The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-26
THE FAIR.
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What Was Done Wednesday.
P.J. Heilman makes very fine dis
play of harness.
There are so many fancy quilts in the
hall it makes man so hungry he can't
keep awake.
Its fun to see the greenhorns lay down
quarter thinking to pick up So.
Ryan makes a splendid showing OF
buggies of his own manufacture that are
good advertisement for Emporia. One
built for Mrs Powell Is q beauty.
Pool selling on the ground was fail
ure for want of patronage.
Schernan s. Peters have magnificent
Norman stallion on exhibition.
The Empor1a band furnished music
yesterday that was, as usual, the best in
the market
Pool selling on last evening was dull.
A crowd that gathers around a cheap
jewelry stand would be good place to
get jury that hadn't read about the
case or anything else.
A citizen yesterday tried to beat the
envelope game. His loss was only So.
Gone over-the-street.
There is a splendid display of poultry,
both in quantity and quality.
Lear Is on hands with a full line of
sewing machines.
The little girl that gets the premium
on bread may well be proud, as compe-
tition is great.
The floral department is well filed.
The arts, sculpture, painting, drawing,
ETC., are well represented.
A rural rooster persisted yesterday
in driving double team through the Fair
grounds at break neck pace. He was
chuck full of benzine. He hain't been
seen since, as u squad of officers rounded
him up, put him IN dray and set down
on him. He could afford to go to the
cooler.
WEDNESDAYS RACES.
In the running races yesterday ac
ternoon, single dash, 600 yards,
for a purse of 500, the entries were
six, as follows: Dalton, Therefore Tilton,
Archie, Little Pete, Kansas Boy, and
Little Casino. The favorite among the
fraternity was Little Casino, and consider
able odds were offered on her, yet pool
selling on the ground was failure for
want of patrons. The race was delayed
for considerable time from some cause,
but a square start was had and Theodore
Tilton won the first money, $65.00; Little
Casino second, $500 and Dalton third,
$1,000
No. 2. TRoTTING-Purse, $25; for
double teams, to be owned and used to-
gether as a driving team; owners to
drive, mile heats. First team, SIS; sec
ond, $3.50; third, $3.50.
The entries were by Scribner, of Cot
tonwood Falls, and Geo. Newman, 1. D.
Fox and L. Severy, of Emporia. One of
Mr.. Fox's horses being off his feed, max
ing him unfit to drive, they were not put
on the track. Mr.. Newman was behind
at the start, and kept losing steadily for
the first quarter, but from that time he
as steadily won, taking the lead at the
half-mile post and keeping it through
the heat, with Scribner second and Sc
very bringing up the rear. On the sec
ond heat Newman took the lead from the
start, with Scribner next and Severy
third, which relation they maintained
The third and last heat
was repetition of the second, Newman
first money, Scribner second
and Severy third.
The number of entries for to-morrow's
friday races is very large, for the fol-
lowing purses:
No. 6. TRoTTING-Purse, 5000; mile |
heats; best 2 in B. First horse, $3.50; |
second, $50; third, $50.
No. z. TRoTTING-Purse, $500; open |
70 all. First horse, $3.50; second $50; |
bird, $50.
No. 8. SLOW MULE RAcE-Purse, SIS;
half mile dash.-To the last mule out, |
s10; next to the last mule out, So.