The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-07-06
The Horse Fair.

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The races Monday and Tuesday were toler
ably well attended Tuesday quite larg
crowd was present at the afternoon races
The programme was well arranged, the race
pleasantly and satisfactorily conducted, anC
| all the horsemen present expressed themsclye
satisfied with the conduct OF affairs. The fol
lowing is general outline of the races Mon
day:
Trotting race: open to horses that had moi
made mile in three minutes. The following
horses were entered Chief, by 3. NJ. Ter
rell; Bashaw Maid. by I. NJ. Lane; Pat, by
Sam. Adams. Chief won first money, Ba
shaw Maid second. Time 1873.
Pony race, half mile dash, won by Kansas
mare. Also another pony race, half mile dash
six entries, won by spotted pony.
SECOND DAY.
Pacing race Horses entered: Honest
John. By }. T. McMien; Bay Unknown, by
Captain Davis; Sleepy Kate, by Frank Fas-
set Won in two straight heats by Honest
John. Next was half mile dash by Sleepy
Tom, Sleepy jim. Button, Pegwood, Spot
and Rather. Button won first money, Rat
tier second; time 56i.
A new feature was then introduced in the
programme, which consisted OF a foot race.
Nine men entered for purse OF five dollars;
distance sixty yards; won by Jasper Kyle.
The most exciting and the race that created
the most interest and excited great deal of
enthusiasm was pacing race by Timber Jim,
entered by DR.. Owens, and Wichita Charley,
rntered by BY rerre; three best in FIVE.
Both horses being in tolerable good condition
neither had the advantage in that respect.
First heat was won by Wichita Charley: time
.: 50. Second heat by same; time 30.
Third heat by same; time 2:45. Between the
second and third heats of the pacing race a
pony race occurred. onc-fourth mile dash.
Won by bay pony.
Premiums were offered also on sta lions Of
two classes, draft and blooded. Frank Fasset
had three horses entered, viz: Phil Sheri-
dan, W hich took the first premium for draft
horses, and Tim Line, which took second.
The exhibition o, blooded horses was good.
Captain Tarlton exhibit two young horses
which were perfect pictures for horsemen. 1t
is feast to look Oh them. Mr.. Tarlton's
horse, Dram Boy, we viii venture to say,c can
not be beaten in the State; also his horse,
Blue Grass, two-year-old, is a inc specimen
Of horse flesh. 3. +. Jones' horse, Lawrence
jr., is very fine horse and shows his Blood.
Ii e took the second premium.
Upon the whole the exhibition and races
were good, and great credit is due TO the d.
rectors, who, under such adverse cireurn-
stances, condu cted the two-days fair SO sue
cessfully. The premiums will all be prompt
ly paid, and it won't be many years before
the society will be able to oller larger premi-
ums, and Wichita Will be the fast horse cen
ter not only of the Arkansas Valley, but of
the whole Southwest.
''DoDGE CITY, June q, 1876,
EDITOR EAGLE Pull down your vest,
wipe off your chin and show your colors.''
We presume that the party who sent the
above request is some string bean who had TO
leave Wichita on account Of not having any
visible means OF support, and went 10 Dodge,
OF course. In order TO show eolors to COM
pete with Dodge we whould have to have
dance-houses, gambling halls and garroting
shops and such like, but we are happy to in-
form him that that species of barbarisn and
wiekedness has long since departed from our
city, ana Wichita stands to-day, morally, as
well as any town in the State, aud physically
ard commercially she has no competitors in
the MISUNDERSTANDING them all. Her pros
perity to-day is greater than it ever was be-
fore, aud in three years from now she will be
q city Of six thousand inhabitants. These are
our colors. Ifyou have any allusion to the
Texas cattle trade, we have all that we asked
for. The trail has been kept open and a
number Of choice herds are on the grazing
grounds west OF the city. As to the chin and
vest business, that is old
Sedgwick county is the banner county of
the State on wheat The st. Louis Resp5li-
can, OF June ooh, in speaking Of the sale OF
new wheat IN the market, says "Aiter call,
was offered at auction tho first car OF Kansas
wheat, of the new crop, received in this city.
This lot, " hich was in coed condition and
graded No. !, was shipped from Wichita By
n. Il. Heath TO f. Swaftz, and sold to j. ".
Adams ~ Co. at 41.2S. A car Of The new crop
Of Kentucky, grading No. ,, was also sold
following to Tessdale s. Harri-
son at S1.12." The aforesaid car load of
Kansas new wheat was bought of d. d. Carl
ton by n. II. Heath and shipped on the 18th
Of June, and it arrived in St. Louis oil the
l9th Mr.. Heath, having a desire 10 ship the
first ear of the season, went into the field aud
helped thresh it aud gave it his undivided
personal attention until the car was started
On its way to market. Il yoa viii observe
The article closely you will see that Kansas
rev wheat, No 4, sold at S1.25 per bushel,
while Kentucky new wheat, No. 2, only
brought SLIP per bushel. Sodgwick is not
only The first in The market, but sends bet
Ter quality OF wheat.