Wichita eagle., 1888-02-26
INAUGURAL MEETING.
The wichita Exposition and Interstate Fair
AssocistiOn-InauguraI Meeting,
June TO 9, 1855.
FIRST DAY-IENE >,

FIRST DAY-JCNE ).
No. 1-Trotting; colts and FLIES 2-years-
old and under, owned in Kansas previous
| to January l, 1858; purse 800.
No. drumming: three-fourths of mile
dash: 2-year-olds, maidens allowed 3
pounds, Kansas bred colts 5 pounds; purse
5000
No. 3-Running; mile dash, all ages;
purse 800.
No 200 yards hose race: 16 men; purse
SIS; LIST money, $50; I'd money, s25.
SECOND DAY--JUNE q.
No 5-Trotting: colts and FLIES, years
old and under, owned in Kansas previous
to January 1, 1888; purse 5000
No 6-Running; mile dash for 3-year-
Odds, maidens allowed pounds, Kansas
colts pounds: purse 800.
No. Running: mile dash; selling al
lowances; purse 500.
No. championship hose race; purse
SO; 1st money, $50; I'd money, s25.
THIRD DAY-THURsDAY, JUNE Z.
Mo. 9-Pacing; free for all; purse $780,
No. 10-Running; one-fourth mile dash
purse 800.
No. 11-Running; one and one-fourth
mile dash, all ages, selling allowances;
purse $500
No. PAT II O'Clock a. H.; hook and
ladder race; purse $50, $50 to first, $50 to
second.
No. 13-4 o'clock p. NJ: team race; purse
500, $75 to first SIS to second.
FOURTH DAY-FRIEAY, JUNE S.
No. 14-Trotting; free for all; purse 1900.
No. 15-Running one and one-eighth
mile dash; all ages, selling allowances;
purse 500.
No l6--Running: one mile and repeat:
all ages: purse 500.
No ls-firemen's couplers race; purse
$50. $50 to first, $50 to second.
FIFTH DAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH.
No. Especial race for named horses.
Purse 800.
No. l4.-Trotting, colts and fillies 4
years old and under owned in Kansas
prior to June |, 1883. Purse 500.
No. l5.-Running, consolation purse,
haif-mile 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 to harness. and the 3 year old colt
race which will toe mile heats, 2 in 3, and
will be governed by the Americat Trot-
ting association rules: ) per cent must
accompany entry. In ali races entry fee
10 per cent of purse. Horses drawn the
night previous to race will only be held
for one-half entrance
Horses dlstancing the field or any part
thereof shall receive only one premium
Purses divided as usual. 60, p and Is.
Enteries close, pacing and trotting May
-, 1888. 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 81 500. Win
ner TO he sold at auction and surplus over
entered price, II 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. III. on
the last day OF the meeting, such race or
races will be declared off and entrance
money refunded. Entry blanks will be
furnished by the secretary Sealed bids
for booth and other privileges will be re-
celred 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.
reed, hay and straw at mark ct price will
be furnished on the grounds. Track one
mile in length. Wichita has $4,000 people
ana the largest transient population of
any city IN the country; il is also railroad
center. Rates of one fare for the round
trip have been secured.
A state tireme MS tournament will be
held IN the city of Wichita during the
week OF the race meeting The same rules
VIII govern this tournament and the
racing events that are used by the South
western Flremen : association of Missouri /
Full particulars a nd conditions of contests
Will be mailed 10 each department in the |
state at an early date by Fire Chief 4. q. |
Walden, OF this city. \ grand military |
encampment will be held during the week, |
and a trades display will be made on
Thursday night. June :, in honor OF the |
eighteenth birth year Of the city of !
Kansas Grand Circuit assertion will |
hold their first meeting in the city of |
beginning Aug. Goth. continuing /
till Sept. lSt, 1855. Winfield from Sept. 3rd /
to Sept. eth, Newton from Sept. 10th TO I
l4th. Topeka from Sept. 18th to Sept 2od. .
Salina from Sept. 25th TO Sept 30th, and /
Waldo Park. Kansas City, from Oct. Sth to /
lith, for the year ISIS.
OFFICERS FOR 1855.
Hon. William Griffensteiu. president.
Col. \. A. English, vice-president.
j. q. Davidson. treasurer
j, W. Hartzell, secretary and manager.