Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-09

Of wyandottes rrsnk II fs.sc.t:. II Pes.
body, some ,p'-u,lni L-shorns aud pair Of
brown Bsntans. ]. ". Glenn exhibit
some nice Langshaus and some Leghorns.
John Ofienstein pair ofhandsome Plymouth
rocks and turkey. David Fox has very
fine display of turkeys and ducks.
Glass F, farm implements-The exhibits
in this class is very full and comprises a
magnificent display. Wallace & Houck,
and Smythe..& Sons have fine displays in
this class, and there is great deal of i'm
proved machinery from abroad.
Glass 6, Mechanical art-There hre very
many fine displays in this department. In
vehicles Mr.. NJ. A. Mckenzie, of the Wich-
tia Carriage Works, has very fine displs
In wagons and vehicles Mr.. c. F. Derby
has very good display, also Wallace q
Houck and Smyth & Sons. In fine buggies
and all sorts of carriages Parkinson, Glunt
& Kelley, of the big Southwestern Carriage
Repository, have a very ane display, as has
also Mr. H. X. fuller, of the Eastern Buggy
Co.
Class H f, IL and garden prodncts-The
aggregate exhibit in this department is truly
astonishing and calls forth EXPLANATIONS Of
establishment and admiration from all visi-
tors. As the fruits are also in the same
building We will speak of all in
that building under this head. The cracker
Co. occupies space at the left on entering
and exhibit very fine display Of all goods
in that line On the opposite side the Wich-
ita Canning Co. have fine display. In
fruits and vegetables NJ. X. Moser has
magnificent display. Our reporter did not
get the names of all the exhibitors in this
department, but will enter into details an
other day. Suffice it to say that the aggre-
gate exhibition Of apples, peaches, pears,
grapes, jellies, melons, squash, Irish and
sweet potatoes, and the big lot Of boa con-
strictor-looking gourds is astonishing.
The next building in order as one passes
in along the grounds is the Art Gallery.
This small building, which, by the way, ha
been enlarged to double its former size, is
well filed with come very fine works of art
Just inside the door and directly in the CEN
ter one encounters very fine display Of
paintings and grainings by Myer & Son.
One thing especially striking in this display
is a large picture representing Justice, with
q pair of scales in one hand and sword in
the other. Rogers the Photographer has q
large space on the right hand side stocked
with most creditab!s display in ph o.
Biography. E. W. Euos, of the
Wichita Art Gallery has very
fine display of photographs and frames.
Baldwin & Son have also a splendid pho.
tographic display in this building, and the
exhibit of the Southwestern Business college
is daisy.
The next building one meets is called
Glass J, No. l. Here the Wichita Green
house has very handsome display, and
next on the same side Geo. G. Mathews big
hardware store, No. "a Douglas avenue, has
9 magnificent exhibit. Their splendid
"World's Jewell" stoves, the chief manufac-
tory of which is in Detroit, Michigan, are
attracting marked attention. Houck Bros,
on the north side of this room, display some
fine Garland stoves, and Butler s. Fisher
the other end a Bucks Brilliant stove and 8
fine show case full of cutlery.
The next building, Glass J, No. 2, is
where visitors love to linger longest and in
spect the magnificent displays. The first
that catches the eye and dazzles the mind
with its splendor is the superb display of
Biting Bros, the great keystone clothing
house. This great display not being fully
arranged when our reporter visited, minute
description is reserved for Tomorrow. Back
of this "The Famous" have splendid dis
play which will also receive attention later.
The entire west side of the building is taken
up with the display of the Kansas Furni-
ture Company, which is Tie greatest display
Of fine furniture eyer shown in the west. OF
it we will speak again.
In the next building: Glass J, No. 8, the
Domestic Sewing Machine Company have
a fine display and further back the House
hold Sewing Machine Company exhibit
some fine machines and work. In the
centre of this room was being arranged u
vast display of beautiful crazy patch quilt,
fine pillow shams and other exhibits Of
needle art of which We will have more 10
say another day.
In the way of accidents, there was one
that for a while promised serious results,
but fortunately ended with nothing more
serious than the breaking up of wagon
and the demolition of several fine water
melons. Mr.. c. E. Eicholtz' team ran away
from near the entrance to the grounds and
came dsshing through the crowd with q
democrat wagon. Near the entrance to the
square they jumped plump into big
wagon loaded with melons, chunks of which
they sent flying among the crowd. The
pole of their wagon went into the wheels of
the big one, and the light vehicle was badly
worsted. The team left it but were soon
captured, slightly damaged and greatly
frightened.
THE RACES.
The first race, a trot for Sedgwick county
colts, 8 years old and under, mile heats, best
two in three, purse $50, was called at 2
o'clock. There were but two entries, Geo.
Bradshaw's Cleveland" and VIM. Gar
nett's "Reckless j." Reckless J got the
pole. The horses got away in good shape,
Reckless in the lead, who soon broke up
and was passed by Cleveland who maintain
cd the lead until coming in on the home
stretch. when he fouled and the heat was re-
corded for Reckless j. Time, 3:06.
In the second heat both horses broke
badly, Cleveland coming under the wire
about length ahead and gaining the heat,
Time, 3.04.
The third heat was a bad break all round,
with Cleveland in the lead until the home
stretch, when Reckless J forged to the front
and won the heat and race. Time, S:0i.
SUMMARY.
Reckless j ....... ......................l 2
.........................2 ! 2
Running race, half mile and repeat. best
two in three; purse, $50.
Entries-S. A. Willis, c. g, Bally; Vim
Cartons b. e., Rex Stratton; Thompson's
b. g, Vintus. Bally at the pole, Rex Strait
ton, second; Vintus, third. The horses got
away in good shape, Rex Stratton taking the
lead and maintaining it throughout the
heat Rally SECOND Time La