The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-09-21

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Band Contest.
THE EMPoRIA NEws Excursion to tn
Kansas City Fair, on wednesday, was, vi
are pleased to be able to report, sue
cessfuI. About go people gathered a
the A. T. 4 s. +. depot, at the starting
hour, $50 q. M, and after some unexpect-
ed detention the train, consisting OF foul
passenger coaches, one sleeping car anc
one baggage car, started. The weather
was bright and beautiful, the excursion
lists happy, and everything was auspi.
cious. Passengers got on the train al
Reading and Usage City, increasing the
entire NUMBER to fully three hundred, and
more decorous and gentlemanly marty
Of people never gathered on q public ex-
cursor. About sixty OF the party were
ladies, and the sleeping car was set apart
for the accommodation OF such as prefer
red to use It, and q number availed them.
selves OF this arrangement. Others scat
cred thems elves throughout the coaches,
and the seats proved to be enough to ac-
commodate everybody and no one was
obliged 70 stand up more than they pre-
ferred TO.
After leaving Usage City vote was ia
ken as to the hour Of starting the train
back from Kansas City, and 2IS voted to
return at IL O'Clock; 10 at 10 O'Clock, and
% at O'Clock, p. m. twas therefore ar
ranged that the time OF starting from Kan
sAs City would be II O'Clock.
At Topeka, the knights TempIar Band
got out on the platform and woke up that
town with some lively music.
A series of unavoidable delays by
freight trains of time, etc., delayed the
excursion train SO that IL did not srrlve in
Kansas City until after 1 p. m. Mean
time all were hungry, and the lunch bas-
kets were procured from the baggage car,
and lunch eaten on board Of the train.
Arriving at Kansas City, the train was
met by a delegation Of omnlbusses, and
all who wished to ride in them started at
once for the fair grounds. Others walk
ed on until they met street cars and went
In them. In half an hour from the arrival
all were on the fair grounds. and engaged
In sight seeing.
The fair was one Of the .lveliest scenes
we ever witnessed. the gate keepers esti-
mating the number OF people present at
10000. The arrangements for refresh
ments were ample, one building being
able to dine 800 persons every hour. The
exhibition in every department was i'm
mense, and the excursionlsts agreed that
the fair was great one in all respects,
and worth the trip to see it. We, OF course,
cannot pretend 70 give any description of
so gigantic an exhibition. O.
The trottIng began at 3 p. m, and con-
sisted OF Goldsmith Maid making three
heats In 2:23, 2:1S, and 2:20; the intervals
being used in the heats OF the 2:35 race,
which was a very fine one, seven horses
trotting in It. Mule and running races
made out. fine programme. We should
Il ink not less than 10000 witnessed the
Maid trot, and crowds surrounded her
whe never there was an opportunity. Her
time OF 2:18 on that half mile trick, with
It's sharp turns, was all that any one ask
ed, and everybody was satisfied and en-
thusiastic. She was accompanied by q
running horse, trOtted without any urg-
ing, and seemed to be q perfect trotting
machine, (which her driver could speed
or slow up, apparently without an effort.
The Band contest came next, there be-
Cornet band, Marshall, Missouri, Banta's
band, Kansas City, Mo, Knights Tenn
plar band, Emporia, Kau.. Lexington Sill.
yer Cornet band, Lexington Mo, The
first premium, $50, was awarded to the
Emporia band, which was all that was
necessary to complete the success OF the
excursion. The band became lions at
once The decision seemed to meet with
almost unanimous approval in Kansas
City,
After 6 p. m. the excursionists enter
tanned themselves by going to Barnum's
show, the opera house, theatre and
by promenading the well lighted and live
II business streets and visitlng,the stores 3,
and by Up. m. had gathered again At the
train, except about q score who concluded
TO ranain a day or two, we having been
able during the trip to arrange that such
as desired to remain, could return home
on half fare tickets. The start home w 90
made at l:30, and after an essy run the
train arrived at EmporIa few minutes
after O O'Clock, Thursday m orning. Most
OF the excursionists managed to sleep a
few hours during the homeward ride. All
were VIGIL o1IlSueu Win tue IAlrs the ra-
ees, and the triumph OF our band There
being no train until night for the Ameri-
Gus people to go. home on. we united with
them in clustering an omnibus, and they
started home IN excellent spirits after
breakfast. So many Of the ladies and
gentlemen who went on the trip have
kindly informed US that they were highly
pleased with the excursion. and consider
ed 1t a success, that we feel warranted
in reiterat:ng the apparently harmonious
opinion that the excursion was a grand
success, and that all that was promised
was substantially performed Our band
Will return on Saturday, with the reputa-
ton OF being the best one west OF the
Mississippi river, and the EMPoRIA NEWS
Excursion, Will, we hope, be pleasantly
remembered by all who participated. and
all will please accept our thanks for CIV
Ing us the pleasure OF their company.
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