Wichita eagle., 1888-08-30
THE GREAT FAIR.
GOOD WEATHER----G00D RACES
GOOD WEDDING-.G00D CROWD
YESTERDAY.
A Grand Program for Today---The
Track and Roads to the
Grounds in Excellent
Condition.

!
was the first day of decent weather and
| the crowds took advantage of il TO great
| degree. They would have been out in
larger numbers had they known in what
an excellent condition the track was and
also how dry the streets south Of Douglas
avenue and leading to the fair grounds
were. 1t was genuine surprise to find so
little mud on the roads, while the track by
| evening was positively excellent with a
trace of dust. Old turf men say that today
/ will find it one OF the fastest in the coUn-
! try. 1t certainly has no superior in the
matter OF drying up after hard rain.
| The grounds are entirely free from mud
and walking throughout them is alto
! gether pleasant and comfortable.
The departments are all filling up "a
| pidly and are making an excellent show
| ing
The programme today will present as
| good days racing as has ever been given
in the west. There are five beautiful races
/ on the bill, besides which, during the fore
noon, there will begin the stock display,
| presenting as fine showing of elegant
| stock of all kinds of highly bred and per-
| feet looking domestic animals as ever
of horses or other useful animals and any
lover of good displays should not fail to
witness the display at today's meeting.
| The attendance yesterday was very good
| indeed, considering all things, and today
1t promises to exceed anything in the his
tory of Wichita's fairs. All of the hotels
last night were crowded with people visit
| ing the fair and every train brought
scores of new arrivals The management
/ is certainly deserving of good pat
ronage and every person who feels pride
in what is pride to Wichita should at
tend and give his aid to the maintainance
of the best fair in the southwest. The two
| bad days preceding yesterday almost dis
| couraged the management. Yesterday
was different, but if the people of this city
and county want TO be represented by n
first class fair and exposition they must
/ turn out in first class crowds and evince
| interest in the success of such a worry in
stitution instead of sitting idly by, The
| future of the Wichita fair and exposition
| depends wholly and entirely upon the de-
gree of patronage bestowed upon it by her
! citizens at this meeting, and business men
and citizens in general can do themselves
no more goodthan by carefully consider
| ing this matter and giving the association
liberal encouragement. They will be
repaid in the pleasure they derive
as well as in hundred other ways.
The crowds began to go down as early in
the morning as they became satisfied that
| the day would pass without rain. Soon
after dinner the demand for cars became
so much greater than was expected that
the Street railway people had to rustic
to handle the crowd. But it took care of
all who came and sent the cars out without
crowding people in as tightly as the could
be packed. Anybody who would find fault
with the street car service of yesterday
would not be satisfied with anything
Everyone expressed great surprise to find
so little mud enroute and TO see the track
in such elegant condition. Until time for
the races, the crowds amused themselves
with strolling through the different de-
partments.
THE DOUBLE WEDDING.
The bridal party started from the pavil-
ion, where their presents were on exhibit
ton in the following order: Board of
trade, band playing the wedding march,
Colonel HartzeIl, secretary of the fair as
| followed by the two couples When the
band arrived at the main entrance TO the
grand stand they separated, allowing the
brldalaparty TO pass through and up into
the grand stand
At precisely ten minutes alter four
O'Clock the four young people took seats
within the railing erected in the front part
of the grand stand Within the railing
were also Rev. J. d. Hewitt, president of
the association, Mr.. r E. Lawrence and
Mrs. O. w. Ceilings, the lady into whose
charge the affair had been entrusted. At
the request of the reverend gentleman, the
four stood up and after few remarks TO
them upon the marriage relations followed
by q prayer, the marriage ceremony was
performed in a solemn smanner by Mr..
Hewitt
The names Of the young people We're Mr..
Ralph r. Reeves and Miss Mary Williams,
both of Wichita. The other couples names
were T. A. Dixon. of Wichita and Miss
Mary Leard, of Haven, Kansas.
At the conclusion of the ceremony the
crowd cheered, the ministers and others
present congratulated them and they went
on their ways rejoicing.
During the day they were rendered the
freedom of the city, as it were. Every
where they went they were not allowed to
pay for what they bought. The Carey
gave them a dinner at which they were en-
tertained by society's favorite, Mr. Ed
Fairfield, who as host, gave each bride the
post OF honor, one sitting al his right aud
the other to his left. They Will all reside
in this city and are happy in the posses
sion of some $40 worth Of valuable and
useful presents.
THE RACES
THREE MINUTE RACE
The nine entries with five starters. who
took the following positions: John A
Logan draw the poll, with Mack second.
Longiy third, DeIaine fourth and Tinker
outside.
4 good start was secured without much
difficulty Mack D took slight lead
before they reached the first turn and was
neck and neck 70 the quarter with Tinker
They pulled away from the others on the
back stretch, the others punched. These
positions were unchanged al the three
quarter pole Down ths home stretch
Tinker Tapped Maek DIS wheel, but the
latter won easily in 23T The distance
flag dropped in front OF john A. Logan,
Longley and DeLaine.
The second heat was only between Mack
D and Tinker, the former having the pole.
He took slight lead al the start and main
tanned without any effort whatever. cons-
ing a couple OF lengths ahead IN AZ
without having turned hair
Third hea.-Mack d took a good lead
from the start Tinker broke at the turn
a-,d Ir,.- considerable Or, the back stretch