The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-09-17

Candless has some ''rooks" on show. |
Mrs. P. G. Hallberg, Dan Jay. Will |
Stotler. May Bolt, Mrs J. D. Perkins, j.
III. Hyde, j. E. Writ, Fannie Jay and
Walter Jay have on exhibition ecops of |
bantams.
Miss Rose Moon. of Emporia, entered |
| to-day for the prize for lady equestrian
ship.
In the ornamental department the son
of ]. N. Sweet, ten years old, has
model home and grounds with flower |
beds, evergreens and everything COM
plete. Another son, twelve years old |
makes an attractive show of rocks of this |
vicinity as well as case OF insects
Phil. Heilman is on hand with some
| fine harness ana saddles.
| As if the vegetable display were lack
ing Hallbsrg is on hands this morning
with splendid assortment.
The loayes of bread are beginning TO
appear numerously and the committee
need not starye.
We found our friend S. ~ 10y, of
Americas, on hands this morning With
some very fine corn and wheat His
crop of wheat yielded 20 bushels to the
acre, and he thinks his corn will go 60
bushels to the acre
Ed. MacLennan exhibits case OF
specimens of the Paragraph binding.
also stationery and job printing.
Mr.. Adams, of the Southwestern Mar
bic works is still fitting up with speci-
mems of his work, and his corner is one
of the most attractive in the hall.
SECOND DAY-AFTERNooN
The weather turned some warmer in
the afternoon, and there was a larger
number of people than III the forenoon.
There was good turn out for the sec
ond day.
The Knights Templar band was in at
tendance, and delighted all with IFS
splendid music.
10. Lear brought out some handsome
Singer machines Mr. T. L. Ryan, of
, the Emporia carriage factory, brought
upon the grounds some handsome speci-
} mems Of his work, including a
ph9ton, two-seated carriage
labeled "Western work for western
men," Griffith & Co. also exhibited a
pheton and spring wagon from their
ware rooms.
Smith & Hale have an attractive array
, of farm machinery.
: Hall, Waite s. Co are on hands with
some fine organs.
: In the chlldren's department, and on
4 the ladies side there was much filling
: up today with fancy and useful articles,
: so that both present handsome appear
ance.
), Since our notes of yesterday, T. F
S Little and his wife have arranged very
d attractive and complete display of Yege
c tables, etc. Mrs. L. has some Of hel
/. celebrated cheese on the shelves, and al
= so large assortment of canned fruit.
The Neosho Grange display is much
fuller than when We wrote yesterday
n Some of the finest grapes in the hall arr
e in this display.
I THE RACES.
!. The trotting and running races were
If the feature of the afternoon, and bego
the usual interest Capt, Warren wa
e superintendent.
is Trotting-three minute class; purse
l. $50; first horse, $75; second, $40; third
,e SIS. Mile heat, 3 in s. Entered, Opal
$. Ten Doye, Light Bud and Tinker. Al
n ter many attempts, the start was made a
3. follows: Tinker LIST, Light Bud I'd, opa
If Sd, Ten Doye 4th. Time, 2:5216; Opa
LIST, Ten Doye Sd, Light Bud Sd, Tinke
IF 4th.
il Second heat-Time, $50; Opal Isl
Light Bud I'd, Tinker Sd, Ten Doye 4tt
ID Third heat-Time, 2;5S4; Opal Isl
,e Ten Doye I'd, Tinker Sd, Light Bud 4tl
The race was very pretty one, ant
was easily won by Opal. He is a beau
tiful black from Junction City.
at RUNNING RACE.
Half mile heats, best in 8. Purse
re $175; first horse, $40; second, $25; thirt
$40. To start, jeff Davis, Kentuck
Us Dick, Prince Albert, Ada Lambert, Re
5h Buck and Humming Bird. Time, 8
Ut seconds; Ada Lambert LIST. Prince A1bel
d. I'd, Red Buck Sd, Humming Bird Al
r. jeff Davis 9TH. Kentucky Dick becam
o. unmanageable, flew the track on the fir:
ro quarter, and was shut off.
Second heat-Time, 534; Ada Ian
81 bert LIST, Prince Albert I'd, Red Buck 81
IT. Humming Bird 4th, jeff Davis 9Th.
~ This ended the exercises for the da,
d. and the people quickly dispersed to the
NC homes.
ar THIRD INSTRUMENTATION
The morning was cold and raw. The
I'll. was very little stir at ten o'clock. Owe
coats were visible. The candy mt
.ge were in good voice, and the dozen /
of freshment stands and Cooks boardiI
house were the only places report
,ry ready for business. The trotters we
nd flying around the ring getting their lie
The in order for the afternoon contest.
For stock county we should call t
ac- exhibition in this class, in everythi
her outside of swine, rather slim. There q
CT some splendid horses and cattle on t
iii; grounds, but not half enough. Had t
aw- stock men taken as much interest as I
F. fruit and vegetable raisers, this won
lis, have been magnificent Lyon coun
n. show.
Joseph Peaks Norman stallion, Je
Iol- Bart, is here, and so are large nnmi
he of his colts Mr. Peak is taking mu
]. interest in these horses. He exhih
Da- one of jeans colts, II months old, viii
and weighs 1.195; Jacob Metzger has ano
ner, err in the stalls weighing LIS pounds
w. the age of 16 months; Fl. II. Gray sho
the one two years old, VIM. Stone, of Tole
and Nathan Davis, of jackson townsh
half exhibit four months old colts, the
lap mer weighing $40. Mr.. Stone also
of beautiful filley, weighing 1880 at I
tom years old. These are all from Mr. Pea
horse, Jean, and they are handsome 9
or perfect specimens IN their line.
Iun- Peak is very justly proud of what
enterprise has done for the horse intcrc
less. of this section.
| E. Vim. P. Lewis, of Americas. has be
yeo- tiful sorrel stallion, which he exhibits
unc- the class for all work He has ne
rib been trained but can make his mile
three minutes. But the beauty of
H. grounds, according to our notion, is
Tom young two year old Hamhietonian,
d S. Mr. Drake, of Americas He is a T
cat ton of Maud s., st. Julien, Goldsn
lots, Maid and other famous turf amin
atsIe He is dark bay, and as handsome
n of picture.
list Sam T. Bennett, of Chase county,
seven cattle in the stalls They are
pens nice a collection of animals as we b