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Pictorial History of St. Paul's Outdoor Sports Winter Car­ ~ nival of Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen showing how "They Made I t A Hotter One." ......

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I The President of the Carnival Association-the Man Who " Made" the Carnival, L. W . Hill- on the Right . FOREWORD .f][ For 358 days in the year St. Paul, as typified by t~e cartoonist's pen, is a rather reserved, dignified old gentleman \¥itha pronounced bald head s u~mount e d by a halo. Durmg the o~her seve!l days, however, by a sor ~ of Dr. J eyklI and. Mr. H y~ e transformation, he becomes overl1Ight a gayly blanketed old person, hIS halo slIghtly askew, a radIant smIle of welcome on hIs cherubIc cauntenance and both hands autstretched to. greet the visitor. During this periad, tao., the city itself is magically changed. The spirit of gaadfellawship is in the frosty air. Captains af industry and lawly clerks clad alike in rainbow colared carnival habiliments rub shaulders together, marching in clase ranks to. the stirring rat-tat-tat af the drums arthe blar ~ of martial music. Verily theCarnivalisagreatIeveler. 'Ir St. Pau l took her place on the world's amusement map in a most perma- ,r On Monday, J anuary 29th, a nd Tuesday, J anuary 30th, the city was the nent way when witl:in the s h~rt spac~ of.a few weeks' p:- ep a r ~ti?n a nd ~ ith sc.ene of the National Ski Tournament s t ~gec ~ at the St. Pa ul Carni,:al ski a n enthusiasm never equa ll ed In any CIty In the country III a SImIlar proJect, slId e, Seventh and Alaska streets. The slId e IS constructed of steel, rIses t o she staged her first Outdoor Sports Carnival. ~ h e i ~ ht of 95 fe et, a nd is 118 feet to the "take off". It would be hard to '1 S~ ch was the s uc~es s of thi~ fi:- st renewal of the wi nter carni:rals.of former Im agme .a more thrillin ~ ? i g h~ than the. swift d e~ce nt down the 95 foot slope years that t he CarnIval A s~o .cl atIOn became a permanerit organIzatIO n, a nd a of the slId e a nd the thrIllmg Jump through the a Ir. unanimous demand frOl;l cltlze.ns of the great Northwest made t he Outdoor ,r Wednesday, Ja nuary 31st, was Minneapolis day, and t hrongs of visitors Sports Carnival an annual affaIr. from the sist er city joined ha nds with the people of St. Paul to help ma ke it '1 The second of these brillia nt Carnival fetes was staged this year, openin g a hotter one. on January 27th and closin g 'on February 3rd. '1 A special Carnival Bonspiel was held by the St. Paul Curling Club Janu ary ,r The Carnival proper was preceded by a n immense pageant, staged on the ?9th t o February 3rd, a,t the,ir rink on Selby Avenue, which was participated grounds of the T own and Country Club, for the purpose of securing motion 111 by a large .number of .curllng c!ubs from all . over the Northwest . .H ockey picture publicity for the city and the Carnival. King Boreas II (Mr. Jas. fans h ~ d ~h e lr fill of thIS great Ice sport durmg t he week, the WhIte Bear Ridler), h is co lorful co urt, and over 15,000 of his gail y uniformed subjects, club ~T mnll1 g the ~orthw es t e rn Hockey Tourna me!1t from a large fie ld. At took part in this beautiful pageant, and passed in review before the clicking the HIppodrome nnk the ch ampIOn St, P aul ~th l e tlc Clu~ t eam defeated the cameras of six of the largest moving picture co mpanies in the country. The crack Amen can Soo ~e a m of S a ul~ Ste. Man e. On the Ice a world's record pageant might be calIed a so rt of synopsis of the Carnival, since it embraced was broken by MathIesen, ch ampIOn skater fr om Norway. . in modified form a ll the feature attractions of the Carnival itself. There were ~ Other interesting winter sports were the dail y harness races on the ice at Q) ..c: t he Carnival Hussars in massed formation, the Carnival Cossacks (Hook-em- Como~ a nd the queer motor sled races, both of which attracted la rge crowds . Cows), a nd the Consolidat ed Drum Corps of 1,000 drummers, Then there Splendid ice skating was afforded the crowds by the many public a nd privat e Tto: o were pysh ball games.on horseback, crack d:ilI sq uad contest s, s kij ~ rin g, bla,nket rinks scattered throughout the city. '';::: ro bouncll1 g, tobogganmg,- the whole fOI:mll1g a c~ mJ?l ete ex p os I~I ~ n, of WInter '1 The event which attracted far the greatest attention a nd which took its 'uo sports. These pIctures Will be show n 111 every portIOn of the CIVIlIzed globe. place as the great est sports event the Northwest, or, in fact, the entire country Ul ~ r Three huge parades featured the 1917 Carnival. The first of these was held has seen, was the Red River-St. Pa ul Carnival Derby, the great dog-team race ~ on t he opening day, Saturday, February 3rd, and was participat ed in by over from Winnipeg to St. PauI. 