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

| the ticket Office, and il took two men to
help The crowd to tickets The
grounds began 10 I'LL with people and
teams.
The procession of school children
formed near Dir. Mcwhorter's place
and marched to the ground, headed by
the knights Templar band The board
had very generously announced that all
school children in the procession would
be admmitted free The result was that
| nearly seven hundred Of the little folks
were in the procession, each school at
tended by its teacher. This attracted
general attention, and the line of march
on either side was crowded with people
from the gates to the amphitheater
This was indeed Children's Day, and
not only they but the candy men were in
the height OF their glory Many of the
little folks brought their baskets of din.
ner and "made day of H."
THIRD DAY-AFTERNooS.
The weather was simply glorious in
the afternoon and the people came
They poured in. 1t is estimated that
there were ?, 800 people upon the grounds
The sprinkling of children in their hol
iday attire, aud the fine looking people
well dressed, the music of the baud al
conspired to make lively scene.
In our stock notes in the forenoon re-
port we neglected TO make mention o.
one of the handsomest animals on ths
ground, to-wit: an immense whit,
thoroughbred fat steer entered By Tom
Price. He weighs 1900 lbs. and is a sigh
worth looking at. He is as handsome a
a picture.
THE RACES.
There were three races IN the after
noon, and they demanded the attention
of all. The firss was the pacing race
mile heats.
The entries were: Buster, Sleepy Bill
and Minnie Lee. Purse, 500; first horse
sos; second, %; third, $40 In the frs
heat, the start was Buster, 1st; Sleep
Bill, I'd; Minnie Lee, 3D. Time, 81 q
Buster, first; Minnie Lee, second; Sleep
) Bill distanced
Second Heat-Duster, first; Mimi
= Lee, second; time, 2:35II.
f Third Heat-Duster, first; Minnie Let
t second; time, 2 80. The race betwee
these two animals was a very pretty ont
and on the third heat Buster beat Mimi
= only about half length.
: TRoTTING RACE
i, 2:45 class; purse, S175; first hors
4 500; second, $50; third, $25. In til
r start Ten Doye won the poll; Bill
Douglass (Halleck's horse) second Opa
= third. First heat, Ten Doye, first; Bill
Douglass, second; Opal, third. Thel
h was much trouble in getting started, an
almost an accident few rods from IL
n stand, the two outside horses crowdiI
n Douglass, so that the sulky was damage
!. The drivers were summoned to Il
r. judges stand and some plain talk w
INDUCED in toward the driver of Ops
> the driver of Douglas having elaine
V foul usage. Thisra was evidently co
> Quoted in manner only understood
r those acquainted with the tricks of Il
! turf, as Opal, who beat Ten Doye the di
before in every heat, came out benin
h evidently being held back by his drive
y. Second Heat-Ten DOye, first; Dou
re- less, second; Opal, third. Tin
2:5O1s.
Third Heat-Ten Doyc, first; Bill
re Douglass, second; Opal, third. Tin
Ut e:474.
ls DOUBLE TEAM RACE.
Purse, $25; first horse, $40; secor
e, s. 80; third, So 80. The entries We
d, teams of Mr.. Scribner, of Chase coun
il, and those of NJ. NJ. Mason and ]. E. j,
f den, of Emporia. Best three in flS
MS mile heats There were three heats,
al the first of hich Mason's team cal
al under the wire ahead in 3:444; Jord'
or second, and Scribner, third. The seco
heat was gained by ScrIbner in 81.
# Mason, second and Jordan third. 7
h. latter came in second but was set ba
81. for foul driving The third heat W
II. won by Jordan in 3 :35, Scribner, seco
I'd one of Mason's horses become so la
II as to cause him to withdraw from |
track
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