The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-10-12
Bring in Your Best and Largest
THE TRIALS OF SPEED!
Many Fast Horses to be Present
Come and Bring Your Families
and Friends!
A Week of Sport and Pleasure

| Next Monday VIII pc the opening Gay OF
the Oak Dale Park Industrial Exposition and
Horse Fair, 10 continue five days. This Will
be the second annual Fair of this association
and will be an index to its future operations.
Should the people of Saline county turn out
and lend their patronage in the way of articles
for display and their personal attendance up
Oh its exhibitions, the members of the associa-
ton will know what to prepare for in their
future expositions to meet the expectations of
their patrons. Last year the managers had
much to overcome in the Inauguration OF their
enterprise. The past experience of residents of
the county had been such as to establish a
doubt in the minds of very many that good
fair was possible-much less was it. to them,
probable that premiums would be paid in full
as advertised. Knowing that these prejudices
prevailed, the managers Rere led TO fear
that the patronage would not warrant the
liberal premiums offered. But when the eX-
hibition was in progress their fears were some
what allayed by the good attendance through
out, and, although when they had balanced
accounts they found that they were somewhat
behind, they were encouraged to know that
their enterprise had met with the approval of
such large numbers of our country people.
Those prejudices being removed, it now re-
mains to be seen what they may expect IN
the future, and the coming fair will be an in
deX of patronage hereafter. Hence it devolves
upon us all to exert oursel es to ensure the
success of the exhibition. The association
will provide room for ali articles which may
be brought in, and will furnish accommoda-
tiont for horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, fowl, etc.
Now we urge our people TO lend what assis
lance they can to this enterprise, that we may
show these men that we appreciate the efforts
the are making towards building up perma-
nent institution which shall be credit to cur
county and this section of the State, the sue
cess of which will do more towards settling
and building up Central Kansas than any 9TH
er means we can adopt. 1t is not enough that
you say we can show better wheat, corn, oats,
rye, broomcorn, horses, cattle, sheep, hogs,
poultry etc, than you saw at the last fair.
Bring them along and compare them with
what your neighborS have raised and let 9TH
GERS enjoy your success. 1t will cost you
nothing, and will assist considerably to the
success of an enterprise in which we are all
Interested.
The following noted horses have alre ady
been pledged to be present, aud compete for
the premiums: The famous trotter of ID. J.
Smith, of Concordia, also the well known fast
trotter of +. L. Benjamin OF same place. +.
Ii. Hart. of Beloit, will be present with his
trotter-and he is 4 hot one to keep company
x.;tl, I,1,,, 80 D.,
of his renowned pacing flyers on hand. Geb-
hard Il Co.. of Beoit, have already engage
stables for their running horses, and will make
busy time for the favorite "Irish Girl" the
"Swede Girl" and all other shippers OF the
turf that may be here. The st. Joe mare,
that won the races at the Dickinson County
Fair, will also shy her castor into the ring at
our fair and she is liable TO carry away the
blue. Mr.. Lynch, OF Kansas City, already has
his lightning mare stabbed in Salina. Charlie
Sinners. of Abilene, will pull the strings over
Spotted Colt" lie won in three straight
heats at Abilene in 2:52, and can go down sew
eral stairs il called upon. Horses from Coun-
ell Grove and Emporia will be present. and
the people may expect TO witness a few days
of sport such as never before seen in Kansas.
Come everybody. and bring the whole family.
Bring your big vegetables, your fine grain,
your fine stock and poultry. Take Il ride
on the beautiful little steamer Belle of Sail
ma" We have the finest park the best build
ings and the best race track in the State. Come
and see us and We will do you good.
That all may see what it is proposed to do,
we publish the premium list in full, together
with the programme of the speed ring. Let il
be remembered that every premium here an.
nounced will be paid in full.