30,000 marche~s. Nearly a quarter of a m illion spectators thronged the.lin.e ,r Never before h ave the eyes of the whole country been glued on St. Paul ?f march to wItness the spect acle and t? ch eer t he march,ers, Gre~t cre~:!tt as they were during the ten days the dog-racers consum ed in the lon g journey IS du.eMarshal Goss a nd h IS compet ent a Id e~ fo r th ~ splendId ~ a nn e r III wh Ich fr om the N' orth country. As the race progressed, interest grew to a fever heat, Q) t he ll~ll11 c n se parade was handled, not a sll1 gle hItch occurnng to mar tl;e and when' Albert Ca mpbell, the little Cree Indian, crossed the finish line at ..c: ...... occasIO~ . T I; e p a r a d~ ~as pronounced the l aq~es t and longest ever held ,111 Como Fark- winner of the Derby-at noo n, February 3rd, the last day of the o con nectIon WIth any s I~11ll a r event, and unqu~ s ~IO~ab!y s t ~m p e? the St. Paul Carnival, thousands of perso ns were there to give him a rousing welcome, Outdoor Sports Ca:-l1Ival as th.e greatest. CIVIC J~llIficatlOn III the world. '1 T he race was a remarkable one owing to the fact that the competitors werc The p~rac~ e "'.'as revIewed b y: KIng Boreas Rex, hIS court, the M ayor, and obliged t o buck.again st the most severe weather conditions, ma kin g it much other dlgnItan es, frol11 the Mlllnesota Club. ' more difficult than even the great Alaska Sweepst akes event. ,r J\nother monster parade was held t.'le evening of Tuesday:, J a nuary 30th. 1r Early in the·journey an unknow n fi gure, Fred H artman, who had picked ThIS was a spectacul ar torchlIght affa Ir, each marcher carrylllg a flambeau. .uP a t eam of dogs two days before the race started, cropped out as the hero. To say that this unique procession was a success is putting it mildly. A nUI11- This little America n had entered the contest hoping to win the $500 offered ber of bea utifully ill u minat ed flo at s added diversity of interest to the scene. for first prize that he might realize the ambition of his life, to est abli sh a lab- ,r The third big parade was held on the afternoon of Friday, February 2nd. orat ory for scientific research. This was for decorat ed a utos, This parade brought ma ny original ideas in '1 Never has a man displayed such "stick-to-it-ive" qualities as did this same decoration, and a number o ~ r: ew and novel productions evoked great appla use Hartman, and his remarkable grit won for him the ~o mir~tio n of thousanO :j from the t housands of admlrlng spectator. . . .alI along the route. ~ The first mlsfortune H artma n encountered was the loss of his leader in a hood clubs. Most of the slides were opened before the Carnlval, a nd kept fight between hls dogs. Hartman .was in a sad pr edic~m e n~, --:- lik e a .s l.lip up as long as the weather permitted. without a r udder,-and doubtless nll1e of every t en men 111 a sImIlar posItIOn fI The da ily newspapers and other publications of the city cann ot be glven would have quit. t oo much credlt for the splendid representatlon accord ed the Carnival in thelr '1 But not so with H artma n. H e had set out with a purpose, a nd no trlvial pages. The St. P a ul Pioneer Press, the Da ily News, a nd the Dispatch, we re misfortunes were go in g to turn him back, so he pl odded on. His four remain­ lavish in the space devot ed to Carnival activities. ing dogs,-sma ll ones, a nd far inferior to the other teams,- were not strong '1 The 1917 Carni va l drew a host of out of town marching clubs a nd their enough t o pull him the rest of the way, so H artman, In order t o save the fri ends. All the way fr om Pendleton, Orego n, came t he Pendlet on Buckaroos, animals, made up his mind that he must "hoo f it" t o St. Paul, then over 400 in chaps and gayly colored cowboy costumes, with six shoot ers at t heir hips miles distant. and lass'oos at t heir pommels. T ogether with the Havre Cowboy Ba nd and ,; While travelin g over the North D akota pra iries a severe blizzard overtoo k the Montana delegation they added a t ouch of t he picturesque West to the the drivers, and H artman, who was far behind, was engulfed in it, and for Carnival gayeties. The Montana "Prosperity Special" brought unifor med nearly four hours his dogs circled on him. Finally, however, he reached Grand delegations from Great Falls, K alispell, Lewist ow n, Havre, Chinook, Fort Benton, Harl em, Hingha m and Glendive. Duluth a nd Superior furnished Forks and put up for the night, lame and tired. splendid and enthusiastic marching clubs, as did also Ashland, Bra in erd, Hib­ 'IT H artman realized that he must travel more hours each day tha n hi s ri va ls bing, Fargo, Grand Forks, Crookston, a nd other t ow ns. if he were to wi n the covet ed prize, and th is he did. Several times he overtook '" Among the ma ny prominent guests attracted to the Carnival from all over his competitors wh ile