The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-21

The Closing nay OF the Ixansa. stat.
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Fair at Topeka.
ToPEEAs Sept 16,-This day brough
10 Close the second annual exDosifio,
OF the state of Kansas. FiDanc:aiIv anf
artlsticaiiy speaking. the fair was i. Rlo
nous success, but aimosphericai1,
speaking, il was almost q dismal fail,
ure- The elements seem 10 have com
panea against IL, but, Notwithstanding
tins, IN other respects the exhibition was
nrst class, and The attendance was ire
mendous. Today was really the most
pleasant Of the week, the skies having
clouded during the forenoon ard slight
shower fallen. which served to thicken
the aust sad IN MEASURE abate the one
great nuisance which had caused more
grumbling than ali other petty
aanoyanees combined The air was
cooled by the shower, aud me attendance
though not as large as upon other DAYS
was still very ereditable turnout
From daylight 10 dark The turmoil END
confusion attendant upon packing mn
was visible everywhere. aud by neon
there was lserceptibie decrease ia the
number of tents upon the ground The
kansas state guard pulled up stakes
about O'Clock, and marched in koIdiery
array 10 the city, and several hours later
the tented field IF the Grand Army vettr-
ans began e. disappear as SNOW
before the Sunshine, and tonight
only few of the weary and dusty ex.#
warriors remained IN camp.
During the forenoon a parade of pre-
MUM stock took place upon the race
course, and there was grand mount at
10 O'Clock, but beyond this features of
the forenoon were packing up of the dis
plays in the various departments, many
OF which viii be shipped to other points
for exhibition.
The secretary made a calculation to-
day of the number of tickets sold and |
found that 100, GOO had been disposed of. |
not including 1000 complimentaries, |
and the admission of $4,000 veterans.
The net profit of the week has not been /
computed, but The secretary felt justified |
IN saying that the association would be l
enabled to pay all expences besides
80, COO for the new Improvements which
had been made this year. This estimate
does not include the days business,
which Will swell the receipts considera-
bly, Taking it all in all, the managers
feel that they have achieved fiattering
success, and made grand exhibit of the
resources OF the stale. The board of d.
reetiors held a meeting this forenoon
and elected the same olficcrsfor the en-
suing year. namely, T. c Henry, presi-
Dent, and Geo. Y, Johnson, secretary.
As an illustration of the amount of
carrying trade during the fair, the street
car company in figuring out their re-
celpts discovered that on Thursday they
had furnished transportation 10 10000
persons. and on Friday, "Blaine dav."
hey carried $4,000. In addition to this
hacks and buses were
Kept going from morning to night at .
twenty-five cents per head, and the Santa
re road run special to the grounds,
which did paying business, and all | {
his spite of the most detestable weather !
.ver thrown together in one week. .
What the grand total of visitors might
lave reached had the week been pleas {
mt. there is no means of knowing, but {
IS II was manv returned home without :
20 much as visiting the grounds.
IN THE AFTERNOON
he principal and only attraction was G
he races. An equestrian contest for la @
lies had been announced, but for some (
Unknown reason the fair riders failed to
ppeaE, and the race was declared off
With all bets. {
The first was irotting race in the Y
30 class for 800, and was won by =
Willis Woods" maggie F." second.
Legal r." third, "Gil6ird's Sprague'; C
ourth, kentucky Girl'' fifth, "MolIfe n
BOZ.
The second was pacing race in the
:18 class for $500. which was won by p
Lone Jack" "Westmount" second, y
Wynder" third. "Clinker" was third 81
the first heat and was distanced the
econd heat.
The third was a running race, mile 4
nd repeat, for 5000, in which there &
we're four entries: "Brokehead, ""Ma- i
ME II - tAda Lambert and Heart
ess." mamie R." took the first heat
nd the judges decided that she was q
pulled" In the second, and distanced q
eE and gave the race to "Heartless," Q
Who won that heat. All pools were de- /.
Jared off. Time, 1884 1 40