The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-10-04

Henry had been sick, but no apologies
were necessary.
A trio Of Bremen geese, fine large
aud IN good condition, were exhibited
by F. Reintz.
Ii. C. Mann made two entries of trio
of Light Brahma's and q lot of chick.
ems.
A coop Of bronze turkeys attracted
some attention, exhibited by Chas.
Brown.
A pair of Pekin ducks entered by
Peter Springer looked more like geese
than ducks, and many mistook them
for geese. Their plumage was q
creamy-likc down. Mr.. S. values the
breed very highly.
j. A. Hood showed a fine pair oil
Cochin chickens.
Noticeable in this class was pair OF
Toulouse geese belonging to VIM. Tu-
doris, who also exhibited of Partridge
Cochin chickens.
Upon the whole not the least inter.
esting proved the poultry exhibit.
THE BABY SHOW.
One Of the most interesting features
of all fairs ia the baby show. Itncver
lacks interest and always draws the
crowd. Pigs, lambs and calves for
the farmer; colts for sportsman. ma
chinery for the mechanic and needle
work for the ladies, but when it comes
to babies, everybody Is Immediately
all Grey and ears, for all who have no
babies nor expect ever to have any,
are, nevertheless. conscious, or know
that they were babies once themselves.
This being the case, we have often
wondered why the baby shows are
not made a more prominent feature,
with q comfortable room and an ele-
waited row of seats, where mothers.
with their little ones, would not be
subjected to being crowded and
jambed. Our baby show was rushed
through in the space of a few minutes
and at least dozen were unable to
even reach the stand before the whole
thing was over. Some Of the babies
which we report we are satisfied
were never seen by the judges at all
But they were nice lot of infantile
humanity. For sweet, white, fat,
choice, beautiful babies we will put
Sedgwick county against the world.
1t is not all in the air and water either.
No judge or connisseur, after behold
ing the glorious young mothers and
keen, active fathers of this county, can
help being convinced of what the ba-
bies would prove. There wasn't a
baby there that was not worthy of a
first premium. There wasn't Sec
ond premium baby in the lot. The
following is the list: Mrs. r. Z. Law
renee, boy, eleven months old; Mrs.
d. Y. Williams, girl, four months;
Mrs. Charley Grant, boy, three months;
Mrs. Carrie Baily, boy, two months;
Mrs. Lou Brown, boy, five months;
Mrs. l.. 0. Lumption, girl, six months;
Mrs. John Wilkins, girl, six months;
Mrs. N. McClees. boy, ten months.
AS we said before, some of these
babies did not reach the stand till af-
ter the judges had made awards, the
report of woich will be found in the
list elsewhere.
PREMIUM.
The hundred dollar prize for the
township making the best display at
the fair, was warmly contested for by
Kechi, Attica, Wichita and Gypsum
townships. The latter township won
the money and honestly. The money
will probably be divided among the
exhibitors from that township. 1t
has been suggested that the township
donate it back to the society. Rather
than that we would suggest to the ex-
hibitors from that township that they
expend it in putting out an acre grove
on the fair ground, to be known as
Gypsum grove. There is nothing that
the grounds so much need as two or
three groves to which dinner parties,
families and SO forth, could resort for
rest and cool shade.
THE BEST IMPROVED FARM.
There were but two entries for the
prize, which would seem to indicate
distrust upon the part of our farmers,
viz: William McCracken aud w. Fl.
Ransom.
FUN AND FROLIC.
Interspersed, or thrown into the
regular programme, were several
laughable and ludicrous contests that
were enjoyed by everybody. The
boys potato race, on Tuesday, the
mems potato race on Thursday, the
fat mans race and the wheelbarrow
race, the results of which arc given
elsewhere, elected lots of fun and good
feeling. In the potato race, before
each contestant was laid out row of
potatoes three feet apart. One pota.
to was picked up at time and placed
in bucket; the person that got his
last potato in first was declared the
winner. The racers made lively
scramble. The fat mans race was for
silver cup, in which several dignita-
ries and well known men took part.
The wheelbarrow race came near
clearing the grounds. The eight or
ten contestants were blindedfolded
and each with a wheelbarrow placed
on line. At the tap Of the drum the
stampede commenced. The runners,
with their vehicles, veered off in
every conceivable direction, running
over each other, into by-standcrs and
ampitheater, against the fence and
judges stand, aud SO forth, while the
band played, horses snorted aud peo-
pie screamed and laughed. Who came
out ahead we never could tell, if any,
body came out at all.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
When the fact that Wichita sells
more implements and machinery than
any other town in the State of Kan
sas is taken into consideration, the
show made by our dealers proved ex-
meagre. Hundreds of thresh-
ing machines, thousands of plows, har-
rows, drills. cultivators, aud SO forth,