they slept, only to be overta ken himself later. the country, may be mentioned Mr. Albert Britt, Editor of Outing; Mr. E. F. '1 The little Am erican's last opportunity was frustrated when he was betrayed Allen, N ew York, Editor of Travel M agazine; "King Pip", Mr. Frank T. by a man whom the others had hired t o watch him . ~a~tman had.plann.ed McCullough, of the Spokane Apple Sh ow ; Mr. A. Young, of Pittsburgh, a nd t o arise at 1 :00 a. m. a nd get away to a long st art over hI s rIvals. ThIs he dId, many others. Chicago contributed a delegation of Spanish athletes headed but the others,- the two Ca mpbells, Metcalf a nd Grayson,-were inform ed by Jos. H. Finn a nd Ring Lardner, the well known humorist. that Hartman had hit the tra il and they were soon on his heels. 'I A complete canvass of the hotel a nd roo m i ng facilities of the city fou nd " All attempts on the part of the other four contesta nts to discourage H art­ accomm odations for a ll, although it was found necessary to req uisition extra ma n were futil e. H e heeded them not, decl a ring that he would cross the fin­ rooms in ma ny privat e homes, which were cheerfully thrown open to the vis­ ish line, even though he kne'w his dogs were alm ost ex ha usted, and he, himself, itors. Clubs, lodges, and civic organizations kept open house. was not in the best of physical trim. ~ I As was the case last yea r, the credit for the success of the Carnival was due ~ I And finish he did, t hough he crossed the lin e five hours behind the winners. principall y t o the un selfi sh spirit of co-operation show n by all. Without it, H artman's Yankee pluck had won for him a place in the hearts of true sports­ the Carnival ma nagement wo uld have been helpless. Big business men of St. men and he was showered with honors, a nd was proclaimed the great est hero Pa ul cheerfull y pa used fr olll their work t o lend t heir valuable time and energy of modern times. t o the herculean task of makin g this year's Carnival "a hotter one," a more successful one, a nd , above all, t o keep it a clean one. And to their everl asting ,; This re~arkable dog race proved to be by far the most attractive feature credit let it be said that they succeeded. of the Carnival, a nd even b efore it was completed pla ns for the 1918 race were ,r No st ory of St. Pa ul's Outdoor Sports Carnival, however, is complete with­ under way, a nd fr om all indications thls event will bring out the best drivers out a tribute to the head of the Carnival Associat ion, M r. L. W. Hill, to whose a nd dogs in the country, a nd even the 1917 race will be eclipsed. genius in pla nning a nd whose untiring energy St. Pa ul owes the success of the '1 Rice Park was the hub of Carnival activities. Here was located the palace Carn ivaI idea. of Boreas Rex, a nd his harem of beautiful Quee ns. The Palace was a large ~ I Not only St. Pa ul, but t he entire co untry, mi ght be said to have join ed in structure constructed of solid blocks of ice, a nd at night was one of the most ma king the 1917 Carnival a "I-Iotter One". From morning un t il late in the beautiful sights of the Carnival. Powerful searchlights bathed its glitteri ng night,- from Saturday, January 27th, t o a nd including, Saturday, February sid es in rainbow colors, producing a n effect of indescribable beauty. Here, 3rd,-there was sometb ing going on of interest t o everybody, a nd if there was also, was the primeval stockade and India n t epees, which housed the racin g a person who attended the Carnlval who did not have a good tlme it surely "huskies." Next t o Rice Park, a nd facing the Elks' Club, was the Hip Hip was his own fault. Hooray Ice Rin k, made by flooding Was h in gton Street. ,; The St. Paul Outdoor Sports Carn lval is now a national institution. It has '1 Thousand s of in vitations were sent out by the jobbers of St. P a ul to their t a ken rank with the greatest fetes in the country, such as the Mardi Gras of customers throughout the Northwest, res ulting in a large attendance of mer­ New Orleans, the Tournament of Roses of Pasadena, Ak Sar Ben of Omaha, chants, who combined business with pleasure during their visit. Two get­ the Veiled Prophet of St. Louis, and the great Apple Sh ow of Spoka ne. The t ogether banquets were given in their honor. Carnival has brought fame t o St. Pa ul as one of the most hospitable cities in ',l As "vas the case last year, the t oboggan slid es proved one of the Carnival's the country, a nd never before has the na me of our fair city been so widely great est attractions for young and old . In addition to the always popular ad vertised. Cedar a nd Ramsey street slides, t en others were erected in different parts of ,r Yes! There'll be a Carnival next year. So plan now t o "Make it the hot­ the city through the co-operation of the Carnival Association and neighbor- test one." ... .' II

