Wichita eagle., 1888-02-24
INAUGURAL MEETING.
The Wichita Exposition and Interstate Fair
Observation-Disclosures Meeting,
June to y, 1883.
FIRST Daytime 5.

| FIRST DAY-JUNE s.
No. 1-Trotting: colts and FLIES 2-years
old and under. owned in Kansas previous
to January |. 1888: purse 500.
No. drumming: three-fourths of mile
dash: 2-year-olds. maidens allowed )
pounds. Kansas bred colts pounds; purse
$3.50.
No. drumming; mile dash, all ages;
purse 500.
No. 900 yards hose race: 16 men; purse
SIS: 1st money, $50: I'd money, S25.
SECOND DAY--JUNE 6.
No. 5-Trotting: colts and FLIES, 3 years
old and under, owned in Kansas previous
to January /, 1883: purse $500
No Cumming; mile dash for 5-year-
olds, maidens allowed 3 pounds, Kansas
colts pounds purse 800.
No 7-Running mile dash; selling al
lowances: purse 500.
No S-Championship hose race; purse
SO; lst money, $50; I'd money, So.
THIRD DAY-THURSDAY, JUNE Z.
Mo. 9-Pacing: free for all: purse $500.
No. IO-Running;one-f fourth mile dash;
purse 500.
No. 1l-Running: one and one-fourth
mile dash, all ages, selling allowances;
purse 500.
No 12-At II clock a. m: hook and
ladder race; purse 500, $50 to hrst, s2o to
second.
No 13-I o'clock p. m: team race purse
800. SO to first SD to second.
FOURTH DAY-FRIEAY, JUNE S.
No. l4-Trotting: free for all; purse $500.
No. l5-Running one and one-elghth
mile dash: all ages, selling allowances;
purse $500
No. lG-Running: one mile and repeat;
all ages; purse 500.
No. li-Firemens couplers race: purse
so 80 to first. $50 to second.
FIFTH DAY-SATt'RDAY, JUNE 9TH.
No 13-Specal race for named horses.
Purse 500
No. Ii.-Trotting. colts and fillies
years old and under owned in Kansas
prior to June /, lssS. Purse 500.
No. ID Running, consolation purse,
half-mlle heats: purse 500.
CONDITIONS.
Trotting and pacing will be mile heats,
best :; in > to harness. except in the 2-year
old colt race, which will be half-mile heats
. IN 3 TO harness. and the 3 year old colt
race which will be mile heats, . in 3, and
will be governed by the Americat Trot-
ting association rules; ) per cent must
accompany entry. In all races entry fee
10 per cent Of purse. Horses drawn the
night previous to race will only be held
Horses distancing the field or any part
thereof shall receive only one premium.
Purses divided as usual. 60, % and ID.
EnterieS close. pacing and trottlng May
%, 1855 Running will be governed by
American rules. Selling purses governed
as follows: Horses entered at $1,000 to
carry weight for age, one pound off for
every hundred dollars, down to 81 800 win
ner to he sold at auction and surplus over
entered price, if any, be divided between
second horse and the association, if in case
of bad weather or other unavoidable causes
the association is unable to start one or
more of its races by three o'clock p. IN. on
the last day Of the meeting, such race or
races will be declared off and entrance
money refunded. Entry blanks will Toe
furnished by the secretary. Sealed bids
for booth and other privileges will be e
ceived by the secretary and promptly re-
ported upon.
Stalls furnished free to all horses entered
in races who have paid their entrance fee
according to the conditions of the meeting.
Feed, hay and straw at mark ct price will
be furnished on the grounds. Track one
mile in length Wichita has $4,000 people
and the largest transient population of
any city in the country: it is also railroad
center. Rates of one fare for the round
trip have been secured.
A state fremen's tournament will be
held in the city of Wichita during the
week of the race meeting. The same rules
will govern this tournament and the
racing events that are used by the South
western Firemen's association of Missouri.
Full particulars and conditions of contests
will be mailed to each department in the
state at an early date by Fire Chief A. G.
Walden, of this city. A grand military
encampment will be held during the week,
and trades display will be made on
Thursday night, June Z, in honor of the
eighteenth birth year of the city of
Wichita.
Kansas Grand Circuit assertion will
hold their first meeting in the city of
Wichita beginning Aug. GOTH continuing
till Sept. lst, 1883, Winfield from Sept. 3rd
to Sept. It'll, Newton from Sept. 10th to
l4th, Topeka from Sept. Eth to Sept. ed,
Salna from Sept. 25th to Sept. Both, and
Waldo Park, Kansas City, from Oct Sth to
14th, for the year 1885.
OFFICERS FOR 1883.
Hon. William Griffenstein, president,
Col. \. A English, vice-president.
j. o. Davidson, treasurer.
J, W. HartZell, secretary and manager.
Money to loan in amounts of from 800 to
S30O on short time wit N first class security