknell of this state have a very fine private herd of Jerseys on exhibition at Stable C. Foster & Bolton of Plainview have en- ; | tered twenty head of Jerseys, including the ; fine bull. Czar of Lennox. P. D. Brockway of Rochester, Minn., has sixteen full-blooded Jerseys entered. The Horse Display. No one who has the interests of the j Northwest at heart can fail to feel delight ; at the tangible evidence given at the fair | grounds that Minnesota farmers are im ! proving the character of their horses. As ! has been stated before, it is one of the best evidences of the prosperity of an agricul tural community that its tools, machinery, buildings and stock are steadily improving in quality. A farmer ordinarily gets the | best of everything else before he starts to improve the breeding of his draft animals. It is curious, too, that this should be so, when it is considered that the service of a I high grade stallion costs but $25 or §50 J more than that of a mongrel, but adds $100 I or more to the value of the get when ready for work. The horse-breeders of the Northwest are turning more and more to Minnesota as a market for their best animals, and there are several who have large strings on exhibition here who have never exhibited in the Northwest before. One of these is the Moffatt Bros, of Paw Paw, 111., who are among the first im porters and breeders of Clyde horses in the \ country. They are represented at the fair : with twelve head, some of which are im ported, beautiful animals, whose sleek coats and heavy build are the delight of lovers of heavy horseflesh. The Raeside Bros, of Waukegan, 111., another heavy importing firm of Clydesdale horses, have sixteen on exhibition, a large number of which are imported. The other heavy breed of horses, the Norman Percherons, is well represented by thirty head exhibited by George E. Case & Co. of St. Peter. All of them except a few yearling colts are imported, and ten of them came over this year. The imported stallion, Brilliant, is one of the heaviest horses on the grounds and weighs 2,200 pounds. T. D. Delaney of Northfield also shows a full-blood Norman stallion, Prince Im perial, weight 2,170 pounds, with three other Norman horses. Among the Clyde horses also should be noticed the seven Head belonging to Galbrath Bros, of Janes viiie. Wis., also with three English Shire horses. W. W. McNair of Minneapolis, exhibits sixteen head of horses, of which ten are thoroughbred runners, two Normans, three Shetland ponies and one grade Norman mare. The Cosgrove Live Stock company of Le Sever. Minn., exhibits a number of fine horses, among which are Frank 11, a Nor man stallion, also a number of trotting sires and mares. ■ A. Post of Faribault shows the fine young stallion Volunteer chief, with two or three others. H. G. Finkle of Moorhead has also his string on exhibition, which will be sold on Friday morning. Leonard Johnson of East Castle Rock has an exhibit of ten head of horses, ail Percherons except three or four English Shire, the whole being imported with one exception. E. P. Rutan of Heron Lake displays a stallion, Volunteer Patehen, and a number of line specimens of trotting stock. John Bradford of Big Lake, a breeder of thoroughbreds, exhibits three stallions and a mare or two. P. W. Paine of Hutchinson has four horses, trotting bred, one of them, Callona, being quite a famous trotting sire, being the father of Capitoia of St. Paul. Fred B. Close of Pipestone has also a string of thoroughbreds, including Elsham, St. Andrew, John Campbell and Skillery Maid. H. C. Vaughn of Minneapolis shows two saddle horses, Kentucky bred, which he says can each show a fabulous number of ••addle gaits; and Mrs. G. B. Eustis. also of Minneapolis, exhibits a remarkably fine i saddle horse. The last horse noticed is a Gambetta, a French coach horse, owned by W. D. Washburn of Minneapolis. The Dairy Department. Superintendent Potter was on hand early yesterday, giving the finishing touches to the dairy building, assigning space, receiv ing entries and answering questions. By this morning this department will be in good shape, and visitors will be delighted with the perfect arrangements and the line, large display of butter, cheese, dairy implements and salt. Usually at fairs, but poor accom modations have been providad for the ex hibition of butter and cheese, and as a rule, after these articles have been on exhibition for a few days they deterioate in value, and consequently owners of these articles have ' bean rather slow in showing their goods. This objection has been overcome by the managers of the state fair, who have pro vided in the dairy building a commodious refrigerator where butter and cheese can be displayed to good advantage, and at the ! same time be kept in good condition. Every butter-maker who exhibits at the fair will appreciate this, and will know that their goods will be well cared for. Refrigeration has become a necessity for the preservation of butter, not only while it remains in the creamery, but also while in transit to the markets, and for this latter purpose trans portation companies have been organized, which guarantee to deliver the goods in the most distant markets of our country in as good condition as when received by them. By this means Minnesota butter can be sent to New York, Boston or elsewhere and compete with that made within a few miles of those cities, and by the same means but ter is sent to New Orleans and other South ern cities, where it arrives in ex cellent shape. Through the in strumentality of these refrigerator companies it has become possible for the farmer and the creamery man of Minnesota to send his butter to any market he may se lect, knowing that it will not be spoiled while in transit. The refrigerator in the dairy building is so arranged that visitors can see the exhibits through the windows without going inside. The temperature is kept down to about 40 ° or perhaps lower, which insures the safety of the butter. THE BOLL OF HOXOK. On entering the dairy building one is con fronted with the roll of honor, which tells of the magnificent achievement of Minne sota at the World's Exposition at - New Or leans last winter. This roll is, or should be, the pride of every citizen of the state, for it was no small victory to win in competition j with the dairy men from sections where dairy farming has been carried on for many NO. 251 [ years, and it is the more gratifying whet I we remember that about five years age th« i first creamery was established und