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The President of the Queens' Club, Miss Marie Looby, Glacier Park Marching Club-the Carnival Girl -

Schmidt Brewing Company Marching Club

Thompson Shoe Company Marching Club r '0 ,

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A -Page of Queenly Beauties Ie!)

King Boreas Rex and His Court Bestowing Knighthood on One of His Faithful Subjects Kenney Shoe Company Marching Club Minnesota Boat Club

Sorensen Shoe Stores Marching Club Noyes Bros. & Cutler Marching Club and Queen

America.n Natio~al Bank Marching Club Marching Club of the St. Paul Roo~ng Company McGill Warner Co. Marching Club

Boston Clothing -Ca;- Marching -Club - _. - Women's Civic League Banquet at Carling's for the Pendleton Buckaroos The Dayton's Bluff Commercial Club Marching Club

Rexall Marching Club Yoerg Brewing Co. Marching Club

Foley Bros. & Quinlan Marching Club •

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More of the King's Harem-Another Page of Queens Stronge & Warner Marching Club

The "Bl,lrlington RQl,lte" On-Time Cll,lb The St. Paul Dispatch Marching Club

Ryan Hotel Marching Club The Peoples Bank Club

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Some More Beauties from the Garden of Queens Chas. Weinhagen & Co. Marching Club

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Knights of Columbus Marching Club A Page of 0 utdoor Sports. Tobogga nmg. Oldham Marching Club Gotzian Shoe Co. Club

American Linen Supply Marching Club Brooks Bros. Marching Club

Bazille & Partridge Marching Club Degree of Honor Marching Club

The Golden Rule Drum Corps Minnehaha Dry Cleaning Co. Marching Club and Queen ..

The Carnival Hussars

City and County Marching Club I .

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Nicols, Dean & Gregg Marching Club

Field-Schlick Marching Club Top-A. Young of Pittsburg Commissioner Goss Mr. L. Newman of Great Falls, Mont. King Boreas Delivering a Speech John Philip Sousa Mr. E . F. Allen of Travel W . R. Mills and Geo. Dawson "Going Into Action" MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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