The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-28

Grlmth, secretary. Emporia, Kansas.
Perhaps no special feature of the fai
viii attract more attention than
THE BICYCLE RACES
for the success of which no pains hav,
been spared, and to the victors are TO b,
awarded the handsome prizes already
{ described in THE News. The races
: which will be four in number, will oc
, cur on Thursday and Friday on the traci
} of the association, and will be open tc
! all amateurs of the state. All persons
taking part in these races from abroad
will be the guests of the Emporia Bi.
cycle club, whose headquarters will be
in tent on the grounds of the associa
, ton.
Il The visiting wheelmen will be ex.
peeted to join in parade through the
principal streets of Emporia, on Friday
evening, after which ball and banquet
will be given in their honor; and the
prizes be presented to the successful
competitors.
The races will be given under the au-
spices of the EmpOria Bicycle Club and
Fair Association, who each contribute
one-half of 1885 to be awarded in prizes
to be competed for as follows:
FAST RACE-oNE MILE
| First prize, cup; value. ...-. 800 90
Second prize, cyclometer; value, 10 so
Third prize, cradle saddle spring;
| value. %
SLOW RAcE-ONE-FOURTH MILE.
l First OrizH Nun. v0Ino RRE M
Second prize, lamp; value. .... so
HANDICAP RACE-oNE-H HALF MILE.
First prize. cup; value. 1900. .$65 90
Second prize, lamp; value. $500. 80
| FANCY RIDING.
/ First prize, cup; value. .. $50 90
Second prize, cradle saddle spring;
There will also be zone leg" race for
d leather medal. Open 10 all.
| THE FIRST DAY
opened ausDiciously. Upon entering the
grounds that afternoon and looking In
at the secretary's Office we found him and
his two assistants, Messrs Alexander and
Stahl occupied IN making many entries
The first object attracting attention is
the Enterprise wind mill, exhibited by
Thomas p. Hall. AS one approaches
the center of the grounds, the refresh
ment stand of the ladies of the WEIGH
Congregational church opens its hospit-
able door to all the hungry, for only
thirty five cents.
FLORAL HALL
already presents gorgeous appearance
In the center are the beautiful displays
OF o. F. Sawyer and Mrs. r R. Fulmer,
OF which we have already spoken. Mr..
A. L. Foote has some fine sketches in
water cOlors, among them q comical
southern scene, the "Virginia Reel"
In the sewing machine department B.
Salisbury exhibits the Anew Home :"
c. B. Sprague, the new Wheeler s. Will
son mo. s." and NJ R. Roblee, the
Davis" Willett, the artist, has taken
space for a display of Photographic art.
Mrs. billiard is arraying an elegant dis
play of millinery goods Robert Mill
ken, enterprising as usual in his line,
has arranged in one end of
the hall number of large
] "cannas" and other conservatory
plants. Mrs. D. 8. Bill, superintendent
of the children's department and Mrs.
StrattOn, in charge of textile fabrics are
getting matters in order in their respec-
tive classes. In
AGRICULTURAL HALL
the progress already evinced, astonishes
the first day visitor. A large amount of
the space is filed. The Neosho grange
Doc sc
cereals, vegetables, fruits and plants
and is worthy of close inspection and
reflects great credit upon those bcstow-
ing their time and attention. j. V.
Randolph, Thos. Thompson and others,
make fine showing of apples. Jimmie
Dole in addition to some immense
vegetables. fine upland corn, exhibits
q f1rst-class sample of cotton grown on
Kansas soil. Uncle VIM. Hollingsworth |
has some "boss' upland corn, to which |
some Indiana bottom grain would not
'hold q candle" James Pearsall has
some beets, six in number, that weigh
20 pounds. This beats-well, it don't
make any difference what, excepting
some gorgeous white and red cabbages
that must be foot and half through,
which Mr. Pearsall also shows. For
the present we pass the garden truck"
and so forth, and make our way over to
the cattle stalls, avoiding the tempta-
lions, in the way of "St. Johns Baby
Show" which THE News scorns as by
no means worthy Of the name of oppo-
sition to the baby show which it will
put on the boards in few days But TO
the cattle. Here first we come to
q herd Of seven choice Durham short
horns, one bull, "Victor," three COWS,
"Dell. !" "Delia" and Della" two heifers
"Dorcas' and Dora" and one calf,
all owned by DIR. q. w. Frost; and
then we are attracted by fine herd of
Holsteins consisting of four cows, two |
bulls and three calves. One of the cows, /
"Pansy" gives seven gallons of rich /
milk per day, all owned by J. P. Hall of |
Lyon county. This herd took premiums |
at the state fair amounting to $210, and |
at Bismarck took first premium in |
every class. F. McHardy was |
ON the grounds with his fine imported |
scotch bull Mcleod" and four cows.
Among ths horses in addition TO those
given in the News yesterday. We find
the entries by NJ E StrauOn of Hamii- |
ton; Ed s. levitt, T. j. Jones, u. A. |
Hunter, J. G. Klock, Vim. Lynn, G. B. |
Hawkins, A Jones, II. Bundrem, John |
Fritz and Others. In the speed ring,
"a Al
and bay DAM" of Marion. are TO be
sdded TO yesterdays list.
THE FIRST RACE.
About three O'Clock This afternoon en-
tries were made for special race be-
tween IkE pacing ms,e minnie" own d
by Geo. Wnli. Of Topeka. and Dick )"
owned by J. W. Hariza.M, of Topeka.
The first heat was won by .Mianie,' >,
time. 8 minutes; second by The same,
time 2:421f; third by the same, time,
9 al. The
NEXT RACE
was the one on the regular program, be-
ing for green horses owned in Lyon
county, and included the following en-
tries: "Almo." F, W. brakes mare;
''6orrel Dan," Phil Heilmsn's; Lady
Powell" Wm. Powell's mare. The first
heat was Won by sSorrel Dan"
with Lady Powell, second.
In the second heat aSorrel DAM came
under the wire first and was followed
by -Almo," not = length behind, Lady
Powell bringing up the rear.
Pending the next heat single half.
mile dash,
RUNNING MATCH RACE
was arranged between 'ePr;nce Albert, p
owned ny J. Il. Ford. Of Ottawa, and
Antelope" . chestnut sorrcl, owned by